The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-01-29
AN INVITATION TO ALL,
DR.. TALMAGE CHOOSES THE MAGIC
WORD "COME" FOR A TEXT.


guage.
BROOKLYN, Jan, IS.--Dr. Talmagc
preached the following. sermon this
morning to an ovcril0wu: congregation
in the Academy of Mu>i', this city. ut |
night. when The Christi n Herald ser
vice was held in the New York Acade- |
my of Music. fully six thousand per-
sons were masscd in the large build |
iDg. A marked solcmnity pcrvadcd
the assembly, and at its close many
persons IN various parts Of the house
rose at the invitation Of the preacher to
ask for prayers for their salvation. DR..
DR.. Talmage chose the fol owing texts
for his sermon: "Come' (Gch. VI, IS):
Come" (Rcv. xxi, lO.
Imperial, tender and all persuasive
is this word "Comc." Six hundred and
seventy-eight times is it found in the
Scriptures. 1t stands at tic trout cate
Of the Bible as in my first text, inviting
antediluvians into Noah's ark, and it
stands at the other gate Of the Bible rs
in my second text, inviting the ostdi-
luyians into the ark OF a Saviour'S rcr-
cy. "Comc" is only a word o. four
letters, but ii is the queen Of words, and
nearly the entire nation Of Engllsh
vocabulary bows to its scepter. 1t is
an ocean into which empty ten thous-
and rivers Of meaning. Other words
drive, but this bcckUns.
All moods of feeling hath that word
Come" Sometimes 1t wccps and
sometimes it laughs. Sometimes it
rrays, sometimes it tempts and some
times 1t destroys. 1t sounds from the
door of church and from the scragl:os OF
Sin, from the gates of heaven and the
gates OF he'll. II is conlluent and accres-
cent Of all power. 1t is the helrcss o
most OF the past and the alm"ncr o
most Of the future. "Comc" N"u may
pronounce it so that all the heavens will
be heard in its cadcnccs, or pronounce
1T so that all the woes Of time and cter-
nifty shall rcvcrbcratc in It's one sylla-
bic. 1t is on the lip Of saint and pro-
iligate. 1t is The myhlicst Of all solic-
tanis either for good or bad.
'COHES" SOMETIMES WAR.
You must remember that in many
cases our "Comc' has a miuhtier
Come" to conquer before it has any
effect al all. just give me the accurate
census, the statistics, Of how many are
down in fraud, in drunkenness. in ~am-
bling, in impurity. or in vice OF any sort.
and will give YOU the accurate census
or statistics OF how many have been
slain by the word "COmc." "Cumc
aad click wine glasses with me III this
ivory bar.' "Cumc and sec what we
can win at this gaming table," "C0mo,
enter with me this doubtful speculation. ~
'Come with me aud read those in,lcl
tracts on ChriStianitv.n "Comc with
me to a place OF bad amurcmrN,." ="
Come with me III " 4ay hout thruuLh
underground New NOrk.N If in TINS
city there are twenty thousand who arc
down in moral character, then twenty
thousand fell under the rowU Of Tie
word "Comc."
was reading of q wife whose Husband
had been OvCrlhlOwn by strong drink
and she went to The saloon were he Was
ruined. and she said. "Givc me back my
hushand.' And thc bartender. point
ing to maudin and battered man
browsing III the corner Of tic barrOom.
sad: "Iherc he is. Jim. wake up.
here's your wife come for Nou.' And
the woman said: "Do You call that my
husband? What havc you been doiuy
with him? Is that the manly brow ::
Is that tho clear eve: ls that thc
noble heart that 1 married: What vile
tru. have you given him that has turned
him into licnd? Take your tiger claws
of Of him. UncOil those serpent folds
OF evil habit that are crushing him.
Give me back my husband, the one with
whom | stood at the altar ten years ago.
Gave him back to me-" Victim was
nT ni ,
the word "Come!'
LET US HARNESS THIS WORD FOR
GOOD.
Now we want all the world over to
harness this word for good as others
have harnesscd it for evil. and Il will
draw the five continents and tho seas be-
tween them, yea, It i'll draw the whole
earth back to the God from which it ha,
wandered. 1t ls that wooins and per-
suasivc work that will lead men 10 Give
up their sins. Was skcptcism ever
brought into love Of the truth bv an cbul-
lltion Of hot words aSains; inIdclity:
Was ever the blasphemer stopped in his
oaths by dcnuncalion of bias ,hcmv:
was ever a drunkard weaned from his
cups Dy the temperance lecturers MINI
lcry OF staggering stcpand hiccough: No.
1t was: "Come with me 10 church to-
day and hear our singing "Comc and
let me introduce you to n Christian man
whom you will DC sure to admire"
Come with me into associations that
are cheerful and good and inspiring;
Come with me into JOY such rs you
never before expercnccd.n
With that word which has done SO
much for others l approach you to-day.
Are you all right with God? mo-" YOU
say, 81 think not; am sometimes
alarmed when | think of him; fear
Will not be ready to meet him IN the
last day; my hear: - not right with |
Godp Come then and have it made
right. Through the Christ who died to |
save you, come! What is the use in
wattng? The Longer you wait the rurlh-
er off you are, and the deeper You arc
down. Strike out for heaven. You re-
member that few years ago steamer
called the Princess Alice with n crowd |
of excursionists aboard, sank in the
Thames, and there was ali awful
sacrifice of life. a bOatmau from the