The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-02-21
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out forever, unless there be some skill
full mode of rescue open. The police OF
death already begin to clamor for our
surrender; but, blessed be God, there is
way out. 1t is through the window,
and by rope so saturated with the
blood of the cross that it is as red as
that with which the spies were lowered;
and II once our souls shall be delivered,
then, the scarlet cord stretched across
the window of our escape, we may defy
all bombardment, earthly and Satanic.
In the first place, carrying out the
idea of my text, we must stretch this
scarlet cord across the window of our
rescue. There comes a time when a man
is surrounded. What is that in the front
door of his soul? 1t is the thre atenings
of the future. What is that in the back
door of his soul? 1t is the sins Of the
past. He can not get out Of either of
those doorways. If he attempts it he
will be cut to pieces. What shall he do?
Escape through the window of Gods
mercy. That sunshine has been pour
ing in for many day. Gods inviting
mercy. Gods pardoning mercy. Gods
all conquering mercy. Gods everlasting
mercy. But, you say, the window is so
high. All, there is rope, the very one
with which the cross and its victim were
lifted. That was strong enough to hold
Christ, and it is strong enough to hold
you. Bear all your weight upon it, all
your hopes for this life, all your hopes
for the life that is to come. Escape now
through the window. "But," you say,
shat cord is too small to save me; that
salvation will not do at all for such a
sinner as have been" Isuppose that
the rope with which Rahab let the two
spies to the ground was not thick enough;
but they took that or nothing. And, my
dear brother, that is your alternative.
There is only one scarlet line that can
save you. There have been hundreds
and thousands who have been
borne away in safety by that
scarlet line. and it will bear you away
in safety. Do you notice what a very
narrow escape those spies had? sup
pose they came with flustered cheeks
and excited heart. They had a very
escape. They went in the broad
door of sin; but how did they come out?
They came out of the window. They
went up by the stairs of stone; they
came down on a slender thread. And
so, my friends, we GO easily and una
into sin, and all the doors are
open: but if we get out at all it will be
by being let down over precipices, wrig-
Cling and helpless, the strong grip above
keeping US from being dashed to pieces
on the rocks beneath. 1t is easy to get
into sin, young man. 1t is not so easy
to get out of it.
A young man goes to the marble coun
ter of hotel. He asks for a brandy
so, l suppose, because it
snashes the man that takesit. There is
no intoxication in it. AS the young man
receives it he does not seem to be 1T all
excited. 1t does not give any glossiness
to the eye. He walks home in beauti-
ful apparel, and all his prospects are
brilliant. That drink is not going to
destroy him, but it is the first step on
bad road. Years have passed on, and l
see that young man after he has gone the
whole length Of dissipation. 1t is mid
night, and he is in hOtel-perhaps the
very one where he took the first drink. A
is on him. He rises from the
BED and comes to the window and it is
EASILY lifted; so he lifts it. Then he
pushes back the blinds and puts his foot
IN the window sill. Then he gives one
'pring, and the Waterman finds his dis
figured body, unacceptable, on the
pavement. o, if he had only waited
ittle-if he had come down on the scar
ct ladder that Jesus holds from the
vail for him, and for you, and for me;
,utno, he made one jump and was gone.
A minister of Christ was not long ago
dismissed from his diocese for intoxica-
ion, and in public meeting he gave
his account of his sorrow. He said: II
lad beautiful home once, but strong
rink shattered it. l had beautiful
but this fiend Of rum took
heir dimpled hands in his and led them
o the grave. / had a wife-to know her
vas to love her; but she sits in wretch
dness tonight, while l wander over the
Earth. had a mother and the pride of
Ter life was i; but the thunderbolt
truck her. now have scarcely friend
n the world. Taste of the bitter cup l
lave tasted and then answer me as to
whether have any hatred for the agency
f my ruin. Hate it! hate the whole
aiming traffic. would to God tonight
hat every distillery was in flames, for
hen in the glowing sky would write in
he smoke of the ruin: Woe to him
hat putteth the bottle to his neighbOr's
ips.'" That minister of the Gospel
Tent in through the broad door of tempt
ton; he came out Of the window.
And when l see the temptations that
re about US in all countries, and when
know the proclivities to sin that are in
very mans heart, see that if any of
s escape twill be very narrow escape.
}, If we have, my friends, got of from
ur sin, let US tie the scarlet thread by
which we have been saved across the
Window. Let US do it in praise of Him
whose blood dyed it that color. Let it
70 in announcement Of the fact that we
hall no more be fatally assaulted.
There is now no condemnation to them
hat are in Christ Jesus" Then let all
he forces of this world come up in cav
Try charge and let spirits of darkness
ONE on, an internal storming party,
tempting to take your soul, this rope
visited from these words, THE blood of
esus Christ cleanseth from all sin, will
Iurl them back defeated forever.
Still further, we must take this red
ord of the text and stretch it across the
rindow of our households. When the
sraelitish army came up against Jeri-
no, they said: What is that in the
rindow?" Some one said: THAT is a
carlet line" 60" said some one else,