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have had the water Of life TO refresh them and
| he bread OF heaven to nOirish them. 1t Ia not
! the sudden excitement ef an enthusiast or the
| ftful dream of heated imagination, but IL is the
real sober fact That the Aayiour ebfnmunca es
| with the devout child Of Gbd and gives them
| 80 go OF His presepcs, 90 that il may truly be
said He sups with them and they with Him-saek
| giving end receiving love in return.
| NJw this imagery of q supper is one full OF
beanty and foree and one frequently used in the
| Bible. II clearly points out the refreshments
and ,ioh provision of the gospel. TIE supper is
The last meal Of the day, and thna it may, In the
text when it Gays " / ,pM sup ,sih HIM" mean
| that Ohrists oUnsolatons and rs estments will
DO giVen to us at the most tsctitical time In all
our history When the esrth is becoming q
mers speek to us, WHEN flesh and heart
are fsiiag. Friends are helpless 10 do tis any
more good. When / ain ABOUT taking my Gs-
paftnfe from home and family for that lopg
Journey to the undiscovered land when my
hands are at rest and mine eyeids cosing-then
want, aboye all things, TO have His refresh
ments End to hide myself IN Him-to sup with
lim andreceive The cordi4s Of His love sud for
giVeness. To havs Christ near ns tlsn ia o fail
| banquet for any soul. TO have His minister to
giIt mo the nypar Of the Lord in my last mo.
mtnf, this VIII refresh and srtbgttsn mo so
th'e shall pass safely through Tue valley Of
DEATH tgaruE 10 evil There can bs no higher
privilege granted b. 81 hum soul in it's last hour
on earth than to psttsks OF the feat Of tho Holy
OoIn'nuniou, aud the TO he taken to That palace
where we shsD sse the King in His besuiy and
El' upWh At bH9 marriage supper or Tie lamb.
how sWset TO die a. the late DR.. Herrick, Of Ngw
Hampshire. is reported by Bishop Nealy to haze
departed, whispering, with pallid lip, /" In the
COMMUNION OF The Catholic Church. ii the COM
fort Of reasonable feligfnns and holy hope"
| and "iu favor with Thee, our God"
If The lebors, tolls, duties aud privileges OF
earth end with supper. il seems That huaven is
TO Begin with ore. "Blessed are they viii b sfa
GsIIeu uhbo the marriage supper 0f ths lamb"
tiere, then. tfis pron1 is not Goufaed to the
narrow boundaries of short lif3 but it crosses
tho Hood Of death. and the promise becomes
sWtesst when we meet in the triumph If heaven
snd Sit down with Hin in His everlasting king
dom. 10 inc it is one Of the onigmas
in tho lifs Of Christish leoplo, that
while not altogether closing their hearts
| against Him-that while they take some
| delight in acts OF worship-l9ve to read His word
aud sing II 9 prsise-thsy are found either neg.
leeful or relnctan5 in gong to His table aud sup.
| ping with Him in that highest act of w5fships
| Beloved, there ia no du Y moro plainly taught
10 az tho Bible than that of frequently receiving
| ihs supper Of the Lord. Christ knocketh so Low
| iBgiy when His table 10 spread for His children
! and those words Of His are enough, it would
seem, to melt sny heart into obedienos-'Do
thls III remembrance OF me-" II is ono OF the
tests Of true Loyalty to our Saviour 10 love this
service above all others in which are perruitted
| TO join.
| Remember ihat this service WAS The only one
| directly Instituted by our LoId and ths primitive
| Christians never aIloaed Lords Day to rsss
without celebrating the Lords supper.
Beloved, the Master wiz hes TO enter our hearts.
and h noe He stands knocking and entrsating
| for admission. | repeat that no one hos the
right 10 imagine. much ess say, that there is no
salvation for him. NO ono can justly charge God
| with what we call partialty or prs efsrencs. HUI
man parents often make coats Of many colors for
thelr Jbsephs-or exhibit special tenderness to-
Eward o Bepj. min but 1t IL not 30 wi, b Him who
Edeares TO become the Father Of all mankind. ALI
alike can find in him friend all powerful and ali
helpful He is like full charged fountain,
which seeks to inundate every human Jul
with HIS love and knowledge. II you are
NOT religious. or only 30 in part, God is not
justly to bs blamed. He would not stand go
| constantly at tbs door # your heart unless He
intended TO ssse you. And the language, ''if any
man u op H." clearly shows thst all men are
appealed to; that al can be saved, but il also in
dicates that the backwarduefs is in us, surely not
| In Him; that the decision rests with us. The
very moment sinner hears the voice and obeys
| u. that instant begins the work Of opening the
heart; that moment he turns away from all other
hopes and fixes himself ON God. Gods free grscs
TO all mankind may be compared to the uHcloudeG
sun which shines into every corner, however
dark, where there is no obstruction. A man may
say do not like the light or the rays Of the sun,
md boards mp the windows OF his house and will
| not permit door 10 be opened lest the light
| may flow in upon him. Christ NAV come to your
dark heart and strive to pour light into II, to
adden with His love and yet You have the option
| TO shnt Him out. know Of no condition so dis
tres sing as that OF q soul unwilling TO be spoken
| TO about religion soul which thSusts aside oil
light and prefers the darkness. There is no room
for Christ in some hearts. because already pre-
occupied, and men love TO have 1t 50. Christ
| comes to the door OF every mans heart as the
| traveller approaches the door OF IN inn; he asks
that He may enter and abide there, but there Ii
| cent back the reply. "No room for thee, the ion
is already fuli.' The thoughts Of business,
ambition, pleasure, the noise, care and dsqaie5
Of the place occupy the attention, and the voice
Of The Savior Is unheeded, except in the way Of
rejection.
Let me, 10 conclusion, ask you whether you are
determined to go on in your present course of
life2 ARE you content to keep Christ out OF your
| heart aud thus commit moral and spiritual sui
| cider Are there not some here day who will
resolve to open their long bolted hearts, and let
their Redeemer enter to drive out every foe to
psaCe-enter to fill it with joy and peace in be-
leying - 10 drive out darkness aud error
enter to introduce light and truth--to drive
out coldness and deadness--onter to bring the
warmth Of HIS love and life eternal-to have
him teach the soul and keep 1t pure, until that
blessed day when the great door Of heaven shau
be opened TO admit those who have heard the
voice OF the Heleemer and opened TO Him here2