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the church OF GOd Oh tAss subject Tbsre IL
not = house "a the slrss<s Of heAEez ILas
has not IA tt I1sdissi thai has
roSlrsed ana ssrEys1 honss. There could bs
unrsllsi before you n scroll Of a hun
dred thousand namas-the names of prod
gals who came bark forever reformed
Who Was John baeyAnf A rstarDed
prodigal Who was Richard Baxter A re-
turaed prosigsl EhO was George White
held, the thundsrssl A returned ProaigAL
And | could - cat in aA directions in this
audience and ind On esthsr side those who
once far ssbrsy for many years. have been
4 faithful, and their eternal salvation IS as
sure rs though they A2d besa ten years ia
: heaven And yet some Of you have not
enough faith IN their return
You do not know how - make hands with
I a prodig1 You do lo< know how To pray
for him You DO not know how 10 greet him
He wants 10 sail In the warm gulf stream Of
+ Christian sympathy. You are the iceberg
against which 10 strikes and shivers. You
I say he mas been prOdlgsl ! know a. But
Z you are the sour, unresponslve, c~nsorious.
katurnins, cranky, elder brother, and IL YOU
are going 10 heaven one would think some
people would be tempted "a 60 10 perdition 10
get away from you Tho hunters say tsat II
deer bs shot the other dsssr shove him out OF
their company, and the general rule Is, away
with the man who has been wounded with
Sin. Now, l say. the more bones q
man has broken the more need no has
Of a hospital, and that the more q man has
been bruised and cut with sin the more neod
he has to be carrisd into human and divine
sympathy. But for such men there is not
much room in this world-the men who want
TO come back after wandering. Plenty Of
room for elegant sinners-sinners in velvet,
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for kid gloved and patent leather sinners;
for sinners fixed up by hair dresser, po-
matumed, and lavendered, and cologned,
and frizzled, and criuped, and banged"
sinners-plenty OF room. Such We meet
elegantly at the door Of our churches,
and We invite them into our best seats
with Chesterdeldian gsllRutries; we usher
them into the house of God and put
soft ottomans under their feet and
put gilt edged prayer book in their
hand, and pass the contribution box before
them with an air Of apology, while they. the
generous souls, take out the exquisite porte
monnaie, and open it, and with diamond
finger push down beyond the ten dollar gold
pisces and delicately pick out as an expires
sion of gratitude their Offering TO the Lord,
Of ono cont. For such sinners, plenty of room,
plenty Of room But for the man who has
been drinking until his coat Is threadbare
and his face is erySipelased, and his wifes
wedding dress Is in the pawnbrokers shop,
and his children, instead of being in school,
are out begging broken bread at the basement
doors Of the city-ths man, body, mind and
soul on fire with the flames that have leaped
from the scati ing scorching, blasting, con-
suming cup which the drunkard takes, trem-
bling, and agoni1ed, and ahrighted, and
presses 20 his parchsd lip, and his cracked
tongue, and bis shrieking yet immortal spirit
no room.
On, If this younger son Of the parable had
not gore 50 far OF, IL ne had not dropped so
low in wsssail, the protest would not have
been severe; but going clear over the preci-
pice rs the younger son did, tho elder son is
angry and will not 60 in
Oh, be not so hard in your criticism Of the
fallen, lest thou thyself also be tempted A
stranger one Sunday staggered up and down
the aisles Of my church. disturbing the
service until the service had 20 stop until
be was taken from the room. He WAS q
minister Of the Gospel Of Jesus Christ Of a
sister denomination That man bad preached
the Gospel. that man had broken the bread
OF the holy communion for the people Prom
what height to what deptbl Oh, I was
glad there was no smiling in the room when
that man was taken out. his poor wife follow
ing him with his hat In her hand and his coat
on her arm IL was as solemn 20 me as two
funerals-the funeral Of the body and the
funeral OF the soul Beware lest thou also be
tempted.
An invalid went 10 South America for hit
health, and one day sat summing himself on
tho beach, when he saw something crawling
up the beach. wrfggiing toward him, and ht
was afrighted- he thought it was wild
beast or a reptile, and he took his pistol from
bis pocket. Then he sav IL was not a wild
beast II was a man. an immortal man, 9
man made in Gods own image. and the pooi
wretch cravled up TO the feet Of the invalid
end asked for strong drink Tho invalid tool
his wine hask from his pocket and gave th'
poor wretch sornething 20 drink. and under th'
stimulus he rose Up snd gave his history. HI
bad been a merchant in Glasgov, ScoslaDd
iie had gone down under the power Of stTonc
drink until he was 50 reduced In poverty TIA
be WAS lying in boat juss Of the beach
"Why." said the invalid, II knew a rne-
chant IN Glasgow once, merchant by sscl
and such q name. and the poor wTetcl
straightened himself and said, i an tbs
man Let him that thinketh he standstl
take hced lest he fall
Again. I remark that the senior brother q
ny taxt xznds fer tbe spirit q envy ant
jaalousv. The ser.or brot5er thonrff tns
sn tie honor they did 20 t5s returned 5rotse
va . wrong TO him. He ssii: II have stage
at hone. ard ouzht 20 have Raj ne riar
ard ought - have hsd fhe hanqvst. snd
,nzht ~ have had tie garlsDds Alas -
this spirit of envy and jsaiossy coToins dow
tarou-h ~ sgcs' Cain sDd Ah>l, Essn a,
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