The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
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Some DAY perhaps you Will be wander
ing amOng the gardens of God on high,
the place abloom with eternal spring.
time, infinite luxury of lily and rose
and amarantk, and perhaps you will
look up into the face of Christ and say,
my Lord. Thou art the Rose of Sharon
and tho Lily of the Valley" Sometime
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 useful life will shine forth tremu-
lous and beautiful, and you will look
up into the face of Christ, and say. MY
Lord, thou art a brighter star, the morn
ing star, the star of Jacob, the star of
the Redeemer." Some day you will be
walking among the fountains that toss
in the sunlight, falling in crash of pearl
and amethyst into golden and crystal
line urn, and wandering up the round
banked river to the place where the
water first tinkles its silver on the rock,
and from chalices of love you will be
drinking to honor and everlasting Joy,
and You will look up into the face of
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 wilder
ness world into the sheepfold, and you
will look up into His face and say, MY
Lord, my Lord, thou art the Shepherd
of the Everlasting Hills"
But there is another name by which
you can call Him. Perhaps that will be
the name have not mentioned yet. 1
imagine that Heaven is all full. Every
throne has its king. Every harp has
its harper. All the wealth of the uni
verse has come into Heaven. There is
nothing to be added. The song full.
The ranks full The mansions all full.
Heaven full. The sun will set afire
with its splendOr the domes of the tenn
pie, and burnish the golden streets into
a 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, gradually accustoming
your vision to the sight, shading your
eyes at the first lest they be extin-
guished with the insufferable splendor,
until after while 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 beautiful, though it is so potent,
though it is so enduring. o! come to-
day, and see whether there is anything
in Christ.
pray God he may move upon this as
semblage now, that we may see him
walking all through these aisles, that
the Holy Spirit may spread his wings
over this auditory. Now is your time
for Heaven. o my friends! meeting
once, perhaps never again until the
books are opened, what shall we say OF
this mornings service? Have 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. | do not ask what
your sin has been or what your wan
dering. This is not pertinent to the
question. The only thing is wheth-
er you want Christ. Come in, the
furthest off. Come, the nearest by.
where sin abounded, grace shall much
more abound" Is there in all this au-
gust assemblage a 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"
Oye who are young! come now. 1t is
no gloomy religion that preach. 1t
will take no luster from your eye. 1t
will take no color from your cheek. 1t
will take no spring from your step.
know what ! am talking about. have
felt the consolation Of this grace in my
own heart. 1t is not a theory with me.
has been so good a friend TO
me, have right this morning to COM
mend his friendship to all the people.
o! come into the kingdom. Do not say
you are too bad. Let the wicked for
sake his way and the unrighteous man
his thoughts" Look unto me, all We
ends of the earth" How is He going
TO do-drive y-'u 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 We ends of the earth" He
was lifted up. What for? To drive?
No. lifted mp to draw. o! 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. lie hated Christ, and
he went into battle, fighting Christ; but
in the battle he got wounded, he was
struck by the arrow and he fell, and as
he lay with his face up to the sun, and
the life blood was Oozing away, he put
his hand to his heart and took a hand
full of blood from the wound, and held
i: up toward the sun, and cried out: 20
Jesus. Thou has 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 70 the Lord who bought
you: you would say: Il will no longer
battle against Christ's mercy. Lord
Jesus. Thou hast conquered" Glorious
namel know not what you will do
with it. but will tell you one thing be-
fore stop must tell it will tell
you one thing here and now, that take
Him TO be my Lord, my God.my pardon,
my piece, my comfort, my salvation my
Heaven Blessed be His glorious name
forever. The name which is above
every name"
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