The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-12-04

auN lNd NV W w fNs AusS NNNSA Ne@NNSS~t
where there is no lghi-no hope, Is thsre . |
man here who has no hopes l cannot suppose |
such person, One Of you. perhaps, says, Il am |
$50 in debt. aud shall be sold up BY and bye /; |
bot have hope that may get a loan, and so |
escape my difficulty" Another says, My busi- |
ness is ruined, bu, things may take turn yet (;
have hope" Another says. Il am IN great
distress. but hope that God will provide for
me-" Another says. Il am $50 in debt | am
sorry for it. but | will set these strong hands TO
work. and do my best to get oat OF II One OF
you thinks friend is dying, but you have hope
that perhaps the fever may take tnsn-that be
may yet live. But
IN REtL rHEkE IS No HOPE.
They have not even the hope Of dyng-the
hope Of being snnihilated. They are forever
forever foreves-lOst. 90 every chain in he'll
there is written, forever" ln The Gre there
blszes ont the words forever" Up above
their beads they read, forever" Their eyes are
CALLED. ard their hearts are panied. with the
thought that it is forever" Oh if | could tell
you tonight that hell would one day be burned
out. and that those who were lost might be saved
there would be jubilee in hell al the very
thought fir. But II cannot bet is forever
they are east into outer darkness"
". But want 10 go over this as quickly as
eau, for who can bear TO talk thus TO his fellow
creatures? What is il that the lost are doing?
They are weeping aud gnasbing their teeth"
Do you guash your teeth uows You would not
do it except you were IN pain aud agony. Well,
in hell there is always gnashing Of teeth. Aud
do YOU know why! There is one gnashing his
teeth Ut bis COMPANION and mutters. IL was led
| into hell by you /; you led me astray you taught
| me to drink the FIRST time And the other
/ guashes bis teete, and saws What if l did
/ You made me worse than | should have been IN
/ anertimes." There is child who looks AT her
mother, and says Mother. you trained me up TO
vice" And the mother gnashes her teeth again
/ at The child. aud says. Il have no pity for you.
/ for you exeslled me IN il. and led NE into deeper
SIN" Fathers gnash their teeth at their sons,
and sons at their hthers-
/ And methiuks. If there are any who will have
/ 10 guash their teeth more than others,
IT WILL BE sEDucERS.
when they see those whom they have led from
the paths OF virtue. and hear them saying "Ah
we are glad you are in hell with Us ; you deserve
it. for you led US here" Have any Of you upon
your conscienees the fact that you have led
Others to the pit! Oh. may Sovereign grace
forgive you. we have gone asIray like lost
sheep said David. Now, a lost sheep never
goes astray alone if 1t is one of flock. lately
read of y sheep that leaped over the parapet of u
bridge, and was followed by every one Of the
flock. So. if one sheep goes Us tray be leads
others with him. Some Of you will have to ac-
count for others sins, when you get to hell, as
well as your own. Oh, what weeping and guash-
ing OF teeth" there viii te in that pit.
Now shut the black book. Who wants to say
any more about it! | have warned you soemuly;
have told you Of the wrath to come. The eve
ming darkens, and the sun is setting. All. and
the evenings darken with soma of you. | eau
see gray-beaded men here. Are your gray hairs
crown of glory or FOOLS cap to youl Are
you on the very verge of heaven, or are you tot
tesing on the brink Of your grave and sinking
down to perdition
Let NE warn you, grsy-headed men, your eve
ming is coming. o poor tottering grey head. wilt
thou take the last step into the pitt Let a
young child step before thee, and beg thee to
consider. There is thy staf-it has nothing oil
earth to rest upon and now, ere thou diest, be-
think myself this night; let seventy years Of
sin start up ; let the ghosts Of thy forgotten
transgressions march before thine eyes. What
wilt thou do with seventy wasted years of crimi.
nality to bring before God =! God give thee
grace this night 20 put thy trust in Jesus.
And you mddIe-sged men are not safe the
evening lowers with you too you may soon die
On Que occasion | was reused early from my bed
oy the request tina; would hasten to see a dy
ing man. | hurried of with sll speed to see the
poor creature but when reached the house be
WIS dead corpse. As | stood in the room
thought, "Ah that man little thought be should
die 30 s0oH.' There were his wife and children
and friends; they little thought be should die
for he was bale. strong and hearty but few
days before. None Of you have lease OF yoal
lives. You may die tO-morroS. Let me there
fore warn you oy the mercy OF God, let me
speak to you as a brother may speak tor love
D l. -, -
TO your hearts. Oh. TO be amongst the many VITO
shall be accepted in Christ-hOw blessed that
will be! And God has said, that d casts nout
out that come unto Him through Christ.
And now. oh youths and maidens, one wo-C
with you. Perhaps We thirk that religion is mol
for you Let Is be happy" say you; let Us b
merry aud Joyous" How long, young man, how
long Till l an 81" Are yoa sure you vii
I've till thea? And if you do live till that time
if you have no heart for God now will you havt
then +! Men do not get better if left alone
: Is with them with garden; if you let i
alone and permit weeds TO grow, you will no
expect TO find it better in SIX months-bu
worse
All men talk as if they could repent zber
they like 1t Is the work Of God to give Us re
pentanee- Some even say, Il shall turn to Go'
90 such and such q day. ALL if you Eel
L
. ask Him to give me new heart now, lest
should die before l have found Jesus Christ N,
Saviour
Y. Now, one word in conclusion. have toll
you of heaven aud hell What is the way, then
to escape from hell and to be found in heaven
} The answer is Supplied by the old bot ever fres
Gospel,-"He that belieyeth and is baptised shal
be saved" There Is nothing here of works.
does not say, He who is good man shall be
saved but He who believes and is baptIsed
Well, what Is it to believe? 1t is to put you
trust entirely upon Jesus Poor Peter once be
Iieved, and Jesus Christ said to him, Come o.
Peter walk to ne on the water" Peter ven
stepping along on the tops Of the waves withOu
sinking; bat ~hen be looked at the waves BIZ
began to trembIe, and dozn be went.
: Nov, poor sinner. Christ says, Come on
Ealk over your sins come to Ne !" and. II 70
. do. He viii give you power. If you believe o.
: Christ. you viii be able to zalk over your sins
TO tread upon them and overcome them. | ca
| remember the time when
ny SINS FIRST STARED NE N TIE FACE.
l thought myself the most sccursed OF all msr
had not committed any very great tranzgres
, sious against God bot / rscollected that Ia
7 been well trained and tutoEed, aud thought N,
) sins we're thGs greater than other peoples
cried TO God 10 have mercy, bat | feare
: that He would rot pardon me- Month ate
{ mouth | cried to God, bat He did not hear me
and knew not What IL vas 70 be saTed. Sons