The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

sions all full. Heaven full The sun viii
set afire with IT'S splendor the domes or the
temple and burnish the golden streets into
blaze, and be reflected back from the
solid pearl of the twelve gates and 1T VIII De
noon in heaven. Noon on the river. Noon
on the hills. Noon in the valleys. High
noon. And then you will look up, grad'l-
ally accustoming your vision to the sight,
shading your eyes at the first lest they De
extinguished with the iuslfferable spiendor,
until after awhile you can look upon the fuii
irradiation, aud 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 beautl-
full, though it is so potent, though it is SO en-
during. Oh, come to-day and see whether
there is anything in Christi lchallenge you
to test with me this morning whether Goi IS
good, and whether Christ is precious, and
whether the Holy Ghost is omnipotent.
Come, my brother, | challenge you.
Come, and we will kneel at the altar or
mercy. You kneel on the one side of the altar
and l will kneel on the other side OF the altar
of mercy, and we will not get up from our
lzness until our sins are pardoned and we
are able to ascribe all honor to the name
you pronouncing it and l pronounclng 1t
''the name which is above every name"
His worth IL 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. On,
nv friendsl meeting once, perhaps never
again until the books are opened, what shall
wesay of this mornings service? Have
told Won 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, l give it to
you now.
what your wandering. That Is not pefti-
nent to the question. The only thing IS
whether you want Christ. Come in, the
farthest off. Come, the nearest by. where
sin abousded, grace shall much more
abound.n Is there in ali this august assem-
blage man who feels he Is too wicked to
come? You are mistaken. Come now.
of salvation"
- o We who are young come nowl 1t is no
gloomy. religion that preach. twill take
no lustre from your eye. 1t will take no
color from your cheek. 1t will take no
spring from your step. 1 know what l am
talking about. / have felt the consolation
of this grace in my own heart. 1t Is not a
tneOTy WIFI iue hHo" III "ioiAi Cciofoi
and He has been SO good friend to me,
have right this morning to commend His
friendship to all the people.
Oh, come into the kingdoml Do not say
you are too bad. ''Let the wicked forsa,ke
his way and the unrighteous man his
thoughts" "Look unto Me, all We ends OF
the earthn 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 ye ends OF the
earth" He was lifted up. What for? To
driver No! lifted up to draw. Oh, come
now, come now into the Kingdom OF our
Lord Jesnsi
You'hav heard of that warrior ofancient
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
fell, and as he lay with his face up TO the
sun and the life blood was oO2ing away, he
mt his hand to his heart and TOOK handful
of blood from toe wound and held 1T ~ to
the sun and cried out, "Ol, Jesus! Thou mast
conquered"
And if to-day, 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; i VIII no
longer battle against Christs mercy. Lord
Jesus, Thou hast conquered" Glorious
name. knownot what you will do with
it; but | will tell you one thing before L
stop-I must tell it. I will tell you one thing
here and now, that / take Him to be my
Lord, my God, my pardon, my peace, my
comfort, my salvation. my, heaven. Blessed
be His glorious name forever. "Ihe name
which is above every name"