Democratic messenger., 1892-07-30


have: would rather die than So com
promise my rhetorical noiions. All.
the man does not say that: he takes il.
| Ii is his life. He does not care how il
is handed To him. And if this mornin.
that pardon from the throne Of God i
offered to our souls. should we not seize
it, regardless of all criticism. feclin.
that il Is Il matter of heaven or hell:
| NOW Is THE TIME
But come now To the last part of my
text. 1t tells us when we are to seek
the Lord. While he may be found :"
When is that: Old age: You may not
see old age. Tomorrow: You may not
see tomorrow. Tonight: You may not
see tonight. Now. Oh. if could only
write on every heart in three, capital let
tcrs that word N-O-W-now.
Sin is an awful disease. hear people
say. with the toss Of the heal and with u
Sin is an awful disease. Ii is leprc>v
1t is drop4y. 1t il consumption. 1t l.
all moral disorders in one. Now vur;
know there is a c.'.SiS in q disease. PR
haps you have had some illustration OF
it i'll your family. Sometimes the phvs
clan has called AMI he has locked at The
patient and said: That cas-. was simple
enough. but the crisis has passed. If Won
had called me Yesterday or ;hiS morning
| could have cured the patient. II is too
late now; the crisis has pa ssed." Just
SCI il is in the spiritual treatment of ine
soul: there is crisis Before that. life.
After that. death. Omv dear brother.
as Won love your soul. do not let the
crisis pass unatter ded To.
There are some mere who can reInenl.
her instances in life when if they had
bought certain property they would
have become very rich. 4 few acrcs
that worl Id have cost them Utmost moth.
ing were offered them. They refused
them. AfterwarG large village 81
city sprang up on those acres of ground
and they see what a mistake they male
in not buying the property. There was
an opportunity Of getting it. II never
came back again. And So il is in re-
gard to mans spiritual and eternal
fortune. There is chance: if you iet
that 90. perhaps il never comes bacS
&fiAdiulh utNtl NolAttN
There is time which mercy has set
for leaving port. II you are on hoard
before that you will get passage foi
heaven. IL YOU are not on board you
miss yonr passage fer heaven. As in
Law courts n case is sometimes adjourned
from term to term. and from year tc
year. till the hill of costs eats mp the en-.
tire estate. 81 there are men who are nd
journing the matter of religion from
until heavenly bliss is the bill of cost
the man would have to pay for it.
Why defer this matter. o my dear
hearer: Have YOU any idea that sin will
wear ont: that it will evaporate: that il
will relax its grasp: that you may find
religion as u man accidentally finds u
lost pocketbook: All. no. No man ever
became Christian by accident or by
the relaxing of sin. The cmbarraSs.
mcnts are all the time increasing. The
hosts of darkness are recruiting. and the
longer you postpone this matter the
sleeper the path will become. ask
those men who are before me this morn
ing whether in the ten or fifteen wears
they have passed i'll the postponement
of these matters they have come any
nearer God or heaven:
FLY FOR REFUGE.
Iwould not bc afraid To challenge this
whole audience. So far as they may not
have found the peace of the Gospel. in
regard to that matter. Your hearts.
you are willing frankly To tell me. are
becoming harder and harder. and that
If you come To Christ il will be more Of
an undertaking now than it ever would
have been before. Oh. fly for refuge.
The avenger of blood is ON the track.
The throne Of Judgment will soon bc
set. and il you have anything to do to-
ward Your eternal salvation You had
better do it now. for the redemption of
the soul is precious and it ceaseth for
ever!
Oh. if men could only catch just one
glimpse of Christ. know they would
love him. Your heart leaps at the sight
of glorious sunrise or sunset. Can YOU
be without emotion as the Sun of Right
eousn.Ss rises behind Calvary and sets
behind .Iosephs sepulcher: He is a
blessed Saviour. Every nation has its
} type of beauty. There is German beau-
} ~ and Swiss beauty and Italian beau
~ and English beauty. but care not in
what lard n man first looks at Christ. he
: pronounces him "chief among ten thou-
sand. and the one altogether lovely" q
my blessed Jesus. Light in darkness.
The rock ON which | build. The cap
tain of salvation! My joy. My strength.
How strange it is that men cannot love
thee.
The diamond districts of Brazil are
carefully guarded. and "a man does not
get in there except by pass from the
government. but the love of Christ is a
diamond district we may all enter and
pick up treasure for eternity. Oh cry
for mercy. To-day. if We will hear this
voice. harden not your hearts" There
is n way of opposing the mercy of God
too long. and then there remaineth no
more sacrifice for sin. but n fearful look
ing for judgment and fiery Indignation
which shall devour the adversary. My
friends. INV neighbors. what can | say
to induce Won to attend To this matter
to attend to il now: Time Is flying. fly
ing-the city clock joining my VOICE this
moment. seeming 10 say to you: Now
is the time: New is the tiinc," Oh. put
it not off.
Why should | stand here and plea'l
and you sit there: 1t is Your immortal
soul II is soul that shall never die
II is n soul that must soon appear before
God for reviewal. Why throw away
your chance for heaven: Why plunge
off into darkness when all the gates Of
glory are open: Why become cast
away from God when you can sit upon
the throne: Why will We die miSerably
when eternal life is offered you and it
will cost you nothing hut just willing
ness to accept it: Come. for all things
are now ready" Come. Christ is ready.
pardon is ready. The church is ready
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