Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-05-02

though it is SO epGns ing. Oh. come to-
day and see whether there is anything
in Christ! | challenge you to test with
me this morning whether God is good,
and whether Christ is precious, and
whether the Holy Ghoss is omnipotent.
Come. my brother, | challenge you.
Come, and we Will kneel at the altar OF
mercy. You kneel on one side of the
altar and | viii l1neel on the other side
of the altar of mercy. and We will not
get up from our knees until our sins are
pardoned and we are able to ascribe all
honor to the nalne-you pronouncing it
and pronouncing it-''the name which
is above every name.
His worth if all the nations knew,
Sure the whole earth would love him too
| pray God he may move upon this
assemblage now, that we may see him
walking through all these aisles, that the
Holy Spirit may spread his wings over
this auditory. Now is your time for
heaven Oh, my friends! meeting once,
perhaps never again until the books are
opened, what shall we say of this morn
ing's service? Have told you the whole
truth? Have you listened to the whole
truth? Now is your time for heaven.
Come into the kingdom. If you never
had an invitation before give it to you
now.
do not ask what your sin has been
OF what your wandering. That is not
pertinent to the question. The only
thing is whether you want Christ. Come
in, the farthest off. Come, the nearest
by. 'sWhere sin abounded grace shall
much more abound" Is there in all
this august assemblage a man who feels
he is too wicked to come? You are mis-
taken. Come now. "Now is the ac-
cepted time; now is the day of saliva
ton"
Oh, We who are young! come now. 1t
is no gloomy religion that preach. 1t
will take no luster from your eye. 1t
will take no color from your cheek.
It will take no spring from your step.
know what | am talking about. | have
felt the consolation of this grace in my
own heart 1t is not a theory with me.
know in whom | believe, and he has
been so good friend to me | have a
right this morning to commend his
friendship to all the people.
Oh, come into the kingdom! Do not
forsake his way and the unrighteous
man his thoughts" Look unto me, all
We ends of the earth" How is he going
to do-drive you into the kingdom? He
will not do it. If you get in at
all it will be because you are
drawn in by his love. What does he
say? Look unto me, all We ends of the
EARTH He was lifted up. What for?
| To drive? No. lifted up to draw. Oh,
come now, come now into the kingdom
Of our Lord Jesus!
| You have heard of that warrior of
ancient times who went into battle
| against Christ He hated Christ and
he went into battle fighting Christ; but
| in the battle he got wounded, he was
struck by the arrow and he fell, and as
he lay with his face up to the sun, and
the life blood was oozing away, he put
his hand to his heart and took "A hand
| full Of blood from the wound, and held
it up toward the sun, and cried out, 80
Jesusl thou hast conquered.
And if today, my nearer, struck
through by the arrow of Gods gracious
/ Spirit. YOU realize the truth of what /
have been saying, you would surrender
Yourself to the Lord who bought you;
you would say: 81 will no longer battle
against Christ's mercy. Lord Jesus,
thou hast conquered" Glorious name!
know not what you will do with it;
but | will tell you one thing before |
stop must tell it. will tell you one
thing here and now, that | take him to
be my Lord. my God, my pardon. my
peace. my comfort, my salvation, my
heaven Blessed be his glorious name
forever. The name which is above
every name
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