The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-02

Inquirer, out the Bible II the best ad
vice 10 the anxious inquirer.
o, the Bible Is the very book yot
need, anxious and inquiring soull A
dying soldier said 20 his mate: Com
rade, give me a DROP" The conrad,
shook up the canteen, and said: "Thert
isn't a drop OF water In the canteen.
oh" said the dying soldier. that's no,
what | want; feel in my knapsack FOR
my Bible" And his comrade found the
Bible and read him few OF the ora.
cious promises, and the dying soldier
said: "Oh, that's what | want. There
isn't anything like the Bible for diving
soldier. is there, my comrade?' o,
blessed book while we live. Blessed
book when we die.
l remark again, we must seek God
through church ordinances. what"
say you, cant n man be saved without
going TO church," ] reply, there are
men, suppose, in glory, who have
never seen "A church; but the church Is
the ordained means by which we are
to bel brought to God; and IL truth
affects us when we are alone, it affects
us still more nightly when we are in
the assembly, the feelings of Others en-
phasizing our own feelings. The great
law OF sympathy comes into play, and
n truth that would take hold only with
the grasp of sick man beats might
lily against the soul with a thousand
heart-throbs.
When YOU come into the religious
circle. come only with one notion, and
only for one purpose-to find the way
to Christ. When see people critical
about sermons, and critical about tones
OF voice, and critical about sermonic de-
livery, they make me think OF man in
prison He is condemned To death, but
an officer of the government brings
pardon and puts it through the wicket
of the prison, and says: Here Is your
pardon. Come and get it." "What!
Do you expect me TO take that pardon
offered with such u voice as you have,
with such an awkward manner as you
have? | would rather die than so COM
promise my rhetorical notIonsw All,
the man does not say that; he takes IL.
1t is his life. He does not care how il
is handed to him. And IL, this morn
ing, that pardon from the throne of
God is offered TO our souls, should we
not seize it, regardless of all criticism,
feeling that it is a matter of Heaven or
hell?
But come now to the last part of my
text II tells us when we are 10 seek
the Lord 'While lie may be found"
When is that? Old age? You may not
see old age. Tomorrow? You may
not see tomorrow. Tonight? You
nay not see tonight Now? o, IL
Gould only write on every heart in three
,apital letters, that word N--O--W-
low!
Sin is an awful disease. hear pco-
,le say with the toss of the head and |
With trivial manner: 80, yes, I'm a |
inner" Sin is an awful disease. 1t is |
eprosy. 1t is consumption. 1t is all |
moral disorders in one. Now YOU know |
here is n crisis in disease. Perhaps |
ou have had some illustration of it in
our family
Sometimes the physician has called.
nd he has looked at the patient and
aid: That case was simple enough,
mt the crisis has passed. II YOU had
allied on me yesterday, or this morn
ng. | could have cured the patient. 1t
; is too late now, the crisis has passed.
ust so it is in the spiritual treatment
f the soul--thCrc is IA crisis. Before
hat, life! After that, life. q, my dear
rother, as you love your soul do not
Il the crisis pass unattended TO.
There are some here who can remem-
er instances in life, when, IL they had
ought certain property they would
ave become very rich. A few acres
nat would have cost them almost moth
~ were offered 20 them. They refused
lem. Afterward large village or city
,rang up on those acres of ground and
hey see what Il mistake they made in
OF buying the property. There was
4 opportunity of getting il. 1t never
me back again. And so it is in regard
II mans spiritual and eternal fortune.
here is "a chance: if you let that go ,
,rhaps IL never comes back. Certainly,
lat one never comes back.
There is time which mercy has set
II leaving port II you are on board !
fore that you will get passage for
eaven. II you are not on board You ;
ISIS your passage for Heaven. As in :
W courts case is sometimes ad- ]
urned from term To term, and from
AR to year, till the bill of costs eats up 9
e entire estate. so there are men |
no are adjourning the matter of re-
ZION from time 10 time. and from year I
year until Heavenly bliss is the bill II
costs the men would have TO pay Y
r it. o
Why defer the matter, o my dear G
arer? Have you any idea that sin II
III wear out? that it will evaporate? o
at il will relax iIs rrnsnp Tint Won 4