Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28

colleges, where are those who took the
diploma with you on the same commence
ment dayg Business men, where are
those who started in commercial life with
you twenty years agol We'll" you say,
''some Of them have passed off," There
Is q business man sitting here who had a
partner who lett the world, and now he
thinks over that case. He says:
That man lived on without any
concern about the future world and
suddenly he died." Well, | come to you
to-day and / say: "What do you suppose
was that mans destiny? Where do you
suppose he is?" Wen, you are embar-
rassed. You say 81 wouldn't like TO
take the responsibility" "Well." I say,
''you are not bound to take any RESPONSE
bility. | want your opinion as to where
he is;" and again you resist the question.
You don't want to take the responsibility.
o. | wonder If when we are dead there
will be any awful guessing about where
we have gonel Those men sat under the
same gospel. They sang the same songs.
They had the same opportunities OF saliva
tion. They rejected them. You sit under
the same advantages and you are going
through precisely the same process. and
ask II IL Is not an aT0uslng considera-
tlon for you and me. The day will come
when you and | will have TO quit this lie.
We may be stalwart TO-DAY. we may not
have an ache or pain, we may be exu-
berant in our physical health, but our
common sense tells US that there will
have to come time when we will put our
head TO the pillow aud die. Oh IL in that
hour you hear the upbraidings of con-
science, and the reverberatiOns OF bro
ken law, and the thunders of Gods ana
themas, you will wish you had never been
born. Why not come out tonight and
have this matter gloriously settled? Ii
there be any thing in Christ, and a bright
hope Of heaven, why not come and get IL?
II Is yours il you will have 1t. In the
name OF my Lord Jesus Christ. | plainly
offer it. Pardon for all your sin. Com.
fort for all your trouble. Help FOR all
your burdens. The Gospel that ! preach
is not one Of distinctions but a Gospel OF
salvation.
Pertinax heard one night, pounding at
his palace door, some messengers VINO
wanted to get in. He said 10 himself:
They have come to take my life," and be
trembled, and he refused TO open the door.
They kept on pounding, and pounding
away. until he almost tainted with fright.
but after awhile plucking up courage, and
girding on his sword and putting his
hand on the hilt, he had the door opened,
when lol the messengers had come TO offer
him a crown. They said: s'rhe king
died one hour ago, OF apoplexy, and you
have been chosen TO be his successor, and
we have come 10 offer you the cr0wn.v OF
| thought how much like that Is our re.
lection Of the gospel. as though 1t were 3
matter of overthrow, when it is a
matter OF coronation. Not 70 slay. but tc
enthrone. II, this moment, By giving up
your sin fairly and squareiy-l do moi
take the responsibility OF saying whai
/ your sin is, do not know-if you woult
| honestly and before God this moment give
up your sin and take Christ, the news
would fly heavenward, and would strike
| sera phic harps, and angels bending In ths
sky. and ministering spirits Aging on er
rands OF salvation, would join wing tC
wing, and wing to wing, while they cried
| sfBehOld! he praysw