The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-22

You would be amid the great thronp
that forever worship and are forever
happy. II this day some sudden disease
should come upon you, it would not
frighten you. Ii you knew YOU were
going you could give a calm farewell to
your beautiful home on earth, and know
that you are going right into the com
panionship of those who have already
got beyond the toiling and the weeping.
You feel on Saturday night different
from the way you feel any other night of
the week. You come home from the
bank, or the store, Or the shop. and YOU
say: s.Well, now my weeks work is
done, and tomorrow is Sunday L is
a pleasant thought. There is refresh
ment and reconstruction in the very
idea. Oh, how pleasant it will be. if,
when we get through the day of our life,
and we 90 and lie down in our bed of
dust, we can realize: 'sWell, now the
work is all done, and tomorrow il Sun
day-an everlasting Sunday"
Oh when, thou city of God
Shall thy courts ascend?
Where congregations ne'er break up,
And Sabbaths have no end.
There are people in this house today
who are very near the eternal world.
If you are Christians, I bid you be of
good cheer. Bear with you our con-
gratulations to the bright city. Aged
men. who will soon be gone, take with
you our love for our kindred in the bet
ter land, and when you see them tell
them that we arsApn ooming oaly a
few more sermons to preach and hear.
Only few more heart aches. Only a
few more tolls. Only few more tears.
And then what an enhancing spectacle
will open before us!
Beautiful heaven where oil is light
Beautiful angels colthed in white,
Beautiful strains that never tire,
Beautiful harps through all the choir;
There shall join the chorus sweet
Worshipping at the Saviour's feet.
approach you now with a general in
vitation, not picking out here and there
a man, or here and there a woman, or
here and there child, but giving you
an unlimited invitation, saying, ''Come,
for all things are now ready" We invite
you to the warm heart of Christ and the
inclosure of the Christian church.. I
know a great many think that the church
| does not amount to much; that it is OBJ
solete; that it did its work and is gone
now, SO far as all usefulness is concerned.
| 1t is the happiest place have ever been
in, except my own home.
] know there are some people who say
| they are Christians who seem to get along
without any help from others, and who
culture solitary piety. They do not want
any ordinances. do not belong to that
class. 1 cannot get along without them.
There are SO many things in this world
that take my attention from God. and
Christ, and heaven, that want all the
helps of all the symbols and of all the
Christian associations; and want around
| about me solid phalanx of men who
love God and keep his commandments.
Are there any here who would like to
enter into that association? Then by a
simple, child like faith, apply for admis-
sion into the visible church, and you will
be received. No questions asked about
your past history Or present surround
ings. Only one test-do you love Jesus?
Baptism does not amount to anything,
say great many people, but the Lord
Jesus declared: ''He that believeth and
is baptized shall be saved" putting bap-
tism and faith side by side. And an
apostle declares: Repent and be bap-
tized, every one of you l do net
sickle for any particular mode of bap-
tism, but | put great emphasis On the
fact that you ought to be baptized. Yet
no more emphasis than the Lord Jesus
Christ, the great head Of the church
puts upon it.
The world is going to, after while,
lose great many of itsevotaries. There
are to be revisais of religion that will
shake the earth. We give you warning.
There is great host coming in to stand
under the banner of the Lord Jesus
Christ. Will you be among them! Will
you be among the gathered sheaves2
Some of you have been thinking on
this subject year after year. You have
found out that this world is poor por-
ton. You want to be Christians. You
have come almost into the kingdom OF
God; but there you stop, forgetful of the
fact that to be almost saved is not to be
saved at ALL Oh, my brother after hav-
ing come so near to the door of mercy, il
you turn back, you will never come al
all. After you have heard of the good
ness of God, if you turn away and die, ii
will not be because you did not have g
good offer.
Gods spirit will not always strive
With hardened, selfdestroying man.
Ye who persist his love to grieve
May never hear his voice again.
May God Almighty this hour move
upon your soul and bring you back from
the husks of the wilderness to thu
fathers house, and set you at the banque
and "put ring on your hand"