The Brookhaven leader., 1891-01-29

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 all
a-sparkle with fountains, and then not
| allow his con to live in the house, or
walk in the parks? Has God built this
house of Gospel mercy, and will He then
refuse entrance to His children? Wnls
government at great expense build life
saving stations all along the coast and
boats that can hover unhurt like pc
trel over the widest surge, and then,
when the life-boat has reached the
wreck of ship in the offing, not allow
the drowning to seize the lifeline 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 a 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 a creed that ]
have to adopt that am kept back
mo; 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, 81 do believe both of
those thingsr' "Do you, really,
believe them with all your heart?
"Yes," Why, then, you have
passed from death into life. Why,
then, you are son or a daughter of the
Lord Almighty. Why, then. you are
an heir or an heiress of an inheritance
that will declare dividends from now
until long after the stars are dead.
Hallelujah! Prince of God, why do
you not come and take your cor
onet? Princess of the Lord AL
mighty, 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. challenge the universe
for one instance. in which a man in the
right spirit appealed for the salvation
of the Gospel, and did not get it. Man
alivel Are you going to let all the years
of your life go away with you without
your having this great peace, this glori-
Gus hope, this bright expectancy? Are
you going to let the pearl of great
price lie in the dust at your feet be-
cause you are too indolent or too proud
to stoop down to pick it up? VIII you
wear the chain of evil habit when near
you is the hammer that could with one
stroke snap the shackle? Win you stay
in the prison of sin when here is Cos
pei key that could unlock your incar-
ceration? No; no! AS the one word,
Come" has sometimes brought
many souls to Christ, I will try
the experiment of piling up into
mountain and then send down
in an avalance of power many of
these Gospel Comes" Come thou
and all thy house into the ark" ''Come
unto me all ye who labor and are heavy
laden and l will give you rest" Come,
for all things are now ready" "Come
with us and we will do you good;"
Come and see;" "The Spirit and the
Bride say Come, and let him that hear
eth say Come and let him that is
athirst come"
The stroke of one bell In tower may
be sweet, but score of bells well tuned
and rightly lifted and skillfully swung
in one great chime fill the heavens with
music almost celestial And no one who
has heard the mighty chimes in the
towers of Amsterdam, or Client, or Co
penhagen, can forget them. Now, II
seems to me that in this Sabbath hour
all Heaven is Ginning, and the voices
of departed friends and kindred ring
down the sky, saying: Come" The
angels who never fell, bending from
sapphire thrones, are chanting Come"
Yea; all the towers of Heaven, tower of
martyrs, tower of prophets, tower of
Apostles, tower of evangelists, tower of
the temple of the Lord God and the
Lamb, are Ginning: Come. GOMEZ"
Pardon for all, and peace for all, and
Heaven for all who will come.
When Russia was in one of her great
wars, the suffering of the soldiers had
been long and bitter, and they were
waiting for the end of the strife. One
day messenger in great excitement
ran among the tents of the army shout
ing: Peace! Peace" The sentinel on
guard asked: "Who says peace?"
And the sick soldier turned on his
hospital mattress and asked: "Who
says peace?" And all up and down the
encampment of the Russians went the
question: ''Who says peace?" Then
the messenger responded: THE Gar
says Peace" That was enough. That
meant going home. That meant the
war was over. No more wounds and
no more hong marches. So to-day,
as one of the Lords messengers,
move through these great encampments
of souls and cry: peace between earth
and Heaven! Peace between God and
man! Peace between your repenting
soul and a pardoning Lordr' If you
ask me, "Who says peace?" answer,
''Christ our King declarest:" my peace
l give unto youv' peace of God that
passeth all understanding" Everlast
ing peace!