Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-06-18
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WHO WILL ENTER HEAVEN


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WHO WILL ENTER HEAVEN!
| Life is short. 1t fades like the delicate
tints of the morning rose. Soon all the living
will be gone With ceaseless pace we are
Fastening to the grave, to eternity, to the
righteous bar of God. Some will be driven
away from that judgment seat into everlast'
ing perdition; some will be welcomed into
that new home where tears will be wiped away
and the wall of grief exchanged for the song
of Moses and the Lamb. Some are going to
hell, and some are going to.heaven. Multi
tudes are on the broad road that leads down
to endless woe; and few are in the narrow
path that leads to Gods right hand, where
there are pleasures evermore. Not more GER
tainly are the rivers that rise amongst the
mountains making their way to the seas, than
the human family are fastening to eternal
bliss or endless woe. Soon we all will receive
glad welcome into heaven, or be driven
eternally away into perdition. Who will
enter heaven is an important practical inquiry
to us all.
In a general and indefinite way, we may
answer, "The righteous will enter heaven" t"
All whose sins have been atoned for by the
blood of Jesus Christ will be saved. About
this there can be no doubt No accusation
can be brought against those who have been
bought with the blood of the Saviour, much
less can they be condemned. True as this is,
it is very general, and too vague to satisfy the
individual who is as intensely interested about
his eternal destiny as all should be. 1t is
true that the righteous will be saved-will 60
to heaven but how is any one to know that
he is righteous? There are two ways. We
may be conscious of the fact; or to speak more
correctly, the Holy Spirit may witness with
our spirits, that we have passed from death
unto life and we may judge of our eternal
destiny by the general character of our
thoughts and acts. The first characteristic
of the man who is on his way to the New Je-
rusalem is, "he walks uprightly." The tenor
of his life is complete, in that he deals fairly
and honestly with both his God and his fellow
men. He is neither on the one hsnd morally
upright toward his fellow-men, and impious
toward his God; nor on the other hand, is he
devout toward God and Indifferent respecting
the rights of his fellow-uen. He gives to
Cesar the things that are Caesars, and to
God the things that are Gods. He loves
God supremely, and his neighbor as himself
All his thoughts and acts may not be free
from sin, but the prevailing current of both
his thoughts and acts, are right in the sight
of God, and are adapted to show forth the
declarative honor and glory of God, and Sc
cure the greatest good to the largest number
of the human family. His acts are right in
the sight of God, because they are acts that
God has commanded, and they are performed
with proper motives
The most easily applied test Of the genuine
ness of our christianity is that given by our
Saviour 1t is this: "We know that we have
passed from death unto life because we love
the brethren" 1 John, 3: IA. BY brethren
we are not to understand members Of the
same family, or of the same church, or of the
same denomination but pious persons in gen.
eral. The truly pious man contemns those
that are vile, no matter what may be their
social position, or what their pecuniary re-
sources He hates sin, though king may be
the sinner, and loves those that honor God,
though they be clothed in rags and be hated
and despised by the world. John Knox is
described as a God-fearing, truth-loving,
sham.hating, and selfsacriicing man, and
such is the character of every good man. He
docs not desire to die for the truth; but he
would not refuse to die were it necessary.
SPEAK A WORD FOR JEsUs.-In crowd
ed railway car, an old man, his hair white
with the frosts Of many winters, was singing a
vile song to listening group Of young men
who appeared greatly delighted. Afterward,
while indulging in some shocking y profane
expressions, a young man outside this group
stepped up and expostulated with him res
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friend, and that it gave him great pain to
hear that name so dear to him thus profaned.
The old man Immediately became silent, and
seemed affected by the reproof
The lesson was not altogether lost upon
other members Of the company.
Do not hesitate when a proper occasion Of
fers to speak word for Jesus; not boastingly
or with an air Of superiority, but kindly and
out of a full heart speak of your love to your
best Friend, and your grief at hearing his
name profaned or evil spoken of: 1t will GER
tainly quicken your own soul, and may prove
a word in season to one sorely in need of it.
pa 1t is required of oil men that they
treat the Word of God with conslderate rev.
erence. God looks with special favor on
those who tremble at his word, and they
shall be visited and refreshed by his grace.
Few persons think of the solemnity they
should feel when using or speaking of the