Connecticut western news., 1892-02-25


 a mean thing in his life; he pays all his debts and is good citizen and a good neighbor, but he says he is not Christian. Some day the Holy Spirit comes into his heart and he sees that he cannot depond upon his morality for salvation He says: 70 Lord God, I have been depending upon my good works, l find I am sinner and I 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 silvery chime, for there are four towers to the heavenly temple. Here is 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: 70 Lord, have mercy, I am 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 GOV cred and soaked with loathesomeness
 and abomination. Arousing from his debauch he cries out, 70 God, have mercy on me. Thou who didst par don the penitent thief, hear me cry for mercy"
 THE LORD LISTENS AND PARDoNS. Aud the Lord listens and pardons, and no sooner is the poor wretch pardoned than three of the great towers of heaven strike up a silvery chime. But here is waif of the street She passes under the gGs- light and your soul shudders with a great horror. No pity for her. No commiseration for her.
 As she passes down the street she hears a song in a 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 lneels by the rough bench near the door, she says: 70 Lord Thou who didst have mercy on Mary Magdalen, take my bhstered feet off the red hot pavement of hell God says, My daughter, thy sins are forgiven thee; {; go in peace" Now, all the four towers of heaven strike silvery chime, and they who pass through the celestial streets say: Whats that2 why, the worst sinner must have been saved. Hear all the four towers ring and ring and ring. " And there is joy in heaven among the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
 My subject impresses you, l think with the thought that it is possible for US to augment the happiness of heaven. People think that souls be- fore the throne are as happy as they can be- I deny it. Look at that mother before the throne of Goi. When she died she left her son in ths world vagabond. That son re- pented of his iniquities and came to God. The report of that salvation has reached heaven. Do you tell me that mother before the throne of God has not her joy richly aug mented2
 There is many a man in this house today who could go out with a torch and hndle new bonfire of victory on the hills of heaven. If you would this day repent and come to God the news of your salvation would reach heaven, and then harkl to the shout of the ransomed. Your little child went away from you into the good land. While she was here you brought her all kinds of beauti- ful presents.
 Sometimes you came home at night fall with your pockets full of gifts for her, and no sooner did you put your night key into the latch than she be- gan at you, saying, Father, what have you brought mel" She is now before the throne of God. Can you bring her a gift today2 You may. Coming to Christ und repeating of sin, the tidings will go up to the throne of God. and your child will hear of it. Oh, what a gift for her soul today! She will skip with new gladness on the everlasting hills when she hears of it.
 ANGELS OF GOD.
 I was at Sharpsburg during the war, and one day I saw sergeant dash past on a lathered horse, the blood dripping from the spurs. l said, '1That sergeant must be going on 8 very important message; he must be carrying a very important dispatch, or he wouldn't ride like that" Here are two angels of God
 tiitting through the house, fitting
 toward the throne on quick dispatch.
 What is the newsl Carrying up the story of souls repen tant and forgiven, carrying the news to the throne of | God, carrying the news to your kin | dred who are forever saved. Oh,
 there is joy in heaven among the angels of God over one sinner that ~epenteth.
 And suppose this whole audience
 should turn to the Lord2 Heaven
 would be filled with doxologies. O
 heaven, beat with all thy hammers that the rock may break. o heaven,
 strike with all thy gleaming swords that our souls may be free.
 I was reading of king who, after gaining a great victory, said to his army, No, no shouting; let every thing be in quiet; no shouting" But