The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-19

We 70 the dock again, and throw out
So 81, p'snkss ana let me come on board.n
.,Sen ! =, nehsv'or would invite arrest ~
sn,p has lain ut anchor heforo our evas
lof years and years, aud wears. and ali
.ne benign voices OF earth and hes vsn
nave urged us to '-
GET ON HOARD,
as sue might sail away any moment.
auu attsr while she asils Without ma
y ~ vommon sense to expect her to
come back? You might ma wall so
out on the highlands at Nsyarsirr AND
Cali TO the Aursnia after she has hea~
shree days out, and expect her m rs-
turn, as TO call back an opportnnitv
Tor Heaven when IL once has snsy
away. AL Heaven offered ma ~ a
Sratuity, and for n lifetime wa re-
! use 10 take 1t, and then rush on tha
bossas OF Jehovah's buckler demand.
Ing another chance. There ought to
pc, there can be, there will be, no such
lning AZ posthumous opportunity,
Thus our common sense agrees with
my text: "If the tree falls toward.
lne south or towards the north, in
tho place where the tree falleth thsrs
You see that thisidea lifts this world
up from m unimportant way-station
so platform OF stupendous issues,
nnu mases all eternity whiri
stouuo this hour. But one trial
LOT when all tho prepaar-
hoh must DO msde IN this world, o,
never, never made at all. That piles
makes and all the destinlea into ltfa
here. No other chance! Oh. how that
sugments the value and the import.
ance OF this chance. Alexander. with
his army, used to surround a city. and
thea would life great light in tnkon
90 no paople that II they surrendered
n9lore that light went out. all would bp
Wot, nut II onoo the light went out,
thoa tue bdttorilg ra0ls wpuii swing
nasMnsi the wall, aud demolition and
disaster would follow. Well, all we
neep 10 DO Tor our present and ever.
i9atiiiS safety, IL to make surrender to
ohriat ihe king and conqueror: Sur
IohuSf Oi our hearts, surrender OF our
lives, surrender of everything. Aud
no keeps great light burning--lisht
OF gospel invitatlon--l,ght kindled with
ths wood OF the crosa aud flaming up
ASainut tho dark night of our sin ana
sorrow. Surrender while that great
light continues to burn. for after Il
goo, out, there will be no other oppor-
tunity Of making peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Talk OF another chance! Why,
THIS rs A sUPERNAL CHANCE!
Ia the t,ms of Edward tue Sixth, q.
tha battle OF Musselburgh, u private
soldisr, seelag chat tho Earl OF Hunt
loy had lost ais halmot, took Oft hi.
own helmet aud put it upon the head
oi tho oari, aud, the head of tho prlvats
soldier uncovered, he was soon
slain, while his commander rode
safely out OF the battle. But in 0ul
case, instead OF IL private soldier Offer.
ing helmet 10 All carl, 1t Is u king put
tlns His crown upon an unworthy
subject, the King dying that we nngh,
1--we. Toll TO all points of the com
pass. Tell it to night ana day. Tell II
to sll earth aud Heaven. Tell 1t to all
centuries, all ages, all millenniums,
that wo have such magnificent
chance IN this world that we noed no
other chance Ia the next,
a. droam: Sm in the FURNISHED Judg,
msnt Hall Of tho Last Day. A great
White throne is lifted, but tho Judge
has not yet taken 1t. While ws are
waiting for his arrival, hear immor.
tal spirlts In conversation. "What ere
you waiting here for?n said a soul that
Went up from Madagascar TO sou
that a5oondad from America. The lat
ter says:"l came from America, ,wher,
40 years heard The gospel preached
and Bible road, and from the prayer /
leSrned in infancy at my mother,
knoe nadit my last hour, j md gnsps
advantage, but for some reason 1 d.,
not mako the Christian choice, and
an hare waiting for the Judge to civ,
mo u now trial aud anothor chancs.' p
"Strango," says tho other, "I had bu
one gospel call IN Madagascar, and
accepted IL, and do not mood auot hel
chance"
"wHy ARE YOU HERE?"
ssys one, who on earth had feeblosl
Intellect, to one who had great brain
and silvsry tongue and sceptres oi
influence. The latter responds: "Oh,
knew more then my follows. / mas.
tered libraries, and mad learned titles
from colleges, and my name was a
synonim Tor elcquen0o and power.
And yet / neglected my soul, aud
am here waiting for new trial"
"SIrauge," says ths ono of tho feeble
wnr,diy .p Ilapv lppnw'Sd 40 h, Mu1w pustISs,e oi
anI ,nsaa Mn ,,,r st,an s T.,
nn ,n, nnad 49, or " ana,hs. NY p,v psa, ;, "hN nave
,,mnS ~ noo aanioa os LII thshoe .n NoI Ine
s.0uSu sho.,n, 'iUoa .,Sha wtsm sno "pproaerins
Sam'ios, Sa., vi, ane Hso"' 'V,Su,us Ss uoors y, sna
I'M ua,i ,i.s sw,us open anu paohr cry
Ius vsios',a, ushers. S'au9 pass' anu
ieb tn" 3uugo oi yulcN anu oeau pass
tnr2uBh ue LAKES tno throne, ana
looeihg lsrN Vvor Sae 'nroag Oh hations' He
ssys' ooh'e W Juuglnont, tno insI
Of c'o oach ona Va II ian ANA % sar,h az "a ' Sa 1sIy