National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-20

throne OF God, and now will you say you
aro not wanted You will novor stand
up at the throne Of God and give as an
excuse that you were not sure Of that
doctrine. That excuse will not stand in
the light of eternity.
Anoth ,r man says that is not my diff
Guilty, that II is hard to be u Christian.
How many ever told you that2 In othor
words, God isa hard master and Satan IN
easy one. Now, | want to say there
has never been told greater lie. would
like to drive IL back Into the pit from
which ii came. Satan comes aud says, u
am an easy master; | am tho one to
serve" A good way ~ settle this would
be for us to bring tho mau or woman In
this city who has lived nearest the cross
for tho last fifty years into this presence
and let this light, or the brighter electric
light, show you Iris or her oountonancs.
Aud then stand beside him or her one who
has followed tho devil for fifty years.
Who would want to have thom speak
ASK THAT DRuSKARD
ifhe has not hard master2 IL when he
would 20 forward an unseen power pulls
him back aud drags him down? My
friend, the way of the tranagressor Is
hard If you do not believe it go to the
ENtnDltTt Ilt pulb maui hhu
they will all tell you he Is hard, hard
master. .
The last time was In the toombs in
New York city / was shown q passage
way running from that building to the
court room. On one side Of tho bridge
were the words. "rho bridge Of sighs;'
aud on the other side saw: "The way
of tho transgressor ia hard" asked the
officers how came they there, and l was
answered that they had written them.
Tho men knew every one of them that
this was 80. You know that this text
is true; that God did not tell q lie, and
yet you find heart to say that God Is q
hard master. have served both and l
think l ought to bo allowed to testify.
You have served only ono."
ABRUPTLY ADDRESSING THE PREACHERS
at his side he said: "Do you find Him a
hard master2" TO quiet reply, mo" he
protested and said: Speak out, speak
out stronger, my friends" and they re-
sponded with thunderous Mop
Resuminp, no said, Now, my friends,
you aud do not want to misropresent
Jesus Christ; we want to live and show
that we do not believe that He is hard
master. You do not want to 60 to the
Judge and say: 4 did not serve you be-
cause you were hard MASTER But,
says man yonder, Mr.. Moody is not
touching my case at oil, There Is q man
on that platform, a preacher, u member oi
church, who cheated me out of $50. There
are too many hypocrites in the church.
"My friend, IL that ia yoursexcuse, you
ought to get out of the world as quickly
as you can. One Of the twelve betrayed
our Saviour, and from that tivno to the
present there have been hypocrltes in the
church; but there are more hypocrite'
outside ofthe church, in business, in your
society, everywhere. Do not hide behind
that excuse. Because there is some man
who has been untrue TO Jesus Christ that
is no excuse for you. Because Juda:
betrayed his Master 1t was no excuse for
the other diciples to betray him also
They stood the firmer. Why should moi
your The hypocrites will all bo cast
out with the unbelivers, and you had
bettor hurry If you would escape their
lot.
AMAN UP IN THE GALLERY SAYS,
"I will never be converted in time o.
excitement. l believe n man ought to be
converted in the regular way"
II want to say, dear friends, that IL that
is your excuse there may be some church
for you that does not believe In being
alive and active, and you had better 90
there. If you do not know Of any In
Washington where there Is no spiritual
life, Just go to the cemetery-there
mounting some tombstone among tn,
graves, you may find the quiet which will
please you. The country of Judea in thu
time OF our Saviour had thousands Of ex-
cited inquIrers sleeping in the wood
and by the waters, filled with the
wave of excitement of the coming
Christ. You let stocks go up 20 per cent,
and grain 20 up 20 cents on the bushel.
and Wall street and every business man
will bo filled with excitement. But here
comes a question of eternal life, and
Satan says: "Do not get excited keel
cool you can be converted in the regular
way"
"But a young man says, 4 would come
but am not fit, will try to be better
aud will then come There will truly
never bo night that you can come tc
Christ with as few sins as you have to-
night. If you can get on better without
him there is no need Of Saviour.
During the war some recruits came for
ward to sign the enrolment papers ele,
gantly dressed and kid gloyed, some in
| poorer garb, but all had to assume the
y uullOIu hllkt. DO IN cunning W SuIlbL
every man is stripped of his own robe
and clad in the new garment provided By
! the Saviour. 1t is the same wedding gar
ment for all, rich and poor.
Here is another exouso-about the las
one. Tho devil not having anything elst
to suggest tells you to say
II DON'T FEEL LIKE IT."
Now think for moment. What wouit
my friend here in response to his invita-
tion to dine with him think Of me if
said, ~ don't feel like III" Would b,
not say that it was fat refusal or else
was out of my mind2
The question now is, do you want to bt
at this feast2 If you do not want to
come just say so--you are free being
but don't lie about 1t, do not give any ex
cuse. God doos not want you to perish
and tenders TO every one an earnest in
vitation to come to the marriage supper
of the Lamb. have missed many ap
pointments, but that is one hope not I,
miss. By the grace Of God / want to 81
| down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
! / bolieve it woro far better II we haC
! mover been born than TO miss that feast
! Ono of tho most solemn things in tn
| Bible Is where IL says of the thre
! in tho text: Not one shall taste Of IN,
supper" To the jewish nation he came AM
they refused Him. He then turned t
the Gentiles, Ny friends, what are yol
going TO do tonight with His invitation
You can say, ~ will not accept that in
vitatiou; don't want to be at the mar
riage supper; l had rather go on as an
than turn away from Satan" But, ol
the other hand, you can say; "By tn
grace Of God | will accept that invitation
that on this 10th day Of January, 1885,
will bo freed"
again offer you tho cup of salvation
you must drink it for yourselves,
NOW SUPPOSE THIS LETTER
were prepared hero tonight
ITO the kings Of kings: While sittin
in the Congregational church of Washing
ton, District of Columbia, Jan. 10, 1885,
ut the close of solemn sermon, / rC
ceivod pressing invitation from one {
your servants to be present at the maj
riage supper Of your only begotten SOL
/ pray you have me excused"
Is there a man here who would com
down and sign it2 think not. There
no one in this house who could be hire
to do IL.
Mt p,nnnua ,ya yrita anotbar doou