Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-05-25
Welcome to Jesus.

A poor young soldier lay on his hospital
pillow, pale, emaciated, and fast sinking.
A tract distributor passed through the ward
and laid upon his pillow number of beau
tiful tracts. The soldier reached out his
thin hand and examined them attentively,
though the exertion was very great for him.
At last he paused at one which had, in gilt
letters on its purple cover, the words,
"Welcome to Jesus"
"Please, sir" he whispered, "place that
in the window, where can see it without
turning my head"
The visitor did so, and the dying man
reached out his hand to express by its feeble
pressure the thanks he had not voice to
speak.
In the morning he was gone! The last
object his eyes rested on was the precious
message, Welcome to Jesus -
All, what blessed word for all of us !!
Not one of us but needs it as much as this
departing soldier. This is the good It'd
ings' we are commissioned to teach to all
lrepenting sinners. No one so high in sta
ton but he must receive this pardon with
the lowly spirit of little child; no one so
even him. Though your sins be as scarlet
they be red like crimson they shall be as
wool"
T. What joy and safety have those who have
accepted this free salvation who are among
the welcomed ones of Jesus Safe in all
perils and trials, they may cast all their
-tcares upon him, knowing that he careth
for them. But oh, how different the care
-Eof those who have no such Saviour to lean
4 upon.
I 81 When few of the voyagers ON the
ideomed steamer London" had resolved to
risk their chances of safety in the only re-
manning boat, and had just pushed off from
1.-THE fast sinking ship, a lady rushed to the
Eside of the deck and frantically shrieked,
"a thousand guiReas if you will take me
bin P'
4 To return was to seal the doom of all
/ So they bore away as fast as they could
from the whirlpool, which in another mo-
ment would have drawn them down into
the depths of the sea What an appalling
moment! Yet Jesus was ready to welcome
all that would truly turn to him even il
that extremity. No doubt many of thu
lated two hundred, listened to the faithful
words OF minister on board who strove
through the four days Of the storm, t.
Epreach Christ to the affrighted crowd which
/ gathered about him. The storm within
grew more and more quiet, and the voice Of
, prayer deep and tervent was everywher
heard. Oh what blessing then were tn
: words of Jesus How trihing seemed every
: thing else compared with prayer and tn
lreading of Gods book.
I Such an hour will come to us all, whethe
: the last messenger comes for us in ship
l wreck, or railroad disaster, or in our quie
beds at home. ''The last enemy to be de
? stroyed is death" He is an enemy mos
l., fearful to all of us, whatever the garb h
5 wears. Yet thanks be unto God who Civ
5 eth us the victory through our Lord Jesu
t Christ" five feel that death only open
Il the doorway into our Fathers palace, wher
It a glad welcome awaits us, shall we not re
d joice even in the presence of this grim SCI
Z. tinel?
Let this be the burden of all our teachin!
dear fellow teachers. Let our words, OF
= tones, our very looks even, bid the DEF
children Welcome to Jesus ."---S,spdo
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