The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-24

colonel OF msj1f all the time 10 49, whethsl
they we're impressing him You have found
one preacher here that don't care much for
/ them-an old rej-uosei colonel or a sin-dysi
ma jor would not wipe my feet On him oil.
my front door. J never have seen one who
/ was much account ufer you got hm Hs
[ habits have been 30 tad that II be comes
/ into tho church be- Nill have 10 Just Gght or
| this devil Dy tho tour 10 keep the devil OF Of
/ himself II be stops ~ spit on bis hands tbs
| devil will get bin sure. IL. other pronch.
l ers, II they sa.t TO- run after the Judges
and colDuos and majors, but give me the
I blood AMI muscle and trains OF this country
/ that has not been dsbauched IN wlckedneis
for for forty years
| al know God has prepared grand world
/ for us hereafter, becauss he has made such
a grand world for US down here 10 live in n
| fer days Vanderbilt, the money sing q
America, dying Il paupcr upon bis bedl
Call that succrs5i God help m9 n3ver 10
! succeed hat wayl II | have any thing TO
be grateful for IL is at tho d3ath-Usi Of my
father ! made bin promise | would meet
him In heaven. ! believe II my father had
left me $4,000 would have gone and in-
vested IL Immediately IN through ticket 10
hell. ! have nothing 10 say against the
comforts Of this world, but always look bo-
yond. The world has enough in u TO make
us all comfortable This time will come
when my soul will come aud take my body
and lay 1t down just ike you throw dc9n
an implement when you need 1t no Lois.
Tho tins comes In tho future when vito and
children will press arounl my dying
couch aud my soul pushes tho doctor away
from my dying couch and ovorleaps the
circle Of friends around my bed, and over
the stars ana moon IL goes, ana over-vaults
the very thrune Of God Ny SOUL My SOUL
Shall ! give II up In exchange for this
worldl
six thousand years ago this old ship HUI.
manity sprnng a leak, and she was going
down, down, forever down. And God, We
say, called a parliament in hoaven, and tho
news WAS sounded cut, Tho old ship Hu.
mnnity has sprung n leak. and sho Is going
down, down into infinite despairr And God
slid, who will 80 down from this bright
world and stop tho leak and rescue the pas.
sengors on boardf Tho archangel might
have stood up and sbskon hts omnipotsnt
wing and said Aye, 1t is a task too great
for mo And Gabriel might stand up and
say: 'Ishall stand upon the final julgmslt
the dead, but tho task Is too great for men
All at onco In that great parliament One
stood up and said! Father, will go down
and save tho wreck and rescue the perish.
ing" All angels began 10 wonder that He
should 20 down on an errand like that We
800 Him M He comes, swift ~ tho morning
light and throws His arms around the sink.
ing ship, and she carries Him down for
three days aud nights, aud then flo comes
up with the oil ship safe In His arms-safel
God signed ths Magma Charta OF mans sal
walton, and ever since it is written, Who
soover believes on tho Son Of Col shall have
everlasting llfo'
Twenty five years ago in the south We
put tho colored man on tho block and sold
him 10 the highest bidder, bartering human
flesh. Sometimes a colored man had run
away, and Wa sold him on tho run. How
much for him flying away When God
Almighty turned this old sinful world TO
Christ ho turned us over on the run, run.
ming away from God and hope and heaven.
And Jesus chmc and overlook her in her
Il ght and threw his arms around her and
said 'Stopl stopl let us go back TO God
Won't you go baokf Friends, whom Christ
shall find you He won't club yon back, nor
kick you back, poor, tired aud hungry, but
he will put you on His shoulders AMI bring
you back to God
How many persons In this house, old and
young, in the church aud out, will stand up
sincerely and say, i give my soul to Christ
llo Is worthy of IT, | womb barter it for
death aud hell, but will give 1t TO heaven
! hope every man and woman here looking
me In tho face will say, God being my help
! will give my soul TO Christ TO night
Fully two thousand people arose to their
feet