Connecticut western news., 1891-09-03

 that we must pay fee, for we know that fine earthly music Is expensive; but all the oratorios of heaven cost nothing.
 Heaven pays nothing for its music. It is all free. There is nothing to be paid at that door for entrance, but the condition of getting into heaven Is our bringing our divine Benjamin along with us. Do you notice how often dying people call upon Jesusf Itis the usual prayer offered-the prayer offered ulore than all the other prayers put to- gether-''LordJ Jesus, receive my spirit" One of our congregation. when asked In the closing moments of his life, .Do you know us9"'. said: "Oh, yes, I know you. God bless you. Goodby Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" and he was gone Oh, yes, in the closing moments of our life we must have a Christ to call upon
 NO SALVATION OUT OF CHRIST.
 If Jacobs sons had gone toward Egypt, and had gone with the very finest equipags, and had not taken Ben- Ialnin along with them, and to the question they should have been obliged to answer, .'Sir, we didn't bring him, IS father could not let him go; we didn't want to be bothered with him." a voice from within would have said: "Go away from us. You shall not have any of this supply. You shall not zee my face because your brother is not with you" And if we come up toward the door of heaven at last, though we some from all luxuriance and bril- fancy of surroundings, and knock for admittance, and 1t Is found that Christ s not with us, the police of heaven will beat us back from the breadhouse, 'aying, Depart. never knew you."-
 HJacob's sons, coming toward Egypt, had lost everything on the way; if they bad expended their last shekel; If they had come up utterly exhausted to the ,orncribs of Egypt, and 1t had been found that Benjamin was with them, Ill the storehouses would have swung open before them. And 50, though by latal casualty we may be ushesed intn :he eternal world; though we may be weak and exhausted by pr6tFactsd ickness-if, In that last moment, we san only just stagger and faint and fall nto the gate of heaven = 1t seems that all the corncribs of heaven will open for our need and all the palaces will open for our reception; and the Lord of that place, seated k his table, and all the angels of God seated at their table, and the martyse seated at their table, and Ill our giorifed kindred seated at out table, the king shall pass portion from his table to ours, aqd then, while we Ehtnk of the fact that it was Jesus who started us on the road, and Jesus who kept us on the way, and Jesus who ct last gained admittance for our soul, we shall be glad if he has seen of the trav- ail of his soul and been satisfied, and not be at all jealous if it be found that our divine Benjamin's mess is i've times larger than all the rest. Haill anointed of the Lord. Thou art worthy.
 My friends, you see 1t Is either Christ pr famine If there were two banQuets spread, and to one of them only you might go. you might stand and think for a good while as to which invitation you had better accept; but here it is leasting or starvation. II it were . choice between oratorios you might say, II prefer the Creation" or ''I prefer the Messiah" But here 1t Is choice between eternal harmony and everlasting discord. Oh, will you live or diei Will you start for the Egyptian sorncrib or will you perish amid the slapty barns of the Canaanitish fam, hs3 .'Ys shall not see my face except your brother be with you"