Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-22

world. measure the distance between earth
and heaven, and find it is only fash. 1t is
one instant here and another instant there.
II IS very near to-day.
My subject also impresses me with the
iact that the salvation of the soul is OF VAST
Importance. If you should make S2O3,pV
TINS year, do you suppose that news Woulu
DC carried to heaven? 1t would not De Oh
enough Importance or significance to be car
f1ed heavenward. Ii at the next quadren-
mai election you are made President OF the
would be carried To heaven? Do YOU sup
pose that the news of revolution in France
or Spain would be carried to heaven! Ihese
Things are not of enough importance
But there is one item that Is sure to-ce
carried. 1t is the salvation of your soul, IL
is your repentance before God. Inc llynlS
hoofs of Gods couriers clash through the
gates, and the news goes from gate 70 inaIl- @
sion, and from mansion to temple, and from
temple to throne, and there is JOY IN heaN-
en- among the angels of God over one SIN
ner forgiven 1t must be OF vast import. ,,.
salvation, in that land where gladnesseS are
the everyday occurrence, in that land where
the common stones of the field are Jasper,
and emerald, and chrysoprasus, ana car
buncle, and sardonyx.
What the salvation of soul Means.
The angels of God look down and they see
men driving on the edge of great precipices
of ruin and danger, drawn by wild, leaping,
foaming and ungovernable perils in this lie,
and if any shall escape before they cspslZe,
do you not suppose the angels OF COD reJolce,
crying: Good, GOOD. Saved from sin, saved
IRON death, saved from hell, saved forever!
The Supreme Court of the United States
does not adjourn for anything trifiing. 1t
must be the death of a Cabinet Minister, OF
the death of President, or some matter OF
very great moment. When ind all heaven
adjourning its other joys for this one JOY,
make nD nv mind it is of very great I'M
portance ii heaven can afford to adjourn all
other festivities to celebrate TINS one
triumph.
Do Won wonder that so many of these
Christian people have toilcd night and day
in this work of soul-saving, If 1t is OF sucn
vast Importance? Do you wonder that Net
tleton and Finley, and Bishop Asbury, and
John Wesley, and George Whltenelu, anu
Paul, and angels, and Christ, ana Go9
stripped themselves for this work? around
that one soul circles the mist, the IRE, the
darkness, the joy, the anthem, the walllng,
the hallelujah, and the woe OF Gods UNI
verse. IT the soul il saved, then lip comes
to trumpet and fingers to harp ana hammer
to bell and "there is joy among the angels OF
God over that one soul forgiven" For SUCH
a soul plead.
The Preachers Own Experience.
Having found in MY own experience that
this religion is a comfort and joy stand
here to commend it to you. In the days of
my in fancy 1 was carried by Christian par
ents to the house of God. and consecrated IN
baptism to the fatnef, ana the son, anu the
Holy Ghost: but that did not save me. In
after time was taught to kneel Mt the Chris
tian family altar with father and mother
and brothers and sisters. the most OF them
now in glory; but that did not save me. But
one day the voice of Christ came into my
heart saving. Repent, repent: believe, be-
lieve' and accepted the offer Of mercy, |
and though no doubt there WAS more JOY IN |
heaven over the conversion of other souls, |
because of their far-reaching influence. | |
verify believe when gave my heart to God |
there were some spirits in heaven the glad
der for the deed.
Can you not give some signal like that |
winch was given by the lad in the hospital? |
He was sick and suffering and dying, and 4
wanted speedily to go away from all suffer-
ing and pain, and he said to his comrades in
the hospital, at is strange to me that Jesus
doesn't see me when He goes through here
nights and takes others to Himself. He goes
here and doesn't see me. must
be asleep, and He doesn't know l want
to go.
NOW tell YOU how I'll arrange it. I'll
go to sleep with my hand up, and then, when
Jesus comes through the hospital by night
He will see my hand lifted, and He will I
know by that l want to go to Him." So it
was done. For that night Jesus went
through the hospital and took the suffering
lad.