The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-26

the kid, and the goat. ana ths pigeon.
and the bullock, and the lamb? 1t was
SO that when the blood rushed out from
these animals on the floor of the an.
cient tabernacle the people should be
compelled to think of the coming car
mage of the Son Of God NJ blood, no
atonement.
] think that God intended to impress
us with q 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. 1t is as il
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. 1t is the blood OF
my own Son. 1t is the blood of the I'm.
maculate. 1t is the blood of God"
Without the shedding of blood is no re.
mission. There has been many a man
who in courts of law has pleaded mot
guilty." who nevertheless has been con-
demned because 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 recruci-
fed the Lord of Glory and have never
repented of it? 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 1t is
either Christ's blood or your blood
"Oh," says some one, the though
of blood sickens me. Good. God in
tended it to sicken you with your sin.
Do not act rs though you had nothing
to do with that Calvarian massacre.
You had. Your sins were the nipple.
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 regicide,
and this decide, confess your guilt to.
day. Ten thousand voices Of Heaven
bring in the verdict against you Of gull.
ty, guilty. Prepare to die, or believe
in that blood. Stretch yourself out for
the sacrifice, or accept the Saviour's
sacrifice. Do not fling away your one
chance.
1t 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 high
enough price. The next bid Heaven
makes is the sweat Of Gethsemane; but
it is too cheap price. The next bid
Heaven makes seems to be the whipped
back of Pilates Hall; but it is not a
high enough price. Can it be possible
that Heaven can not buy you in9
Heaven tries once more. 1t says:
Il bid this time for that mans soul
the tortures of Christ's 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 His foot
the blood in drops, the blood in rills,
the blood in poole coagulated beneath
the cross; the blood that wet the
tips of the soldiers spears, the
blood that FLASHED warm in the
faces of His enemies" Glory tc
God, that bid wins it! The highest price
that was ever paid for anything was
paid for your soul Nothing could buy
it but blood. The estranged property
is bought back. Take it. "You have
sold yourselves for nought: and We shall
be redeemed without money" o atom
ing blood, cleansing blood, life-giving
blood, sanctifying blood, clarifying
blood of Jesus! Why not burst into
tears at the thought that for thee He
shed it---for thee the hard-hearted, fol-
thee the lost?
NO" says some one, II will have
nothing to do with it, except that, like
the enemies of Christ, put both my
hands into that carnage and scoop w
both palms full, and throw it on my
head and cry: His blood be on us ant
on our children" Can you do such I
shocking thing as that? Just rub you
handkerchief across your brow and lool
at it. 1t is the blood Of the Son of Goo
whom you have despised and driver
back all these years Oh, do not d.
that any longer! Come out boldly ant
frankly and honestly, and tell Chris
you are sorry. You can not afford t,
so roughly treat Him upon whom ever!
thing depends.
l do not know how you will get ava,
from this subject You see that 20,
are sold out, and that Christ wants t.
buy you back There are three person
who come after you to-day: God thu
Father, God the Son, and God the Hol,
Ghost They unite their three omnipo
fences in one movement for your saliva
ton. You will not take up arm
against the Triune God, will you? l
there enough muscle in your arm 70
such COM bat?
BY the highest throne in Heaven, an,
by the deepest chasm in hell, beg yo'
look out. Unless you allow Christ T.
carry away your sins, they will carr.
you away. Unless you allow Christ t
lift you up, they will drag you down
There is only one hope for you, an
that is the blood. Christ, the sn-offer
ing, bearing your transgressioi-s
Christ, the surety, paying your debts
Christ the divine Cyrus, loosening you
Babylonish captivity. 81.
Would you not like to be free
Here is the price of your liberation-n
money, but blood. tremble from hea
to foot, not because l fear your pres
cnce, but because fear that you vii
miss your chance for immortal rescue
This is the alternative divinely pu!
'He that believeth on the Son shall
have everlasting life: and he that be
lieveth not on the Son shall not Sc