Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-07-30

crippled child has a sound foot now. A IittI.
lame child says: ma, will | lie lame in
heaven "No, my darling, you wont be
lame in heaven A little sick child says:
"Ma, viii | be sick in heavenf' mo, my
dear. Won won't be sic'S in heaven.n A little
bind child says: Ma, will be blind in
heavenfn "No, my dear, you won't be blind
in hpaven. They are all well there
notice that the fine gardens sometimes
have high fences around them and | cannot
get in. II is so with a Kings garden. The
only glimpse you ever get Of such a garden is
when the King rides out in his splendid car
riage Il is not 50 with this garden, this
Kings garden. throw wide open the gats
and tell you all to come in. No monopoly in
religion. Whosoever viii may choose now
between a desert and a garden. Many
of you have tried the garden OF this
worlds delight. You have found it hes
been a chagrin So it was with Theo
dore Hook. lie makes Us laugh now
when we read his poems; bat he could not
make his own heart laugh. While in the
midst of his festivities he confronted look
ing-glass aud be saw himself and said:
"There, that is true. | look just us / am
done up in body, mind and purse" 80 it
was of Shenstoue, of whose garden ] told
you at the beg nning of my se1noa He sat
down amid those bowers and said 81 have
lost nv road to happiness am angry and
around me just as it becomes nadman to
don Oh we weary souls come into Chri is
garden to-day and pluck a little hearts
ca e. Christ is the only rest and the
only pardon for o perturbed spirit DO you
not think your chance has almost cone
You meu and women who have been waiting
year after year for some cool opportunity in
which to accept Christ, but have post
oned it five, ten, twenty, thirty year., do
yoa not feel as if now your hour of deliver.
ance and pardon and salvation ha come :
Oh man, what grudge hast thou against thy
poor soul that thou wilt MT let it be So ell 7
/ feel as if salvation must come to-day in
some of your hearts.
Some years ago vessel struck on the
rocks. They had only one lifeboat. In that life
boat the pa Sseugers and crew were get ting
ashore. The vessel had foundered and was
sinking. deeper aud that one boat could not
take the passengers very swiftly A little
girl stood on the deck waiting for her turn to
get into the boat The boat came and went
came and went, but her turn Gid not seem To
come. After awhile she could wait no longer
and she leapel on thu tafrail ald
then sprang into the sea, crying to the boat
men: Save me next! Save me neXtm Oh,
how many have gone ashore into Gods mercy
and yet you are clinging to the wreck of sin
Others have accepted the pardon of Christ
but YOU are in peril. Why not, this moment
make rush lOI yOut liliiiOi Lhl leS uS, Wy
ing until Jesus shall hear you and HEAVIER
and earth ring with the cry: Save me next
Save me nextm Now is the day of salvation
| Now! Now!
This Sabbath is the last for some of You
| It is about to sail away forever. Her bell
tolls. The planls thunder back in the gang
way. She shoves OF, she floats toward tn
great ocean of eternity. Wave farewell Il
! your last chance for heaven. Oh, Jerusa
| lam Jerusalem how often would | hay
gathered thee as hen gathereth her brooc
under her wings and we would not. Behold
your house is left unto you deSolate. Invite,
to revel in garden, you de in q desert
May God Almighty, before it is too late
break that infatuation.