The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-07-26

emotion as the Sun of Righteousness rises 5
blessed Savior! Eve:y nation has its
type Of beauty There is a German beauty,
and Swiss beauty, and Italian beauty, and
English beauty; but I care not in what
land man first looks at Christ, he pro-
nounces Him "chief among ten thousand,
and the One altogether lovely" my
blessed Jesus Light in darkness! The
Rock on which 1 build! The Captain OF
strange it is that men cannot love Thee!
I The diamond districts of Brazil are care
fully guorded, and man does not get III
there except by Il pass from the govern,
ment; but the love of Christ is diamond
district we may all enter, and pick up
treasures of eternity. 0 cry for mercy 10
day, if We will hear His voice. harden not
your hearts," There is way OF oppos-
ing the mercy of God too long, and then
there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin,
indignation, which shall devour the az
versary. My friends, my neighbors, what
can | say to induce you to attend r., 70 tnis
matter--to attend to it now! lime is
voice this moment, seeming to say to you,
Nov is the time! Now is the time!'
put it not off!
Why should I stand here and plead,
and you sit there? 1t is your immortal soul 3;1l
1t is soul that must soon appear before
God for RENEWAL Why throw away your
chance for heaven? Why plunge off into
darkness when all the gates of glory are
open? Why become castaway from God
when you can sit upon the throne! Why
will you die miserably when eternal life
is offered you, and it will cost you nothing
but just willingness to accept 1t! Tome,
for all things are now ready. Come,
te
church is ready. Heaven is ready. You will
never find more convenient season, II you
should live fifty years more. than this very
one. Reject this, and you may die IN your
Why do T say this? Is it to fright
your soul Oh, no. 1t is to persuade YOU
| show you the peril. l show you the es.
cape. Would | not be coward beyond
all excuse, if, believing that this great au-
dience must soon be launched INTO me
Christ shall be saved. and that all who re-
ject Christ will be lost-would | not be
the veriest coward on earth to hide that
truth or stand before :ou with a cold, or
even placid manner! My dear brethren
is the day of your redemption.
1t is very certain that you and L must
soon appear before God in judgment. We
cannot escape it. The Bible says: Every
eye shall see Him and they also which
pierced Him, and all the kindreds of the
earth shall wall because Of Him" On that
day all our advantages will come up Tor our
glory or our discomfturc-cvery prayer,
every sermon. every exploratory TenlaIk,
every rcproof. every call of grace; and while
the heavens are rolling away like scroll
and the world is being destroyed, your des-
tiny and my destiny will be announced.
Alas! alas! if on that day it is found that
we have neglected these matters We may
throw them of HOW. We cannot then. We
will all be in earnest then. But no pardon
then No offer of salvation then No rescue
then. Driven away i'll our wickedness-ban-
ished, exiled forever!
I.ave YOU ever imagined what will be the
soloauy of the soul on that day unpar
doned, as it looks back upon its past life!
oh" says the soul. Il had glorious Sab
baths. There was one Sabbath in autumn
when | was invited to Christ There was
a Sabbath morning when Jesus stood and
His holy heart. / refused Him. / have
destroyed myself. / have no one else TO
blame Ruin complete Darkness Implying,
deep, .te.,a,. i. a;r lost. Notwithsta1 ling
saved | am lost! o thou long-suffcring
Lord God Almighty, | am lost. day of
Judgment, ] am lost o father, mother,
brother, sister, child in glory, | am lost.
And then as the tide goes out, your soul
goes out with it-farther from God, farther
from happiness, and hear your voice faint
cr. and fainter and fainter: Lost. Lost.
Lost. Lost. LOST O We dying. yet immortal
men, Seek We the Lord while He may be
found"
But ] want you to take the hint of the
text that | have no time to dwell on-the
hint that there is Il time when lie cannot
be found. There is Il man IN this city,
eighty years of age who said to Il clergyman
who came in, DO you think that man at
eighty years Of age can get parIoned;
.'Oh, yes said the clergyman. The old
man said Il can't; when | was twenty
years of age-I am now eighty years-the
shirt of God came to my soul, and L felt
the Importance of attending. to these
things, but / put it off. | rejected God,
and since then | have had no feeling
well" said the minister, wouldn't you
like to have me pray with you:' YES,
replied the old man, 'but it will do no good
You can pray with me if you like to- The
minister knelt down and prayed and com
mended the mans soul to God: 1t seemed
TO have no effect upon him. After a while
the last hour of the mans life came, and
through his delirium a spark of intelligence
seemed to flash, and with his last breath he
said: II shall never be forgiven 20 seek
the ord while He may be found.