The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-05-20

heart. They are ready to rejoice
Look. There is an angel from the
throne of God. One moment ago Il
stood before Christ and heard the dox
ology of the redeemed. 1t is here now
Bright immortal, what news from the
golden city? Speak, spirit blest. The
answer comes melting on the air: ''Come
come, for all things are now ready" An
gels ready to bear the tidings. Angels
ready t, drop the benedictlon. Angel:
ready to klndle the JOY. All ready.
Ready, cherubim and seraphim, Ready
thrones. and prlncipalities and powers
Ready, Michael, the arch angel.
Yes, I 60 further and say that you!
slorifed kindred are ready. have not
any sympathy with modern splrltuallsm
believe it is born in perditien. When
see the ravages in makes with human
intellects, when see the homes 1t has de-
vastated, wheh l see the bad morals thai
very often follow in Its wake, nave nc
faith in modern splrltualIsm. l think Il
John Milton and George Whitfield have
not anything better to do than to cra"l
under Rochester's table and rattle the
leaves they had better stay home in glory
But tue Bible distinctly teaches that the
gloriied in heaven are in sympathy wit
our redemption. ''There is JOY IN heaven
among the angels Of God over one SIN
ner that repenteth," and il the angels
hear it do not our departed kindred there
hear it? There are those there who
toiled for YOUR salvation, and when they
babe you good-by in the last hour, ano
SAID, Meet me in heaven" there was
lowering over the pillew the awfu: pos
sib.lity that you might not meet. But on:
the pathos when that hand was thrust
out from the cover and they said good
by. For how long good-by was ii:
Now, suppose YOU should pass into the
kingdom of God this morning, suppose
YOU should say: Pm done with the sins
of this world. Fie upon ali these tollles
o Chaist! I take thee now. 1 take thy
service. Irespond to thy love, thine am
forever"-why, before the tear OF repen-
tance had dried on your cheek, before
your first prayer had closed, the ange!
standing with the message for thy soul:
would cry upward, ''He is comIng!" anS
angels poising mid-air would cry u
ward: He is coming!" sll along the
line of light from doorway to doorway
from wing tip to wing tip, the news
would 90 upward till it reached the
gate. and then 1t wonld flash to the house
ofmany mansions, and find your kindred
out, and those before the throne woulo
say: ''Reioice with me my prayers are
answered. Give me another harp witt
which to strike the JOY. Saved, saved
savedv'
AtKenilworth Castle, I told you. they
stopped the clocks when Queen Eliza
beth arrived, that the hand OF time might
point to that moment as the one most
significant and tremendous; but If this
morning, the King should enter the cas-,
tie of your soul, well might you stop al
the clocks and have the finger of time
pointing to this moment as the mos
stupendous in all your life. Would thai
I could come all through these alsles anc
all through these gallaries, not simply
addressing yon perfunctorily, but taking
YOU by the hand as brother takes
brother by the hand, and saying to one
and all, to each: "Come, come, the door
is open, enter now and sit down at the
FEAST"
Old man, God has been waiting TO!
thee long years. Would that some tea'
of repentance might trickle down thy
wrinkled cheek. Has not Christ done
enough in feeding thee and clothing thee
all these years to win from thee ont
word of gratitude? Come, all the young
Christ is the fairest of the fair. Wal
not till thy heart gets hard. Come, thu
furthest away from Christ. Drunkard
Christ can put out the file OF thy thirst
| He can restore thy broken home. Ill
can break that shackle. Come now. TO
day, and get his pardon and its strength
And the one further off: further than
have mentioned, a case not so hopetu
as have mentioned, self-righteous man
feeling thyself all right, having no nee(
of Christ, no need of pardon. no need o
help-O self-rlghteous man! dost thol
think ID those rags thou canst enter tn
feast? Thou canst not. Gods serVan
at the gate would tear off thy robe ant
leave thee naked at the gate. 0 self
righteous man! the last to come. Come
to the feast. Come, repent OF thy SIN
Come, take Christ for thy portion.
| Day ofgrace going away. Shadow
on the cliff reaching further and furthe
over the PLAIN. The banquet has al
ready begun. Christ has entered int
that banquet to which you are invited
The guests are taking their places, Ih
servant of the king has his hand on tn
door of the banqueting-room, and 1t
begins to swing it shut. Now IS you
time to 60 in. Now is my time to enter
I must 90 IN. You must 60 in. He i
swinging the door shut. Now, it is bal
shut. Now, it is three-fourths shut
Now, it Is just ajar. After awhile l
will be forever shut!
Why will ye waste on trifing cares
That life which Gods compassion spares
While in the endless round of thought
The one thingneedful is forgot.
Tragedy in Church.
| NASHVILLE, May ia special from
Birmingham, Ala, says: 81. +. Burges
shot and fatally wounded Sam G. AT
wood at pleasant Valley church, tw'
Ill q or