Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-19

banquet in a more luxuriant and kingi
J place, amid the heavenly gardens, have "
right to expect him to invite rs again
and have We a right to blame him if b
does not invite us? Iftwelve gates Of sa
yation stood open twenty years or fift
years for our admission, ard at the end Q
that time they are closed, can we complsi,
of it and say: "These gstes ought to b
open again. Give US another chance"
FOLLY.
IF the steamer is to sail for Hamburg, ant
We want to get to Germany BY that line
and We read in every evening and ever,
morning newspaper that it will sail on 1
certain day, for two weeks We have tha
advertisement before our eyes and tber
We 60 down to the docks fifteen minute!
after it has showed off into the stream
and shy: Come back. Give me another
chance. 1t is not fair to treat me in this
way. Swing up to the deck again, and
throw out the planks, and let me come on
board" Such behavior would invite ar
rest ss madmAn. And il, after the Cos
pei ship has lain at anchor before our eyes
for years and years, and sll the benign
voices Of earth and heaven have urged US
to get on board as she might sail away any
moment, and after while she sails with
out us, ia it common sense to expect her
to come back? You might as we'll go oGt
on the Highlands at Neversink and csll to
the Aurania after she had been three days
out, and expect her 10 return, ss to call
back al opportunity fox heaven when j.
once has sped A"ay. All beases oneleo E
ns as a slatuity and for lifeume we refuse
~ take It, and then rush on the bosses Of
Jehoyah's buckler demanding another
chance. There ought to be, there can lie,
there viii be, no sucb;thing as po'thumous
opportunity. Thus our common sense
agrees With ny text: IF the tree falls to
ward the south or towards the north, in
tie place where the tree falleth there it
shall be. >"
now or NEVER.
You zee that this idea lifts this world up
from an unimportaLt way station TO
platform Of stupeudous issues, and makes
all eternity whirl around this hour. But
one trial for which all the preparation
must be made in this world, or never
never made a. sll. That piles up all the
epphsses and all the climaxes and all the
des,inies into life here No other chance!
OBJ, how that sugments the value and
the importance OF this chance! AIexsn-
der wi b bis armI used to surround city
ard then would lift great light in token
to the people that, if they surrendered be-
fore that light went out, all would be vel
but il once the light went out then The
bst,e.iug ram would swing against the
wall, ana demolition and disaster would
follow. Well,
ALL We NEED To DO
for our present ard everlasting safety is 10
make surrender to Christ, the king and
conqueror, surrender Of oar hearts sqrrer-
der cf our lives, surrender Of everything.
An invitation, light kindled with the wood
of the Cross and flaming up against the
dark nigl OF our sin and sorrow. Surren'
der while that great light continues TO
burn, for after it goes out, there will be no
ether opportunity Of making peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Talk
of another chance Why, this is supernsi
chance! In the time Of Edward the
Sixth, at the battle of Musselburgh, &
private soldier, seeing that the Earl OF
Hua,ley bad lost his helmet took Of his
own helmet and put it upon the head Of
the Earl ind the head OF the private sol
dier uncovered, be was soon slain, while
his commander rcGe safely out Of the bat
tie. But in our Sse, Instead Of private
soldier cfferirg biz b4lmet to an earl, it is
a King putting bis cr3wa ap9a an un.
worthy subject, the King dying that ye
might live Tell it to ell points OF the
compass. TIL it to night aud day. Tell
it TO all earth and heaven. Tell i 10 All
centuries, eli ages, all millenniamsr that we
have such magnificent chance in this
world that we need no other chance in the
next
A DREAM:
am in the FURNISHED judgment Hall Of
,hs Last Day. A grea! white throne is
Iiled, bat the Judge has not yet taken
it. While we are waiting for bis
sTriyal ! Lesc ,mnnEtal sP,rits IN con
vstsaiiop. What sre you waiting here
forY" Gays & soul that vent up from Mad.
agsscar 10 q soul that Gecerded from
America. The latter ssys: 81 came from
America, where forty years | heard the
Gofpfl tresched. sud Bible read, and from
the prsyer ! learned in iGtarcy at my
mo;her's knee until my lss: hour, | had
Gospel advantage, but for some reason !
did OF make The Christian choice, and ]
en- here waiting Cor tie Judge q give pe
a new Trial and another chaace
Strange" says the other, 81 bad bat one
Gosptl call in Madagascar ard accepted d
i, and | DO not need sroiher chance.
WHY are you here'' ssid sne who on
earth hsd ieeJlest intellect TO one Who had
great hrAir sad silV1ry torgue, sLd sctp
fres of influence. The latter re ponds:
"Oh. | knew more than nv fellows.
| mastered libraries, std hsd
learned tiles from colleges, and
nv name vas a synonym for eloqGence
ard power. And yP; n>elec:, d my soul,
AID | am here wsiIir~ 20: aes trial.
Strange sAys tie o,6 afthe feeble earth
IL capacity, II krsS bat little OF worldly
kuosledee, but | knew Christ ard made
hin nv partner, and | haze 10 need Of an
other chance" Now The ground trenbles
with be approaching chs=iot The gF'st
foidirg dcors Of the Hall sHipg open
Stand back" cry the celestial ushers.
Stand back and let the Judge Of quick
an dead PASS through
THE HIGH CoURT or ETERNITY.
He lakes me throne, and, looking over
the ,hrorg CT nations, be says: Come 10
Judgment, tie last Judgment, the only
Judgment By one fash from The throne
Sll the history cf esch oae Game ior'h TO
the vision Of binse!f AID all others
Divide says the Judge 70 the assembly
Divide eshaiks walls. Divide" cry
the guards sDgelic. And now the i'm,
morta!s separate, rushing this way
ard that spi sitter Ek!Ie there
ia = great SIsle betEeen them and great
vacuum widening ard widening, and ihe
Judge turning 70 the throug on one side
saws: He that il righteous let him be
r:htecns still, and he ihst Is holy let hin
be hol5 S,in;n ard then turning toward the
throng on tbs other sids be says: he that