Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-02-06

on the bottom Of the sea, or pitched by tbs
angry wave on the beach, battered. bruised
aud loathsome wreck. Suddenly destruction
came Onehalf hour before they could not
have believed IL. Destroyed, and without
remedy.
lam just setting forth fact, which you
have noticed as well as i. AnAnias comes 10
the apostle. The apostle says, ibid you
sell the Land for so muchf He says, YES"
Il was lie. Dead as quick as that Sap
phira, his wife comes in. Ibid you sell the
land for so muchir YES" IL was q lie
and quick as that she Was dead. Gods judg-
ments are upon those who despise Him aud
defy Him. They come suddenly.
The destroying angel went through Egypt.
Do you suppose that any Of the people knew
that he was comingf Did they hear the flap
Of his great wing' mol MOI Suddenly, un-
eIpectedly, he came.
Skilled sportsmen do not like 70 shoot
bird standing on sprig near by. III theY
are skilled they pride themselves on taking
IL on the wing and they wait TIL II starts
Death is an old sportsman, and he loves TO
take men flying under the very sun. lie
loves to take them ON the wing.
Are there any here who are unpreparei for
the eternal world, Are there any here who
have bean living without God and without
hopei Let me say to you that you had better
accept of tho Lord Jesus Christ, lest sud
denly your last chance be gone. The lungs
will cease to breathe, the heart will stop.
The time will come when you shall go no
more to the office, or 70 the store, or to the
shop. Nothing will be left but Death and
Judgment and Eternity. Oh fee TO God
this hourl IL there be one in this presence
who has wandered far away from Christ,
though he may not have heard the call OF
the Gospel for many 4 year, invite him now
TO come and be saved. Flee from thy sin!
Flee TO the stronghold OF the Gospel Now IS
the accepted time, now is the day OF sal
walton.
Good night, my young friends May you
have ROSY sleep, guarded by Him who never
slumbersl May you awake in the morning
strong and well But oh art thou despiser
of God, Is this thy last night on earth!
Shouldst thou be awakened i'll the night by
something, thou knowest not what, and there
be shadows floating in the room, and hand
writing on the wall, and you feel that your
last hour Is come and there be faintlng ut
| the heart, and tremor in the limb, and a
catching Of the breath-then thy doom would
| be hut an echo OF the words OF the text I'm
that night was Belshazzar, the king OF the
Chaldeaus, slain"
Hear the invitation OF the Gospel There
may be some one in this house 10 whom
shall never speak again, and therefore let 1t
be in the words OF the Gospel, and not in my
own with which close 40, every one
that thirstethI Come ye to the waters, And
let him that hath no money come, buy vino
and milk without money, and without
price" Come unto me, all We who are
weary and heavy laden and will give you
rest" Oh that my Lord Jesus would now
make Himself so attractive to your souls
that you cannot resist Him; and that, II you
have never prayed before or have not
prayed since those days when you knelt
down at your mothers knea then that -.
night you might pray, saying:
Just as l am, without one plea
| Bot thst the hood was shed for nv,
ALd that Thou bidtt me come to Thee,
y Lamb Of God cons!
But il you cannot think OF 50 long prayer
as that, I will give you Il shorter prayer that
you can say, ''God, DO mercitul 10 nle sin
nerm Or, II you cannot think OF ~ long a
prayer as that will give you a still sh )rtsr
one that you may utter, Lord, savs msor |
perishr' Or il that be too long prayer,
! you need not utter word Jus. LOOK AMI
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