The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-02-26

Some cathedrals have two, three
four towers. Did you ever heal
them all ring at once2 | am told
that the bell in the cathedral of St
Paul rings only on rare occasions
for instance at the death or the birth
of king. Have you seen cathe
dral with four towers2 And have
you heard them all strike into one
great chime of gladness? Here is q
man who is moral. He is an exam
pie to great many professors of re.
ligion in some things. He never did
a mean thing in his life; he pays all
his debts and is a good citizen and a
good neighbor, but he says he is not
a Christian
Some day the Holy Spirit comes
into his heart and he sees that he
cannot depend upon his morality for
salvation. He says: 20 Lord God,
l have been depending upon my
good works, find l am sinner and
| want thy salvation. Lord, for
Jesus sake, have mercy on me. "
And God pardons him, and immedi-
ately one of the towers of heaven
strikes a silvery chime, for there are
four towers to the heavenly temple
Here is a man who is bad; he knows
he is bad, and everybody else knows
he is bad, but he is not an outcast,
far from being an outcast. He moves
in respectable circles.
But one day, by the power of the
Holy Ghost, he rouses up to see his
sinfulness and he says: 20 Lord,
have mercy, l am a wanderer, and
without thee | perish. Have mercy"
God hears him, and Immediately two
of the towers of heaven strike a
silvery chime But here is an out
cast. He was picked up last night
out of the gutter and carried to the
police station. He has been in the
penitentiary three times. He is COW
cred and soaked with loathesomeness
and abomination. Accusing from his
debauch he cries out, 20 God, have
mercy on me. Thou who didst par
don the penitent thief, hear me cry
for mercy"
THE LORD LISTENS AND PARDONS.
And the Lord listens and pardons,
and no sooner is the poor wretch
pardoned than three of the great
towers of heaven strike up silvery
chime But here is a Waif of the
street. She passes under the gas
light and your soul shudders with a
great horror No pity for her. No
for her.
AS she passes down the street she
hears song in midnight mission,
and as she listens to that song she
hears:
All may come, whoever will,
This Man receives poor sinners still.
She puts into that harbor, she
kneels by the rough bench near the
door, she says: 30 Lord Thou who
didst have mercy on Mary Magdalen,
take my blistered feet off the red hot
of hell" God says, My
daughter, thy sins are forgiven thee;
go in peace" Now, all the four
towers of heaven strike a silvery
and they who pass through
5he celestial streets say: Whats
hat? why, the worst sinner must
nave been saved. Hear all the four
overs ring and ring and ring"
And there is joy in heaven among
he angels of God over one sinner
hat repenteth.
My subject impresses you, | think,
With the thought that it is possible
or us to augment the happiness of
heaven. People think that souls be-
ore the throne are as happy as they
an be- | deny it. Look at that
mother before the throne of God.
When she died she left her son in
his world vagabond That son re-
,ented of his iniquities and came to
Tod. The report of that salvation
las reached heaven. Do you tell me
hat mother before the throne of
Tod has not her joy richly aug
nented?
There is many man in this house
oday who could go out with torch
nd kindle a new bonfire of victory
n the hills of heaven If you would
his day repent and come to God
he news of your salvation would
each heaven, and then bark to
be shout of the ransomed. Your
tile child went away from you into
be good land. While she was here
on brought her all kinds of beauti-
III presents.
Sometimes you came home at night
all with your pockets full of gifts for
er, and no sooner did you put your
light key into the latch than she be-
an at you, saying, Father, what
ave you brought met" She is now
efore the throne of God. Can you
ring her gift today2 You may.
oming to Christ and repenting of
N, the tidlngs will go up to the
lrone of God, and your child will
ear of it. Oh, what a gift for her
1ul today She will skip with new
ladness on the everlasting hills when