Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-02-10
WHY WILL YE DIE?

WHY WILL YE DIE?
There can be no doubt in the mind of any
man, who has any just conceptions Of the re-
quirements of Gods laws, that many are has
tening down to eternal ruin. Many, in this
and every other land, are soon to die the
death that never dies. Multitudes are fast
Fastening down to that fearful place where
God has forgotten to be gracious. Would it
not be well for all such to stop in their wild
career, and ask themselves the question,
"Why am 1 going down to the regions of
hopeless misery ?"
Such an inquirer could not say I do not
deserve to be driven away from Gods bliss
full presence into everlasting destruction.
Very few, if any, of the human family, would
dare stand face to face with God and say they
do not deserve to be punished with everlas-
ting destruction from the presence of God.
That man does not live who will dare tell his
maker he is not sinner. All men, every.
where, know that they are sinners. Admit
ting, however, the fact that all men deserve
Gods wrath and curse, both in this life and
that which is to come, there is no need that
men 20 down to endless ruin. Whilst none
of Adams race dare say 81 am not sin
ner," none can say "God has done nothing to
rescue me from the legitimate consequences
of sin" The sinner cannot meet God and
tell him, "you sent your son into the world,
but he did nothing for me. You offered me
salvation through Jesus Christ, but Jesus
Christ made no atonement for me. No pro-
vision was made in the covenant for me-
Adam, my father and representative, sinned,
and sinned in him and fell with him in that
great transgression; hence, since no provis-
ion was made for me in the covenant Of grace,
must die. I must 60 to that land of deep
despair" No man can CLEAN from the Scrip
lures such sentiments as these. When God
asks sinners "Why will ye die ?" he intimates
that provisions have been made by which
they can be saved. None of those who now
dwell, or ever will dwell, in that place we call
hell, will ever be able to say am here on
account of the defects of the atonement made
by Jesus Christ. God will never be charged
with having made, by the death of his son, "
defective atonement. This is one charge that
will never be brought against God.
Neither can the sinner say, must die be-
cause of a defect in the offer Of the gospel.
He will not be able to say an atonement was
made, but it was not offered to him, or offered
to him in good faith. God offers every sinner
peace and pardon through the blood of Jesus
Christ. Why, then, are men lost2 Why are
any on the broad road that leads down to
death, and so few on the narrow path that
leads to life? Our Saviour answers these
solemn questions. Men 60 down to everlast-
ing burnings because they will not come to
Jesus. Men are lost because they have de-
termined not to be saved. They have formed
fixed determination that they will not let
Jesus save them. Those who are on the mar
row path that leads to life, have been quick
ened into life and enabled to believe in Jesus
Christ All the lost will have no one to
blame but themselves, and all the saved will
have no one to praise but Jesus.
FAITH IN THE FAM1LY.-One of the most
intelligent women l have ever. known, the
Christian mother of a large family of chill
dren, used to say that the education Of chill
dren was eminently work of faith. She
never heard the tramping of her boys feet in
the house, or listened to the noisy shouting in
their play, or watched their unconscious slum-
bers, without an inward earnest prayer to God
for wisdom to train them, and for the Spirit of
the Highest to guide them. She mingled
PRAYER with counsel and restraint, and the
restraint was the stronger, for this alliance Of
the human and divine elements in her in
struction and discipline And at length,
when her children had become men and wo-
men, accustomed to the hard strife OF the
world, her name was the dearest one they
could speak, and she who chad fed their own
bodies from her own bodys life, and their
souls from her spirits life" who had taught
their feet to walk, their tongues to speak and
pray, and illuminated their consciences with
the great lights of righteousness and duty
held their reverence and love, increased
thousand fold by the remembrance OF an ear
ly education that had its inspiration in faith
in God.-Dr. W II. Lord.
Mr.. STURGEON AND OLD CoNvERTs.-
Speaking lately ct Brighton, Mr.. Spurgeon