The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02

say, my Lord, thou art q brighter star,
the Morning 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 crystalline
urn, and wandering up the round banked
river to the place where the water first
tinkles its silver on the rock, aud from
ohalices OF love you will be drinking to
honor and everlasting Joy, and you will look
up into the face Of Christ and say, "My
Lord, my Lord, 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
wilderness 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. imagine
that heaven is all full Every throne has
its king Every harp has It's harper. All
I the wealth Of the universe 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
aire with its splendor the domes Of the
temple, and burnish the golden streets into
blaze, and be reflected back from the
solid pearl OF the twelve gates, and 1t 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 Rccustoming your vision to the
sight, shading your eyes at the first. lest
they be extinguished with the insuderable
splendor, until after "A while you can look
upon the full irradiation, and you will cry
out: MY Lord, NY 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 hes no charm,
though It is so easy, though IL is so beauti-
full, though il s 80 potent, though 1t is so
enduring. o. come to-day and see whether
there is anything in Christ. / challenge
you to test With me this morning whether
God is good, and whether Christ is precious,
and whsther the Holy Ghost is omnipotent.
Come, my brother challenge you. Come,
and We will kneel at the altar of mercy.
You kneel on 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
knees until our sins are pardoned and we
are able to ascribe all honor to the name
you pronouncing it and pronouncing it
1.-THE name which is above every name"
His worth If all the nations knew,
Sure the whole earth would love him, too.
pray God he may move upon this as
semblage now, that we may see him walk
ing all through these aisles, that the holy
spirit may spread his wings over this audi
tory. Now is your time for heaven. o, nv
friendsl meeting once, perhaps never again
until the books are opened. what shall we
say OF this mornings services Have l
told you the whole truthl Have you
listened to the whole truthl Now is your
time for heaven. Come into the kingdom.
If you never had an invitation before, l
give it to you now. do not ask what your
sin haa baan or what UODr waDdarinO
That is not pertinent to the question. The
only thing is whether you want Christ.
Come in, the furthest Oft. Come, the nearest
by. where sin abounded, grace shall much
more abound" Is there in all this august
assemblage man who feels he Is too
wicked TO comet You are mistaken. Come
now. NOV IS the accepted time; now is
the day OF salvation"
o, ye who are young come now. It is no
gloomy religion that preach. 1t will take
no luster from your eye. 1t will take no
color from your cheek. It will take no
spring from your step. know what l am
taking about. have felt the consolation
theory with me. | know in whom believe,
and he has been SO good friend to me, l
have right this morning to commend his
friendship TO all people. o. come into the
kingdom. Do not say you are too bad.
LET the wicked forsake his ways and the
unrlghteous man bis thoughts" LOOK
unto me, all ye ends of the earth" Howl
he going to do-drive you into the king
doms He will not 40 it, II you get in at
all it will be because you are drawn In by
his love. What does he sayl Look unto
me. all ye ends of the earth" He was
lifted up. What for? To drive9 No lifted
up to draw. o! come now, como now into
the kingdom OF our Lord Jesus. You have
heard Of that warrior Of ancient times who
went into battle against Christ. He
hated Christ aud he went into battle
fighting Christ; but in the battle he got
wounded, he was struck by the arrow and
he fell, and as be lay with bis face ND to the
sun, and the life-blood was oozing away. he
he put his hand to his heart and took a
handful of blood from the wound, and held
iC up toward the sun. and cried out: 20
Jesus, thou hast conquered And If to-day,
my hsarer. struck through by the arrow OF
Gods gracious spirit. you realize the truth
of what have been saying, you would sur
render yourself TO the Lord who bought
you; you would say: II will no longer bat
tie against Christs mercy. Lord Jesus,
tn u hast conquered" Glorious name! |
know not what you will do with it; but will
tell you one thing before | stop--I must tell
it. will tell you one thing here and now,
that take him to be my Lord. my God, my
pardon, nv peace, my comfort, my saliva
ton, my heaven. Blessed be his glorious
name forever. "The name which is above
every name"