Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-21

not burst into tears at the thought that for
thee He she it-tor thee the hard hearted.
for thee the LOST
NO" says some one: II will have moth
ing to do with it except that. like the eae-
mics OF, Christ, | put both my hands INTO
that carnage and scoop up ootn palms Iuil,
and throw il on my head and cry, Ibis
blood be on Us and on our children" Gan
YOU do such shocking thing that? Just
rub your handkerchief across your brow
and look at it. 1t is the blood Of the Son OF
God whom YOU have despised 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 10 so roughly treat Him upon
whom everything depends.
do not know how you Will get away from
this subject. You see that you are sold out
and that Christ wants to buy you back.
There are three persons who come after you
to-day-God the Father. God the Son and
God the Holy Ghost. They unite their three
omnipotences in one movement for your sal
walton. You will not take up arms against
the triune God will you: Is there enough
muscle in your arm for such combat? By
the highest throne in heaven. and by the
deepest chasm in hell, l beg you look out
Unless you allow Christ to carry away your
SINS they will carry you away. Unless you
allow Christ to lift you up, they will drag
you down. There is only one hope for you
and that is the blood. Christ, the sin offer
ing, bearing your transgressions, On rist,
captivity.
Would you not like to be free? Here is
the price of your lbaratiOu-1ot money, but
blood. | trenble from hea to foot, not be-
cause I fear your presence but because |
fear that you will miss your chance for i'm
mortal rescue. This is the alternative
divinely put He that believeth on the Son
shall have everlasting life; AMI he that be-
+IaS Co, S,,oIi ~ hut
the wrath Of God abideth on him" In the
last day, if you now reject Christ every
drop OF that sacriicial olool, instead of
pleading for your release it would have
pleaded if you had repentet, will plead
against you.
o Lord God of the judgment day! avert
that calamity! Let US sea the quick flash of
the scimeter that Stays the sin but saves the
sinner. Strike, omnipota Col, for the
souls deliverauce! Beat, o eternal sea
with all thy waves against the barren beach
of that rocky soul and make it tremble. Oh,
the oppressiveness OF the hour, the minute.
the second on which the souls destiny
quivers, and this is that hour, that minute,
that second
Some years ago there came down fierce
storm on the seacoast, snd a vessel got in
the breakers and was going to pieces. They
threw up some 81 gnal OF distress and the peO-
pie ON shore saw them. They put out in
Hfeboat. They come on and they saw the
raft; and SO afraid we're the boatmen that
the meE would give 10 before they got to
them they gave them three rounds OF cheers,
and cried: 'Hold on, there! hold on! Wen
save your After awhile the boat came up.
One man was saved by having the boathook
put in the collar or his coat, and soma In one
way and some in another: but they all got
into the boat. "Now," says the captain, for
the shore. Pull away now, pulln'
The people on the land were afraid the
lifeboat had gone down. They said: 'How
long the boat stays. Why. it must have
been swamped and they have all persisted
men on the pier head sand OH the beach wiring
ing their hands; and while they waite1 and
watched they saw something looming up
through the mist and it turned out to be the
Iifeboat. AS soon as it came within speak
ing distance the people on the shore cried
out: ''Dd you save any of them? Did you
save any of them?' And as the boat swept
through the boiling surf and came to the
pier head the captain waved his hand over
the exhausted sailors that lay fiat on the bot
tom of the boat anu cried: ''All savedl
Thank God! All savedm
So it may be today. The waves of your
sin run high, the storm is on you, but I cheer
you with this Gospel hope. God grant that
within the next ten minutes We may row
with you into the harbOr of Col mercy.
And when these Christian men gather around
to see the result of this service, and the
glorifed gathering the pier heads of
heaven to watch and to listen, may we be
able to report all saved! Young and old,
good and bad All saved! Saved for time.
Saved for eternity. and so It came to pass
that they all escaped safe to land"
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