The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-17

cnce, were positively leonine, and yet
wicked?
What thing to congratulate you
Oh is life. Why, it is worth more
than all the gems of the universe
kindled into one precious stone L
am alive! What does that mean?
Why, it means that I still have all
opportunity of being saved myself,
and helping others to be saved. To
be alive! Why, it means that L have
yet another chance to correct my
past mistakes, and make sure work
| for heaven. Alive, are we? Come,
, J = us celebrate it by new resolutions,
new Sclf-oXanlinatiOns. new consecra-
ton, and II new career. The smallest
and most significant to day is worth
to us more than five hundred ycstcr-
days. Taking advantage of the pres
ent, let us get pardon for all the past,
and security for all the future Whore
are our forgiven sins? [ don't know.
God don't know, either. He says.
"Your sins and iniQuitics will [ re-
member no moro"
What encouragement in the text
for all Christian workers! Despair of
no ones salvation. While there is
life there is hope. When in England
Il young lady asked for class in a
Sunday school, the superintendent
said. Better go out on the street
and get your class" She brought in
ragged and filthy boy The super
intendcnt gave him good apparel In
few Sundays he abSentcd himself.
Inquiry discovered that in street
fight he had his decent apparel torn
oft. He was brought in and q second
time respectfully clad. After few
Sundays he again disappeared, and it
was found that he WAS again ragged
and wrctchcd. "Thcn,' said tho
teacher. 'w" can do nothing with
him" But the superintendent fitted
him up again and started him agnin.
After Il while the gospel took hold of
him and his heart changed. He start
ed for the ministry and become u
foreign missionary and on heathen
grounds lived, and translated the
scripture, and preached, until among
the most llluStrious names of tho
church on earth and in heaven is
the name of glorious Robert NIorri-
son. Go forth and save the lost,
and remember however filthy and
undonc child is, or a man is, or n
woman is, they arc worth an effort.
L would rather have their opportuni-
ty than any that will ever be given
to those who lived in magnificent sin
and splendid mrighteousness and
then wrapped their gorgeous tapestry
around them and without prayer eX-
pircd. ''Bctter is living dog than a
dead lion"
In the great day it will be found
that the last shall be first. There
are the grog- shops and in the haunts
of iniquity to-day those who will yet
be models Of holiness and preach
| Christ to the people. In yondc1
group of young men who came here
with no useful purpose, there is one
who will yet live for Christ and per
haps die for Him. In n pulpit stood
stranger preaching, and he said:
"Ihe last time | was in this church
was fifteen years ago, and the circum-
stances were peculiar. Three young
men had come, expecting to disturb
the service, and they had stones in
their pockets, which they yexpect-
ed to hiul ut the preacher One Of
the young men referred to refused to
take part in the assault, and the
others, III disgust ut his cowardicc,
left the building Ono Of the three
was hanged for forgery. Another is
III prison, condemned to death for
murder. [ was the third, but the
grace of God saved me-" My nearer,
give no one up. The case may seem
desperate, but the grace of God likes
to undertake dead lift [ proclaim
it this day to all the pcoplc-frce
grace. Living mu dying, be that my
themc-frcc grace, Sound it across
the continent, sound it across the
Seas--frec grace. Spell out those
words III flowers, lift them in arches,
build them in thrones, roll them in
oratorios-G'cc grace! That will yet
Edcnizc the earth and people heaven
with nations redeemed. Free grace.
Salvation! On the joyful sound,
Tis pleasure to our ears,
sovereign balm for every wound.
cordial for Jur fears.
Buried in sorrow and in sin
At deaths dark door we lay;
But we arise by grace divine,
TO see hca"cnly day.
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