Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-24
is the tendency Of those who are thus con-

is the tendency Of those who are thus con
fused In the forest or on the moors. they
were both moving in circle. and the runner
of the one lost sleigh was following the run
ner of the other lost sleigh round and round.
Atlast it occurred to them TO look at the
north star, which was peeping taroagh the
night, and by the direction OF that star they
got home again Those who follow the adj
vice of this world in time of perpiexity are
in fearful round: for it Is one bewildered
soul following another bewildered sou, and
only those WAC have in such time got their
eye on tbs morning star Of our Christian
faitn can find their way out, or be strol :
enough TO lead others with an all persuasive
invitation
But SAYS some one ssyou Christian peo-
pie keep telling us to Come vet you do not
tell US how to come" That charge saall not
be true on this occasion. Come believing J
Come repentingl Come praying After ali
that God has been doing fer six thousand
years, sometimes through patriarcls ami
sometimes through propae.s, ant at last
through the cuifaiaation o. all TRACE lies on
Go.gataa, can any one think that God will
not welcome yoIf coming. Viii father at
vast outlay construct mansion for bis son,
and lay out parks white with stasuas, AMI
green with foliage, AMI all a-spar6ie with
fountains, and then not allow his son 70 live
n the houss or wa X IN she DsrSss Has God
built this mouse Of Gospel mercy and will He
then refuse entrance to HTscai dran9 viii a
Government at great expense build life saw
ing stations all aloag the coast, an ooats tlat
can hover unhurt like petrei over the Wild
est surge, aud then wheu the iifeooat mas
reached the wreck of a ship IN the utiing not
allow the drowning to ssiza the II eine or t axe
the boat for the shore in safstv2 Shall God
provide at the cost of His only Sons assas-
sination escape for a sinking word, AMI then
turn a dear sar to the cry that comes up from
the breakers
Bur, ," you say, there are 50 nany things
have 10 believe, and 50 mauy things in the
shape OF a creed that nave to adopt, that
am kept back No no! You need believe
but two things-namelY, that Jesus Christ
came into the world TO save sinners, ana shat
You are one OF then. But > YIN saw Il do
believe both OF those thiugss Do YOU really
believe them with all your hearts Yes"
Why, then, you have passed from death INTO
life. Why, then, you are a son or a dauz hter
of the Lord Almighty. Why, then you ara
an heir or an here's Of an inheritance that
viii declare dividends from now until long
after the stars are dead. Hellelujah Prince
OF cod why do you rot come ANA take your
coronel? Princess Of the Lord Almighty.
why do you not mount your thrones Pass
up into the iigat. Your boat is anchored,
why 90 you not go ashore? just plant your
feet hard down, aud you will feel under them
the Rock of Ages.
challenge the universe for one instance in
which q man in the right spirit appealed for
the salvation OF the Gospel aud did not get
it. Man alivet are you going to let all the
years of your lite goaway vita you witaou5
your having this great peace, this gorious
hope, this bright expectancy Are you 60
ing to let the pearl of great price lie in the
dust at your feet because you are too in To-
lent or too proud to stop down and PICK it
up? win you wear the edain of evil habit
when near by you is the hammer that could
with one stroke snap the s1aekie? Win you
stay in the prison OF sin wnen here is a Cos
pei key that could unlock your iucarcera-
tion9 No. no! As the one WORD "Jome'
has sometimes brought many sou ID Chr.sG,
l will try tue experiment OF pillng up into
mountain and then sending down IN an avail
ancne OF power many Of these GOSPEL
Comes ''Ceme thou and all thy house
into the ark" ''Come unto Me all We vino
labor and are heavy laden and will give YOU
rest;" "Come, for all things are now ready"
'rhe Spirit and the Bride say Come ani
and let him that hearetn say Come, and let
him that is athirst come,
The stroSe Oh one bel IN a tower may be
sweet, but a score OK bells well tuned and
rightly lifted, and sNiilfully swung in one
almost celestial. And no one who has heard
the mighty chimes in the towers OF Amster-
dam or Client or Copenaagen can forget
them. Now, it seems to me that in this
Sabbath hour all heaven is Ginning and the
voices of departed friends and kindred ring
down the sky saying Gomez The angels
who never fell bending from sapphire
thrones, are chanting Gomez Yea, all this
towers of heaN en-, tower of martyrs, tower
of prophets, tower of Apostles, tower of evan
CYCLISTS, tower of the tenn lie of the Lori God
and the Lamb are Ginning, ''Comei Coms ~
Pardon for ali, and peace for all, and heaven
for all who will come.
When Russia was in one of her great wars
the suffering OF the soldiers bad been long
and bitter, and they were waiting for the
end OF the strife.
ran among the tents OF tine army shouting
asked, VINO says peaceS And the sick
soldier turned on his hosritel mattress and
asked, Who says peace% and all up ani
down the encambment of the Russians went
the question, who says peaceY' Then the
messenger responded The Car says,
peace That was enough That meant
going home. Tnat meant the war was over.
No more wounds and no more long marches.
So to-day, as one of the Lords messengers
l move through these great encampments of
souls and cry: peace between earth and
heavenl Peace between God and man!
Peace between your repenting soul and a
pardoning Lordw It you ask me, ''Who
says peace?' | answer, Christ our King de-
clares it," ''My peace I give unto your
peace of God that passeth all understand
ing" Everlasting peacel