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All moods Of feeling hath that word
Come" Sometimes il woeps and some
times IL laughs Sometimes IL prays, some
times IL tenpts anal sometimes 10 destroys.
it sounds from the door OF church and
from the ssragiios Of sin. from the gates Of
heas~a and the gates Of hell. IL Is con-
naeo, and secrsseent Of all power. IL Is the
heire~s Of most of the past aud the almoner
Of uaa~t OF the future. Gomez You may
pronounce It 80 that all the heavens will
Dc haard in its cadenees. or pronounce il 50
that AL the woes Of time and eternity shall
reverbesase in its enc syllable. It il on the
lip Of saint Aad pronixate. Ii Is the might
iest Of all solicitsnts either for good or
bad.
WORD or WORDS.
Today I weigh anchor and haul in the
plankS. and set sail on that great word, al
thoagh am sure will not be able 10 reach
the further shore I will let down the
faehoming hae into this sea and try 10
measure les depths. and though I To to-
gethcx all the cables and cordage have on
board. viii not b able 20 touch bottom.
All the power Of the Christian religion Is
In that word Come" Tho dictatorial
and eomnandatory In religion Is Of no
avail The imperative mood Is not the APP
propriate mood when We would have peo-
pie ssvinsly impressed They may bo
coaxed. bat they cannot be driven.
Our hearts are like our homes; at a
friendly knock the door will be opened,
but an attempt TO force open our door
would land tho assailant In prison. Our
theological seminaries, which keep young
men three years In their curriculum before
launching them into the ministry, will do
we'll II In 20 short . time they can teach
tho candidates for the holy ONCE how to
say with right emphasis and information
and power that one word Conner That
man who has such efficiency in Christian
work. and that woman who has such
power 10 persuade people to quit the
wrong and begin the right. went through
series Of loosen, bcrcavcments, persecu-
tons and the trials Of twenty or thirty
years before they could make it triumph
Of grace every time they uttered tho word
: Come"
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You must remember that In many cases
our Come" has . mightisr Come to
conquer before IL has any effect at all.
just give me the accurate census, the sta
tistics. Of how many ara down in fraud, In
drunkenness. In gambling. IN impurity, or
In vice OF any sort, and will give you the
accurate census or statistics Of how many
have been slain by the word Come"
Come end click wine glasses with me at
this ivory bar" 'Corne and SEQ what we
can win at this gaming table" ''Come,
enter with me this doubtful speculation"
"Come With me and read those insidel
tracts on Christianity" "Come with me
10 . place Of bad amusement" "Come
with me in . gay bout through under
ground New York" II in this city there
ara twenty thousand who are down In
moral character. then twenty thousand
Tell under the power OF the word Come"
I was reading Of . wife whoss husband
had been overthrown by strong drink. and
she west 70 the saloon where he was
ruined, and she said, "Give mo back my
husband" And the bartender, pointing
10 q maudiin and battered nan browsing
in the corner Of th= barroom. said: "There
be is. Jim, wake up; here's your wife
come for you" And the woman said:
do you call that my husband9 What
have you been doing with him, Is that
he manly brows Is that she clear eyer Is
hat the noble heart TINT I married, What
vile drug have you given him that has
turned him into aendS Take your tiger
claws OF of him Uncoil those serpent
folds OF evil habit that are crushing him.
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whom I stood at the altar ten years ago.
Give bin back to me" Victim was he, az
millions Of Others have been. OF the word
Come
Let Us HARNESS THIS WORD FOR GOOD.
Now we want all the world over 20 har-
ness this word for goo, ~ others have har-
aeSsssi IL for evil. AMI 10 will draw the Ave
sentiments and the sesss between them. yea,
e will draw che whole earth back tn the
.scd from which IL has wandered It IL
hat wooing and persuasive work that will
eai men 70 give Mp thcir sins. Was skeo-
icism ever brought into love Of the truth
BY an ehuiIition Of hot words against in
3delityS Was ever the blssphemsr stop
ped in his oashs by dennnciation of bias
2hernYs Was ever = drunksrd weaned
from his cups by the temperance lecturers
rnimicry IL staggering step and hiccoughi
No II wsss Come with me 90 church to-
iay and hear our singing" Come and let
ue INTRODUCES ron TO n Christian nan whom
ron win be sure TO sdmire," Come with
ne into associations that are cheerful and
rod and Inspiring, Come with me into
h,y such ne ron never before experienced"
with that word which has done 81 much
'or ct hers approach zen today. Are yoa
All right With God, NO" you say. IL
lhink rot. sza sor,stizacs alarmed when
think OF him. fear will net be ready