The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-20

the bullock, and the lamb? 1t was so
that when the blood rushed out from
these animals on the floor of the ancient
tabernacle the people should be com.
pclled to think OF the coming carnayo OF
the Son of God. No blood no atone.
ment.
| think that God intended to impress us
with VlvIdness OF that color. The green
OF The grass, the blue of the sky, would
u"C have startled and aroused us like
This deep crimson. II is as il God had
SAID: Now, sinner, wake up and sec
What the Saviour endured for you. This
Is not water. This is not wine. 1t is
lood. 1t is the blood Of my own Son,
1t Is tie blood of the Immaculate. 1t is
the blood of God. " Without the she'd
ding OF blood is no remission. There
has been MANY man who in courts of
law has pleaded mot guilty." who nev-
erthclcs% has been condemned because
there was blood found on his hands, or
blood found in his room; find what shall
We do in the last day ii il be sound that
we have recruciied the Lord o. glory
aud have never repented Of it? You
must believe i'll the blood or die. No
escape. Unless you let the sacri.e of
Jesus 20 i'll your stcal YOU yourself must
suffer. IL Is either ChrisL's blood or
your blood.
"Oh." says some one, "tlIc thought
OF blood sickens me-" Good. God in
tended it to sickcu you with your sin.
DO not act as though you had nothing TO
do with that Calvarian massacre. You
had. Your sins were the implements OF
torture. Those implements were not
made OF steel, and iron, and wood. 80
much as out or your sins. Guilty this
homicide, and this reyiclde, anI this
decide, confess your guilt today. Ten
thousand voices OF heaven bring in the
verdict against you fguiltv, guilty. Pre-
pare to die, or believe in that blood.
Stretch yourself out for the sacrifice, or
accept the SaviOur's sacrifice. DO not
fling away your one chance.
1t seems to me as iiall heaven were
trying TO bid i'll pour soul. The first bid
in makes is the tears of Christ at the
tomb Of Lazarus; but that is not high
enough price. The next bid heaven
makes is the sweat of Gathsemanc: but
it Is too cheap Il price, The next bid
heaven makes see 8 to be the whipDud
back OF Pilates hall; but it is not a nigh
enough price. Can it be possible that
heaven cannOtbuy you in? Heaven tries
once more. 1t says; II bid this Llnc
Tor t,at mans soul the tortures of
ChrisCs martyrdom, the blood Oh his
tempe, the blood on his check, the blood
on his chm, the blood on his hand, the
blood OH his side, the blood On his knee,
the blood on his foot--the blood in drops
the blood IN rills, the blood in pools
cOagulatcd beneath the cross; the blood
that wet the tips Of the soldiers spears,
| the blood that FLASHED warm in the faces
OF his enemies" Glory 90 God, that
bid wins it! The highest price that was
ever paid ior anything was paid for youl
soul. Nothing could buy II but blooG
The estranged property Is bought back
f Take it. You have sold Yourselves
Tor nou2ht; and ye shall bc redeemed
without money" o, atoning blood,
cleansing blood, lfe-yiviny blood. sau-
ctilying blood, glorltying blood Of Jesus!
Why not burst into Tears at the hOuyhl
hat for Thee he, shed it.
NO." says some one, II vii, have
nothing To do with it except that, like
the enemies OF Christ, put bOLh my
hands into that carnage and scoop up
both palms iull. and throw it on my
head and cry: His blood be on us and
on our childrenn" Can you do such Il
shocking thing as that? just rub your
handkerchief across your brow and look
At it. 1t IS the blood OF the son of Gud,
whom you have despiscd and driven
back all these years. Oh, do not do that
any longer! Come out boldly and frankly
and honestly, and tell Christ you are
sorry. You cannot afford to so roughly
treat him, upon whom everything de-
pends.
| do not know how you will get away
from This sucjecL. You see that you arc
sold cut, and that Christ wants to buy
You back. There are three persons WHO
come after you today: God, the Father;
, God, the Son; God. the Holy Ghost.
They unite their three omnirulcnces in
one movement tor } our salvation. You
, VIII not take up arms against the TrIunc
God, will you: Is there enough mus.
Gle III your arms Tor such combat? by
the higcsL throne in heaven. and by the
deepest chasm in hell, | beg you LOOK
out. Unless you allow Christ 10 carry
away your SINS. they will carry you
away. Unless you allow Christ 10 lit
, you up, they will drag you down. Ther,
Is only one hope for you, and that is tho
!
your trangressiOns. Christ. the surely,
| (! ,yin@ your debts. Christ, the divine
, Cyrus. loosening your Babylonsh cap
tNilv.
Would you not ike to be free: Here
? Is the price Of your liberation hot
, money, but blood. | Lrcmblc from head
TO foot, not because fear your pres
cncc. but because [ fear that you will
, miss Your chance of immortal rescue.
, This is the alternative divincly put:
"lle that bclievth on the Son shall have
everlasting life; and he that belicvth not
, on the Sou shall not see life, but the
wrath OF God abidcth on him." In the
last day if you now reject Christ, every
, drop OF that sacrIic;al blood, instead Oi
pleading for your release, as it would
have pleaded if yon had repcnLed. will
, plead against you.
q Lord God OF the ,jud. nenL day!
, avert that calamity! Let US sec the
quick flash of tho clmctcr that slays tine