Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

they disgraced themselves, they disgraced
their household. they despaired of re
turn because their reputation was gone,
their property was gone. everything was
gone; but in some hour like this they
heard the voice OF God, and threw them
selves on the divine compassion, and
they rose up more than conquerors. Aud
! tell YOU there is the same chance for
you. That is one reason why | like to
preach this Gospel, SO free a Gospel, SO
tremendous Gospel. 1t takes a man all
wrong, and makes him all right.
In former settlement wherel preached,
"A member Of nay congregation quit the
house OF God, quit respectable circles,
went into all styles of sin. and was slain
Of his iniguity. 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, III The way to The burial,
saying: Come, let MS 90 and hear Tai
mage damn this old Siuncrl' ON! | had
nothing hut tears for the dead, ana | had
nothing but invitations for the living.
You see, | could not do otherwise.
Christ Jesus came TO seek and save that
which was lost. Christ IN his dying
prayer said: Father, forgive them, -
and that was a PRAYER for YOU and for
me Oh, start on the road to heaven to
day. You are not happy. The thirst of
your soul viii never be 5lakcd by the
fountains of sin. You turn very where
bat 20 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 con
tending in life. DO not 60 to him with
a long rigmaroie Of q prayer, but just
look up and say: Hep. Help"
But you say: My hand trembles SO
from my designations, ! cant even take
hold Of "A hymn book To sing" DO not
worry about that, my brother; ! will give
out Il hymn at the close SO familiar you
can sing it without a book. Butyou say:
II have such terrible habits on me ] cant
get rid Of them" My answer is AL
mighty 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, and | can't correct that
wrong" You can correct it. BY the
grace of God 90 into he presence of that
one, and The apologies you ought TO have
made on earth make in heaven.
"Oh"" says some man, IF | should
try to do right. if | should turn away
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, | give you today the right hand
Of Christian fellowship. God sent mt
here today TO preach this, and He seni
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forsakc his way, and the unrighteous man
his thought; and let him return unto the
Lord, VINO will have mercy, and unto our
God, who will abundantly pardon
Though You may lave been the worst
sinner. YOU may become the best saint,
and in the great day of judgment it will
he found that where sin abounded grace
does much more abound" and while the
spoils Of an everlasting kingdom are be.
mg awarded for your pursuit, it will be
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 ali its dis
quictudes.
Years q o on "A boat on the North river,
the pilot gave a very sharp ring To the
bell for the boat to slow up. The engi-
necr attended to the machinery, and then
he came up with some alarm on deck TO
see what was the matter. He saw 1t was
a moonlight night and there were no Oh
staclcs in the way. He went to the pilot
and SAID: why did you ring the bell in
that way? Why do you want 10 stop
there's nothing the matter And the
! pilot said to him: There is IA mist gath
erirg on the river; don't you see thaty
and there is night gathering darker and
darker, and ! can't see the way Then
the engineer. locking around and seeing
it was a bright moonlight, looked into the
face of the pilot, and saw that he was dy-
ing, 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 or our eyelids
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,
am safe within the yale.n