Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-20
NEW SPRINGS OF JOY.
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I lNtlf Wilile why's, tue ilghtnlngS OF heaven
are his armed allies; the Lord is his Sbep-
/ herd, picking on, Tor him green pastures
\ by still waters; If ne walk forth, heaven ~
his body guard; if he liza down 30 sleep,
ladders of lisht, angel blossoming, are let
into his dreams; If ne he thirsty, the Do
tentaiee of heaven are ais cup hearers; il
De SIT down 10 food, his plain table blooms
into The Kings banquet. Men cay: Look
a! that Old fellow with the w0ru out coat"
the angels of God cry: Lift mp your
beads, ye everlasting gates, ard let him
come inn as.idious people cry: Get
or my front steps," tue doorkeepers CT
heaven cry: Come, you blessed of my
Father, inherit the kirgiomn When he
comes to die, though he may he carried
out in a pine box 10 the p0tter's field,
to thst potter's heid The chariOts Of Christ
viii eOme down, aud the cavslcide will
crowd al the bOnleyards of heaven.
bless Christ for the present satisfaction
Of religion. II makes man ali right with
reference TO the past; it makes a man ell
right with reference TO the future. Oh
these neither springs of comfort! They are
perennial. The foundation of God stand
eth sure having this seal, "The Lord kroR-
eth them that are his " THE mountains
shall depart and the hills be removed, but
my kindness shall not debert from thee,
neither shall the covenant of my peace be
removed, saith the Lord, who hath mercy
upon them" Oh cluster Of diamonds set
ia FURNISHED gold Or, neither springs of
comfort bursting through all the valleys
of trial and tribulatiOnl When you sea,
you Of the world, What satisfaction there
IL Or earth ia religion, do you not thirst
after it rs the daughter Of Caleb thirsted
after the water springs? It is no stsgnant
pond, scummed over with malaria, but
springs Of water leapiDg from the Rock Of
Ages Take up one cup OF that spring
water, and across the top of the chRlice
will float the delicate shadows OF the
heavenly wall, the yellow Of jasper the
green of emerald, the blue Of ssrdOnyx,
the fire OF jacinth.
IL is very fortunate we cannot see heaven
until we get into into It. On, Christian
man, il you could see what place it is,
We would never get you back again to the
Office or store OF shop, and the duties yOn
ought 10 perform would 20 neglected. l
am glad I shall not use that world until
enter IT, Suppose we were allowed to 90
On au excursion into that good land with
the idea Of returning When We got there,
and heard thu song, and looked at their
rapiured faces, aud mingled III the super
nal society, we Tould cry out let Us
stsy! We are coming here snyhow. Why
take the trouble of going back again TO
that old wOrlo? We ere here now; let us
stay And it would take
.,--.r.r ~, ,-ror r-N-cu
10 put Us out Of that world, if once We 20,
here. Bur ~ people who cannot afford
20 pay for ar entertainment sometimes
come arouud 10 snd lock through the door
aia-, or through The openings il the fence,
30 O. come aud look through the cIevices
iu that good land which God has provided
for ~. We can Just catch q glimpse OF It.
We come near enough 20 bear the ram
| bling of the eternal orchestra, though not
pear enough T. know who blows the corDet
Ut who fingers the harp Ny soul spreads
ont both wings and clepa them IN triumph
az the thought OF those upper spyinga. Oae
of them breaks from beneath the throne;
another breaks forth from beneath the al
tar Of the temple; another at the door OF
"the house Of many mansions" Upper
springs Of gladuessl Upper springs OF
heht! Upper Syringe st love! IL Is no
fancy of mine The Lamb which is in
the midst OF the throne shall lead them TO
/ living fountains of water"
wish 1 could stimulate you with these
/ thoughts. Oh Christian man, to the high
est possible exbilaTatiOn. The day Of
your deliverance is coming, Is coming. 1t
/ is rolling or with the shining wheels Of
he DAY. and the jet wheels Of the night.
Every thump of the heart is only ham
mer stroke striking off another chain OF
clay. Better scOur the deck and coil the
rope, the harbor is only Fix miles away
| Jesus VIII Cons down in the Narrow"
to meet you. Now is your salvation near
er than when when you believed.
! Unlofgiv5n mHp, uOparGCned man, will
you rot to-day make a caolce between
/ thsse two portions, between the ''sonth
lsndn Of THE world, which slopes 10 the
desert, and this Orious land which thy
| Father offers thee. running with eternal
water c0urses2 Why let your tongue be
consumed with thirst when there are the
neither Syringe and The upper springs COM
fort here, and glory hereafter?
Let me tell YOU my dear brother, that
TIE silliest and wickedees thing man
ever does is TO reject Jesus CHRIST. The
loss of the sonl is mistake that cannot be
corrected. It IS a downfall that knows no
alleviatiOu; it IL a ruin that Is remedllsssi
tvs a sickness that has no medicament; 1t
Ia a grave into which man goes but never
comes out Therefore, putting my hand
ON vour shoulder ss one brother puts bis
hand on the shoulder Of brother, l say
this day, be manly, aud
SURRENDER YOUR HEART TO CHRIST.
You have been long enOagh serving the
world; now begin to serve the Lord who
hou0ht Won. You have tried long enough
In carry these burdens; let Jesus Christ
put his shoulder under your burden. DO
I hear any one in the audience say: i
mean 10 attend to that after awhile; IS II
NOT lust the timer" 1t is the time, Tor
the simple reason that you are sure of
no other; aud God sends you here
this morning, and he sent me
here TO confront you with TINS message
and YOU must hear BOW that Christ dleo 10
save your soul and that if you want to be
saved YOU may ba saved. ''Whosoever
will. let him come" You will never ma
anv more convenient season than tins.
Some of you have been waiting ten, twenty.
thirty. forty, fifty and sixty years. On
some of YOU the snow has fallen. zee It
on your brow, and yet you have not at
tended to those duties which belong to the
very sprirgtime of life. It is September
with Won now, il is October with you, It Is
December with you. am no alarmist'
simply know this; if q man does not re-
nent in this world he nsyer repents at Gil,
md that now is the accepted time ana
row ;s the day Of salvation. Oh, put oil
this nstter 90 longer. Do not turn your
bacl on Jesus Christ who comes TO save
Won lest YOU should lose your soul.
On Monday morning q friend OF NINE
stortad from New York to celebrate her
hirtbdsv with her daughter in Virginia.
ION Saturday of the same week, Just after
sunrise. I stood st the gate Of Greenwood
waiting for her silent form to come in. IL
is a long Journey to take in one week
from New York 20 Philadelphia, from
Pbiladelphia TO Baltimore, from Baltimore
L. washington. from Washington to Vir-
giuia from Virginia into the great eter-
9ity. 'What thy hand fndsth to 90,
DO it."
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