Sharp County record., 1891-02-05

the far West. Night coming ON, and
after he was almost frantic from not
knowing which way to go, his sleigh
struck the rut of another sleigh, and he
said: Il will follow this rut, and it will
take me out to safety" He fastened
on until he heard the bells of the preced-
ing horses, but, coming up, he found
that that man was also lost and, as IS
the tendency of those who are thus con-
fused in the forest or on the moors,
they were both moving in circle
and the runner of the one lost
sleigh was following the runner
of the other lost sleigh round
and round. At last it occurred to
them to look at the north star, which
was peering through the night, and by
the direction of that star they got home
again. Those who follow the advice of
this world in time of perpleXity are in
fearful round, for it is one bewildered
soul following another bewildered soul,
and only y those who have IL 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
people keep telling us to come, yetyou
do not tell us how to come" That
charge shall not be true on this occa-
sion. Come believing! Come repent
ing! Come praying! After all that God
has been doing for six thousand years,
sometimes through patriarchs and some
times through prophets, and at last
through the elimination of all
tragedies on Golgotha, can any
one think that God will not
welcome your coming? Will a 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? Villa
government at great expense build life
saving stations all along the coast and
boats that can hover unhurt like Pc
trel over the widest surge, and then,
when the life-boat has reached the
wreck of ship in the offing, 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 assassination, 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 creed that
have to adopt that 1 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 thingsn' "Do you, really,
believe them with all your heart?
eyes" 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 an heiress of an inheritance
that will declare dividends from now
until long after the stars are dead.
Hallelujah! Prince of God, why do
you not come and take your cor
onet? Princess of the Lord Al
mighty, why do you not mount
your throne? 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. l challenge the universe
for one instance, in which man in the
right spirit appealed for the salvation
of the Gospel, and did not get it. Man
alive! Are you going to let all the years
of your life go away with you without
your having this great peace, this glori.
Gus hope, this bright expectancy? Are
you going to let the pearl of great
price lie in the dust at your feet be
cause you are too indolent or too proud
to stoop down to pick it up? Will you
wear the chain of evil habit when neal
you is the hammer that could with one
stroke snap the shackle? Will you STAY
in the prison of sin when here is a Cos
pei key that could unlock your incar
ceration? No; no! AS the one word
Come" has sometimes brought
many souls to Christ, | will try
the experiment of piling up into
a mountain and then send down
in an avalance of power many Of
these Gospel Comes" "Come thou
and all thy house into the ark" "Come
unto me all ye who labor and are heavy
laden and | will give you rest" "Come,
for all things are now ready" "Come
with us and we will do you good"
"Come and see;" "The Spirit and the
Bride say Come, and let him that hear.
eth say Come and lot him That is
athirst come"
The stroke Of one bell in tower NAV
be sweet, but score Of bells well tuned
and rightly lifted and slsillfully 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 Ghent, or Co
penhagen, can forget them. Now, It
seems TO me that in this Sabbath hour
all Heaven is Ginning and the voices
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