Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-13

| and say, my Lord, Thou art the Rose OF
Sharon and the Lily Of the Valley" Some
time there will be a new soul come into
heaven to take its place in the armament
and shine as the stars forever and ever, and
the luster OF a useful life will shine forth
tremulous and beautiful, and you will look
I'D into the face Of Christ and say, MY
Lord. Thou art a brighter star, the Morning
Star the Star of Jacob the Star Of th3 Re
deemer."
Some day you viii be walking among the
fountains that toss in the sunlight, falling
in crash of pearl and amethyst into golden
and crystalline urn, and wandering up the
round banked river to the place where the
wa,er first tinkles in silver on the rock. and
from chalices of love you will be drinking
to honor and everlasting JOY. ana you will
look I'D into the face of Christ and say, My
Lord. nv Lord, Thou art the Fountain of
Living Water" Some day you will be
wandering among the lambs and sheep of
heaven feeding by the rock, rejoicing. in the
care of Him who brought you out OF the
wilderness world into the sheepfold, ana you
will look up into His face and say, My
Lord, my Lord, Thou art the Shepherd or
the Everlasting Hills"
But there is another name by which you
can call Him. Perhaps that will be the
name [ have not mentioned yet. imagine
that heaven is all full. Every throne has
its king. Every harp has its harper. All
the wealth Of the universe has come into
heaven. There IS nothing to be added.
The song full. The ranks full. The man.
sions all full. Heaven full. The sun will
set afire with its splendOr the dOmes of the
temple, and burnish the golden streets into
blaze, and be reflected back from the
solid pearl of the twelve gates and it will be
noon in heaven. Noon on the river. Noon
on the hills. Noon in the valleys. High
noon. And then you will look up, gradu-
ally accustoming your vision to the sight,
shading your eyes at the first lest they be
nod
until after awhile you can look upon the full
irradiation, and you will cry out, MY Lord,
my Lord, Thou art the Sun that Never
Sets"
But at this point am staggered with the
thought that there may be persons in this
house for whom this name has no charm,
though it is so easy, though it is so beaati-
full, though it is so potent though &c is so en-
during. 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 Ghost is omnipotent>
Come, my brother, l challenge you.
Come, and we will kneel at the altar Of
mercy. You kneel on the one side of the altar
and will kneel on the Other side of the altar
of mercy, and we will not It up from our
knees until our sins are pardoned and we
are able to ascribe all honor to the name
you pronouncing it and [ pronouncing it
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 that He may move upon this
assemblage now, that we may see Him walk
ing through all these aisles that the Holy
Spirit may spread His wings over this audi
tory. Now is your time for heaven. Oh.
my friends! meeting once, perhaps never
again until the books are opened, what shall
wesay of this mornings service? Have L
told you the whole truth? Have you listened
to the whole truth? Now Is your time for
heaven. Come into the kingdom. II you
never had an invitation before, give it to
you now.
I do not ask what your sin has been or
what your wandering. That is not peril
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 assem-
blage man who feels he is too wicked to
come? You are mistaken. Come now.
"Now is the accepted time; now is the day
Of salvation"
Dye who are young, come now! It Is no
gloomy religion that preach. 1t will take
30 lustre from your eye. 1t will take no
color from your cheek. 1t will take no
spring from your step. know what am
talking about. 7 have felt the consolation
OF this grace in my own heart 1t Is not
theory with me. I know in whom I believe,
and He has been SO good friend to me,
have right this morning to commend His
friendship to all the peopie.
oh. come into the -kin2domI Do not say
you are TOO Dad. Leu ot15 wicket rors1=a
his way and the unrighteous man his
thoughts" Look unto Ne, all ye, ends of
5Ss t the he E. n g to ndf do "
If you get in at all it will be because you
are drawn in by His love. What does He
says Look unto Me, all ye 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
1ell, and as he lay with his face up to the
put his hand to his heart and took a handful
Of blood from the wound and held it up to
the sun and cried out, ''Oh, Jesus! Thou hast
conquered"
And if to-day, my hearer, struck through
by the arrow of Gods gracious Spirit you
realize the truth of what have been saying,
you would surrender yourself ta the Lord
who bought you, you would sage n will no
longer battle against Christ's u1C;c Lord
Jesus, Thou hast conquered" Glorious
name. I know not what you will do with
1t; but I will tell you one thing before
stop-I must tell it. I will tell you one thing
here and now, that I 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"