The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-02-12


every day and always.
My hope in Christ is not so bright as
many Christians ! know, but l would
not give it up for the whole universe in
one cash payment il il We're offered
me. 1t has been so much comfort to
me in time Of trouble, it has been so
much strength to me when have been
assailed, II has been so much rest TO
me when have been perplexed, and it
Is around my heart such an encasement
of satisfaction and blessedness that |
can stand here before God and say;
"Take away my health, take away my
life, take everything rather than rob
inc of this hope, this plain, simple hope
which have in Jesus Christ my Lord
| must have this robe when the last
chill strikes through me. | must have
this light when all other lights go out
in the blast that comes mp from the
cold Jordan. must have this sword
with which to fight my way through all
those foes ON my way heavenward."
When was in London ! saw there
the wonderful armor OF Henry VIII
and Edward III And yet have to
tell you that there is nothing in chain
mail or brass plate or gauntlet or hal
berd that makes man so safe rs the
armor in which the Lord God clothes
his dear children Oh, there is a safety
Nn,, ,ttll do oil
| foes. Look out for that man who has
the strength of the Lord God with him.
| In olden times the horsemen used to
ride into battle with lifted lances, and
the enemy fed the field, The Lord on
the white horse of victory, and with
lifted lances of Divine strength, rides
| into the battle and down goes the
spiritual foe, while the victor shouts
the triumph through the Lord Jesus
| Christ As matter of personal safety,
my dear friends, you must have this
religion.
THE YOUNG HAVE THEIR TRIALS.
apply my subject to several classes
of people before me. First, to tina:
great multitude of young people in this
house. Some of these young men are
in boarding houses, They have but
few social advantages. They think
that no one cares for their souls Many
of them are on small salaries, and they
are cramped and bothered perpetually,
and sometimes their heart fails them.
Young man, tonight, at your bedroom
door on the third floor, You will hear o
knocking 1t will be the hand of Jesus
Christ the young mans friend. saying,
"Oh, young man, let me come in; will
help thee, | will comfort thee, / will
deliver thee"
Take the Bible out of the trunk il
it has been hidden away. Ii you have
not the courage to lay it on the shell
or table, take that Bible that was
given to you by some loved one, take
it out of the trunk and lay it down OIL
the bottom of the chair, then knee
down beside it, and read and pray
and pray and read, until all your dis
turbance is gone, and you feel that
peace which neither earth nor hell car
rob you of Thy fathers God, thy
mothers God, waits for thee, oh, young
man. Escape for thy life!" Escape
now! 'One thing thou lackestl"
But apply this subject to the ageG
not many here-not many in any
assemblage People do not live to gel
old. That is the general rule. Here
and there an aged man in the house.
tell you the truth You have LIVED
long enough in this world to know thai
it cannot satisfy an immortal nature.
must talk to you more reverentially
than do to these other people, while
at the same time l speak with grea1
plainness.
o father of the weary step, 0 moth
er bent down under the ailments of
life, has thy God ever forsaken thee?
Through all these years who has been
your best friend2 Seventy years OF
mercies! Seventy years of food and
clothingl Oh, how many bright morn
ingsl How many glorious evening
hours you have seen! o father, moth.
er, God has been very good to you.
Do you feel it! Some of you have
children and grandchildren the former
cheered your young life, the latter
Irvine your gray locks ia their tiny
|, fingers. Has all the goodness that God
has been making pass before you pro
duced no change in your feeling, and
' must it be said of you, notwithstanding
all this, Gone thing thou lackest!"
Oh, if you could only feel the hand
of Christ smoothing the cares out Of
wrinkled faces! Oh, if you could only
feel the warm arm of Christ steadyinl
your tottering steps, l lift my voice
, loud enough to break through the deaf
ness of the ear while l cry out ''Ont
thing thou lackest" 1t was an impor
, tunate appeal u young man made in {
| prayer meeting when he rose up anC
said: DO pray for my old father. Fl,
is 70 years of age, and lie don't love
|. | IllflSi. IDdl lit!itT passed. IL lev
more steps on in life, and then he wen
down. He never gave any intimatior
that he had chosen Jesus. 1t is yer,
hard thing for an old man to become {
Christian. | know it is. 1t is so hare
thing that it cannot be done by an,
human work; but God Almighty cal
do it by his omnipotent grace; he cal
bring you ut the eleventh hour-at half
past 11--at one minute of IL he cal
bring you to the peace and the joys o
I the glorious gospel
l must make application of this sub
ject also to those who are prospered
Have you, my friends, found that dol
: lars and cents are no permanent con
ISOLATION TO the soull You have larg
. worldly resources, but have you n,
I treasures in heaven9 Is an einbroid
/ cred pillow all that you want to pu
f your dying head onl You have hearC
, people all last week talk about earthl
values Hear a plain man talk abou
/ the heavenly Do you not know
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