Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-05-22

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bowl for his baptism; give him full right 10
all the privileges OF the church OF Jesus
Christ"
Do not say you have never been invited.
invite you now TO the Kings feast. One and
all Ali! An But go further aud tell you
that the angels are ready. Some people think
when we speak about angels we are getting in
TO the region Of fancy. They say it is very
we'll for man when he has Just entered the
ministry topresch about the angels IN Heaven,
but after he has gone on further II is hardly
worth while. Nv friends, there is not any
more evidence in the Bible that there is God
than that there are Angels. Did they not
swarm around Jacobs ladder? When Lazl-
us's soul went up did they not escort it? Did
not David say, "The chArio.s of God are
twenty thousand even thousands Of Angels7"
Are they not represented as the chief har-
yesters OF the judgment dsy9 Did not one
nigel In one night slay 1870 900 of Senna-
oherib's troops?
Oh, yes, our world Is iu conmu 1ication With
two other worlds. All that Communication Is
by angels When bad man i3 TO die, a man
who has despissd God and rejected tho Cos
pei. the bad spirits come on sulphurous wing
and they shackle him, and trI to push him OF
the precipices into the ruin, aud they lift q
guffaw of diabolical exultAtion. But there is q
line OF angel, bright aud beautiful and loving
angels, mighty angels, reaching all the
way from earth 10 Heaven, and when Others
gather Ike them | suppose the air Is full OF
them. They hover They Git about. ThGE
push down iniquty from your heart. They
are ready 10 rejoice.
Look There ia an anysl from the
throne OF God. One moment ago it stood
before Christ AMI heard the doIoogy
Of the redsemsi /! is here now. Brignt
immortal. what news from the golden city3
Speak, spirit blest The answer comes melt
ing on the air Come, COM, for all things are
now ready Angels ready ~ bear the hdings
Angels resdy to drop the tene1ict'on. Angels
ready to sindle the joy. All ready. Ready
cherubim an serAphm. Ready, thrones ane
principslites and powers Ready. Michael
the archangel
Yea, 20 further and say that your glorlhed
kindred are ready. have not any sympathy
with modern spiritualism. Ibelieve il IL born
n perdition. When l see the ravag ges |
makes with human intellects, when rec the
homes II has devastated, when | see the bad
I morals that very often follow in its wake, |
have no faith in modern spirituAlism. ]
think If John MltOu and George Whitfield
have not anything better to do than TO crawl
under Rochester tables and rattle the leaves,
they had better stay home in gio-y. But the
Bible distinctly tcsc'es that the glorihed in
heaven are in sympathy vito our rc1emption.
Now, suppose you should pass into the king
dom OF God this morning, suppose you should
say 81 sm done with the sins OF this world.
lie upon all these f0iltes . Christ | take
thee now, | take thy service, respond to :hy
love- thine am forever" Why, before the
tear OF repentance had dried on your check,
before your frat prayer had closed the angel
itsnding with the MESA &c for thy soul would
:ry upward, "lle is coming" and angels
| )osing in midnir would cry upward, "Ho "a
'omlng!" all A'onS the line Of light from doos'
way to doorway, from wing tip to wing tip,
he news would so upssrd till 1t reached the
yate, and then 1t would fash 10 the house OF
many mansions ami nni yolr kindred out.
md thoss 6eto;1 the th.oa, would say Re
oice with me, my prayers are answered. Give
ne another harp with which ID strike the Joy
saved, saved, saved"
| Now. my friends il Cars. il ready, AMI
lie Holy Ghost ia ready, an tina church IA
eRly, and the Ange's OF God are ready, and
'our glorlaed kindred are readv. are you
| ready? | give with tie emphasis of my soul
The question, "Are YOU ready" II you do no:
get Into the kings feast II will b. because you
10 not accept the earnest invitation. Arm
stretched out soaked with blood from elbow
10 finger TIP lips quiyerinG in mortal anguish,
two eyes beaming everlasting love while he
iAys, Come, come, come, for all things are
now ready"
Old man, God has been waiting for thee
long years. Would that sonlc tear OF repen-
lance might trickle down thy wrinkled che k.
Has not Christ done enough in feeding thee
snd clothing thee all this, years to win from
thee one word OF gratitude? Come, all the
young. Christ is the fatrest OF the fair. Wat
not till thy heart gets hard. Come, the far
thest away from Christ Drnuksrd, Chris
can put out tho FIRE of that thirst. He can re
store thy broken home He can break tina
shackle. Come nov, to-day, and get his par
don and its strength. Libertine, Christ knew
where you were last night. He knows all th'
story OF thy sin. Come to him this day HI
will wash away thy sin, and he will thro'
thy feet foul with hell, thy laughter the hor
70, Of the street--0 Mary MagdAlenl Christ
waits for thee.
Aud the one farther of, farther of Than
have mentioned, case not 81 hopeful a. any
have mentioned, self-righteous man, feeling
thyseIf all right, having no need OF Chris
no need OF pardon, no need of help.
self-righteous man! dost thou think in thos,
rags thou cAnst enter the feast7 Thou cans
not Gods servants at the gate would tea
on thy robe and leave thee naked at the gate
o self-righteons mani the last TO oomt
Come to the feast. Come, repent of thy sir
Come, take Christ for thy portion
Day OF grace going away. Shadows on tn
cltY reaching farther and farther over tn
plain. The banquet has already begun. Chri'
has entered into that banquet TO which 20
are invited. The guests are taking thei
places. The servant of the king has his han
on the door Of the banqueting-room, and b
begins to swing it shut. Now is your time
go in. Now is my time to enter. must S
in. You must go in. He is swinging tn
door shut. Now, it is half shut. Now it
three-fourths shut. Now, il is Just ala
After awhile il will be forever shut
Why will 20 waste on trifiing cares
That life which Gods compassion sparesf
,, While in the endless round OF thought
The ono thing needful is forgot