Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-01-24

as much coincidence and soothing power
in God as before the first grave was
dug, or the first tear started, or the
/ first heart broken, or the first accident
, happened or the first fortune vanished.
Those of us who have felt the consola-
tory power OF religion have right to
speak out OF our own experience and
say-''COme!"
What dismal work of coincidence the
world makes when II attempts to con-
dole. The plaster they spread does not
stick. The broken bones under their
bandage do not knit A farmer was
lost in the snow storm on II prairie OF
the far west. Night come on and after
he was almost frantic from not know
ing which way to go his sleigh struck
the rut of another sleigh and he said,
II will follow this rut and il will take
me out to safety" He fastened on
until he heard the bells of the proceed
ing horses. but. coming up. he found
that the man was also lost and, as Is the
tendency of those who are thus confused
in the forest, or on the moors they were
both moving in circle and the runner
of the one lost sleigh was following the
runner OF the other lost sleigh round
and round. At last il occurred to them
to look at the north star, which was
peering through the night. and by the
direction of that star they got home
again.
THE LORD READY TO RECEIVE.
Those who follow the advice OF this
world in time of prepleXity are in u
fearful round. for il is one bewildered
soul following another bewildered soul.
and only those who have in such time
got their eye on the morning star OF our
Christian faith can find their way out,
or be strong enough to lead others with
an all persuave invitation. But, says
some one. ''you Christian people keep
telling MS to come vet you do not tell
us how to come" That charge shall
not be true on this occasion. Come be-
lieving. Come repenting. Come pray
ing. After all that God has been doing
for ZOO years. sometime through pat
riarchs and sometime through prophets
and at last through the elimination of
all tragedies on Golgotha, can any one
think that God will not welcome your
coming. Will father, at vast outlay.
construct mansion for his son. and lay
out parks white with statues and green
with foliage, and then not allow
his son to live in the house
or walk in the parks? Has God
built this house of Gospel mercy and
will he refuse entrance to his children?
Will a government at great expense,
build life-saving stations all along the
! coast and boats that can hover unhurt
like petrol over the widest surge, aud
then when the boat has reached the
wreck of ship in the Offing not allow
the drowning to seize the life line Or
take the boat for the shore in safety:
Shall God provide at the cost of his only
Sons assassination escape for sinking
world and then turn deaf ear to the
cry that comes up from the breakers?
But" you say. there are SO many
things have to believe and so many
things in the shape of creed that |
have to adopt. that ] am kept back"
No: no, You need believe but two
things: namely. that Jesus Christ came
into the world to save sinners and that
you are one of them, But you say.
Il do believe both of those things"
Do you really believe with all your
heart? Yes"
| READY FOR CELESTIAL GLORIES.
Why. then. you have passed from death
into life. Why, then, you are a son or
daughter OF the Lord Almighty. Why,
then, YOU are an heir or an heiress of
an inheritance that will declare divi-
dends from now on until long after the
stars are dead. Hallelujah! Prince OF
God, why do you not come and take your
coronet? Princess Of the Lord Almighty
why do you not mount your throne?
Pass up into the light. Your boat is
anchored. why do you not go ashore?
Just plant your feet hard down and you
will feel under them the Rock of Ages.
i, l challenge the universe for one instance
in which man in the right spirit APP
pealed for the salvation OF the gospel
and did not get it. Man alive. Are
you going to let all the years OF your
life go away with you without your hav-
ing this great peace, this glorious hope,
this great expectancy? Are you going
to let the pearl of great price lie in the
dust at your feet because you are 100 in
dOlent or too proud to stOOp down and
pick it up? Will you wear the chain OF
evil habit when near by you is the ham,
mer that could with one stroke snap the
shackle? Will you stay in the prison
of sin when here is the gospel key that
could unlock your incarceration! No:
no! AS the one word, Come" has
brought many souls to Christ. / will
try the experiment of piling up into a
mountain and then sent down in an
avalanche of power many of these gos-
pei Comes :" Come thou and all thy
house into the ark" Come unto me all
We who labor and are heavy laden and /
will give you rest" Come, for all things
are now ready" Come with us and we
will do you gOod;" Come and see;"
1.-THE Spirit and the Bride say Come
and let him that heareth say come and
let him that is athirst come" The
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