The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-09
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knOwIe02e G08C, out W0Y SQOuIQ TAKE
the particular rescue that you propOse?'
This is the reason, Except q man be
born again he cannot see the kingdom
of God" This is the reason, There 10
one name given under Heaven among
men whereby they may be saved" Then
there are a thousand voices here ready
to say, SWELL. am ready to accept this
help of the Gospel; would like to have
this divine cure; how shall 60 to work?"
Let me say that mere within, an unde-
fined longing amounts to nothing. You
must have a stout, tremendous resolution
like this young man Of the text when he
said, II will arise and 90 to nv father"
'Ohv' says some man." how do l know
my father wants me? How do know,
if 60 back, Iwould be received?' ''Oh"
says some man, you don't know where l
have been; you don't know how Tar
have wandered; you wouldn't talk that
way to me if you knew all the iniQuities
l have committed" What is that dutter
among the angels of God? 1t is news,
it is news! Christ has found the lost
Nor angels can their joy contain,
But ktndled with new FIRE;
The sinner lost Is found, they sing.
And strike the sounding Tyre.
When Napoleon talked of going into
Italy they said: "You can't get there;
If you knew what the Alps were you
wouldn't talk about it or think Of it;
you can't get your ammunition wagons
over the Alps Then Napoleon rose in
his stirrups and waving his hand toward
the mountains he said, There shall be
no Alps" That wonderful pass was laid
out which has been the woDderment of
all the years since-the wonderment of
all engineers. And you tell me there
are such mountains of sin between your
soul and God there is no mercy. Then l
see Christ waving His hand toward the
mountains, and hear Him say, II will
come over the mountains Of thy sin and
the hills of thine iniQuity." There shall
be no Pyrenees, there shall be no Alps.
Again, l notice that this resolution OF
the young mar Of the text was founded
in sorrow at his behavior. 1t was not
mere physical plight 1t was grief that
he had so maltreated his father. 1t is a
sad thing after father has done every
thing for child to have that child be
ungrateful.
How sharper than serpent's tooth it IL
lie have a thankless child.
A lad at Liverpool went out to battle,
went out into the sea, went out too far,
get beyond his depth and he floated far
away. A ship bound for Dublin came
along and took him on board. Sailors
are generally very generous fellows, and
one gave him cap. and another gave
him a jacket, aud another gave him
shoes. A gentleman passing along on
the beach at Liverpool found the laos
clothes and took them home, and the ia
Their was heartbroken and the mother
was heartbroken at the loss Of their
child. They had heard nothing from
him day after day. and they ordered the
usual mourning for the sad event.
But the lad took ship from Dublin and
arrived In Liverpool the very day the
garments arrived. He knocked at the
door and the father was overjOyed and
the mother was overjoyed at the return
of their lost son. Oh, my friends, have
you waded out too deep? Rave you
waded down into sin? Have you waded
from the shore? Will you come back?
When you come back will you come in
the rags OF your sin, or will you come
robed in the Saviour's righteousness? l
believe the latter. Go home to your
God to-day. He is waiting for you. Go
hOmei
But remark the characteristic of this
resolution was, it was Immediately put
into execution.
The context says, she rose and came
to his father" The trouble in nine
hundred and ninety-nine times out Of a
thousand is that our resolutions amount
to nothing because We make them for
some distant time. II resolve to be-
come a Christian next year, that amounts
to nothing at all. II l resolve to be-
come Christian tomorrow, that
amounts to nothing at all. II resolve
at the service to-day to became Chris
tian, that amounts to nothing at all. II
l resolve after go home to-day to yield
my heart to God, that amounts to moth
ing at all The only kind Of resolution
that amounts TO anything is the resolu-
ton that is Immediately put into execu-
ton.
There is man who had the typhoid
fever. He said, ''Oh, il l could get over
this terrible distress, if this fever should
depart, il l could be restored to health,
l would all the rest of my life serve
God" The fever departed He got well
enough to attend to business. He is we'll
to-dav-as we'll as he ever was Where
is the broken VOW? There is man who
said long ago: IF l could live to the
year 1892, by that time will have nv
business matters all arranged. and will
have time to attend to religion, and /
will be good. thorough, consecrated
Christian. The year 1892 has come.
January, February, March. April, May.
Juue, July-fully half of the year gone.
Where is your broken vow?
oh" saws some man. "Ill attend to
that when can get my character fixed
up: when can get over my evil habits.
/ am now given to strong drink" or. says
the man. Il am given to uEcleanness,"
or, saws the man, Il am given to dis
honesty. When get over my present
habits, then I'll be thorough Christian"
NV brother. you will get worse and worse
until Christ takes you in hand. Not
the riyhteo is, sinners Jesus came to call"
oh" but you say, Il agree with YOU
on all that. but must put i, off little
longer. Do you 6now there were many
who came Just as near as you are to the