Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-23

house OF walk in the pas5tsf Has God
built this house Of Gospel merry, and will
he then refuse entrance to his chfidrept
VIII government at greet expense build
life saving statlons al along the coast, and
boats that can hover unhurt like petrol
over the Widest surge, and then when the
lifeboat has reached the wreck of ship
in the oGling not allow the drowning to
seize the lifeline or take the boat for the
shore in safety? Shall God provide ut the
cost Of his only Sons assassination escape
for a sinking world, aud then turn deaf
ear to the cry that comes up from the
breakers
YOU NEED BUT BELIEVE TWO THINGS.
But" you say, there are so many Things
have to believe, and so many things in the
shape of n creed that have to adopt, that
| am kept back" No, mol You need be
iicvc bat two things-namoly, that Jesus
Christ came into the world to save sinners,
and thot you one of them But you
say, II do believe both of those thing5I"
Do You really believe them with all your
hearth "Ies" Why then, you have
passed from death into life. Why, then,
You are a son or a daughter of the Lord
Almighty Why, then you are an heir or
M heirvs5 of an Inheritance that will de
clare dividends from now until hong after
the stars are dead. Hallclujah! Prince OF
God, why do you not come and take your
coronet? Princess of the Lord Almighty,
why do YOU not mount your throneS 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 ana did not
get il. Man alivei are you going to let
all he years of your life 20 away with you
without your having this great peace, this
glorious hope, this bright expectancy? Are
you going to let the pearl Of great price lie
in the dust ut your feet because you are
too indolent or TOO proud To stoop down
and pick it up viii Won wear the chain
of evil habit when near by you s the ham
mer th%t could with one stroke snap the
| shackle? VIII YOU stay in the prison OF
sin when here is Il gospel key that could
unlock your incarceration? No, no! As
the orc word Come" has sonatimes
brought many souls 10 Christ, | will try
the experiment of piliug up into mount
ain and then sending down in an avalanche
of power many of these gospel Comes"
Come thou and all thy house into the
ark Come unto me all We who labor and
are heavy laden and Will give you rest; =
Come, for all things are now ready
The Spirit and the Bride say Come, and
let him that hcareth say Come, and let
| him that is athirst come
The stroke OF one bell in . tower may be
sweet but a score Of bells we'll tuned, and
rightly lifted, and skillfu!lv 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 Copenhagen can
| forget them. Now, IL seems to me that in
his sabbath hour all heaven is Ginning
and the voices Of departed friends and
kindred ring down he 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 Apos
| ties, tower of evauUplists, tower of the
temple of the Lord Col and the Lamb are
| Ginning, Comet Come Pardon for all
and peace for all. and heaven for all who
| will come.