St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-09
REJECTING THE BLOOD.

hEJ ECTlNG THE BLOOD.
On Monday evening Mr.. Moorhouse
said he would once more take for his
subject the one they had been consider
ing the past six evenings the priceless
blood of Christ. He had intended to
have brought out some other truth to-
night, but ON turning his bible, every
passage seemed to point in one direc
ton; and he asked himself, am l
coward, that dare not preach to you
the whole gospel ? And 1 have con-
cluded to bring before you tonight the
awful consequences of rejecting this
precious blood of Christ. l shall give
you Gods word, not even daring to use
my own. In Exodus 16: 1916, we
have an account of the mama with
which God fed the children of Israel in
the wilderness. You will remember
that Jesus Christ told us this mama
was picture of himself. The mama
came down to the very tent doors and
if the children of Israel would not stoOp
to gather it, they trode it under foot.
They had no other food; if they re-
jected that they died. So with the Lord
Jesus Christ about whom we have been
hearing every night we have got to
accept him or reject him. There is no
other way. Every time You listen to
gospel truth, you either accept or re-
iect. In Leviticus Odd chapter, we are
told that God required every Israelite
to observe the day of atonement. There
were some who would not attend. God
said stone them they had to die with
out mercy. In this precious book we
are told that salvation is purchased for
us, but if we reject it, we die. In Deut.
Is: Ely, we are given the law re-
specting bondmen. Six years they were
slaves and obliged to serve their mas
tiers; but God said the seventh year
they shall be free. There were some in
those days who didn't want liberty, and
preferred bondage. "And it shall be,
if he say unto thee, will not go away
from thee; because he loveth thee and
thine house, because he is well with
thee; then thou shalt take an awl, and
thrust it through his ear unto the door,
and he shall be thy servant forever"
There is day in every mans and every
woman's life, when God sends you the
offer of liberty; but if you despise his
offer, God says you shall be slave to
satan forever. Night after night liberty
has been preached to you. What is the
result ? You may have to decide this
question tonight. Some one may say,
do you mean to tell us that God created
man to be damned !? Is God going to
send us down to perdition for some
thing we cannot helpq No, God con-
dennis for rejecting his Son you can
not help being sinners, but you can help
rejecting the precious blood, and tramp
ling it under foot. You say, | do not
mean to reject the Saviour l intend to
become Christian some day, but not
yet. Pm not going to be frightened
| ihbO W iOOh az thS
matter calmly and dispassionately, and
come to decision in a sober, candid
way. This is satan's device. He is al
ways trying to have you put off saliva
ton. We entreat and pray you tonight
not to reject the blood don't reject the
mercy and accept the justice. In Acts
| .. Of xya orc fold uho that prophat ic
whom God raised up, and "every soul
which will not hear that prophet shall
be destroyed" That prophet is Christ
Jesus. These are Gods words do you
believe them In Hebrews 10: 800,
are perhaps the most solemn words in
the whole bible:
For if we sin wilfully after that have received
the knowledge of the TRUTH there remaineth nc
more sacrifice for sins.
But certain fearful looking for Of judgment and
fiery indignation, which shall devour the adver
saries.
under two or three witnesses:
Ofhow much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall
he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under
foot the Son of God and hath counted the blood Of
the covenant wherewith he was sanctifed, an un
holy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit
| of gracei
Do you know what the wilful sin is
1t is turning away the Holy Ghost who
is now pleading with you. He that de-
spised Moses law died. These are not
my words OF thoughts. These are nc
mans vagaries; they are Gods words
Brother, sister, let no one laugh you out
of heaven. l saw last evening poor
boy laughed out of his anxiety for his
soul, by sneering companion. Let nc
one laugh you into hell, for no tears
can bring you out. Satan has his ennis
saries all about you. He will get you
out of your seriousness if he can. May
God help you to accept of the Saviour
tonight. This solemn and impressive
service closed with the singing of GAL
most Persuaded by Mr.. Sankey, and
an earnest prayer by the preacher.
II PEARLS AND JEWELS.
The Tuesday afternoon bible reading
was from Matt. 10: As: The merchant
man and the pearl and Mr.. Moorbouse