The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-05-31
a gospel. 1t takes man all wrong, and
makes him all right.

SOSPOi' II IaheS mau Ill wrong, ana
makes him all right
In a former settlement where [
preached, member of my congregation
quit the house of God, quit respectable
circles, went into all styles of sin, and
was slain of his iniquity. The day for
his burial came, and his body was
brought to the house OF God. Some OF
his comrades who had destroyed him
were overheard along the street, on the
way to the burial, saying: "Come, let us
go and hear Talmage damn this old sim
ner !" Oh had nothing but tears for
the dead, and had nothing but invita-
tions for the living. You see could not
do any otherwise. "Christ Jesus came
to seek and save that which was lost"
Christ in his dying prayer said: Father,
forgive them" and that was prayer for
you, one for me. Oh start on the road
for heaven to-day. You are not happy.
The thirst of your soul will neyer be-
slaked by fountains of sin. You turn
everywhere but to God for help. RIGHT
where you are, call on him. He knows
you. He knows all about YOU. He
knows all the odds against which you
have been contending in life Do not 90
to him with long rigsmarole of prayer,
but just look up and say: "Help Help lb
But you say: "My hand trembles so
from my disipations can't even take
hold OF a hymn-book to sing" Do not
worry about that, my brother; / will
give out hymn at the close so familiar
you can sing it without a book. But
you say: II have such terrible habits on
me, can't get rid OF Them" NV answer
is, Almighty grace can break up that
habit, and will break it up. But YOU
say: "The wrong l did was to one dead
that wrong" You can correct it. BY
the grace Of God, @ into the presence
OF that one, and the apo ogi 3 you
ought to have made on earth make in
Heaven.
"Ohl" says some man, 'if should try
to do right, if should turn away from
my evil doing unto the Lord, | would be
jostIed, would be driven back nobody
would have any sympathy for me-" You
are mistaken. Here, in the presence of
the church on earth and in heaven. I
give you to-day the right hand OF Chris
tian fellowship. God sent me here to.
day to preach this, aud He sent you here
to hear this "Let the wicked forsake his
way, and the unrighteous man his
thought, and let him return unto the
Lord, who will have mercy and unto our
God, who will abun lantly pardon"
Though you may have | N the worst
sinner you may become the best saint,
and in the great day OF Judgment it will
be found that "where sin abounded,
grace does much more abound" and
while the spoils of an everlasting king.
dom are being awarded for your persuit,
IL will hn fnnnH that khO
prey. Blessed be God that we are, this
Sabbath, one week nearer the ohlitero.
I OF all the inequalities OF this if ard
al its di'quletudes.
Years ago, on a boat on the North
River, the pilot gave very sharp ring to
the bell for the boat to slow up. The
engineer attended to the machinery and
then came up with some alarm on deck
to see what was the matter. He saw it
was moonlight night and there were no
obstacles, in the way, He went to the
pilot and said: "Why did you ring the
bell in that way? Why do YOU want to
stop? there's nothing the matter" And
the pilot said to him: "There is a mist
gathering on the river; don't you see
that ? and there is night gathering darker
and darker, and can't see the way" |
Then the engineer looking around and |
seeing bright moonlight looked into
the face of the pilot and saw that he was
dying, and then that he was dead.
God grant that when our last moment
comes we may be found at our post do.
ing our whole duty and when the mists
Of the river of death gather on our eye.
lids, may the good Pilot take the wheel
from our hands and guide us into the
calm harbor OF eternal rest
"Drop the anchor furl the sail,
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