Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-22

ICuI bOWtiDs LII JOu SNci IStt
them all ring ct oncel l am tolr
that the bell in the cathedral Of 81
Paul rings only on rare occasions
for instance, at the death or tho brit
of king. Have you seen a cathe
Oral with four towersi And hav'
you heard them ell strike into on
great chime of gladnessi Here Is |
man who is moral. He is an exam
plo to a great many professors Of re
ligion in some things He never die
a mean thing in his life; he pays al
his debts and is a good citizen and {
good neighbor, bat he says he is not
Christian.
Some day the Holy Spirit comes
into his heart and he sees that Inc
cannot depend upon his morality fol
salvation. He says: 20 Lord God,
I have been depending upon my
good works. / find am a sinner and
| want thy salvation Lord, fo1
Jesus sake, have mercy on me. .
And God pardons him, and immedi-
ately one of the towers of heaven
strikes a silvery chime, for there are
four towers to the heavenly temple.
Here is a man who is bad; he knows
he is bad, and everybody else knows
he is bad, but he is not an outcast,
far from being an outcast. He moves
in respectable circles.
But one day. by the power Of the
Holy Ghost, he rouses up to see his
sinfulness and he says: 20 Lord,
have mercy, am a wanderer, and
without thee / perish. Have mercy. !"
God hears him, and Immediately two
of the towers of heaven strike a
sil very chime. But here is an out
cast. lie was picked up last night
out of the gutter and carried to the
police station. He has been in the
penitentiary three times. He is Gov
cred and soaked with loathesonneness
and abomination Arousing from his
dobauch. he cries out, 30 God, have
mercy on me- Thou who didst par.
don the penitent thief, hear me cry
for mercy"
TIE LORD LISTENS AND PARDoNs.
And the Lord listens and pardons,
ard no sooner is the poor wretch
pardOned than three of the great
towers OF heaven strike up a silvery
chime. But here is a waif Of the
street. She passes under the gas
light and your soul shudders with a
great horror No pity for her No
commiseration for her.
As she passes down the street she
hears a song in a 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 the
door, she says; 20 Lord Thou who
iidst have mercy on Mary Magdalen,
take my blistered feet off the red hot
of hell" God says, my
thy sins arc forgiven thee;
go 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 God over one sinner
that repenteth.
My subject impresses you, ! think,
with the thought that it is possible
For us to augment the happiness of
heaven. People think that souls be-
tore the throne are as happy as they
,an be. deny it, Look at that
mother before the throne of God. !
When she died she left her son in
.his world n vagabond. That son re-
pented of his iniquities and came to |
God. The report of that salvation
nus reached heaven. DO you tell me !
hat mother before the throne of |
God has not her joy richly aug
There is many man in this house
ioday who could go out with a torch
ma kindle new bonfire of victory
IN the hills of heaven, If you would |
his day repent and come to God
he news Of your salvation would
each heaven, and then bark to
he shout of the ransomed Your
little child went away from you into
.he good land While she was here
1ou brought her all kinds of beaut-
tIl presents
Sometimes you camo home at night
all with your pockets fun of gifts for
ler, and no sooner did you put your
light key into the latch than she be.
Nln at you, saying, Father, what
nave you brought mer She is now
'efore the throne OF God. Can you
lring her gift todayi You may.
oming 10 Christ and repeating OF
in, the tidings win go up 10 the
hrone OF God, and your child win
'ear Of IT, Oh, what a gift for her
oul today She win skip with new
'ladness ON the everlasting hills when
he hears of L.
ANGELS or oop.
was at Sharpsburg during the
var, and one day saw a sergeant
ash past ON a latherod horse. the
lood dripping from the spurs.
aid, THAT sergeant must be going
n n very important message; he
aust DO carrying a very important
ispatch, or he wouldn't ride like !