Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-23

power OF religion have right to speak out
OF our own experiences and say Come"
What dismal work OF con iolence thu
world makes when it attempts TO condo.e!
The plaster they spread does not stick; Inc
broken bones unier their bandage do not
knit A farmer was lost in the snow storm
ON prairie OF the far West. Night coming
on. and after he was almost frantic from not
knowing which way to go, his sleigh struck
a rut of another Sleigh and he said, II viii
follow this rut, and it will take me out 10
safety.n He fastened on until he heard the
uvi.s of the rleceding horses, but coming up,
he found that that man was also lost, ana, as
is the tendency Of those who are thus con
fused in the forest or on the moors, they
were both moving in a circle, and tie runner
of the one lost sleigh was following the run
ner Of the other lost sleigh round and round.
At last it occurred to them to look at the
north star, which was peeping through the
night, and by the direction of that star they
got home again. Those who follow the adj
vice OF this world in time of perplexity are
in fearful round: for it is one bewildered
soul following another bewildered SOU, and
only those who have in such time got their
eye on the morning star of our Christian
faith can find their way out, or be strong
enough to lead others with an all persuasive
Invitation.
But says some one. you Christian peo-
pie keep telling us to Come, vet you do not
tell us how to come" That charge shall not
be true on this occasion. Come believiugl
Come repsnting! Come prayingl After all
that God has been doing for six thousand
years, sometimes through patriarchs and
sometimes through prophets. and at last
through the elimination of all TRACE lies on
Gogotha, can any one think that God will
not welcome your coDlingl Will father at
vast outlay construct a 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 son 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 Will
Government at great expense build life saw
ing stations all along the coast, and boats that
can hover unhurt like petrol over the wild
est surge, and then when the hfeboat has
reached the wreck of a ship in the citing 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 asSas-
sination escape for sinking world, and then
turn 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" No 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, II do
believe both Of those thingsw Do you really
believe them with all your hearty Yes"
Why, then, you have passed from death into
life. Why, then, you are son or 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. Hal.elujahl Prince
of God. why do you not come anu take your
coronety Princess OF the Lord Almighty,
why do you not mount your throne: Pass
up into the light Your boat is anchored
why do you not 60 ashore? Just plant your
feet hard down and you will feel under them
the Rock of Ages.
Ichallenge the universe for one instancein
which man in the right spirit appealed for
the salvation of the Gospel and did not get
it. Man aliyel are you going to let ali the
years OF your lite goaway with you without
your having this great peace, this glorious
hope, this bright expectancy? Are you 60
ing TO let the pearl OF great price lie in the
dust at your feet because you are too MO-
lent or too proud to stoop down and pick it
up. VIII you wear the chain OF evil habi6
when near by you is the hammer that could
with one stroke snap the soackley viii you
stay in the prison OF sin wnen here is Cos
pei KEY that could unlock your incarcera-
ion: No. no. As the one WORD come
has sometimes brought many SOUS to Cnrs5
| will try toe experiment OF piling up into
mountain and then sending down IN an avail
ancne OF power many OF tdeSe Gosoel
Comes "Come thou and all thy house
into the ark Come unto Ne all We VINO
LABOR AMI are heavy laden aud will give you
rest" Come, for all things are now ready"
The Spirit and the Bride say Come aud
and let him that heareth say Come and let
aim that is athirst come
The stroke OF one bel IN a tower may be
sweet but a score OF bells well tuned and
rightly lifted and sSillfully 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 Amster-
dam or Ghent or Copenhagen can forget
them. Now. it seems to me that in this
Sabbath hour all heaven is Ginning, and the
voices of departed friends and kindred ring
down the sly saying "Come~ The angels
who never fell, bending from sapphire
thrones, are chanting Gomez Yea, all this
towers of heaNe ell. tower OF martyrs, tower
of prophets. tower of Apostles tower of evan
gelists, tower of the tenn lie of the Lord God
and the Lamb are Ginning, Come Coma"
Pardon Tor all and peace for all, and heaven
for all whcfwill come.
When Russia was IN one OF neT great wars
the suffering OF the soldiers had been long
and bitter, and they were waiting for tho
end of the strife.
One day messenger in great excitement
ran among the tents Of the army shouting
''Peacel Peace The sentinel on guard
asked, 1Who says peaceT And the sick
soldier turned on his hospital mattress and
asked, f'Who says peace| and all up and
down the encambment Of the Russians went
the QUESTION. "Who says peacey' Then the
messsnger responded, the Car says,
peace." That was enough. That meant
going home. Taat meant the war was over.
No more wounds and no more long marches.
So to-day, as one of the Lords messengers,
move through these great encamp nents OF
souls and cry: peace between earth ana
heavenl Peace between God and man!
Peace between your repenting soul and
pardoning LordT If you ask me, who
saws peaceY' answer, "Christ our King de.
: clares it." my peace l give unto your
E"Peace of God that passeth all understand
ling" Everlasting peace.