Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-02-27

o mean thing in his life he pays oil
his debts and is a good citizen and a
goodneighbor, but he says he is not
a Christian.
Some day the Holy Spirit comes
ntoThis beast and he secs that he
cannot depend upon his morality for
salvation. He says: 20 Lord God,
I have been depending upon my
good works, find I am Il sinner and
I want thy salvation. Lord, for
Jesus sake, have mercy on me. /"
And.God pardons him, and immedi-
ate1yo one of the towers of heaven
strikes a silvery chime, for there are
four tewers to the heavenly temple.
Here,i is a man who is bad; he knows
be is1bad, and everybody else knows
heis:sbad, but he is not an outcast,
farfTom being an outcast. He moves
miiTespectable circles.
lBut.one day, by the power of the
Holy Ghost, he rouses up to see his
:si1asS11lesss and he says: % Lord, !
have mercy, I am a wanderer'T and
without thee l perish. Have mercy.
God hears him. and Immediately two
of the towers of heaven strike a
silvery chime. But here is an out
cast. He was picked up last night
out of the gutter and carried to the
police station. He has been in the
penitentiary three times. lie is COW
cred and soaked with loathesomeness
and aborination. Accusing from his
debauch he cries out. 20 God, have
mercy on me. Thou who didst par
don the penitent thief, hear me cry
for mercy.
THE. LoED LISTENS AND PARDoNs.
And the Lord listens and pardons,
and no sooner is the poor wretch
pardoned than three of the great
towers of heaven strike up silvery
chino. But here is wait of the
street. She passes under tho gas
light and your soul shudders with a
great horror. No pity for her. do
commiseration for her.
AS she passes down the street she
hears song in midnight mission,
and as she listens to that song she
hears:
All may come. whoever will,
This Man receives poor sinners still.
She puts into that harbor, she
kneels by the rough bench near tho
door, she says: 20 Lord Thou who
didst have mercy on Mary Magdalen,
take my blistcred feet off the rcd hot
pavement of hell" God says, MY
daughter, thy sins are forgiven thee;
60 in peace" Now, all the four
towers of heaven strike a silvery
chime, and they who pass through
the celestial streets say: Whats
that2 why, the worst sinner must
have been saved. Hear all the four
towers ring and ring and ring"
And there is joy in heaven among
the angels of Coo over one sinner
that repenteth.
My subject impresses you, 1 think,
with the thought that it is possible
for US to augment the happiness of
heaven. People think that souls be-
fore the throne are as happy as they
can be. deny it. Look at that
mother before the throne of Col.
Whom she died she left her son in
this world vaSabond. That son re-
pented of his inquiries and came to
God. The report Of that salvation
has reached heaven. Do you tell me
that mother before the throne OF
God has not her JOY richly aug
mented2
There is many man in this house
today who could so cut with torch
and lindlc new bonfire of victory
on tie hills of heaven. If you would
this day repent and come to God
the news of you' salvation would
reach heaven, and then bark to
the shout of the ransomed. Your
little child went away from you into
the good land. While she WIS here
you brought her all kinds of beaut-
full presents.
Sometimes you came home at night
fall with your pockets full of gifts for
hur, and 10 sooner did you put your
night key into the latch than she be-
gan at you, saying, Father, what
have Won brought 1ne2" She is now
before the throne Of God. Can you
bring her gift today2 You may.
Coming to Christ and repenting of
sin, the tidings will go up to the
throne of God. and your child will
hear of it. Oh, what a gift for her
soul today! She will skip with new
gladness on the everlasting hills when
she hears of it.
ANGELS OF GOD.
I was at Sharpsburg during the
war, and one day saw sergeant
dash past on a lathercd horse, the
blood dripping from the spurs.
said, .'That sergeant must be going
on very important message; he
must be carrying very important
dispatch, or he wouldn't ride like
that" Hero a.,e two angels of God
fitting through the house, fitting
toward the throne on quick dispatch.
What is the newsa Carrying up the
story of souls repen tant and forgiven,
carrying the news to the throne of
God, carrying the noTs to your kin
dred who are forever saved. Oh,
'there is joy in heaven among the
angels Of God over one sinner that
-epenteth
should turn to the Lord7 Heaven
would be filed with doxologics. 0
heaven, beat with all thy hammers
that tho rock may break. o heaven,