The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-09-07


bright hopes and up>e'> all his plans aud |
tells him, HIS summer is ended When |
Autumn comes and the world puts on it's
fiery cnlo!>. and man goes forth in the |
prime Of life to the Harvest field, Death |
comes and summons him from family and
friends, and tells him ".\utumn is GUIDED, |
it i, time for him to fall" !i,h wlrn the
world is whitrnc'l by the tro>t> and
SHOWS OF Winters, Death roln's to (!rauu
pa, who is tottrring on his staff. and
whose head is hlo>>ominy white for rt"r-
nifty, and tells him, "Thc year is ended.
time is over, eternity is at ha,d." So
we SEQ that from the cra'|l" to the grave,
whether in Spring, Summer, Autumn or
Winter, death rides upon every breeze
and turks in every tlDwrr. Thus admon
iShlny MS to hr ready. There are some
classes Of persons to whom the words ot
my text are especially applicable. IN
the first place they are approprat" to
tho aged.
Our aged relatives and friend. were
once lust as wc are, there was a time
when they were full of life, zeal, energy
and power, the world was as bright to
them then as it is to us now, but they
feel life going away from them, instead f
the vigorous movements, they move
slowly and cautiously about, the bloom
and verlure Of their life has dropped.
juno has wancd into July, and July into
August, and August has cooled Off into
September. "The Summer is ended y
blessed old age, If it be found i'll tn" way
of Holiness, where they lean upon the
everlasting arms for help, let them de-
scend tho western slope of life gently,
quietly, meekly, soon the dinmcd eyes
will be exchanged for the bright visions
of glory, the faltering stop will be chang
I'll into activity, the feeble voice into
| the melodies OF tho skies.
Our Text is applicable to all those
who have passed through the Summer
| revivals without improvements know
| there drc some who do not believe in
revivals-but | am Of opinion that if
there had been no revivals there would
not have been single Christian Church
| in England or America, to-day. 1t would
be impossible to withstand the flood Of
sin and wrctclleduess-hsd it not been
for the great gatherings of the people
and the outponring of the Holy Spirit,
the Church of God could not have main
tanned it's ground. After the ascension
the Christian Church started with a
glorious revival: On the day Of Pente
cost three thousand seals were converted
TO God, and this was followed 10y 9th I
wo ,derful manifestations Of Gods power
to save multitudes But we have scores
of men aud women who have witnessed
gracious seasons Of grace, sweet and
precious revivals, and who have been
moved by the Holy Spirits to turn from
their evil ways aud seek God, not only
here this Summer past but at other places
md on former occaslons. Through al
these seasons of revivals you have come
my friends, and you are here to-day
living without God, and without rra
, sonahlo hope. Oh the way to Death ah(
the Judgment. "rhe Harvest is past, thu
summer is ended, and you are not save >
O, oy the goodness and mercy OF on
Heavenly Father and by the cross o
Christ, let me plead with you as one tina
, loves Your souls, to fly to Jesus for help
For why will 70 die Do no. spend
, life in frivolity and the cares and deceit
t fitness of this world, and then try t.
, crowd into that asst. feeble, langnishing
deleriOus hour. questions too momentum
t for the mind Of an Arch Angel. Th
saddest thing on earth is death-bed
= with a wasted life standing on one sid
. of it, aud an overshadowing eternit
! standing on the other side of it, and II
r Jesus, no Saviour anywhere to comfor,
. to console, to take care of-all gloom-a1
2 darkness-all despondeucy. The HaI
:. vest has ended, the Summer is past an
Q gone, and he ia not saved, not saved.
D Again our text is appropriate an
9 warning to all those who rely on turtle
D timo to make peace with God. This la
/ been tho cry Of your lives, aud the We
\ bicle of obstruction to many immOrts
b souls What is time' Only few INC
t ments snatched FROM eternity to max
0 preparation to meet God. And agar
Y there IS time, for our time is not on
, own, but belongs to God. Suppose
t send my servant for the marketing an
G he loiters away the time until the MAJ
o ket closes and returns and says, 81 ba
no time," would he not justly dcServ
t rebuke. He had no time, it belongs
}. me, and 80 the excuse that you have II
O time to attend divine worship, or
8 "seek the Lord while he may be found
q is frivolous and "will not stand in til
q Judgment
d Elizabeth, Queen of England. in he
l. dying hour, reclining on her royal c"nc|
2 with ten thousand dresses in her ware
,. robes, and riches and splendor surroun'
u ing her, cried ont in the bitter pains an
l. agonies of death, millions of money tt
A an inch of time;' she had wasted moi
g than half q century, neglecting II
weightier matters of the soul, and no
10 would gladly barter a million of dolla
,, for few moments of time in which
n make preparation for Heaven. How m;
l. ny, 0, how many thus neglect the mo-
10 important matter in the universe {
J. God, hoping to lay up treasures here. an
- then in the last, the delirious, tho awf'
II hour of separation of soul and body,
n Law up treasures in Heaven. How foo
It ish, how presumptious the idea. ct
d day is the day of salvation Now is IL
accepted time" the loving invitation
IF ''come unto me all ye ends Of the cart
It aud be ye saved"
l. Time Oh, what ravages has tin
IT made in the world, when tho mornir
l. stars sang together for Joy over a re
g. made world, he commenced his cours
Q and when he has destroyed all that
70 beautiful on the earth. pluck ed the ST.
10 from his sphere, ve,led the Moon in bloc
10 Yea, when he shall have rolled the Fart
~ and the Heavens away as scroll, thu
q shall an Angel como forth from tt
!. throne of God, and with one foot on tt
land and the other on the sea, lift up b
Of hand toward Heaven and swear |
b Heavens high and eternal throne, tn
e. "time was but time shall he no more"
70 Oh how important that we impro'
" every moment of time, to day is You,
70 tomorrow you may be in eternity. r
momber, lost wealth may be restored
ID industry. Tho wreck Of health regain
U. by temperance. Forgotten knowled
IA restored by study. Alien9ted frien