Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-02-05

wanting. Darkness Darkness Woe Il
the north Woe 10 the south Woe 20 thu
\ cost Woe to the westi Death at the ban
have also to lsaxn from tho subject tina,
the destruction OF ~ vicious, aud Of thoss
who despise God, win be very s1dden. Tbs
wave Of mirfh had dashed b the highest
point when that Assyrinn army broks
through. IL was unexpected. Suddenly,
almost always. comes the doom Of those
who despise God and defy the laws OF nen.
How was It at the delugey Do you suppose
It came through long northeast storm, ~
that people for days before we're sure IL was
comingy No; | suppose the morning was
bright, that calmness broodcd on the waters;
that beauty sat enthroned on the hills. when
| suddenly the heavens burst and tho mount
aims sank like anchors into the sea that
dashed clear over tho Andes and the
! Himalayas.
The Red Sea was divided. The Egyptians
tried 10 cross IL. There could be no danger.
The lsraelites had just gone through. Where
tney had gone, why not the Egyptians OIL
III was such beautiful walking PLACED A
| pavement OF Hinged shells and pearls; and on
either side two great walls of water--solid.
ihere can be no danger Forward, great
hosts of the Egyptiansg Clap the cymbalS.
and blow the trumpets Of victoryi After
them We viii catch them yet, and they
snail be destroyed. But the walls begin 10
tresnble. They rock They falll The rush
ing watersi The shrek Of drowning meni
The swimming of tue war horses in vain for
the shore! The strewing of the great host
on the bottom of the sea, or pitched by the
angry wave on the baach--a battered. bruised
and loathsome wreck Suddenly destruction
came. 0ne-half hour before they could not
have believed il. Destroyed, and without
remedy.
am just setting forth fact. which you
have noticed as well as l. Ananias comes 20
the apostle. The apostle says, ibid you
sell tbs land for so muchg' He says, yes"
1t was lie. Dead as quick as that Sap
phira, his wife, comes in. Did you sell the
land for so muchgp Eyes" IL was lie;
and quick as that she was dead. Gods judg-
ments are upon those who despise Him and
defy Him. They come suddenly.
The destroying angel went through Egypt.
DO you suppose that any of the people know
that he was coming? Did they hear the flap
of his great wings mol mol Suddenly, UNI
expectedIy, he came.
Skilled sportsmen do not like TO shoot a
bird standing on sprig near by. III they
are skilled they pride themselves on taking
it on the wing, and they wait till 1t starts.
Death is an old sportsman, and he loves TO.
take men flying under the very sun. de
loves to take them ON the wing.
Are there any here who are unprepared for
the eternal worldg Are there any here who
have been living without God and without
hope? Let me say to you thatyou had better
accept of the Lord Jesus Christ, lest sud-
denly your last chance be gone. The lungs
win cease to breathe, the heart win stop.
The time viii come when you shall 60 no
moro to the Office, or to the store, or to the
shop. Nothing will be left but Death and
Judgment and Eternity. OH fee TO God
this hourl If there be one in this presence
who has wandered far away from Christ,
thOnUh hQ mt have heard the call
the Gospel for many year, Invite him now
to come and be saved. Flee from thy sini
Flee to the stronghold of the Gospel Now Is
the accepted time, now is the day OF sal.
walton.
Good night, my young friendsi May you
have rosy sleep, guarded by Him who never
slumbers! May you awake in the morning
strong and well But oh art thou despiser
of God? Is this thy last night on earths
Shouldst thou be awakened in the night by
something, thou knowest not what, and there
be shadows floating in the room. and u hand
writing on the wall, and you feel that your
last hour is come, and there be a fainting at
the heart, and tremor in the limb, and a
catching of the breath-then thy doom would
be bat an echo of the words of the text, lin
that night was Belshazzar, the king OF the
Chaldeans, slain"
Hear the invitation of the Gospel There
may be some one in this house to whom
sldli never speak uSdifi, tsb ehci SiOAo A1N ~
be in the words of the Gospel, aud not in my
own, with which | close; "Ho, every one
that thirstethi Come we to the waters And
let him that hath no money come, buy wine
and milk without money, and without
price" ''Come unto me, all ye 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, If you
have never prayed before, or have not
prayed since those days when you kneit
down at your mothers kuee, then that TO-
night you might pray, saying;
Just as am, without one plea
But that the blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thec.
o Lamb of God comet
But if you cannot think Of SO long prayer
as that, will give you q shorter prayer that
you can say, ''God, be merciful to ne a sim
nerp Or, if You cannot think OF so long
prayer as that, l will give you a still shorter
one that you may utter, lord, save me, or l
perishn Or if that be too long a prayer,
you need not utter word. just look and
livel