Connecticut western news., 1891-08-13

ized that they do not want a religion of blood. What do you wantf You seem to want a religion of brains. The Bible says, "In the blood is the life." No atonement without blood Ought not the apostle to know9 What did he say2 ''Ye are redeemed not with cor ruptible things, such as silver and gold, but by the precious blood of Christ" You put your lancet into the arm of our holy religion and withdraw the blood, and you leave it mere corpse, fit only for the grave Why did God command the priests of old to strike the knife into the kid, and the goa4y and the pigeon, and the bullock, and the lambf It was so that when the blood rushed out from these animals on the floor of the ancient tabernacle the people should be compelled to think of the coming carnage of the Son of God No blood, no atonement.
 think that God intended to impress us with vividness of that color. The green of the grass, the blue of the sky, would not have startled and aroused us like this deep crimson. It Is as If God had said: ''Now, sinner, wake up and see what the Saviour endured for you This is not water This is not wine. It is blood. It is the blood of my own Son. It is the blood of the Immaculate. It Is the blood of God" Without the shed. ding of blood is no remission. There has been many a man who in courts of law has pleaded mot guilty" who nevertheless has been condemned be cause there was blood found on his hands, or blood found In his room. And what shall we do in the last day If it be found that we have recrucif1ed the Lord of Glory and have never re pented of it9 You must believe in the blood or die. No escape. Unless you let the sacrifice of Jesus go in your stead you yourself must suffer It Is either Christ's blood or your blood. "Oh," says some one, thought of blood sickens me-" Good. God in tended it to sicken you with your sin. Do not act as though you had nothing to do with that Calvarian massacre. You had. Your sins were the imple ments of torture Those implements were not made of steel and iron and wood, so much as out of your sins Guilty of this homicide. and this regi- eide, and this deicide, confess your guilt today. Ten thousand voices of heaven bring in the verdict against you of guilty, guilty. Prepare to die, or believe in that blood Stretch your self out for the sacrifice. or accept the Saviour's sacrifice Do not fling away your one chance. .+.S#.1. aa
 It seems to me as If all heaven were trying to bid in your soul. The first bid it makes is the tears of Christ at the tomb of Lazarus; but that is not a high enough price. The next bid heaven makes is the sweat of Geth. semane; but 1t 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 it be possible that heaven cannot buy you in7 Heaven tries once more. It says "I 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 bis foot-the blood in drops, the blood in rills, the blood in pools coagnlated be, heath the cross; the blood that wet the tips of the soldiers spears, the blood that plashed warm in the faces of his enemies" ..'....
 Glory to God, that bid wins it The highest price that was ever paid for anything was paid for your soul. Moth. ing could buy it but blood. The es tranged property is bought back Take it. "Ye have sold yourselves for naught; and ye shall be redeemed without money" o atoning blood, cleansing blood, life giving blood, sanctifying blood, glorifying blood of Jesusl Why not burst into tears at the thought that for thee he shed it--for thee the hard hearted, for thee the lost2 eTis as.3 HIS BLOOD BE ON US.
 No" says some one; 'T will have nothing to do with 1t except that. like the enemies of Christ, put both my hands into that carnage and scoop up both palms full, and throw 1t on my head and cry, His blood be on us and on our childrenr" Can you do such shocking thing as that9 Just rub your handkerchief across your brow and look at 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. 50 roughly treat him upon whom everything depends.
 do not know how you will get away from this subject You see that you are sold out, and that Christ wants to buy you back There are three per sons who come after you today God the Father, God the Son, and 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 you3 Is there enough muscle in your arm for such combat2 By the highest throne In heaven, and by the deepest chasIn in 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 will drag you down. There is only one hope for you, and that is the blood. Christ, the sin offering, bearing your transgressions. Christ, the surety, pay. ing your debts. Christ, the divine Cy rus, loosening your Babylonish captiv ity. a.s.
 DO YOU WANT TO BE FREE?
 Would you not like to be free2 Here