Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-08-13

guilty. Prepare to die or believe in that
lload Stretch Yourself out for the sacri-
flee or accept the Saviour's sacrifice. Do
not fling away your one chance
HEAVEN WANTS you.
Ii seems To me ~ II all heaven were try
ing 10 bad in yours soul The first bid it
makes Is the tears OF Christ at the tomb of
Lazarus. but that is not high enough
price The next bid heaven makes is the
sweat of Gethsemane, but it is too cheap
price The next bid heaven makes seems
to be the whipped back of Pilates hall, but
it is not high enough price. CAN'T be pos
sible that heaven cannot buy you inf
Heaven tries once more. 1t says; Il bid
this time for that mans soul the tortures
of Christs martyrdom the blood ON his
temple. the blood on his cheek, the blood
on his chin, the blood on his hand. the
blood on his side, the blood on his knee, the
blood on his foot-the blood in drops, the
blood in rills, the blood in pools coagulated
beneath the cross. the blood that wet the
tips of the soldiers spears, the blood that
FLASHED warm in the faces OF his enemies"
Glory TO Cod that bid wins It'll The
highest price that was ever paid for any
thing was paid for your soul Nothing
could buy it but blood The estranged
property is bought back. Take it. You
have sold yourselves for naught; and ye
shall he redeemed without money" o
atoning blood, cleansing blood, life giving
blood, sanctifying blood, clarifying blood
of JesusI Why not burst into tears at the
thought that for thee he shed it-for thee
the hard hearted, for thee the losts
NO" says some one; II will have moth
ing TO do with it except that, like the enc
~ ,hrf.t 1 .t,fl hath bando MT
that carnage and scoop up both palms full,
and throw it on my head and cry, His
blood be on us and on our childrenpn Can
you dosuch a shocking thing as thati just
rub your handkerchief across your brow
and look mt it, It is the blood of the Son
Of God whom you have despised and driven
back all these years. Oh do not do that
any longer! Come out boldly and frankly
and honestly, and tell Christ you are sorry.
You cannot afford to so roughly treat him
upon whom everything depends.
BEWARE BEwARRl
do not know how you will get away
from this subject You see that you are
sold ont, and that Christ wants to buy you
back. There are three persons who come
after you today-God the Father, God the
Son aud God the Holy Ghost. They unite
their three omnipotences in one movement
for your salvation. You will not take up
arms against the triune God, will your Is
there enough muscle in your arm for such
a combat By the highest throne in heaven,
and by the deepest chasm III hell, beg you
look out Unless you allow Christ TO carry
away your sins, they will carry you away
Unless you allow Christ to lift you up.
they win drag you down. There is only
one hope for you, and that is the blood.
Christ the sin offering, bearing your trans
gressions. Christ, the surety, paying your
debts. Christ, the divine Cyrus. loosening
your Babylonish captivity.
Would you not like to be freeY Here is
the price of your liberation--not money,
but blood. | trembe from head TO foot,
not because | fear your presence, but be-
cause fear that you will miss your chance
for immortal rescue. This is the alterna-
tive divinely put, He that believeth on
the Son shall have everlasting life; and he
that believeth not on the Son shall not see
life, but the wrath OF God abideth on him.
In the last day, If you now reject Christ,
every drop of that sacrifcial blood, instead
Of pleading for your release as it would
have pleaded il you had repented, will
plead against you.
o Lord God Of the judgment dayl avert
that calamityl Let us see the quick flash
of the scimeter that Stays the sin but saves
the sinner. Strike omnipotent God for
the souls deliverancel Beat, o eternal
seal with all thy waves against the barren
beach Of that rocky soul and make it
tremble Oh, the oppressiveness of the
hour, the minute, the second on which the
souls destiny quiyers, and this is that
hour that minute, that secondl
ALL MAY BE SAVED.
Some years ago there came down fierce
storm on the seacoast, aud "A vessel got in
the breakers and was going to pieces.
They threw IN some signal of distress and