The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-15

and took him TO his home once more.
Oh, prodiHsl, you may DO wandering on
the dark mountains Of ain, but God wants
You to come home. The devil has been
telling you lies about God You think he
will not receive you back. I'tell you, He
will welcome YOU this minute II you will
como. Say, II wilraTise and come 10 my
Father" May God incline you to take
this step, There Is not ono whom Jesus
has not sought far longer than that father,
There has not been day since you left
Him but He has followed yon. l do not
care what the past has been, or how black
yonF lie, Hewill receive you back. Arise
then, o baCkslideF, and come home once
more TO your Fathers house.
Not long ago, iu Edinburgh, o lady who
was an earnest Christian worker, found 9
young woman whose feet had taken hold
Of hell, and who was preesing on
wards to harlots grave, The LADY
begged her 10 go back to her own home,
but she said no, her parents would never
receive her. This Christian woman knew
what . mothers heart vast SO she sat
down and wrote letter to the mother,
telling her how she had met her daughter,
who was sorry, and wanted 10 return.
The next post brought an answer back,
and on the envelope was written, "lmme-
dlately = immediately That was 4
mothers heart. They opened the latter,
Yes, she was forgiven. They wanted her
back, and they cent money Tor her to come
Immediately. Sinner, that Ia the proola-
nation, "Come Immediately" That ID
what the great God 10 saying to every
wandering winner-immediately, Yes
bScksliler, come home tonight, He will
give you q warm welcome, and there will
now, for everything 10 ready,
A friend Of mine said to me some time
ago, did you ever notice what the prOdigal
lost by going into the CountTyP He losI
his food. That is what every poor back
slider loses. They get no mama from
heaven. The bible IL q closed book tc
themi they see no beauty in the word o.
God.
Then the prodigal lost his work. Hi
was Jew, and they made him take care
OF swine that was all loss for Jew. 81
every bACkslider loses bis work. he Is {
stumbling.bloCk to the world. My friend
DO not let the world stumble over you into
hell.
The prodigal also lost his testimony
| Who believed him2 can imagine sont
OF these men cRmo along, natives Of thai
country, and they saw this poor prodiga
IN his rags, hareiOoted and bareheaded
There he Rtsnds among the swine, anG
some one says TO another, "Look at tina
poor wretch" "What," he says, do you
call me q poor wretch? My father is {
wealthy man he has got more clothes II
his wardrobe than you ever saw Ia YOU
lilS. Ny father Is u man Of great wealth
and position" Do YOU suppose these men
would believe him? "That poor wretch
the aoa OF a wealthy mani" Not one o
them would belIeYe him. "It he
had got such a wealthy fathsl
10 would 20 to him" 30 with the
GICtslidersi the world does not believe
that they arc the sols Of King. They
say, "Why don't you go to Him, II there
Is bread enough TO Bpare2 Why dom
Then, another thing the prodigal los
was his home. He had no home In thai
foreign country. AS long as his money
lasted, he, hs was quite popular In the 81
looms and among his acquaintauCes; hi
had protessed friends, but as soon as bill
money was gone, where were bis friends
That Is the condition Of every poor back
slider in the world.
but now ! can imagine some one saying
"There would he little use al me attenpI
log to come back. In q few days | should
Just be where | was again. l should like
very much to go to my Fathers home
again, but Pm aftaid I wouldn't stay
There" Well, Just picture this scene
The poor prodigAl has got home, aud the
father has killed the lated cali aud thagt
they are, sitting at the table eating. can
imagine that was about the sweetest NOR.
sci he ever got-perhaps the nicest
linper he ever had In his life. I'll!
father sits 0ppoaitei he is full Of Joy, and
bis heart 10 leaping within him. all al
once he secs his boy weeping. "My son
what arc you weeping ior2 Are you mo-
glad to have got homeW "0h, yes
father; l never was so glad as l am TO-
day; but l am 90 afraid l will go back into
that foreign country" Why, you car
not iRagipe sgGh a thingI When you
have got one meal In your Fstherla hous9
you will never DO inoliued 10 wander away
again.