West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-06-07

round OF iniquity, they disgraced themselves
they disgraced their household, they desoaired
Of return because their reputation was gone,
their property was gone, everything was gone:
but in some hour like this theyiheard the voice
of God. and threw themselves on tho divine
compassion. and rose up moro than con
querors. And tell you there is the Same
chance for you. That is one reason why
like to preach this Gospel, 50 free Gospel,
so tremendous a Gospel. IL takes a man all
wrong. and makes him all right
In former settlement where preached, a
member Of my congregation quit the house OF
God, quit respectable circles, went into all
styles OF sin, and was slain OF his iniquty. The
day for his burial came. and his body was
brought 20 tho house OF God. Some OF his com
rades who had destroyed him were overheard
along the street, on the way % the burial,
saying: Come, let uS go and hear Talmage
damn this old sinnerp OH i had nothing
but tears for the dead. and 1 had nothing
but invitations for the living. You SEQ /
could not do otherwise '.Christ Jesus
came 70 seek and save that which was lost
Christ in his dying prayer said: Father,
forgive them, and that was prayer for you
and for me. OH start on the road TO heaven
to-day. You are not happy. The thirst of your
soul will never be slakod by the 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 Won He
knows all the odds against which you have
been contendinR i'm life DO not 90 10 Him
with a long rgmarole OF prayer, but lust
look up and say: ..Helpl Helpr
But you say: My hand trembles so from
my designations can't even take hold OF a
hymn book tc sing" DO not worry about
that, my brother; / will give out
hymn at the close so familiar you
can sing IL without a book But You
say: 81 have such terrible habits on ms
j can't get rid OF them" My answer is
Almighty grace can break up that habit and
will break it up. But you say: "The wrong
did was to one dead and In heaven now, aud
MT rn flof
it: BY the grace OF God,go into the presence
of that one, aud the apologies you ought TO
have made on earth make in heaven.
oh" says some man, 'if i should
from my evil doing unto the Lord, /
would be jostled, / 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, 1 give you to-day the right hand
OF Christian fellowship. God sent me hero
today to preach this, and 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 abundantly pardon" Though
you may have been the worst sinner
you may become the best saint, and in
the great day of judgement IL will
be found that ''where sin abounded.
grace does much more abound, and while
the spois OF an everlasting kingdom arc
found that the lame took the prey. Blessed
be God that we are, this Sabbath one week
nearer the obliteration of all the inequalities
of this life and all it's disquetudes.
Years ago, on boat on the North
river, the pilot gave n very sharp ring to
the bell for the boat To slow up. The
engineer attended to tho machinery, and
then ne came up with some alarm on
deck TO sec 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 "Wky did YOU
ring the bell i'm that wayl Why do
you want to stopl there's nothing
the matter" and the pilot said to
him ''There is mist gathering
on the river; don't you see that! and there is
night gathering darker and darker, aud
can't see the way Then the engineer. look
ing around and seeing it was bright moon.
light, 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 doing
our whole duty; and when the mists of the
river of death gather on our eyelids may the
good Pilot take the wheel from our hands
and guide us into the calm harbor of eternal
restl
Drop the anchor, furl the sail;
am safe within the vale.