The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-18

cost you $50, or 500. or $3.50 TO
have your physical life insured. and yet
free Of charge offer you insurance on
your immortal life, payable, not at your
decease, but now, and to morrow, and
evory day, and always.
My hope in Christ is not so bright ~
many Christians, know, but l would
not give it up for the whole universe, in
one cash payment, il Il were offered
me. 1t has been SO much comfort to
me in time of trouble, II has been SO
much strength to me when have been
assailed, it has been SO much rest to mo
when l have been perplex ed, and it IL
around my heart such al encasement
of satisfaction and blessedness that
can stand here before God and say:
"Take away my health. take away my
life, take every thing rather than rob
me Of this hope. this plain, simple hope
which have in Jesus Christ my Lord.
must have this robe when the last
chill strikes through me. must have
this light when all other lights 60 out
in the blast that comes up from the cold
Jordan.
Unjust have this sword with which to
fight my way through all these foes on
my way Heavenward When I was in
London l saw there the wonderful
armor Of Henry VIII. and Edward III.
And yet have to tell you that there Is
nothing in chain mail or brass plate, or
gauntlet, or halberd, that makes man
so safe as the armor in which the Lord
God clothes his dear children. Oh, there
is safety in religion.
Youwill ride down all yourfo Look
out for that man who has the strength
|'of the Lord God with him. In olden
times the horsemen used to ride into
battle with lifted lances, and the enemy
fed the field. The Lord on the white
horse of victory, and with lifted lances
Of divine strength, rides into the battle
and down goes the spiritual foe; while
the victor shouts the triumph through
the Lord Jesus Christ. As q matter Of
personal safety, my dear friends, you
must have this religion.
apply my subject to several classes
Of people before me. First, to that
great multitude Of Young people in this
house. Some OF these young men are
in boarding houses. They have but
few social advantages. They think
that no one cares for their souls.
Many of them are on small salaries,
and they are cramped and bothered
perpetually, and sometimes their heart
fails them. Young man, tonight, at
your bedroom door on the third floor,
you will hear knocking. 1t will be
the hand of Jesus Christ, the young
mans friend, saying: 80, young man,
let me come in; l will help thee, will
comfort thee, will deliver thee" Take
the Bible out of the trunk, if it has been
hidden away. If you have not the cour'
age to lay it on the shelf or table, take
that Bible that was given you by some
loved one, take it out of the trunk and
lay it down on the bottom of the chair
then kneel down beside it, and read and
!. pray, and pray and read, until all you,
disturbance is gone, and you feel that
peace which neither earth nor hell car
rob you of. Thy fathers God, thy
mothers God, waits for thee, o young
man. Escape for thy life" Escape
now! Zone thing thou lackest!"
But apply this subject to the aged
not many here-not many in any as
semblage. People do not live to get old
That is the general rule. Here ant
there an aged man in the house, I tel
you the truth. You have lived lons
enough in this world to know that i
can not satisfy an immortal nature.
must talk to you more reverentiall.
than do to these other people, while a
the same time speak with great plain
ness o father of the weary step.
mother bent down by the ailments o
life, has thy God ever forsaken thee
Through all these years, who has BEEF
your best friend? Seventy years o
: mercies! Seventy years of food an
clothing! O how many bright mornings
, How many glorious evening hours yo1
have seen! 0 father, mother, God ha
been very good to you. Do you feel it
Some of you have children and grand
children; the former cheered you
young life, the latter Irvine your gra,
locks in their tiny fingers. Has all tn
goodness that God has been making
pass before you produced no change i
!, your feelings, and must it be said O
you, notwithstanding all this: "On
thing thou lackest."
|, Oh, if you could only feel the hand @
, Christ smoothing the cares out of wrir
killed. faces. Oh, if you could only fee
the warm arm of Christ steadying you
: tottering steps. lift my voice lou
enough to break through the deaf
ness of the ear while l cry out; "On
thing thou lackest!" 1t was a
importunate appeal to young ma
made in prayer-meeting when he ros
= up and and said: ''Do pray for my oil
. father. He is 20 years of age and h
, doesn't love Christ" That father passe
, few more steps on in life and then h
). went down. He never gave any int
. nation that he had chosen Jesus. 1t
= a very hard thing for an old man to b,
come a Christian. know it is. II
, so hard thing that it can not be don
by any human work; but God Almight
q can do it by His omnipotent grace; ii
: can bring you at the eleventh hours
a half-past eleven-at one minute {
q twelve He can bring you to the peac
\ and joys of the glorious Gospel.
e must make application of this sui
: ject, also, to those who are prosperet
: | Have Won. nv friends. found that do