Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-16

makes with human inteilects, when see tie
homes it has devastated, Hhsn- / see the TOD
morals that very often follow in its wake, /
have no faith in modern spiritualism /
think II John Milton and George Whitfield
have not anything better to do than to crawl
under Rochester tables and rattle the leaves.
they h1d better say home in glo-y. But the
Bible distinctly teaches that the glorified in
heaven are in sympathy with our redemption.
Now, suppose you should pass into the king
dom OF God this morning, suppose you should
say, II am dole with the sins OF this world.
Fle upon all these foliles. O Christ take
thee now, l take thy service, respond to thy
love, thine am forever" Why, before the
tear OF repentance had dried on your cheek,
before your first prayer had closed, the angel
standing with the message for thy sonl would
cry upward, 'sHe is coming~ and angels
posing In midair would cry upwarj, s'He is
coming" all a'ong tie line OF light frJm door,
way to doorway, from wing tip to wing tip,
The news would go upward till it reached the
gate. and then it would fash to the house OF
many mansions and find your kindred out,
and thoss before the throne would say: "Rs-
1oioe with me, my prayers are answered. Give
me another harp with which to strike the joy.
Saved, saved, saved"
Now, my friends, If Christ is ready, AMI
the Holy Ghost is really and the church is
really, and the angels OF God are ready, and
your glori6ed kindred are ready. are You
ready? l give with the emphasis OF my soul
the QUESTION, "Are you ready" If you do not
&c. into the kings feast it will be because you
do not accept the earnest invitation. Arm
stretched out soaked with blood from elbow
to finger TIP lips quivering in mortal anguish,
two eyes beaming everlasting love while he
says, Come, come, come for ali things ara
now ready"
Old man, God has been waiting for thee
long years. Would that some tear of repsn-
lance might trickle down thy wrinked che h.
Has not Christ done enough in feeding thee
and clothing thee all these years to win from
thee ons word OF grattude9 Come, al the
young. Christ is the fairest of the fair. Wat
not till thy heart gets hard. Come, the far
thest away from Christ. Drunkard. Christ
can put out the fire Of that thirst. He can re-
store thy broken home. He can break that
shackle. Come now, to-day; and get his par
don and its strength. Libertine, Christ knew
where you were last night He knows al the
story Of thy sin. Come to him this day He
will wash away thy sin, and he will throw
around thee the robe OF his pardon Hsrlot,
thy feet foul with hell, thy laughter the hor-
roc OF the street, Mary Magdalen! Christ
waits for thee.
And the one farther off, farther of than
have mentioned, q case not 50 hopeful as any
l have mentioned, self-righteous man, feeling
thysef all right, having no need OF Christ,
no need OF pardon, no need of help-O
self-righteous man! dost thou think in those
rags thou canst enter the feast? Thou csnst
not Gods servants at the gate would tear
of thy robe and leave thee naked at the gate
q self-righteous mani the last to come
Come to the feast Come, repent Of thy sin
Come, take Christ for thy portion
Day Of grace going away. Shadows on the
cliff reaching farther and farther over the
plain. The banquet has slready begun. Christ
has entered into that banquet to which you
are invited. The guests are taking their
places. The servant OF the king has his hand
on the door Of the banquetlng room, aud he
begins to swing it shut Now is your time to
20 in. Now is my time to enter. must go
in You must go in. He is swinging the
door shut. Now, it is half shut. Now it is
three-fcurths shut Now, it is just ajar'
After awhile it will be forever shut.
Why W Ii ye waste on triiing cares
That life watch Gods compassion spares.
While in this endless r)und Of thought
The one thing needful is forgot.