St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-04-06
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But look at that awful scene-thOse
scoffers, those infdels, those unbeliev-
ers that made all manner of spOr
Look at them now. You can see that
mother with her children climbing on
that mountain top, and there come
beasts from the desert and the forest
climbing up too. They can see the ark
and those within it safe; God had pro-
vided refuge for Noah, and they must
perish. They can see the loved ones
swept away one after another. Oh,
what cry pierces the heavens, but
the judgment has come and it is too
late to cry for mercy. But we that are
on praying ground, while God is offer
ing us mercy, let us be willing'to accept
of mercy and be saved. The dark
night is coming on. 1t is only ques-
ton of time, just few short years, and
then this whole assembly will be gone.
People talk about so many people
being swept away at once, but all the
inhabitants of this earth are swept away
every 30 years. We talk about life
being three score years and ten, but it
is only here and there that man or
woman lives to that age. See how
should take us to-day would we die in
side the ark or outside? A railroad
accident happens and 50 persons are
launched into eternity, outside or inside
of the ark, one or the other. They must
be either in Christ or out of him. Is
our life in Christ?
Then if we are called, how is it with
the children God has given us? Is Mary
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James in the ark Say, mother, how is
it with the children God has given you
Have you their names written in the
Lambs book of life, and if God should
call you away would you say to them,
''Well, my children have been won to
the Saviour and | will meet them in
glory ?" All, my friends, it is the priv
llege of every one of us not only to get
in ourselves, but to call our children in
with us. He does not want them to be
in hell while we are singing in glory.
Now mothers, let me plead with you
to-day, while | have the opportunity
1t is only little while. Let US be faith
full and plead with God to save the chill
dren he has given us. Then when death
comes we will die with the glorious hope
of of seeing them yonder. remember,
during the war, of young brother tell
ing of scene that occurred in the bat
tie of Perryville. There was mother
that had two boys and she trained them
for eternity. She and God had won
them both to the Saviour. When the
war broke out one of them went and
enlisted. The brother, when he heard
of it, went down and enlisted, putting
his name right down after his brothers,
and they both went into the army to-
gether. They passed through num-
Der of battles and at last the terrible
battle of Perryville came on. In that
fight one of them fell. 1t was about
10 o'clock in the morning when the bull
let went through his breast. The broth
er could not stay with him, but he put
his knapsack under his head and kissed
away his brother said, ''Charlie, come
back" 81 went back he said, "and he
said 'let me kiss you upon your lips |
bent over and he kissed me and said,
There, take that home to mother, and
tell her died praying for her. | heard
him say, This is glory There he was,
wallowing in his blood, and | turned
and asked him What is glory? oh,
Charlle, he SAID, 1t Is glorious to die
looking up. | see Christ in heaven"
Think what a consolation it was to that
mother to receive those words from her
dying boy.
Oh mothers, be faithful to the chill
dren that God has given you. If there
is a child out of the fold tonight, do
not sleep till you have let that child in.
1t seems as if Jesus of Nazareth were
truly passing through Boston, and let
us, as parents, see that our children are
gathered into the ark. Let us hear the
same voice ring ont, Come thou and
all thy house into the ark" If you are
not i'll yourself, do not go until you
have accepted Jesus Christ, and when
you know that you are safe, God will
give your children to you that you may
be with them in glory.