Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-10-06

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tations of it wherever found or what
eyer guise that may take. !
With this preface it is unnecessary
to state that what I have sent is in no
spirit of ridicule or irreverance. Re-
ligion IS a natural, heritage, even
though there had been no divine reve-
lation, ard is the emotional impulse
aof saint, of savage, and of sage"
SAMDA.-l
I take my tex tonight from the
25th chapter Of St. Matthew:
Lord, Lord, open unto US.
dom no if it's that way with
all of you, but I always love to
read this chapter because it bring
back to MY min the time when l
were converted, an what'n bring
conviction to my heart is got the
power.to bring it to your'n.
One night l was settln, on Inc
do step of the church waitin' tell
the prayin' was over, the do was
shet and I got to thinkin' bout,
s'posin I was to die an haden to
yit' ask God to forgive my sins,
an was to knock at the do of
heaven an coulden git in, how'd
I feel2 Right then an there /
made up my min to seek Jesus
an 1 got down on my knees an
prayed to God tell I felt my sins
was forgiven. g.
1t tells i'll this book of Gods
word of the ten virgins. They
was all commanded to keep their
lamps trimmed an burnin' an
when the cry come at midnight,
"Lo the bridegroom cometh, go
ye out to meet him. FIVE er them;
had already filled their lamps
an all they had to do was to trim
'em an light 'em, but the other
five haden obeyed the comman,'
an they come to the wise virgins,
an says to them, "Give US of your
OIL" but they said, we ain got
more'n enuff for us, ruther 60 to-
them that sell, an while they was
gone to git the karosene oil
the bridegroom come, an
when they got back the do was
shet an the bridegroom says II
know you not, I know you not"
Sinner, sposin you was out there.
on that do step an the hail was a
-beatin' an, the win was a. BLOWN
an the rain a po' in on you an
you'd knock at this here do,' an
these inside woulden let you in,
you'd feel mighty bad. God says
"we know not the day nor the
hour, but the time will come when
there'll be fire aroun' you, an
maybe this worl II be..~burnin'-
up, but you kin knock them an
git no admittance an there won
be no constellation for you.
How'll you feel then sinner?
Come while the do is open for
God. lisa God of mercy an dom
desire the death of a sinner.
You remember the incident of
Peter walkin' on the wave,
he said "save Lord or I
perish. ."Many of you is sinkia'
down in the Ocean of Time, an
all you got to do is TO call on God
an he'll ave~you-but you jes won
do it.
Jesus say II am the resurrection.
an the life, I am the way the
truth an life, I am the do" He
STAINS at the do an beckons with
his lily white han for you to come
an see what a God of mercy he is,
for the same time he tell you to
knock he turn 'roun' hisself an
knock at the do of your heart
He is a God of mercy.
We are all sailin' on the Ocean
of Time an we must have@on the
life preserver, for-we know when
the win blow an the storm beat.
an the ship sink, we'll all perish
if we ain cotton the life preserver.
Sinner, you ain got no life
preseryer. This may be the las
opportunity you'll have. I amt
here to say, neither you ain't, but
it mought be yo' las chance.
Come in while the do is open. We
been preachin' here three weeks
now an we kin say we done all
we could, we coulden a done no
NO. but if God diden- give you
religion you coulden git it. We
can't give you religion an yos
mother can't nor yo' neighoor, no
one but God. Lord knows I'd
save you every one right now ifI