Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-14


ready to rejoice.
Look There is an angel from the throne
of God. One moment ago it stood before
Christ and he ard the doxolOgy Of the re-
deemed. 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 Angels ready to bear the It'd
ings Angels ready to drop the benedic-
ton. Angels ready to kindle the joy All
ready. Ready, cherubim aud seraphim.
Ready, thrones and municipalities and pow
ers. Ready, Michael the archangel
NO SYMPATHY WITH MODERN SPIRITUAL
ISM.
Yes, go further and say that your glo-
rified kindred are ready. | have not any
sympathy with modern spirtualism. !
believe it is born in perdition. When | see
the ravages it makes with human intel
lects, when ! see the homes il has devas
tated, when | see the bad morals that very
often follow in its wake, have no faith in
modern spiritualism. think If John Mil
ton and George Whiteiield have not any
thing better to do than to crawl under
Rochester tables and rattle the leaves, they
had better stay home in glory. But the
Bible distinctly teaches that the glorified
in beaver are in sympathy with our re
demption.
There is joyin heaven among the angels
of God over one sinner that repenteth;
and if the angels hear it do not our depart
ed kindred there hear ity There are those
there who toiled for your salvation, and
when they babe you goodby IN the last
hour, and they said. "Meet me in heaven"
there was lowering over the pillow the
awful possibility that you might not meet.
But, oh, the pathos when that hand was
thrust out from the cover and they said
goodby For how long goodby was itg
Now, suppose you should pass into the
kingdom of God this morning, suppose
you should say: I'm done with the sins
of this world File upon all these follies
o Christi | take thee now, | take thy
service. respond TO thy love, thine am
forever" Why. before the tear Of repent
ance had dried on your cheek. before your
first prayer had closed, the angel standing
with the message for thy soul would cry
upward, He is coming" aud angels pois
ing nidair would cry upward, lie is com
mgr all along the line of light from door
way TO doorway, from wing tip to wing
tip the news would go upward till it
reached the gate, and then it would dash
to the house Of many mansions and ind
your kindred out, and those before the
throne woald say, Rejoice with me, my
prayers are answered. Give me another
harp with which 10 strike the joy. Saved
saved savedF
ARE you READY
Now, my friends, if Christ is ready, and
the Holy Ghost is ready, and the church is
ready, and the angels of God are ready,
and your glorilied kindred are ready, are
YOU ready? | give with the emphasis of
my soul the question, Are you readyr"
| II YOU do not get into the kings feast it
will be because you do not accept the ear
nest invitation. Arm stretched out soaked
with blood from elbow 10 finger tip, lips
quivering in. mortal anguish, two eyes
beaming everlasting love while he says,
Come. come. come. for all things are now
ready"
AT Kenilworth Castle. told you, they
! stopped the clocks when Queen Elizabeth
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 castle of your soul,
well might you stop all the clocks and
have the finger of time pointing to this
moment MS the one most stupendous IN all
your life. Would that | could come all
through these aisles and all through these
galleries, not addressing you perfume.
torily, but taking yon by the hand as a
brother takes brother by the hand, aud
saving to one and all toeach, Come, come.
the door is open; enter now and sit down
at the feast"
Old man. God has been waiting for thee
| long wears Would that some tear of re-
pentanee might trickle down thy wrinkled
| cheek. Has not Christ done enough in
| feeding thee and clothing thee all these
wears TO win from thee one word Of graft
| tudes Come, all the young Christ is the
| fairest Of the fair. Wait not till thy heart
gets hard Come, the farthest away from
| Christ Drunkard, Christ can put out the
| fire of that thirst He can restore thy broken
home. He can break that shackle. Come
now, today, aud get his pardon and it,
| strength. Libertine, Christ knew wher
YOU we're last night. He knows all the
story Of thy sin Come to him this day.
| He will wash away thy sin, and he will
throw around thee the robe of his pardon.
| Harlot, thy feet foul with hell, thy laugh
ter the horror of the street--O Mary Mag
dalen. Christ waits for thee.
| And the one farther off, farther than
have mentioned, a case not so hopeful as any
| have mentioned, self righteous man. feel
ing thyself all right, having no need Of
Christ. no need of pardon, no need of help
20 self righteous mani dost thou think
in those rags thou canst enter the feasts
Thou canst not. GODS servant at the gate
would tear off thy robe aud leave thee
naked mt the gate. o self righteous man
the last to come COMe to the feast. Come,
repent of thy sin Come, take Christ for
thy portion.
Day of grace going away. Shadows on
the cliff reaching farther and further over
the plain. The banquet has already be-
gun. Christ has entered into that banquet
to which you are invited. The guests are
taking their places The servant of the
king has his hand on the door of the ban.
quoting room, and lac begins to swing ii
shut Now is your time to go in. Now
is my time to enter. must 20 in. You
must 90 in. He is swinging the door shut.
Now, it is half shut. Now, it is three
fourths shut. Now, it is just aiar. After
while it will be forever shut!
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