The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-21

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his home He had no How - ~
foreign country. As long A. -. u III
lasted, he was quite popular ia ~
Icons and among his acquaints
he had professed friends, bus s1ees;
as his money was gone. whs-s ooa
his iriendsf That Is the conS;,. esN
every poor backslider in the wn,ssh q
But now ! can imagine sn.s
saying, There would be Ii,t,e 'sose
me attempting TO come hssh q
few days | should just be whs-e n Z
again. ! should like very m,,,'s. -
to my Fathers home again ~. Y 70.
afraid wouldn't stay there ~, n
Just picture TINS scene. The 49,.
prodigai has got home. and the fstSe
has killed the fatted calf; ana sta
they are, sitting at the table ess;n ssN
csn imagine that was about TIE -
est morsei he ever got-perh ~ "sst
incest dinner he ever had h ~
His father sits opposite; he i ~ ~
Joy. and his heart is leapino . "a, q
him. All at once he sees 4. aal1s
weeping. My son, what ars
weeping for2 Are Won NOT ~. sea
have got homer" ''Oh, YES ss ssha
never was so glad a. | am n. 5sn
am so afraid | win go back iDia ~ ~
foreign country Why. you csn-ss
imagine such a thing When ~.
have got one meal in your Pssh,.sse
house, you will never Be inel;n.s
wander away again.
Now let me speak to the third L..
IF the righteous scarcely IL .s1
where shall the ungodly and he
appear?' Sinner. what Is 10 ks''slssf
of you2 How shall Won sse $500
" Hhcre cTt thou Is it true that ~.
are living without God and w;s,so4
hope in the world9 Did Won eve, sss
to think what would become a rcs.
soul If you should be taken away ~
sudden stroke of illness-whers -
would stand in eternity? | reaS ~
the sinner is without God. w;thc,,s
hope, and without excuse. II ynn -
not saved what excuse will yos No.
TO give? You cannot saw tha. ~
Gods fault. He is only too anxio,sts
save you. | want to tell Won to-n;,<<
that you can be saved II Won ~
III you want 20 become "
heir of eternal life, make up yonr n.;-5 &
this night that you will seek the l;rs'
dom OF God. | tell you upon the A..
tiiority of this Word, that II you 80
the kingdom of God you viii ind n
This last year there has been solsmr
feeling stealing over me. am WA
they call in the middle OF lie IN n.
prime of life. look upon life *
man who has reached the top OF Mn
and Just begins to go down the osker
side. | am speaking 10 MANY nov
who are also on the top OF the hiil. and
| ask YOU, ii you are not Christ;ans
just to pause n few minutes and 81
yourselves where you are. Ietns lcct
back on the hill that we have Ten
What do you sees Yen
Ter is the cradle. II is not far aHar
Look along up the hill, and yonaer~
1 tombstone; it marks the resfing-pisrr
lf a loved mother. When that m,ofbr
lied, did YOU not promise God thxf
Fou would serve him? Ten vesrs
have rolled away; 10 years-but am
rou any nearer God? Did the proni<.
work any improvement in you3 Inok
gain. A little further IN the I'm
here is another tombstone. II MARKS
he resting place of 4 little child "a
when that child was taken from you.
lid you not promise God, and did yoc
lot promise the child. INT
'ou would meet in heaven,
s the promise keptl Think,
Are you still fighting against Cod
Ire you still hardening YOUR heart
)nce more look down the mi
fonder there is grave: VOC
annot tell how many days, or weeks
r years 1t is away; you are has.enirr
oward that grave. Even should yos
i've the life allotted TO man. MANY q
GU are near the end, you are getfine
cry feeble, and your locks are .urn-
lg grey. Ii may be the coffin i a.
eady made that this body shah IL
lid in; ii may be that the shrond Z
lready waiting. MY friend, Is il not
he height of madness To put off saliva.
on so long? Undoubtedly | an
oeaking to some who will be in ster-
ity week from now. Why puf an
ne question another day?
You know there are three stems "a.
he lost world; let me give YOU Their
ames. The first is neglect. Ala.
ian has 70 do is 10 neglect Salvation.
adj that will take him to the lot
orid.
The second step is refusal. Iffn,et
Oh at the door and pressed this cues
on on you. you would say, Not To-
lght, Mr.. Moody, not tonight, and
| repeated, II want you TO press
ITO the kingdom of God - YOU wonld
olitely refuse: ~ will not become 4
Tristan tonight, thank you: know
ought. but | won't tonight"
Then the last step Is to despise il.
ome of you have already got on The
wer round of the ladder. You de- E
use Christ. You hate Christ. YOU
ate Christianity; you hate the best
eople on earth and the best
lends you have got; and il | were 10
Ter you the Bible, you would tear L
and put your foot upon il. Oh.
you will soon be in another
GRID. Make haste and repent and
i'm to God. Now, on which step aye
ou, my friend; neeiecting or refu<
y, or despiSing? Bear in mind that
great many are taken off from tie
rst step; they die in neglect. And
great many are taken away refusing
nd a great many are on the last Step.
sspising salvation.
A few years ago they neglected. then
icy. got to refuse; and now they
sspise Christianity and Christ They
ate the sound of the church bell
icy hate the Bible and the Christian;
icy curse the very ground that w
ak on. But one more step and they
e gone. Oh We despisers, set before
ou lie and death; which will sou
loose? When Plate had Christ onhis
ands. he said, What shall do with
nm p and the multitude cried out,
Away with Him. cruelty himIv
Dung men, is that your Language To-
lghtY Do you say. Away with this
)spei! Away with Christianity,
way with your prayers, your ser
IONS, your gospel soundsl I do not
ant Christi" Or will YOU be wise
nd say, Lord Jesus, ] want Thes.
will haze H.. ~ 1r.I