The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-09

But one fragment lodged on his coat
sleeve. and he saw on IL the wore
eternity" and he found no peace until
he was prepared for that great future.
Do you know what passage 1t was thai
caused Martin Luther 10 see the iruthp
"The Just shall live by faith" Do you
know there is one, Just one, passage that
brought Augustine from IA fe of dissi-
pation2 Put ye on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and make no provision for the
flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof" II was
just one passage that converted Hedlay
Wears, the great soldier. to Christ. "The
blood Of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all
SIM" Do you know that the Holy Spirit
used one passage Of Scripture to save
Jonathan Edwafdsp "NOw, unto the
King, eternal, immortal, Invisible, the
only wise God. our Savior, he glory"
One Thanksgiving Day read for my
text. "Oh, give thanks unto the Lord,
for He is good; for His mercy endureth
forever" And there was a young man
in the house to whose heart the Holy
Spirit took that text, 10 his eternal re-
demptiOn. ] might speak of my own
case. 1 will tell you was brought To
the peace OF the Gospel through the
SyriO .Ph9nician wOman's cry 10 Christ,
Even the dogs eat up the crumbs that
fall from the masters table," Do you
know that the Holy Spirit most always
uses insiHnificAnt means2 Eloquent
sermons never save anybody. Meta
physical sermons never save anybody.
Philosophical eImOns never save any.
body. But the mIutster comes some Sab
bath to his pulpit worn out with en-
gagements aud the jaDgling of a tren-
sized dOOr-bell. He has a text and only
two or three ideas, but he says, 20, Lord
help me! Here are good many peOp e
| may never meet again. l have not
much to say. Speak thou through my
poor lips" And before the service is
done there are earful eyes and a sOlem-
nifty like the Judgment. The great
French orator, when the dead king lay
before him, looked up and cried, God
only Is gTea:," and the triumph of his
elOQuence has been told by the histOTi.
ans, but have not heard that one soul
was saved by the OratOrical flourish.
Worldly critics may think the early
preaching OF Thomas Chalmers was u
masterpiece. but Thomas Chalmers says
he never began to preach until he came
out OF the sick-rOOm. white and emaci-
ated, and told men the simple story of
Jesus. In the great day of eternity il
Will be found that the most souls have
been brought to Christ, not by the BOs-
Suets and MaSsillOns and BOurdalOnes
but by humble men, who in the strength
Of God, and believing in the eternal
spirit, invited men to Jesus. There were
wise salves; there were excellent Oint.
ments, L suppose, In The time Of Christ,
for blind or lnfiamed eyes. But Jesus
turned his back upon them, and put the
tip Of his finger TO his tongue, and with
the Spittle he anOinted the eyes Of the
blind man, aud daylight poured into
his blinded soul. SO it is now that the
spirit of God takes that humble prayer
meeting talk, which seems to be the
very salve Of Christian influence. and
anOlnts the eyes of the bind, and
pOurs the sunlight of pardon and peace
upon the soul. D, my friend, wish we
could feel IL more and more that ii any
good is done it is by the power of Gods
OmnipOtent spirit. l do not know what
ny mn today may bring you to Jesus.
do not know what words Of the Scrip
ture lesson l read may save your soul.
Perhaps the Spirit Of God may hurl the
very text into your heart. Come for
all things are now ready" o, Eternal
Spirit, strike with ali thine OmnipOtence
and slay the pride and indifference and
sin Of The peOplel
again, the church Is ready. Impru-
dent man, if could lake the curtain off
these Christian hearts, could show you
u great many anxietieS for your rec emp-
JlOns 1Ou luluk bnhL Olu ulhn lS asleep
because his head is down and his eyes
are shut. No, he Is praying for your re-
demptiOn, and hoping hat the words
spoken may strike your heart. Do you
know the air is full Of prayer? Do you
know that prayer is going up from pub
lie prayer meeting every hour of the
day for the redemption of the peOpleP
And If you should just once start to-
ward the door Of the Christian church,
how quickly 1t would fly Openl Humid