The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-12

sight this morning, and that Jesus might
come in. Aye, he m here this morning to
plead for your soul-come in oil covered with
the wounds Of Calvary. He says, 30, i'm.
mortal man! | died for thee, / pity thee, I
came to save thee. With these hands, torn
that never die" Who will meet-who will
drive him back? When Christ was slain on
the cross, they had a cross and they had
nails, and they had hammers. You cruelty
by you sin, 0 impenitent soul, the Lord Je-
sus Christ. Here is q cross; but where are the
nails? Where are the hammers? "Ah," says
some one rejecting Christ, some
will furnish The nails. I don't believe in
that Jesus. i will furnish the nails; who will
furnish hammers? "Ah,' says some hard
heart, 81 will furnish the hammers. We have
no spears; who will furnish the spears? "Ah,"
says some one long in the habit of sin and
rejection of Chrisf's mercy: II will furnish
them" Now we have oil the Instruments;
the cross, the nails. the hammers, the spears,
and crucifixion goes OH, o, the darkness! o,
the pangs! o, the tears! o, the deathl "Be-
hold the Lamb Of Coz, that takest way the
sin of the world"
Lord Jesus, help that man. He sits far
back to-day. He does not like to come for
ward. He feels strange in a religious as
semblage. He thinks, perhaps, we do
not want him O., Jesus, take that
trembling hand. Put thine ear to
that agitated heart and hear how
it beats. O, lift the iron gate of that prison
house and let that man go free.
Lord Jesus, help that woman. She. is a
wanderer. No tears can she weep. See, Lord
Jesus, that polluted soul; see that blistered
foot. No church for her. No good cheer for
her. No hope for her. Lord Jesus, go to
that soul. Thou wilt not stone her. Let the
red hot chain, that burns to the bone till the
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touch. 0, have mercy OF Mary Magda-
lCne.
Lord Jesus, help that young man. He
took money out of his employers till.
Didst Thou see it? The clerks were all
gone. The lights were down. The shut
tiers were up. Didst Thou zee it? O, let
him not fall into the pit. Remembered Thou
not his mothers prayers? She can pray for
him no more. Lord Jesus, touch him Oh the
shoulder. Touch him on the heart. Lord,
save that young man. There are many
young men here. l got u letter from one Of
them, who is probably here to day, and l
shall have no other opportunity of answering
do you believe in Jesus? | can not save you,
my dear brother. Christ can. He wants
and waits to save you, and he comes to-day
to save you. Will you have him? | do not
know what our young men do without Christ
how they get on amid all the tempta-
tions and trials to which they are
subjected. 0, young man come to
Christ to-day, and put your soul md your
interest for this life and for the next in his
keeping. In olden times, you know, q cup
bearer would bring wine or water to the king
who would drink it, first tasting himself,
show that there was no poison in it, then
passing it to the king who would drink it.
The highest honor that l ask is that l may be
bearer to-day to your soul. l bring you this
water of everlasting life. l have been drink
ing it. 1t has never done me any harm. O.,
drink it, and live forever. And let that aged
man put his head Town on the staff, and let
that poor widowed soul bury her worried face
in her handkerchief, and these little children
fold their hands in prayer, while we commend
you to him who was wounded for our trans
gressions and bruised for our iniquities; for
to you which believe he is precious.