, 1876-12-18

below, Mr. Sankey, with the ctiofr n1tl congrc
Entlon, snng the solo aud Chorus entitled "Yci
Nlr. Moody fnisi We hive for our subject this
afternoon tint precious littln word "Cone.'
The frst q these nCome's Is in Chg 5sth
unto Nc; hear and your soml shall live.n II We
coula only get people To listen to the voice Of thc
Lord, t!crn would he great inany whose
souls would hear 1lis yoiec and ttye, but
much noise that they slo not hear Gods vatro
when lie speaks. II could only illst get yo,,
10 listen fnr forty minutes, I believe tnnny OF
y9u would he saved this very aitcrnoon: II.
volrc
Wo read over here In the tentl, q Romans
md nt tho seventh verse, So then faith cotll:
9Th BY hearing, and hearing By the Wor'l Of
man hear my yoicc and open tho door, wI1l
come In and sup with hin md he With Mc.'
pr great many Of us are like poor little g!tl
}.cnrl 81, w',o With younger sstGr. (a beca
JIG house on. llrc. Whcie she eaw what sic
had done she rnn md locked herself into elos*
CT aud, through fear, refused to opcn 1t In spite
Of all that could bo said and done, and tlIosc
who catnc to rescue her were obliged to leayc
hrs to hcF terrible fatc, and shc pcrshcd IN the
burning house.
hut some OF sou will say, +" am deaf to tho
yolSs ot Go1"t We'll. then hr!ug your .lcafness
1
came to sec me In my rootn ut the hotel the
other lRy,. and when lle raped sntsl " Cane
M but when he trctl ho iound the tlocr WINS
9o!ted On Thy inside, and lad to get up md
That Is lust tho way with great MANY souls.
They bolt md lar tho sAvlor out. and then
wlcn lie comes they blu Him come ill., but they
don't lnlO the doUr; that Is something for yuil
to 10.
Sometimes when YOU nrc very anxious to hear
something you put your hand ltp to your ear 0r
t!irN your car towards tho sound; TINT is It; In
einc four car to God mud you ean llcnr Him
Tho second Invitation is In John, t., 30, "Come
md scr." II you llnvc no cars yoi, may nYo
eyes, John md Andrew once said to Christ,
NaH & s5s cos xSf't s .ce t9u Thc} Fam sno s aa
saw Him md ncycr left Him ngaili. Tho first
thing is to fsavo an Interview with Christ and,
onec con'tng Him aud 1naksng his acquaintance,
w neSs, y wat M f. sys m ,o ssa univ rSr ss
tir"r enough to Christ tu see Him." Well, you
nay be like the man who wns borli blind. There
y something between you md Christ, so,no sin
,nt tro d. e bnas 5 y you 20 tsat y1 9 a so% %,
been born blind waa at last cured Of his blind
ness by sklllful physician, md when he first
ns.,,- was allowed to Look IT nh, tle beauties Of
i'i tel mo " how Sl' beaattful IL Tie aad Wurld XIV I
$50 VIC. did,' said Ills friend, "bnt
wc couldn't make you. understand t."
Tie third "eon1e :" is in 1saial,: 4" Come now
us s 3or s ss m aeSesG Sea naT 1S @ S 5s Eo
hoy ssa b be Us ,s %oe "f cos os'S IN nd S s my
friends, that religion IL maNcr .of revelation
5 @ IS 10 o. p o CHE Il s paoa a't s "f fIcod Sa
were as searct, they shall bo as Willie is SNOW"
Now scarlet Is fast color You couldn't get
the sea5,et Snt Of TINT sys shsw3 without
nature ioay uie f sl%"erl inn y Me Gr%E Fin yaar SsM
aims to Christ. That is NIL you hare witch lle
en toas Gos tag. 5 rsseX' M = nsw nn HatnE and ID
you. Tho natural lnnN rccctveth not the
things Of tho Spirit, for they are foolshness
unto him: neither can lie know them because
SSSy aFs s9e soo
Bible from hack to back, butt It that we're tho
case how many Of sou would over be eavctll No;
you must ndmtt that God is nbuyo reason and
ma then you san , ito to Him and be save
Christ. Some years ngo, dawn IN II city IN this
state, Indy wanted me to 60 and talk with her
!!uBland. drew back when heard h!s natnc
Tor knew hin a. as a.; booked iuae ana ew
argument he wants." satl llfs wife, SO went.
Hc laughed ut mo for coming OH eucli m crrand,
anu tln9'ly saiA to him, III YOU ever get con-
ScStSd ' yoH ysoia poa po st S Mn rr
I Eet converted you shall bo informed Il: ~ and,
with snecr OIL Ills face, left him. We prayed
Tor him up hcre In Chicago at tho Young Mems
Christian Association, anl We sent on to l'avc
meeting IN New York.
a year md hall afterwards Twas in tho sumo
plasc, and the Judge, truc to l,is promise, canac
@How i; Was u isi% " saitl liIi. i. '''s''s''
"Well," aaltI he, ~ was alone !n my house
one night, md began to reason: 'Wut II my
wIfo Is rlghtl' Something, sald to me, You he
egs on M oGa toet %S s aui a. tnf; Y o St & y9"1 y
i il o you @ as fa % VII aa sac"ed M reasosabs as s
md, though wos ashamed to knccl down, /
sat II my, Shar and began y pray, Q God,
much IN tho dark, and the mura pruycl tho
worse felt. lweit to bed fur iear my wffe
I.,,. sond notice mo when al'c came hone, but
i didn't sleep n' mnen. -, The next aorntng ! went
clerks holtday, dismissed ill visitors, md got
down on my knees III my office to pray,
1,.liat ! my dotct'n'nctl not 70 recoRnze Jesus
man between us and God. wns Eolng to settle
the cnsc by cotll1g straight to Gotl, tlo Enthcr,
hut Ut lust when could cnl,lrc tu anguish t,o
songs IT, nrGy'et tn.a to for chrlsts % sake
INC, md said: Il wonder ii tls is not what
my wife has been praying for tArso 80 n,u,y
ycars; wonder II this isll't eunSorS!unr Then
started oil TO hnd the minister Of my
w!fo's church, but OIL tbs way a text
Of Scripture ca,uo to my mind that
my mother taught mo wien was hoy, what
thing soevcr yo desire when " pray, believe that
ye receive # and ye shall haye H. l turned
uhout, went home, and told NY wife Ind been
converted. Their we prayed together, mud ever
slAcc TINT tine | llayo lad morO real happiness
than In all my life betore.'
There was iii hu,tst inililel converted by rca-
son when hr begun to reason honestly With Gull
~ Any man lack wisdom let him ask Il uf
God"
Some young people get smattcstng Of tna-
deity alld read few pagcs Of Paine, atsl they
think thnt reason is above God. but II YOU
study Gods word you will find II clears III, Il
Ercat many dark things. It will bu tho hook III
lifo to you, light in your lnrk''css md 1narrow
III yuur bones.
Tho fourth "conac Is, "Con,o unto Mo, ull
yo that lshor and arc heavy la,ler,, and Will
giye you rcs!.'". Many pcoplc seem to think
they must get rid Of their burden bcinru they
can cona to Chrlst. MT ut nll, bring your
burden wIti! you. anu lay Il Ut Ills feet, no mat
ter wlat Il IL. II your husband Is nnlsnd to
tu you: II Yuu urc p,itr, and AlUnu In the world