Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-28

tho steps are vanished; on the wall ara
pictures of all the suffering, YOU
have alleviated, and all the
schools you have established, and all tho
fine things you have ever done. Up in
that tower you feel you are safe. But hear
you not the tramp of your unpardonedl
sins all around the towerp They each
have a match. They are kindling thei
combustble material. You feel the heat
and suhocatiOn. oh, my, you leap in
time, the gospel declaring: "I8y the deeds
Of the law shall no flesh living be justi-
fied.N "Well," you say, II have been
driven out Of that tower; where shall y
goW Step into this tower of inditference.t
You say; "lt this tower Is attacked it Win
be a great while before it is taken" Youl
feel at ease. But there is an Abimelech,l
with ruthless assault, coming on.
Death and his forces aroi
gathering around, and they demand that
you surrender everything and they elamorI
for your immortal overthrow, and theyt
throw their skeleton arms in the wins
dows, and with their iron fists they beati
against the door, and while you are
trying TO keep them down you see the
torches OF judgment kindilng. and every
forest ls torch, and every mountain is
torch and every sea torch, and whila
the Alps and Pyrenees and Himalayasl
turn INTO live coal, blown redder andi
redder by the whirlwind breath OF a God
omnipOtent, what viii become OF your
refuge Of lies?
"But," says some one, "you are ems
gagged in very mean business, driving
us from tower TO tower" oh. mol n
want TO tell you Of a Gibraltar that never
has been aud never will be taken; of q
wall that no Satanic assault can scale; OF
bulwark that the judgment earthquakes
cannot bulge. The Bible refers 10 id
Nyh In IA thu ND
underneath thee are the everlasting arms.d
OIL fling yourself into it. Tread down
uneeremOniously everything that inter-
cepts you. Wedge your way there. There
are enough hounds of death and peril
after you to make you hurry. Many a
man has perished just outside theltower.
with his foot on the step. with his hand
on the latch. o. get inside. Not one
surplus second have you to spare. Quick,
quick, quickl
Great God, is life such an uncertaini
thingY II ! bear little too hard with
my right foot on the earth, does it break
through into the grave2 Is this world
which swings at the speed OF thousands OF
miles an hour around the sun going with
tenfOld more speed towards the Judgment
day2 Oh, ! am OVerbOFne with the
thought, and in the confusion / cry TO one
and cry TO the other: 80 timel o eter-
nityl o the deadi 0 the Judgment dayE
O Jesus? Godp But catching at the
last apostrophe. / feel that | have sOme7
thing to hold on to; for sin God is thy
refuge, and underneath thee are
the everlasting arms" And
exhausted with my failure TO save myself
l throw my whole weight OF body, mind,
and soul on this Divine promise, as q
weary child throws itself into the arms OF
its mother; as wounded soldier throws
himself on the hospital pillow; as a pur-
sued man throws himeelf into the refuges
for sin God Is thy refuge, and underneathi
thee are the everlasting aFms.v Oh f0g a
flood OF tears with which TO express the
joy Of this eternal rescue!