The Penn's Grove record., 1891-02-13

nind thee, neither stay thou In all the plain,
escape to the mountain lest thou be con.
mmedP'
l must make my application to another
class Of persons-the poor. When you can.
not pay your rent when 10 Is due, have you
nobody but the landlord to talk to? When
the -four has gone out of the barrel, and YOU
baker, and your children are Juggling at your
tress for something to eat, have you nothing
but the worlds charities to appeal tor
When winter comes, and there are no Goals,
and the ash barrels have no more cinders,
who takes care Of your Have you nobody
but the oversser Of the poorf But 1 preach
10 you q poor mans Christ. II you do not
have in the winter blankets enough to cover
you in the night, I want to tell you of Him
who had not where to lay His head. If you
be on the bare floor, I want to tell you OF
Him who had for a pillow a hard cross, and
whose foot bath was III streaming blood of
His own heart.
Oh, you poor mani Oh, your poor womani
Jesus understands your case altogether.
Talk it right out to Him tonight. Get down
pm your floor and says lord Jesus Christ,
Thou vast poor and I am poor. Help me-.
Thou art rich now, and bring me up to Thy
tichesr Do you think God would cast you
pff VIII Hei You might az well think that
} mother would take the child that feeds on
aer DFehSb huu udsu ls uI6 OUT, as 70 LnlnK
that God would put aside roughly those who
lave fed to Him for pity and compassion.
Yea, the prophet says "a woman may for
ret her sucking child, that she would not
lave compessionnon the son Of her womb, but
[ will not forget thee"
Kyou nave ever been on the sea you have
bean surprised in the first voyage to find
here are % few sails in sight. Sometimes
Tou 60 along two, three, four, five six and
seven days. and do not see a single sail, but
when Q vessel does come in sight the sea
Tlasses are lifted to the eye, the vessel is
matched, and II II come very near then the
captain. through the trumpet, cries loudly
scYoss the waber. "Whither boundf' So
you and msst on the SEA Of life. We
Some and we 20. Some Of Us have never
net before. Some of us will never meet
again. But I hail you across the sea, and
with reference to the last great day, and with
reference 10 the two great worlds, I cry
lcroSs the water: "Whither boundf whittier
know what service that craft was made
Tor. but hast b thrown overheard the COM
ihip at the mercy Of the tempestf Is there
10 gun of distress booming through the
Jtormi With priceless treasures-with treas
ares aboard worth more than all the Indies
wilt thou never come up out Of the trough
the seal o Lord God, lay hold of that
mani son OF GOo, II tnou vert ever neeQed
anywhere, thou art needed here There are
70 many sins to be pardoned. There are so
many wounds to be healed. There are so
many souls to be saved. Help, Jesusl Help,
Holy Ghosti Help, ministering angels from
he thronei Help, all sweet memories of the
pasti Help all prayers for our future de-
iveranoe, Oh. that now, In this the &C
'epted time and the day of salvation, you
would hear the voice of mercy and Evsi
Taste and ses that the Lord is gracious.
In this closing moment OF the service,
uhen everything in the house Is so favorable,
when everything is so still, when God is SO
owing and heaven is so near, drop your sins
md take Jesus. Do not cheat yourself out
IT heaven. Do not do that. God forbid that
1t the last, when it is too late to correct the
a voice should rise from the Elbow
II drop from the throne, uttering just four
sad, a~nnihilating words, "One
hing thou lackest."