Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-22

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f9r such soal plead.
coAAsApfsa RELIGION.
Having found ia my own experience that
this seiislon h a comiort and = Joy. l stand
here "a commend II 10 you. In the days VI
my infancy was carried by christiaa par
ents % the hons, az God. and eonseerat~d
la Lsptissa 20 tho Father. and the Sou. and
the 1ioly Ghost; bat that did not save me.
la after time was taught IN kneel AZ tho
Christian family altar with father and
mother and t-cthers and sisters. tho mort
of them now in glory, but that did not save
me.
In after time read roddridge's Rise
and Progress" and Bakers Call To the
Unconverted." and all the religious books
around my fathers household. but that
did not save me. hut one day tho voice Of
Christ came into my heart saying. RE
pent. repent. believe, believe" and ac-
ceptcd tho offer Of mercy. and though no
doubt there WIS moro JOY In heaven over
tho conversion of other souls because Of
their fsrreaching influence, verify believe
when gave my heart 10 God there were
some spirits in heaven the gladder for the
decd There is joy In heaven among the
angels Of God over one sinner that repent
eth" Turn this day TO the Lord who
bought you. let this whole audience sur
render themselves to Jesus Christ. If for
ten, twenty. fifty years you have not
prayed, begin now to pray.
"Oh," you say, Il can't pray" Can You
not say. God be merciful to me, a sinner"
mo-" you say, IL can't say that" Then
can you not look to the throne of mercy,
No." you say, IL can't look up" Can you
rot then give some signal like that which
was given by the lad in the hospital. He
wss sick and suffering and dying, and
wanted speedily TO go away from all suffer
ing and pain, and he said to his comrades
in the hospital. 1T is strange to me that
Jesus doesn't sce me when he goes through
here nights and takes Others to himself.
He goes through here and he dosen't see
me. / must be asleep and he doesn't know
want to 20.
''Now. tell ron how I'll arrange it. I'll
60 to sleep with my hand up, and then
when Jesus comes through the hospital by
night he will soc my hand lifted, and he
will know by that want to 60 with him."
So it was done. For that night Jesus went
through the hospital and took the suffer
ing lad, and the next morning the nurse
passing through the wards OF the hospital
saw dead hand lifted braccd on one side
against tho pillow, and the left hand hold
ing the elbow of the right arm. Jesus had
seen the signal and answered it. Oh, sick
soul, wounded soul, dying soul, canst thou
not give some signal? Wit thou not lift
one hand or one prayer, God grant that
this day there may be Joy in heaven among
the angels Of God over your soul forgiven.