Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-20
ave have an advocate with the Father,
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I'VE have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous"
o, CHRISTIAN soul, your case begins TO
look better. | think, perhaps, after all
you may not have to die. The best ad-
vocate in all the universe has taken your
side. No one was ever 80 qualified to de-
fend man as this adVoca q is qualified
to defend you. He knows all the law, all
it's demands. all Its penalties. He Is
ALWAYS ready. No new turn OF the case
can surprise Him, and He will plead for
you Tor nothing as earnestly as though
you brought world of treasures
to His ieet. Besides that He
has undertaken the care of thousands
who were as forlorn as you, and
lie has never lost case. Courage, o
Christian soul! | think that after all
there may be some chance for you, for the
great Advocate rises to make his plea.
lie saws: 81 admit all that has been
proved against my client. l sdmit all
these sins, ave, more; but look at that
wounded hand OF mine, and look at that
other wounded hand, and at my right
foot and at my left foot. By all these
wounds | plead for his clearance. Count
all the drops OF my tears. Count all the
drops of my blood. BY the humiliation OF
Bethlehem, by the sweat Of Gethsemane,
by the sufferlngs Of the cross, demand
leaned: to this heart he hath flown: In
my tears he hath washed; on my righteous
ness he hath depended. Let HIM 20 free.
| am the ransom. Let him escape the
lash, | took the scourgIngs. Let the CUP
pass from him, drank It to the dregs,
Put on him the crown of life, for / have
worn the crown OF tborns. Over against
my cross OF shame, set his throne VI tri-
umph."
Well, the counsel on both sides have
spoken. and there is only one more thing
now remaining, and that 10 the awarding
OF the judgment. II you have ever been In
court room you know the silence. and
the solemntty, when tue verdict is about
to be rendered or the Judgment about
to be given. About this soul on trial,
snail 1t be saved or shall IL be lostf At
tention, above, around, beneath. All the
universe cries: "Heari hearp
Tne Judge rises and gives this decision,
never to be changed, never to be revoked:
'There is therefore now no condemnation
TO them who are in Christ Jesus"
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
i will not, will not. desert to His foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to
shake,
I'll never. no never, no never forsake.
But, my friends, there is coming day
OF trial In which not only the saint, but
the sinner must appear. That day Oftrial
will come very suddenly. The farmer
will be at the plough, the merchant Will
be In the counting room, the wood man
will be ringing his AK on the hick0rles,
the weaver will have his foot on the
treadle, the manufacturer will be walk
ing amid the buzz OF looms aud the clack
Of flying machinery, the counsel may be
standing at the bar pleading the law, the
minister may be In the pulpit pleading
the gospel, the drunkard may be reeling
amid his cups, and the blaspbemer with
the oath caught between his teeth.
Lol The sun hides. Night comes down
at mIdnOOn. a wave OF darkness rolls
over the earth. The stars appear at noon
day. The earth shudders and throbs
There an earthquake opens and a city
SINKS as a crocodile would craUch child.
Mountains roll in their sockets and send
down their granite cliffs In an avalanche
OF rock. Rivers pause in their chase for
the sea, and ocean, uprearing, cries TO
flying Alps and Himalaya. Beasts
below, and moan, and snuff up the dark
ness. Clouds fly like flocks Of swift eag les.
Great thunders beat, aud boom, and burst
Stars shoot and fall. The Almighty,
rising on His throne, declares that time
shall be no longer, and the archangePs
trump repeats it till all the living hear,
and the continents OF dead spring to their
feet, crying: "Time shall be no longerp
On, on that day, will you be ready?
have shown you how we'll the Chris
tan Will get of 10 this trial. win you
get off as we'll IN your trialf VIII Christ
plead on your side or Will He plead
against your Oh, what will you do In
the last great assize, If your conscience
is against you, and the world is against
you, and the angels OF heaven are against
you, and the holy Spirit il against
you, and the Lord God Almighty is
against your Better this day secure an
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