The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-07-02

yet they do not repent, they do mot
pray. they d not weep. They do no<
realize that inst the pofkion they oc-
cupy Is ths Position occupied ~ snnrss,
hundreds anA thousands Of men who
never found any hope
II this meeting should be thrown
open and the people who are here could
give their testimony, what thrilling ex-
periences we should hear on all sides
There Is q man in the gallery who would
say: II had brilliant surroundings, /
had the best education that one of the
best collegiate institutions Of this coun-
try could give, and I observed all the
moralities of life. and was self right
eous, and thought / was all right be-
fore God as ain all right before men /;
but the, Holy Spirit came TO me one
day and said, You are a sinner the
Holy Spirit persuaded me of the fact
While l had escaped the sins against
the law of the land, / had really com
mitted the worst sin a man ever COM
mits-the driving back of the Son of
God fromsmy hearts affections. And
saw that my hands were red with the
blood of the Son of God and / began
to pray, and peace came to my heart,
and know by experience that what
You say this morning is true. 'On him
the Lord hath LAID the iniquity of US
ALL"
Yonder is = man who would say: 'I
was the worst drunkardyn New York /;
/ went from bad to worse; destroyed
myself, I destroyed my home; my chill
.dren covered when entered the house;
when they put up their lips to be kissed
/ struck them; when my wife protested
against the maltreatmentE I kicked her
into the street. know all the bruises
and all the terrors of a drunkard's
woe. Invent on further and further
from God until one day got letter
saying:
MY DEAR HUsBAND-I have tried every
way, done everything, and prayed earnestly
and fervently for your reformation, bot 1t
seems OF no-avail. Since our little Henry died,
with tho exception OF those few happy weeks
when you remained sober, my life has been one
Of SORROW. Many Of the nights I have sat by
the window, with my face bathed in tears.
watching for your coming. am broken
hearted; am sick. Mother and father have
been here frequently and begged mo to come
home, but my love for you and my hope for
brighter days have always made me refuse
them That hope seems now beyond realize
ton, and have returned to them. Il Is hard,
and battled long before doing 1t. May God
bless and preserve you, and takefrom you that
accursed appetite and hasten the day when we
shall be again living happily together This
win be my daily prayer. knowing that he has
said. Come unto me oil ye that labor and are
heavy laden. and will give you rest From
your loving wife, MARY.
"And SO wandered on and wan.
dered on" says that man, until one
night passed a Methodist meeting
house, and I said to myself, I'll go in
and see what they are doing and
got to the door and they were singing
All may come. whoever will .-..st
This Man receives poor sinners STILL
And I dropped right there where
was, and said, God have mercy and
he had mercy on Inc. My home is re-
stored, my wife sings all day long dur
ing work, my children come out long
way to greet me home and my house
hold is a little heaven. Twill tell you
what did all this for me. II was the
truth that this day you proclaim, On
him the Lord had laid the iniquity OF
us all" .sst.
THE WORST OUTCASr MAY COME.
Yonder is q woman who would say:
II wandered of from my fathers
house; heard the storm that pelts on
a lost soul; my feet were blistered on
the hot rocks went on and on,
thinking that no one cared for my soul,
when one night Jesus met me and be
said: Poor thing. go home; your ia
Their is waiting fol-. you, your mother is
waiting for you. Go home, poor thing!
And, sir, l was too weak to pray, and ]
was too weak to repent, but I just
cried out; sobbed out my sins and my
sorrows on the shoulders of him Of
whom it is said the Lord hath laid OF
him the iniquity of us all'"
There is a young man who would
say: II had a Christian bringing up
/ came from the country to city life;
started we'll; I had a good position, {
good commercial position, but on.
night'at the theater met seme younI
men who did me no good. They
dragged me all through the sewers O
iniquity, and l lost my morals and
lost my position, and was shabby ani
wretched. Twas going down the street
thinking that no one cared for me
when a young man tapped me on th'
shoulder and said, George, come will
me and will do you good looket
at him to see whether he was iokinl
or not I saw he was in earnest, and
said, What do you mean. sire Well,
he replied, I mean if you WIN come t.
the meeting tonight I win be very glat
TO introduce you. will meet you a
the door. VIII you conner Said I.
will ~ ,.sl n-s....ss
81 went TO the place where ! wa
tarrying. fixed myself up a. well a
1 cUuIo. + oorroned my coat over
ragged vest and went to the door of "a
church. and the young man met me
and we went in; and as went In
heard an old man praying, and b
looked so much hkemy father I sobbe
right out, and they we've all around 8
kind and sympathetic that L just Their
gave my heart to God. and 1 know thI
morning that what you say is true;
believe it in my own experience. .,
him the Lord hath laidsthe tniquity G
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