The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-19
So LONDONDERRY VT. THURSDAY JULY 49, 1885,

will lift thee up into pleasures that never
die" Who will reject-who will drive him
hsck?, When Christ was slain on the cross,
they had d cross, and they had nails, and
they had hafniners.. You cruelty by your
sin, o impenitent soul, thu Lord Jesus Christ
Here is cross but where afd the nailsi
Where are the hammersl 'Ah," says some
one rejecting Christ, some one standing q
long way off, II will furnish the nails l
don't believe in that Jesus. ! will furnish
the nails" Now We have the nails; who will
furnish the bammers' "Ah," says some hard
heart, II 'sill furnish the hammers" Now
we have the halls and the hammers. We
have no spears; who ssill furnish the spearsl
"Ah," says some one long in tho habit of sin
and rejection of Christ's mercy: II will fur
nsh them" Now we have oil the instru-
tfients; the cross, the nails, the hammers, the
spears, and the crucifxion goes on. Q, the
darkness N, q the Pangl o. the Z, tears ear tno, y,
takest away the SIN Of the world"
Lord Jesus, help that man. He sits far
ward. He feels strange in religious Assem-
blage He thinks, perhaps, we do no want
him. o. Jesus, take that trembling hand.
Put thine ear to that agitated heart and hear
how il beats. o, lift the iron gate OF that
prison house and let that man go free.
Lord Jesus, help that woman. She IS a
waIiderer No tears can she weep See,
Lord Jesus, that polluted soul; see that blis-
tered foot. No church for her. No good
thset for her. No hope for her. Lord Jesus,
90 to that soul. Thou wilt not stone her.
Let the red hot chain, that burns to the bone
till the bloody ichor Misses in the heat snap
at thy touch. o, have mercy on Mary Mag
dalene.
Lord Jesus, help that young man. He took
money out OF his employers till. Dldst Thou
see It'll The clerks were all gone. The lights
were down. The shutters were NJ. DlIst
Thou see it! 0, let him not fall into the pit
Rememberest Thou not his mothers prayers'
She can pray fof him no more. Lord Jesus,
touch him on the shoulder. Touch him on
the heart Lord, save that young man.
There are many young men here. got a
letter from one of them. who is probably
here to-day and shall have no other oppor-
tunity Of answering that letter. You say
you believe in me. o, do you believe in
Jesus' 1cannot save you, my dear orotner'
Christ can. He wants and waits to save you,
and He comes to-day to save you. Wlll
YOU have Him! l do not know what
our young men do without Christ-how
they get On amid all the temptations and
trials to which they are subjected. Q, young
men come to Christ to day, and put your soul
and your interest for this life and for the
next into his keeping. In olden times, you
know, cup bearer would bring wine or
water to the king, who would Tink it, first
tasting it himself, to show this here was no
poison in it, then passing it to TIE king, who
would drink it. The highest honor that |
ask Is that may Le cup bearer to day to
your soul l bring you this water OF ever.
lasting life / have been drinking of it, 1t
has never done me any harm. u. drink it,
and live forever And let that aged man put
his head down ON the staff, and let that poor
widowed soul bury her worried face in her
handkerchief; and these little children fold
their hands in prayer, while we commend
you to Him who was wounded for our trans
gression and bruised for our inisuitles; for
% you which believe He is precious.