St. Landry democrat., 1885-10-31

before our eyes, and then we go down to
the docks fifteen minutes after it
has showed of into the stream
and say: 'Come back. Give me another
chance. It is not fair to treat me in this
way. Swing up to the dock again, and
throw ont the planks, and let me come on
board" Such behavior would invite ar.
rest as a mailman. And If. after the gos'
nal ship has lain at anchor before our
eyes for years and years, and years, and
all the benign voices Of earth and Heaven
have urged us to get on board, as she
might sail away any moment, and after
awhile she sails without US, is it common
sense to expect her to coma back? You
might as we'll go out on the Highlands at
Neversink and call to the Auranis
after she has been three days out,
and expect her to return, as to call
back an opportunity for Heaven when 1t
once has sped away. all Heaven offered
us as gratuity and for lifetime we refuse
to take it, and then rush on the bosses of
Jehovah's buckler demanding another
chance. There ought to be, there can be,
there will be, no such thing as post
humous opportunity. Thus our common
sense agrees with my text: "It the tree
falls toward the south or toward the
north, in the place where the tree falletb
there it shall be-"
You see that this idea lifts this world up
from an unimportant way station to
platform of stupendous issues, and makes
all eternity whirl around this hour.
But one trial for which all the preparation
must be made in this world, or
H. all hat
piles up all the emphasis and all the
climaxes and all the destinies into life
here No other chance! Oh, how that aug.
ments the value and the Importance of
| this chancei Alexander, with his army,
used to surround city and then would
| lift great light in token to the people
/ that. if they surrendered before that light
/ went out all would be well, but il once the
| light went out then the battering rams
| would swing against the wall, and demoli'
| ton and disaster would follow. Well, oil
| we need to do for our present and ever
lasting safety is to make surrender to
| Christ, the King and Conqueror; surren.
| der of our hearts, surrender of our lives,
surrender of everything. And he keeps
great light burning-light of gospel
invitation, light kindled with
the wood OF the cross and flaming up
against the dark night of our sin and sorrow.
Surrender while that great light continues
to burn, for after it goes out there will be
no other opportunity of making peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Chris
Talk Of another chaucel Why, this is su.
pernal chance. In the time of Edward
vi, at the battle of Musselburg, private
soldier, seeing that the Earl of Huntley
had lost his helmet, took of his own he'll
met and put it upon the head of the Earl,
and the head of the private soldier I'M.
covered, he was soon slain, while his com.
mander rode safely out of the bat
tie. But, in our case, instead OF a
private soldier offering his helmet to an
Earl, it is King putting his crown
upon an unworthy subject, the King
dying that we might live. Tell it to al
points of the compass. Tell it to night ano
dav, Tell it to all earth and Heaven. Tel
it to all centuries, all ages, all milleniums
that we have such a magnificent chance il
this world that we need no other cianct
in the next.
A dream: am in tde FURNISHED judg
ment hall of the last day. great white
throne is lifted, but the Judge has MOI We
taken it. While we are waiting for hi
arrival, hear immortal spirits in CONVEX
sation: "What are you waiting here for?'
saws soul that went up from Madagasca
to a soul that assembled from America. Ih
latter SAYS: 81 came from America, wher
forty years heard the Gospel preached
and the Bible read, and from thu prayer
! learned in infancy at my mothers knee
until my last hour, had gospe
advantage, but for some reason did no
make the Christian choice, and am her
= waiting for the Judge to give me ne'
trial. another chance" Strange" say
the other, 81 had but one gospel call
Madagascar, and accepted it, and do nc
need another chance" ''Why are 20
> here'' says one who on earth had ia
feeblest to one who had great brain an
silvery tongue, and scepteTs OK lnnuenc
The latter responds: 'Oh, l knew more ina
my fellows. / mastered libraries, an
= had learned titles from colleges an
. my name was synony m for eloqu nc
and power. And yet neglected my sou
and I am here waiting for ne
9 trial" s'Strange!" says one OF IL
feeble earthly capacity, 81 knew but Il
U tie OF worldly knowledge, but knee
Christ and made him my partner and
Q have no need of another chance" Now II
!. ground trembles with the approachir
= chariot. The great folding doors OF Il
10 hall swing open. 'stand back !" cry Il
a Celestial ushers. ''stand back, and
q the Judge of quick and dead pa
II throughi'' He takes the throne, an
r looking over the throng Of nations,
n says: "Come to Judgment, the last jud
n. ment, the only judgmentw By one ia
le from the throne all the history OF ea'
Or one flames forth to the vision Of himst
=? and all others. ''Divide!" saws the Jud
IS TO the assembly. .'Dividew echo Z