The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-22

thing q. ppathum0us opportunity,
Thn- 0uf o0inmUn ssnse sffees Win
nv Ustf "ff tina tfea fails iOwsfds
tha atutn ~ tovafda tbs nnftni ~
lhe plsos shefe iiia tres fals,h tbere
You sas that thls ldSA llita this world
40 from 40 unimpurtant WAY station
to . platform " aiupend0us issues,
aud makes ~ eternity whirl
around this hour. Hut one trial
for which oil tho pTopasi-
ton must bn made In this World, on
never, never mado nj all, THAI piles
up all iha smpnases aud all tho OIL
uaxes aud all tho dasiiuies Into lif1
here. No other chancsl On, how that
sugInents tho value aud the import
anoe OF this chance. Alexander, Win
his army, used 10 surround city, ana
then wOuli 1T great light In token
20 the people that II they surrendered
before that light went out. all would bn
we'll, but IL onaO tna light went out,
then tue bsttering rams would SWING
against the wall, and demolition anu
disaster would follow. Wen, All We
need to do Tor our present aud ever
lasting safety, Ia TO make surrender 70
Christ, tho king anu cOpquerOr; Sur
render OF our hearts, surrender OF our
lis0s, surrender of everything. And
no keeps great light burning-light
OF gospel nvitstion--light kindled with
the wood OF the cross and tlemiug az
Dgalnat the dark nighs ot QUE sin AMI
sorrow. Surrender while that great
light continues to burn, for after IL
goes out, there will be no other oppor..
tunity Of making poacB VITA God
through our Lord jesus Christ
Talk OF another chance! Why.
THIS Is 4 SuPERNAL chAScE'
In the time OF Edward too Slxtn, ~
tho battle OF Musselburgh, u private
soldier, seeing that tho Earl oil Hunt
Icy had lost his helmet, took oil hi !,
own hsi net ana put IL upon the h6ad
OF .ha carl, and, tho head OF tho prlvab'
soldier uncovered, ne was soon
slain, while his commander rode
safely out OF the battle. But IN our
cass, instead OF "a private soldier ollor'
ing helmet 10 al carl, IL Is \ king put
ting His crown upon an unworthy
subject, tho King dying that we mlSht
live. Toll I. to all points OF the com
| pass. Tell H. TO night and day. Tell u
| TO all aartn and Heaven. Tell IL to al
centuries, sll ages, all milionntntns,
that 40 have such magnificent
chance in this world thet we noeu no
other chance in tho next
A dream: am In the FURNISHED Judg
ment Hall Of the Last Day. n great
white throne IA lifted. but tho judge
has not yet taken 1t. WhilS we are
waiting for his arrival. L hear immor'
tai spirits in conversation. "Whas are
you waiting here for?" SAID soul tn8'
went up from Mad 9gascar 10 sou
that assembled from America. The lat
| ter says: az came from America, where
| 10 wears heard the gospel preached
and Bible read, and from the prayer i
learned in infancy 80 my mother'i
knee until my last hour, had Sosps
advantage, but for some reason L q
not make ths Christian choice, ana
am here waiting for the judge to giv,,
mo a new trial aud another chancs'"
"Strango," says tho otbor, III had pu
one gospel cali in Madagascar, ana
accepted it, and do not need anotheI
chance"
| "wHY ARE YOU HERE?"
snya one, who gu earth had feebisS
intellect, 10 one who had great braiu
and silvery tongue and sceptres o
influence. The latter rosponds: 'Oh
I knew mora then my fellows. | mas
tered libraries, aud mad learned titie
from colleges, and my name was
gynonim for olCqueuco and power
And vet L neglected. my soul, anu
am hero waiting FOR . new tflai,'
"Sira1ge," says the ono or mo teeo't
earthly capacity,'I knew but nttle o
worldly knowledge, but knew Christ
and made him my psrtnsr, aud haN'
no need of another chance" Now th'
prou nd ,rem oles with the aoproachtnl
Chariot. The great folding doors OF til
hall swing open. "Stsnd BACK" or.
the celestial ushers. Island back, Ant
lot the Judge OF quick and dead pas
through" He takes the throne, an'
looking over tho throng of nations, ID
SAYS: aCome to Judgment, the las
Judgment, the only Judgment! ny
one flash OF the throne all the hissor,
of each Que flames forth to tue yisioi
of himself and all others. "Diyide"
saws tho Judge TO the assembly. "Di
viieW echo the walls. "Dividew or
the guards angelic. And now the i'm
MORALS separate, rushing this way an'
THAT, and after O while there is
A GREAT AISLE
batwesn them, aud great vacuu
widening and widening, and tho Judg
turning TO the'throDg on one side says
ale that Is righteous, let him DO rlsnt
eous still, and he that Is holy, let mn
be- holy still;" and then turning 70 th'
thrnn9 or the opposite side, He says
uHo that is unjust, let him be unJus
still, and he that is filthy, let him b
filthy STILL" and then lifting one hant
toward each group, he declares: 81
the lres fall toward tho south or tow
ard tho north, in the place where tn
tree fslleth, there shall it be-" AM
then L hear something jar with a grea
sound. Il Is the slosng Of the book o
Judgment, Tho Judge ssoepds tn
Estairs behind the throne. The hail
che last assize is cleared and shut
Tho high court OF eternity mas al
journed forever.