Democratic messenger., 1889-05-25


The inhabitant never says: II am sick"
They are never tired there. Flight to
fartherest world Is only the play Of holi.
day. They never sin there. Il Is rs easy
for them to be holy there as Il is for us to
sin. They never die there. You might
go through all the outskirts Of the great
city and find not one place where the
ground was broken 70. grave. The eye.
sight OF the redeemed Is never blurred
with tears. There Is health In every
cheek. There Is spring In every foot.
There Is majesty on every brow. There is
Joy In every heart. There Is hosanna On
every lip. flow they must pity usas they
look over and down and see us, and say
"Poor things away down In that worldr r
And when some Christian Is hurled into q
iatal accident they cry: "Good he Is COM
ing" And when we stand around the
couch Of some loved one (whose strength
Is going away and we shake our heads
forebodingiy, they cry: II am glad he Is
worse; he has been down there long
enough. There, he is dead Come home
Come home ~ Oh! five could only get our
ideas about that future world untwisted
our thought Of transfer from here to there
would be as pleasant TO us rs Il was to
little child that was dying. She said
Papa, when will ! go honey" And he
said: To-day. Florcnce6 To-day? So
so0ng am so gladw
l wish could stimulate you with these
thoughts, o Christian man. to the highest
possible exhileration. The day Of your
dcliverance Is coming. Is coming II Is
rolling on with the shining wheels Of the
day, and the jet wheels Of the night.
Every thump Of the heart is only ham.
mcr stroke striking off another chain of
clay. Better scour the decks and coil
the ropes. the harbor Is only SIX miles
away. jesus will come down in the Mar.
rows" to meet you. Now Is your salvation
nearer than when yon believed.
Cnforgiven man, unpar,lOned man. will
you not to-day make choice between
these two portions, bc,w cen the south
land" Of this world, which slopes TO the
desert, and this glorious land which thy
Father offers thee, running with eternal
water courses Why let your tongue be
consumed with thirst when there are the
neither springs and the upper springs.
comfort here and glory hereafter?
Let me tell yon, my dear brother, that
the silliesi and wicke,lcst thing that n
man ever does Is to reject Jesus Christ
The loss oi the soul is u mistake that can.
not he corrected. Il is n downfall that
knows no alienation Il is n ruin that is
rcme,lilcss IL is u sickness that has no
medicament il is n grave into which
man goes but never comes out. Therefore.
putting my hand on your shoulder as one
brother puts his hand on the shoulder of
brother, say this day he manly and
surrender your heart To Christ. You have
been long enough serving the world; now
begin to serve the Lord who bought you.
You have tried long enough to carry these
burdens let Jesus Chris, put Ills should.
er under your burden. DO hear anyone
in the audience say II mean to attend To
that ailer while; Il is not just the time"
II is the time, for the simple reason that
you are sure Of no other; and God sends
you here this morning, and he sent me
here TO confront you with this message
a,, hanr Hat fshrfas a
To save your soul, and that IL you want To
be saved you may be saved. whatsoever
will, let him come" You will never find
any more convenient season than this
Some Oi you have been waiting 10. 90, 30,
40, 80 and 90 years. On some Of you the
snow has fallen. see Il on your brow
and yet you have not attended to those
duties which belong TO the very spring.
time of life. II is September with you now.
II is October with you. II is December with
you. am no alarmist. I simply know
this II man does not repent in this
world he never repen,s at all, and that
now il the accepted time, aud now is the
day Of salvation. Oh! put of this matter
no longer. DO not turn your back on
Jesus Christ, who comes To- save you. lest
you should lose your soul.
On Monday morning friend of mine
started from New York to celebrate her
birthday with her daughter in Virginia.
ON Saturday of the same week, just after
sunrise, ! stood at the gate Of Greenwood
waiting for her silcn, form to come In.
II is long journey To take In one week
from New York to Philadelphia, from
Philadelphia to Baltimore. from Balti
Torc To Washington. from Washington
To Virginia, from Virginia into the great
eternity. "what thy hand findeth Ia do,
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