Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-07-13

what this babbler sayeth; but am glad TO
meet you Gace to face, and TO strike hands
with you In one earnest talk about your
deathless spirit. DO you know, my friend,
that this world is not good enough for you!
1t cheats. IL fades. ii dies. You are immortal
Isee it in the deathless spirit looking out from
your eye 1t is a mighty spirit. 1t is an
immortal spirit. 1t beats against the window
of the cage | come out to feed it. During
the past week the world has been trying to
feed it with husks. come out this morning
to iced it with that bread of which if man
eat he will never hunger What has the
world done for youi Has it not bruised youl
Hos it not betrayed you. Has it not NAL
treated youl Look me in the eye, immortal
man, and tell me if that Is not so. And vet
will you trust it! o, ] wish that you could
forget me, the weak and sinful man-that
might vanish from your sight this morning,
and that Jesus might come in Aye, he
comes here this morning to plead for your
soul-comes in all covered with the wounds
of Calvary. He says: 20, immortal man!
l died Tor thee. pity thee / come to save
thee. With these hands, torn and crushed
will lift thee up into pleasures that never
die" Who will reiect-who will drive him
hack. When Christ was slain on the cross
they had a cross, an<tiey had nails, and
they had banners ~ cr6esfy " your
sin, o impenitent soul, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Where are the hammers! "Ah," =" says some
one rejecting Christ, some one standing a
long way off, II will furnish the nails.
don't believe in that Jesus. | will furnish
the nails" Now we have the nails; who will
furnish the hammers! "Ah,n says some hard
heart, 81 gill furnish the hammers Now
we have the nails and the hammers. We
have no spears; who will furnish the spears
"Ah," says some one long in the habit of sin
and reject on of Chrsts mercy: 81 will fur
nish them" Now we have all the instru-
ments; the cross the nails the hammers, the
spears, and the crucifixion goes on. o, the
darkness o, the pang! o, the. tears O,
the DEATH "Behold the Lamb of God, that
takeSt away the SIN of the world"
Lord Jesus help that man. He sits far
back to-day. He does not like to come for
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 it beats. o, lift the iron gate of that
prison house and let that man go free.
Lord Jesus, help that won IN, She is
wanderer No tears can she weep See,
Lord Jesus, that polluted soul; see that bis.
tered foot, No church for her. No good
cheer for her. No hope for her. Lord Jesus.
go to that soul. Thou wilt not stone her.
Let the red hot chain, that burns to the bone
till the bloody ichor Kisses in the heat. snap
at thy touch 0, have mercy on Mary Mag
dalene.
Lord Jesus, help that young man. He took
money out of his employers till. Didst Thou
see it! The clerks were all gone The lights
were down. The shutters were uL. Di1st
Thou see it! o, let him not fall into the pit.
Rememberest Thou not his mothers prayers!
She can pray for 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. l got q
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' l cannot save you, my dear brother.
Christ can. He wants and waits to save you
and He comes to-day to save you. Will
you have Him! | do not know what
our young men do without Christ-how
they get on amid all the temptations anC
trials to which they are subjected o, young
men, come to Christ to-day, and put your sou
and your interest for this life and for the
next into his keeping. In olden times, you
know, a cup bearer, would bring wine ol
water to the king, who would rink it, first
tasting it himself, to shog tn 5, here was M
| poison in it, then passing it t0 u king, wht
would drink it, The highest honor that
ask is that | may Le cup bearer to day t.
| your soul. bring you this water of ever
lasting life. | have been drinking of it. l
has never done me any harm. o, drink it
and live forever. And let that aged man pu
his head down on the staff, and let that poo
widowed soul bury her worried face in he
| handkerchief, and these little children folr
their hands i'll prayer, while we commend
| you to Him who was wounded for our trans
| erosion and bruised for our iniquities; TO
| W you which believe He is precious.