The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10

ggres that II \. the old scoundrel himself.
Visible are the very teeth with which he
CRASHED against the lsraslitlsh brick makers.
There are the sockets Of the mereiless eyes
with which he looked upon the overburdened
people Of God. There Is the hair that iioated
in the bree2. of the Red Sea There are the
very lips with Which he commanded them TO
make bricks without straw Thousands OF
years afterward, when the wrappings OF the
mummy were nrolled, old PharOah liftedup
his arm as il Ia implorat'op, but his skinny
bones cannot again clutch his shattered
sceptre, He is dead lion, And is not any
man now living, in the fact that he has OPP
portnnity OF repentance and salvation, better
ON thsn any of those departed ones who, by
authority or possessions of influence, were
positively leonine, and yet wickeds
What h thing % congratulate you on IS
ybur lifel Why IL is worth more than an
the gene Of the universe kndled into one
precious stone. am alive What does that
mean9 Why, ii mears that still have all
opportunity Of being saved myself and help
iSg others to be saved, To be slivel Why
1t means that l have yet another chance to
correct my ISi-t mistakes and make sure
work for heaven. Alive, are we? Come, let
us celebrate ii by new resolutions, new self
examination, new conservation and "A new
career, The smallest aud most insignificant
to-day Is worth TO us more than five hundred
NtSttTuiNS VI 'ic HiNo@
emit, let us get pardon for all this past and
security for all the future. Where are our
forgiven sirs9 | don't know. God don't
know sither, He says: "Your rlDs and In
iqlIities will remember no more
What encouragement In the text FOR all
Christian workers. Despair of no ones Sal
vaton While there is life there is hope.
when I'm England young lady asked for a
class in Sunday-school, the superintendent
said, tBetter go out on tho street and get
your own class She brought In ragged
and filthy boy. The superintendent gave
him good apparel In /. few Sundays he
absented himse (, Inquiry discovered that
in street fight he had his decent apparel
torn off. He was brought in and a second
time respectfully clad After few Sundays
lie again disappeared and it was found that
he was again ragged and wretched. Then"
said the teacher I'VE can do nothing with
him." But the superintendent fitted him up
again and started him again.
After awhile the gospel took hold Of hin,
and his heart changed He started for the
ministry and became foreign missionary,
and on heather grounds lived and translated
the Scriptures. and preached until among
the most illustriot,s names of the church or
earth and in heaven is ths name of glorious
Robert Morrison. Go forth and save the lost
ana remember howel depravefi however
ragged, and however filthy and Gn3one a
tnllU tSf Of Il man is Ut u No1ltu lItf
worth an effort / would rather have theit
opportunity than any that will ever be given
to those who lived in magnificent sin and
splendid unrighteousness and then wrap their
gorgeous tapestry around them and without u
prayer expired Better is a living dog than
q dead lion.
In the great day it will be found that the
last shah be first. There are in the gTog
shops and in the haunts of iniquity today
those who will yet be models of holiness and
preach Christ to the people. In yonder group
of yotirg men who came here with no useful
purpose there is one who will yet live for
Christ and perhaps die for him. In pulpit
stood a stranger preaching and he said
THE last time | was in this church was fif
teen years ago, and the circumstances were
peculiar Three Young men had come ex
pecting to disturb the service, and they had
stones in their pockets which they expected
to hurl at the preacher. One of the youHg
men referred to refused to tIse part in ths
assault, and the Others, in disgust at his cow
ardice. left the building. One of the three
was hanged for forgery. Another isin prison,
condemned to death for murder. | was the
third, but the grace of God saved me
My hearers, give no one up. The case may
seem desperate but the grace of God likes to
undertake a deadlift. proclaim it this day
TO all the people--Free Giacel Living and
dying, bs that my theme-Free Gracei
Sound it across the continent sound it across
the seas--Free Grace Spell out those words
in flowers, lift them in arches build them in
thrones, roll them in oratorios--Free Gracel
That will yet Edenize the earth and people
heaven with nations redeemed. Free race
Salvation Oh, the Joyful sound,
IT'S pleasant to cur ears,
A sovereign balm for every wound,
A cordial for our fears,
Buried in sorrow ard in sill
At deaths dark door We lay,
But we arise by grace divine
To see a heavenly day