West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14

boats and the very last man got on the rocks
In safety, you could not control your Joy.
And IL n q glad tune when the Church OF
God sees men who arc tossed on the ocean Of
Jesus.
Oh, when prod gals como home Just hear
thoss Christians sing. just hear those Chris
ttans pray. IL IL not a stereoty ped suppl ca
tion we have heard over ADD over again for
twenty years, bat a putting OF the case in
the hands OF Col with an imp0rtunat9 plead
Ing. NO long prayers. Men never pray az
great length unless they have nothing 20
say and their hearts are hard and co;d. An
the prayers I'm the Bible that were answered
were short prayers: God he merciful 20 mo
a sinner" Lord, that / may receive my
sight" lord, save me or perish" The
longest prayer, prayer at the
dedication OF the Temple. less than eight
minutes In length, according to the ordinary
rate OF enumeration.
And just hear their pray now that the
prodlgals are coming home. Just sec them
shake hands. No putting forth OF the four
tips OF the fingers in a formal way. but q
hearty grasp, where the muscles of the heart
seem TO clench the fingers OF one hand around
the other. And then see those Christian
faces. how lumined they are. And zee that
old man get up aud with the same voice that
ne sang fifty years ago I'm tho old country
Westinghouse, say: Now, Lord, lettest Thou
Thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes
have seen Thy sllyation.i There was a man
- - aNA0 AAANO ~ ~ III IIIIN4
OF persecution, and ono day hs got of hi
s~hackies and he came aud stood by tho prison
door, and whom the IA Ter was opening the
door, with one St. oke he struck down the
man who had incarcerated him. Passing
along the streets OF London, he wondered
where his family was de did not dare
to ask lest he excite suspicion. but,
passing, along a little way from the
prison. he saw a Keith tankard, q cup that
belonged to the family from generation to
generation-he saw II In n window. His
family, hoping that some day no would get
olser, came and lived as near as they could
to the prison house, and they set that Keith
tankard in the window. hoping ho would see
IL; and he came along and saw 10, and
knocked at the door, and went In,
and the long absent family were all
tozethor again. Oh, II you would start
for tho kingdom OF God to-day, l think some
OF you would find nearly all your friends ard
and nearly all your families around tho holy
tankard OF the holy communion-tathers,
mothers, brothers, sisters around that sacred
tankard which Commentaries the love OF
Jesus Christ our Lord. Oh, 10 will be a great
communion day when your whole family sits
around the sacred tankard. One on earth,
one in HEAVIER. -
V. Once more l remark, that when the
prodigal gets back the inhabitants OF heaven
keep festival. j I'm very certain of it.
il you have never sean a telegraphio
chart. o have no idea how many cities are
connected together and how many lands.
HN.A 49, 49, SAhae - kAG "a III
seem articulated. and news flies from city to
CITY, and from continent 20 continent
But more rapidly 20 the tidinRs from
earth TO heaven, and when q prodiQal
returns 10 is announced before the throne OF
God. And IL thess souls this morning should
enter tho kingdom there would be some one
In the heavenly kingdom to say: THAT my's
father" that's my mother ''thet's my
SON" that's my daughter that's my
friend" that the one | used to pray for"
that's tue one for whom / wept so many
tears, y and one soul would say "Hosinna!h
and another soul would say, "Hallelu 'ahl'
Pleased with the news the salnis below
Ia songs their tongues employ;
Beyond the ski ee The tidiDQs 20,
And heaven Is niel with Joy.
"Nor angels can their Joy contain,
But kindie with new Are:
The sinner lost Is found, they sing,
And strike the sounding lyFe.'
At the banquet OF Lucullus sat Cicero the
orator, at the Macedonian festal sat PhiliT,
Socrates the philosopher; but at our Fathers
table sit all the returned pro1igals. more
than ~conquerors. The table ia SO wide its
leaves reach across seas and across lands.
It's guests are the redeemed OF earth and
tho glorihed OF heaven. The ring OF
Gods forgiveness on every hand, the robe of
q Saviours rightcousne s Hdro p from every
shoulder. The wine that Rlows in the cups
IS from the bowls OF ten thousand sacramenrs
Let all the redeemed OF earth and all the
glorified OF heaven rise. and With cleaning
chnlice drink to the return OF y thousan |
prodtgals. Sing! s'ns! singl Worthy Is
the Lamb that was slain 10 receive bless 'ng
and riches and honor and glory and power,
world without end"