The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-22


the clothing i'm white raiment" promised TO
him that overcometh;' all which is the accom-
paniment of being like Jesus" because seeing
Him as He is" This is salvation. OF course,
from all this the soul shuts out forever and
ever, Again, to lose the SOUL is to be LEFT 70 the
full control of sin and sinful passions. In this
life ana within range of soiritual agencies, n
check Is upon the evil forces which trouble and
corrupt man. And even now the cOntempatlve
mind shudders, las 1t looks upon sins Tavages and
the work of the passions IL fosters. Ave, the
sinner himself abhors himself and his kind, at
the slightest view afforded by the light of
Divine truth upon his or her ways. Look;
how souls sink into deoaucheryl Behold
a brothers. lifel See the peace of
households broken, the prospects of com. com
brought upon people. This is SIMS work. wni,e
bridled by the Influences which Heaven N9PSPts NPnPt
alive and employed to resist It's action D1uL
when lost" is finally said of the soul, Cae ~ rel I
are thrown upon sins neck. AND ike q IHom Fo,
dened courser. 1t rushes tne Ie iss 11iclSedness
until blasphemy and shameless TloI ln c3irhP- ghp
tion foul become Its fiendlsh pleasure i's ui"'o-
Again to lose the soul is to be consigned to
the eternal companionship oi deVS re
prenared for the devil dnd his angels y is Jne
sentence the righteous Judge VIII prTonou,9fce
What n snectacIe does this present. Capacities
that MIGHT adorn an angels sphere, eternally
to be engaged In consortlng willie Will ueNiIs! u.s. ~ ~,
degradat{on how deepl on shame, now de-
based And yet, this is what "lost' means When
nd lastly ali this is named eternal punish
rnentpi Ay, this brings up to our view holy
Almighty rendering, "accordlng 10 deedS,
nnto them that are contentious and do not
obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, ln-
dignation, and wrath, Jribulatlon ana anguish,
upon every soul OF man that ooeIh EVIL T. Ihe
rich man in heli's torments pleading in vain
for the relief n single drop OF water could aHord
is the picture our Lord gives us OF lost SOUL
acciJents Thai grief is liked % They are the
penalties of which all men are warned as at
tached to disobedience! They are the con
Semnationn carried into effect which is
adudged upon those who "DelleVe not on Jhe
name Of the only 6egotten son oi Gq6aG 6i6 IqsH @
declared portion of unbelievers! They are all
written in the great statute book as the de,
termined wages OF sin, which must be rendered
by holy LawgIver in vindication OF His own
truth authority, power, and righteousness
They are the staple OF the warnings TO men to
''hee for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set
before u.s. in the Gospel. Deliverance from
transgressons that make them NECESSARY, is
the salvation OF the soul. which Jesus secures
to believers in Him. Lost" then, spoken OF
the soul, is condemnation, In null elect, IN the
Here is the gain and the loss. The former
not underestimated; the latter not magnihed!
Here is the lap of the flesh filed with the
things that attfy sense; the immortal SOUL
starved and thrown into perdition! The urea
suries of this world open to full possession for
twenty, forty, seventy years. The brilliant
faculties ofthe soul given to an etern1tYto the adj
versary, whose hendish joy Will be to gloat over
the magnificent ruins at his feet! The enjoy
ment of the pompous paraphernal1a or ttme'S
rich equipage; of the gay round OF times ex-
times weighty honors; and the endurance OF
the debasing corruptions, the despicable shame,
the agonizing remorse OF hell foreverl "What
shall 1t profit man, if he shall gain the whole
world and lose his own soul?" What is the
verdict of this assembly? Does any profit ap-
pear? Is it not, with all the gain, all loss?
What, that the world can give, Will compensate
for that mountain pile OF goddess aSsGeaions' Iati0'
tormenting experiences, Whlch shall at Ine
instance of Divine righeous 9ppress the Whoie %
being forever and forever Who would snare
murderer's cell, wear a murderers character,
before beloved friends, sin Gle day. at the price
a world can afford? What, then, Will compen-
safe for an eternal residence and identification
with murderers. and liars, and blasphemers,
thieves, and devils? Yet, this is the inevitable
portion of the lost soul! Now, our subject
presses the on 3uestbGi15q SbiG5q VINE Which "SFl Sha Se
made your first, your urgent care, ana engttge .
your life's energies? address some already
some distance on in lifes pursuits; some just
entering LIES toilsomeaud momentous career;
some perhaps, no farther gone than medltatlng
what to pursue. Has our question come WIN
any of its proper force before your mind? Has
it wrought any effective influence In determln,
ing who shall especially claim your regaFd&, 90 an1 ~
1t has, give its solemn admonltlon need, ana
let nothing stand between you and your soul 5
yoSr 6eait, never @ to be driven away And lis
ten to me while strive to urge you 10 the pusl-
ness OF securing your SOULS blessedness, as the
first that should engage your attention.
will ask you only to note that our Loru I'M
plies here that to make the world and lts gains
your especial pursuit, is to lose your own soul
This world is styled the realm of the great ad-
versary. Friendship oft is styled enmity with
God, All who are styled "Children of wrath,
and "Dead in trespasses and SINS" are said To-
"Walk according to the course of this world: "
And our blessed Saviour, besides saying, my
kingdom is not of this world" declared that
His redeemed ones Are not of this world
even as He is Aot of this world" Now, it is easy
to that, to make this world the special object
of pursuit, is to put the affections and apply the
energies just where lies the ban OF the
Almighty; because 1T is to cultivate friendship
with His enemies and TO take the course OF
antagonism to His Beloved Son; not to speak
of the alleg ance to the prince of the power o.
the air, the spirit that now worKeth in the
children of disobedience,' which must be rem.
dered. Besides the soul is naturally lost, ant
it can be saved only by strictly following the
Divine prescription, But the pursuit OF thC
world is the neglect OF that prescription anC
the soul is left thereby in its condemnation
What now does the pursuit of the world becom,
but the patient, energetic strife to maxi
Almighty God your enemy? What but labo
TO fasten more and more securely that condem
nation which lies against every man in hi
natural state? Nay, what but toll to provok
Nay what is il but faithfully spending thi
life in forging chains, building prison, an,
"treasuring up wrath" for your eternity ever
days labor adding TO the darkness and sham
and pain of your miserable future? OF
there is no safety in seeking this worlC
save in full subserviency TO the interest
indissolubly linked with the glory of u
Redeemer's kingdom. For all the world ca
give is of no real worth, save as II IS sanctlhe
by the accompanying smile OF Him whose gra
gives the only substan tial possession in its pr
Visions for the eternal welfare of the soul.
What, then, is your decision? WIll you speI
this life in attaining that which Will peri
with the using" and so have nothing to tai
with you when you enter that eternity whe
mistakes cannot be rectlhed and needs cann
be supplied? Can you deliberately labor
feed and cIothe and amuse the flesh for limit
time, and send your spirit starved, NAKED q
tressed, into an eternity Oh uestlny nIyr,