The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-05-06

enough 1t Is so enduring On, cone to.
day and see whether there is anything
in CHRIST! challenge Won to test wit
me t.ls morni whc.~et God is goo,!
ami whether Christ is precious. aud
whether the HWY Ghot IS o.lnipotent
Come, my 70 Ter, challenge YOU
Come, and we viii kneel at the altar of
mercy. You kneel on one side of the
altar and viii hueel 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 nane-you pronouncing ii
and pronouncing 1.-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
assenlblage 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. On. my frieuds meeting once,
perhaps never again until the books are
opened, what shall we say of this morn
ings 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
or 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 Where sin abounded grace shall
much more abound" Is there in all
this august assemblage man who feels
he is too wicked to come? You are mis-
taken. Come now. Now is the ac-
copied times 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.
1t 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 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
say you are too bad. "Let the wicked
forsal1e 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 time who went into battle
against ChriE 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 hand
full Of blood from the wound, and held
it up toward the sun, and cried out, 80
Jesus! 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
5top-I must tell it. | will tell you one
hing here and now, that | take him to
De my Lord, my God, my pardon, my
peace, my comfort, my salvation, my
Blessed be his glorious name
;orever. THE name which is above
very name"