Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-07-07

but ! am glad to meet you Nee TO face
aud shake hands with you In DE earnest
talk abou, your dcathlcss spiritA Do you
know my friend that this world\ not
good enough for you! II cheats. ItN Alcs.
Il dies. You are immortal. I see Yin
the dcathlcss spirit. II is an immoA n
spirit. II beats against the window
the cage came out to feed t. Dur
ing the past week the world has been try
ing to feed IL with husks. | come out
this morning 10 feed il with that bread oi
which, II man eat, he well never hunger.
What has the world done for you? Has
II not bruised your Has il not maltreated
you Lock me In the eye, immortal man,
and tell mo IL that IL not so. And yet
will you trust IL? Oh, / wish that you
could forget me, the weak aud sinful man
that might vanish from your sight
this morning, and that Jesus might come
in. Aye, lie comes here this morning
To plead for your sOul-cOmes in all COW
cred with the wounds of Calvary. lie
says: "Oli, immortal man. l die for thee.
pity thee. comc TO save thee. With
these hands, torn and crushed, will lift
thee up into pleasures that never die"
Who will reject no will drive him backy
When Christ was slain on the cross they
had cross, and they had nails, and they
had hammers. You cruelty by your sin. Oh!
mpenilent soul the Lord Jesus Christ.
Here is a cross, but where are the naiT.
where are the hammers! "Ah" says.<sfiic-
one rejecting Christ-someonc s,<e1ding u
long ways OFF, will furnislthe nails;
who will furnish the hamyffsg' 'Ah y
says some hart, II will ivgIsh the ham.
mcrs." Now we have nails and the
hammers. We hav2 spears; who will
furnish the spcarS ,d,w says some one
long in the r's sin and rejection of
chris,'s ny will furnish them"
Now we N the instiunen,s-thc
cross, the -, the hammers, the spears.
mud thcf &ciiix,ion goes on. o. the
NrkneT the pang! o, the tears. o. the
death Iold the lamb OF God, that tax
est ~ Tie sin of the world"
~ \ HELPER FOR ALL
n TSrd Jesus help that man. lie sits
Z ,<f hack to-day. lie does not like TO
come forward. lie feels strange in a
religious asscmblagc. lie thinks perhaps
we do not want him. q Jesus iskc that
trembling hand. Put Thine ear to that
a.iiatcd heart and hear how il beats. d,
iii, the iron gate Of that prison.housc and
let that man 90 free
Lord Jesus help That woman. She is u
wardcrer No tears can she wear. See
Lord Jesus that pollu,c soul. see that bis
tered foot. No church for her. No good
cheer for her No hope for her. Lord Jesus
go to ilia, soul. Thou wilt not stone her
Let the rc,l.hoi Chain, that burns to the
bone till the bloody ichnr hissc. in the
heart. snap at Thy touch. q, have mercy
on Mary Magazine.
Lord Jesus, help lla, young man lie
took money out OF his employers bill
Dlst Thou see il: The clerks were all
gone. The lights were down. The shut.
tiers wcrcup. nids, Thou see il: q 10,
him not fall into the pltitEssenar:ifhcrest
Thou not his mothers prayers: She can
pray FOR him no more Lord Jesus, touch
ON the shoulder. Touch him on the heart
Lord, save that young man. There are
many young men here. got letter
from one of them who is probably here to-
day, and shall have NO other opportunity
of answering that letter. You say you
believe in me. oh. do you believe in
Jesus: cannot save you, my dear brother
Christ can. lie wants and waits TO save
you. and lie comes to-day To save you
Will you have him: | do not know
what our young men do without Christ
how they get an amid all the temptations
and trials 10 which they are subjected.
oh. young men come To christ to-day. and
pu, your soul and interest for this life and
for the next into keeping. In oldcn times
you know, u cupbearcr would bring wine
or water to the king, who would drink il,
first tasting il himself, showing there
was no poison in ii, then passing il to the
king. who would drink IT, The highest
honor ask Is that may he cuphearcr la.
day Ia your soul. bring you This wafer
of everlasting life. have been drinking
Off, There !, No poison in II. II has
never done any harm. II will do you no
harm q, drink it and live forever. And
let tia, aged man pu, his head down on
the stall ani L., that poor widowed soul
bury her worried face in her handkerchief
and these little children fold their hand,
in prayer while We commend you Ia Him
who was woundcd for our imnssrcssion,
and bruised for our inipuitics. for to- you
which believe lie is precious