Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-05

J exquisite concert we are not surprised
that we must pay fee, for we know
that fine earthly music is expensive;
but NIL the oratorios of heaven cost
nothing.
Heaven pays nothing for it's music.
1t is all free. There is nothing to he
paid at that door for entrance. but the
condition OF getting into heaven is our
bringing our divine Benjamin along
with us. Do you notice how often
dying people call upon Jesus? It's the
usual prayer offcred-the prayer offered
more than all the other prayers put to-
gcther-"L Lord Jesus. receive my spirit.
One of our congregation. when asked
in the closing moments OF his life. do
you know us'" said: "Oh. yes. know
you. God bless you. Goodby. Lord
Jesus. receive my spirit" and lie wns
gone. Oh, yes. in tile closing moments
OF our life we must have Al Christ TO
call upon.
NO SALVATION OUT OF CHRIST.
If jacobs sons had gone toward
Egypt, and had gone with the very
finest equipage. and had not taken Ben
jaIpin along withz-.tl,eln,- and to the
question they should lave been Obliged
to answer. Sir, we didn't bring him,
as father could not let him go: we
didn't want to be bothered with Him"
voice, from within would have said:
go away from lis. You shall not have
any of this supply. You shall not see
my face because your brother is not
with you" And if we come mp toward
the door of heaven at last, though we
come from all luxuriance and bril-
liancy of surroundings, and knock for
admittance, and it is found thar Christ
is not with us, the police of heaven will
beat lis back from the breadhouse.
saying, Depart. never knew YOU"
IfJacob's SONS, coming toward Egypt.
had lost everything on the way; if they
had expended their last slekel; if they
had come up utterly exhausted to the
corncribs of Egypt, and it l-d been
found that Benjamin was with them.
all the storeh0uscs would have swung
open before them And SO, though by
fatal casualty we may be usiicred into
the eternal world; though we may be
weak and exhausted by rrotracted
sicllne.s--if. in that last moment we
can only Just staSger and faint and fall
into the gate of heaven = it seems
that all the corncribs of heaven
will open for our need and all the
palaces will open for our reception;
and the Lord of that place. seated
mt his table, and I'LL the angels of
God seated at their table, and the
martyrs seated at their table, AMI
all our gloriiied kindred seated at our
table. the king shall pass portion from
his table to ours, and then. while wy
think Of the fact that it was Jesus who
started US on the road. and Jesus WHO
Kept US Oh tlle way. and Jesus who Mt
last gained admrtance for our soul. we
shall be glad if he has seen Of the trav-
all of his soul and been satisfied, and
not be at I'LL jealous ifit be found that
our divine Renjaluin's mess is live times
larger than all the rest Hail anointed
of the Lord. Thou art worthy.
Ny friends. yon see it is either Christ
or famine. Iftllere were two banquets
spread. and to one OF them only yol,
might go. you might stand and think
for Il good willie as to Which invitation
You had better accept; but here it is
felstins or starvation. If it were a
choice between oratorios you might
say. Il prefer the Creation or II
prefer the Messiah. :" But llerc it is Il
choice between eternal harmony and
everlasting discorl Oh, will you live
or die? Will you start for the Egyptian
corncrib or will you perish amid the
empty barns of the Canaalitish fam
ine3 "Ye shall not see my face except
your brother be with you"