Milford chronicle., 1888-05-11

for US, and imperiied his nfe for u.s. aud
how wild the huzza that follows buzzal
When the Lord Jesus Christ shall at last
stand out before the multirudes Of the re-
deemed Of heaven, and We meet him face 70
face and feel that he was wounded in the
head, aud wounded in the hands, and
wounded in the feet, and wounded in the side
for us, methnks we will be overwhelmed.
We will sit some time in silence, until some
leader amidst the white rolled choir shall lift
the baton Of light, and give the signal that It
is time to wake the sOug OF jubilee; and all
heaven will then break forth into; "HO
sannal hosannal hosanma' Worthy is the
Lamb that was slain
calculate further the value Of the soul by
the price that has been paid TOR it In St
Petersburg there is diamond that the gov
ernnent paid SsOO,OOO for "Wel," you
say, lit must have been very valuable, or
the government would not have paid S9OO 900
for it." / want 10 what my soul IS
worth, and what your soul is worth, by see
ing what has been paid for il For that I'M
mortal soul, the richest blood that was ever
shed, the deepest groan that was ever ut
tered all the griefs Of earth compressed into
into one rapier OF pain and struck through
bis holy heart Does it not imply tremen
dous vuluof
argue, also, the value Of the soul from
the home that has been fitted up for it in the
future One would have thought a street Of
adamant would have done No. it is street
Of gold One would have thought that a
wall OF gtanite would have done. No; it Is
the fame Of saryionyx nIinsling with the
green of emerald One would have thought
that an occasional doxolOgy would have
done No; it is perpetual song II the
ages OF heaven marched In a straight line,
some day the last regiment perhaps, might
pass out OF sight; but no. the ages Of heaven
do not march in a straight line but in a cir
Gle around about tho throne OF God; forever,
forever, tramp. trampi A soul SO bought,
so equipped, 50 provided for, must be a price
less soul. a majestic soul, tremendous soul
Now, you have seen the two properties
the world the soul One perishable, the
other Immortal One unsatisfying, the other
capable OF ever Increasing felicity win
you trade event Remember, it is the only
investment you can make II a man sell a
bill OF goods wsr.h 5000, aud he is cheated
out Of it, he may get 5000 somewhere else;
but a man who invests his soul invests all
Losing that, he loses all Saving that, he
saves all In the light Of my text, it seems
to me as if you were this morning Offering
your soul TO the highest bidder, aud 1 hear
YOU say: ''What is bid for it. my deathless
spirits What is bid for itf' Satan says
''ru bid the world" You say; "Begonel
That is no equivalent Sell my soul for the
worldi MOI Begoner But there is some
one else in the audience not so wise as that
He says: What IL bid for my immortal
soulf Satan says: an bid the world
"The worldi Going at that, going at that,
goingl Gonen Gone foreverl
What is the thing OF greatest price,
The whole creation roundf
That which was lost in paradise.
That which In Christ is found
Then let us gather round the cross.
That knowledge 70 obtain:
Not by the souls eternal loss.
But everlasting gam
Well, there are great many people in the
house who say: "a will not sell my soul for
the world / find the world is an unsatisfy
ing portion" What, then, will you do with
your soulq Some one whispers here; 81 will
give my soul to Christ win youf That is
the wisest resolution you ever made Will
you give it to Christi Whenl Tomorrow
No; now congratu late you If you have
come to such a decision. Oh, if this morning
the eternal Spirit OF God would come down
upon this audience, and show you the vanity
Of this world, and the immense Importance
Of Christ's religion and the infinite value Of
your own immortal souls, what house this
would be! what an hour tins would bel what
a moment this would bel Do you know that
Christ has bought your souli Do you know
-. ~ inf seF n.
you know that he is worthy OF it, viii you
give it to him noNi
was reading of sailcr who had Just got
ashore, and was telling about his last expert
ence at ser. He said: "The last time !
crossed the ocean we had terrific time AT
ter we had been out three or four days, the
machinery got disarranged, and the steam
began to escape, and the captain, gathering
the people and the crew on deck, said: I'm
less some ohe shall 60 down and shut off that
steani and arrange that machinery at the
peril Of his life, we must all be destroyed.
He was not willing to 60 down himself Nc
one seemed willing tC 60. The pas
sengers gathered at one end Of the
steamer waiting for their fate The captain
said. j give you last warning II there is
nc one here willing tc imperil his life and 60
down and fix that machinery, we must all be
lost A plain sailor said. III go, sir;' and
be wrapped himself in a coarse piece Of can
vas and went down, and was gone but a few
moments, when the escaping steam stopped
and the machinery was corrected The cap
tain cried out to the passengers; All savedl
Let us &c down below an6 sec what has be
come Of the poor fellow They went down
There he lay dead" Vicarious suffering
Died for ALI Oh, do you suppose that those
people on the ship ever forgot, ever can for
yet that Door feloWi "Nor they say, lit
was through his sacriGcs that got ashore.
The time came when our whole race
must die unless some one should en-
dure torture and sorrow aud shame Who
shall come t. the rescuei Shall it be one Of
the seraphiml Not one. Shall it be one oi
the cherubiml Not oua. Shall it be an in
habitant Of sone pure and unfallen world'
Not one. Then Christ said "l4ol come tC
dc thy will y Cod" and he went dow
through the dark stairs OF our sin, and
wretchedness, and misery, and woe, and he
stopped the peril, and be died that you and
might be free. Oh, the Lowell oh, the en-
durancel oh, the horrors Of the sacrifice
Shall not our souls this morning so out to
ward him, saying: "Lord Jesus Christ, take
my soul Thou art worthy to have It'll Thou
hast died TO save It'll"
God help you this morning rightly to
cipher out this sum in Gospel arithmetic
''lVhat shall it profit man, if he shall gain
the whole world, and lose his own soulP
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