Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-19
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oropl dropl Look at the naiIs How wids
the wounds are! Wider do they cape as
his body comes down upon them. Obi
this crucifi lion agony Tears melting into
tears. Blood flowing into blood. Dark
ness dropping on darkness. Hands of
men Joined with hands of devils to tear
apart the quivering heart of the Son of
God
WILL You ACCEPT THE KIsss
Oh. will he never speak again. VIII
that crimson face never light up agains He
will speak again; while the blood Is suffus-
ing his brow. and reddening his check, and
gathering on nostril and lip, and you think
he is exhausted and cannot speak, he cries
out until al the ages bear him Father,
forgive them. they know not what they
dol" Is there no emphasis in such a scene
rs that to make your dry eyes weep and
voul hard heart break VIII you turn
your back upon It, and say by your actions
what the jews said by their words; His
blood Re on rs, and on our children"
what DOES it ali mean, ny brother, my sis
teri Why, ii means that for our lost race
there was Il fathers kiss. Love brought
him down Love opened the gate. Love
led to the sacrifice. Love shattered the
grave. Love lifted him up ia resurrection.
Sovereign Lowell Omnipoient love. Infinite
Lowell Bleeding love Everlasting love-
Oh, for this love let rocks and hills
Their lasting silence break;
And AL harmonious human tongues
The Saviour praises speak.
Now, will you accept that Fathers kisss
Tie Holy Spirit comes to you with his
arousing, melting, alarming, inviting yivi-
fving influence Hearer, what creates in
thee that unrest? Ii is the Holy Ghost
What influence now tells thee that it is
time to fly, that tomorrow may be too
late; that there is one door, one road, one
cross, one sacrifice, one JesusY 1t is the
Holy Ghost.
THE LORD Is GOING TO SAVE YOU.
Ny most urgent word is to those who,
like the young man of my text, are great
way off, and they will start for home and
they will get home They will yet preach
the Gospel, and on communion days carry
around the consecrated bread, acceptable
to everybody because of their holy life and
their consecrated behavior. The Lord is
going to save you. Your home has got to
be rebuilt. Your physical health has got
to he restored Your worldly business has
got TO be reconstructed. The church of
lIOu IL HOllE 10 9bhi hisNiPAN
ship. You are not Gospel hardened. You
have not heard or read many sermons dur
ing the last few years You do not weep,
but the shower is not far off. You sigh,
and you have noticed that there is always
a sigh in the wind before the rain falls.
There are those who would give any
thing if they could find relief in tears.
They say: 'Oh, my wasted lfel Oh, the
bitter past. Oh the graves over which !
have stumbled Whittier shall hyi Alas
for the futurel Everything is dark-so
dark, SO dark God help mel God pity
me!v Thank the Lord for that last utter
ance You have begun to pray, and when
a man begins to petition, that sets all
heaven flying this way, and God steps in
and beats back the hounds of temptation
to their kennel, and around about the poor
wounded soul puts the covert of his par
doning mercy. Harkl | hear something
! fall. What was that IL is the bars of the
fence around the sheepfold. The shepherd
! let's them down. and the hunted sheep OF
the mountain bound in; some Of them
their fleece torn with the brambles, some
| of them their feet lame with the dogs; but
bounding in Thank God! Saved for
time, and saved for eternity.