Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-15

| from tue masters table" Philosopbic
sermons never saved anybody. Meta
physical sermons never saved anybody. An
earnest plea going right out OF the heart
blessed OF the Holy GhosT, thatis what saves
that is what brings people into the kingdom
otChrist IsUpposo the world thought that
Thomas Chalmers preached great sermons
In his early ministry but Thomas Chalmers
says he never preached at all until years
after he had occupied pulpit he came out
OF his sick room, and weak and emacinted
he stood and told the story Of Christ To tho
people. And in The great day OF eternity il
| VIII he found that not so much the eloquent
sermons brought men TO Christ rs the
story told, perhaps by those who were un-
known on earth, the simple story OF the
SaviOur's love AMI mercy, sent by the
| power OF the Holy Ghost straight to the
heart. Come. Holy Ghost. Ay, he is here
this morning. lie fills all the place. tell
| you the Holy Ghost IL ready.
Then | go on and tell vJu tho churGh is
ready. There are those here who say: NO
one cares for nv soul" We do care for it.
You see Il man bowling his head In prayer
and you say: "rhat man il indilferent.n
That man bows his head in prayer that the
truth may 20 TO every heart. The air is
full OF prayers. They are going up this
morning from this assembly. Hundreds Of
prayers straight to the throne of a
listening God. The air is full
OF prayers prayers ascending noon
by noon from Fulton street
prayer meeting. Friday night by Friday
night all over this land, going up from
praying circles. Yea, there IL not II minute
OF an hour OF any day that there are not sup
plications ascending TO the throne OF mercy.
The church Is ready. And IL you should
this morning start Ior your Fathers house,
there would be hundreds and thousands in
tins nssemblage who would say II they
knew it: MAKE room for that man, make
| rnnn for HIM "A the hniV slprumRnls hiring
the silver bowl for his baptism; give him
full right to all the privileges OF the church
OF Jesus Christ.
DO not say you have never been invited.
invite you now TO the Kings feast. Ono
and all. All Ali! But go further and
people think when we speak about angels
we are getting into the region OF fancy.
they say it is very well for man when
he has Just entcrel the ministry TO
preach about the angels OF heaven. but
| after he has gone on further IL Is hardly
worth whiie. My friends, there is not any
more evidence in the Bible that there is q
God than that there are angels Did they
not swarm around jacobs LADDER When
Lazarus soul went up aid they not escort
itp Did not David say: "rhe chariots OF
God are twenty thousand, even thousands
Of angels?" Arc they not represented as
the chief harvesters OF the judgment dayI
Did not one angel In one night Stay 10000
OF sennachcri6's troops' Oh, yes, our
world Is in communication with
other worlds! All that communication
Is by angels. When bad
and rejected the Gospel, the bad spirits
come on sulphurous wing and they shackle
him, and try TO push him off tho precipce
into the rum, AID they lift = guffaw OF dla-
bolical eXultation. But there Is line or
angels bright aud beautiful and loving
AfkNW In rms
from earth To heaven, and when others
gather like them | suppose the air Is full OF
them. They hover. They hit about. They
push down niquity from your heart They
are ready TO rejoice. Look! There is an
angel from the throne OF God. One mo-
ment ago. IL stood before Christ and heard
the doX0logy OF the redeemed, IL Is here
now. Bright IMMORTAL, What news from
the golden city! speak, spirit olest. Tho
answer comes melting OH the air; Come,
come, for pll things arc now ready"
Angels ready 10 hear the tidlngs. Angels
ready to drop the benedicuOn. Angels
ready to kindle the Joy. All ready.
Ready, cherubim and seraphim. Ready,
thrones, and principalities and powers.
Ready. Michael the arcnangel.
Now, suppose YOU should pass into the
kingdom OF God this morning, suppose YOU
should say, Pm done with the SINS OF III I
world Fie upon all these fOllies. u
vice, respond to thy love. thine am l fOl'
eYer"-wny, before the tear of repentance
had dried on your cheek, before your tirsl
prayer had closed, the angel standing will
the message for thy soul, would cry up
ward, ale il comngw and angels poising
mid-air would cry upward: lille Is com
ngw all along the line OF light from door
way TO doorway, from wing tip 10 wing tip
the news would 90 upward I'LL II reached
the gate, and then 1t would flash to tho
house OF many mansions, and find
your kindred out aud those before tho
throne would say: "Rrjoi"e with me, my
prayers are answered. Give NE anotheI
harp with which TO strike the Joy. Saved
saved, saved"
Now, my friends, II Christ is ready, and
the Holy Ghost is ready, and tho Church I,
ready, and the angels OF God are ready, Rnd
your gloriied kindred are ready, are you
ready? give with all the emphasis OF my
soul the question: "Are you readyr' II
you do not get into the Kings feast IL VIII
be because you do not accept the earnest in
vitation. Arm stretched out soaked will
blood from elbow to ilDgcr-tip, lips CULVER
ing in mortal anguish, two eyes beamini
everlasting love while lie says: Come
come, come, for all things are now ready
Old man, God has been waiting for the
long years. Would that some tear OF re
penlancc might Lricklo down thy wrinklet
cheek Has not Chris. done enough II
|
years 10 win from thee one word of graft
Jude? Come, oil the young. Christ Is tn
fairest OF the fair. VA. not till thy hear
gets hard. Come, tie fur:hsst away from
Christ. Drunkard. Christ can put ont TIN
fire OF that thirst. lilo can restore tn
broken home. lie can break that shackle
Come now. to-day, and get Lis pardon ant
its strength. LibCrtine, Chri,t knew wher
you were last night. lie kuows all tb
story OF thy sin. Come 10 him this day. III
will wash away thy sin and will throw
around thee the robe o. his pardon. uarlo.
thy feet foul with hell. thy laughter tn
horror OF tho sueet--O Mary Magdalen
Christ waits for thee. sAnd The ono turtle
off, further than have men tiOned, n cas-
not 30 hopeful as any 1 have mentioned
self-righteous man, feeling thyself all right
having no need Of Christ, no need OF par
don, no need of hslp-O selt-riglftcous man
dost thou think In those RAGS thou cans
enter the feastp Thou canst not. Cod
servant at the gate would tear OF thy rob
and leave thee naked at the gate. D self
righteous mani the last to conc. Com
to tho feast. Com, repent OF tn,
sin. Come, take Chiist foI thy portion
bay OF grace goins away. shadows OF
tho cin reaching further AMI uIther owe
to plain. The banq ct hes Already begun
ClS.ist has entered into that banquet {