The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-31

their locks; they might as we'll try to
sleep while laundering steamer Is ma
king its last plungep How can you sleep
at the memory of misimprOVed mercies?
Where is your neglected BIblep Where
is your fathers deathbed; your mothers
deathbedP What is that on your fore
head, on your hands, on your cheek, on
your chimp 1t Is the blood OF neglect
ed, despised, lOng-suffering, agOnizing
Jesus. He has come this night to save
your soul, and you will not let him. III
the devils in the lost world had one such
offer of mercy. they would leap for 1t as
a shipwrecked man for the last lifebOat.
o, how can you sleep when you are so
near the last offer OF pardon aud mercy2
Do you see that excitement in heaVenp
The Holy Spirit Is departing from heav-
en- with very solemn message. He Is
coming with his last offer of pardon to
your soul, and the angels gather around
the Holy Spirit, and they say: plead
hard tonight. Do not give him up. Plead
hard tO-night;" and the Spirit Is descen-
ding, coming through the night air. He
has alighted in this room. He Is right
before your soul. 1t Is your immortal soul
and the holy ghost. o, gracious spirit,
conquer him tonight. Since heaven and
hell are involved in this interview, ,melt
him, search him, save him. 'NO," says
the holy Ghost: 81 will say no more. l
will stop now for minute to see If he
will accept pardon or whether he will
reject it." And the Holy Spirit lifts one
wing for departure, and If he lifts both
wings, then ne Is gone; and with that
one wing lifted, feel the last moment
Of waiting thrObbing through the air
the last moment. For some soul here
both wings are lifted, and he goes. Gone
your opportunity for pardon; gone your
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from the throne, saying: "Ephraim is
joined to his idols, let him alOneP D,
you unrepentant soul, how can you sleep
tonight in view Of death, and Judgment
and eternityp
Mr.. FarOn, our respected fellOw-citi-
zen, this afternoon, with all offices Of
respect was carried to his last resting
place. Last Wednesday night he went to
sleep sound and we'll. He was heard to
be In a struggle, aud in ten minutes,
though they tried to bathe and rub him
into life, and with the utmost attention
Of medical skill to resuscitate him,in ten
minutes his immortal soul passed over
from world to world. If it had been you
where would you have been nOWp Some
of you, my dear brethren, will go out OF
life Just as suddenly. There will be no
time to reach the physician; no time to
get the phial of restoratiVes. There will
De no blm6 10 SLTlk6 u llBnL. III you are un-
prepared to go, your exit out Of this life
will be falling swifter than any comet
flashed down the night sky. How can
you sleep on the borders of an eternity
for which you have no preparation
Hear you not the dashing Of the waves
of that dreadful seap Fiends exult at
the prospect of your speedy entrance,
IL after all these years Of rejecting the
love of God, the pardon of God, the en-
treaties of God, the mercy Of God, you go
out of this world, what will remain for
you but the wrath Of GOdl You may be
near it. DOyOu not feel its breath on your
eheeksp Do you not see its flush on your
brOwp Do you not feel its quaking be-
meath your feetp The swOEd-arm Of the
Lord Almighty swings out from the
| cloud ready to strike. o, spare that soul
Mercy, mercy, mercyl We cry, Lord, spare
that sOull Give it one more chance fol
repentance and heaven. Ii you now re.
pent you can go home tonight and sleep
as sOundly as any child ever slept in its
mothers arms. With pardon for pill.
low, eternal defences for canopy, and
the angels of God for bOdy-guard. you
can afford to sleep until the daybreak
while Ahasuerus tOsses on his couch
and calls out for the officer Of the guard
to come and read the book Of the rec
ord Of the Chronicles.