Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-05-02

though it is ID enduring. Oh. come to-
| day and see whether there is anything
In Christi challenge you to test with
me this morning whether God 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 of
mercy. You kneel on one side of the
altar and | 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 prououncing it-"the name which
is above every name."
His worth IL all the nations knew,
Sure the whole earth would love him too.
pray God he may move upon this
assemblage now, that we may see him
walking through all these aisles, that the
Holy Spirit may spread his wings over
this auditory. Now is your time for
heaven. Oh, my friendsl meeting once,
perhaps never again until the books are
opened, what shall we say of this morn
ing's serviceS Have told you the whole
truth? Have you listened to the whole
truth? Now is your time for heaven.
Come into the kingdom. If you never
had an invitation before give it to you
now.
do not ask what your sin has been
or what your wandering. That is not
pertinent to the question, The only
thing is whether you want Christ. Come
| in, the farthest off. Come, the nearest
! by. "Where sin abounded grace shall
much more abound" Is there in all
this august assemblage a man who feels
! he is too wicked to come? You are mis-
taken. Come now. Now is the &C
cepted time; now is the day of saliva
tion."
Oh, ye 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.
It 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.
know in whom | believe, and he has
been SO good friend to me | have a
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friendship to all the people.
Oh, come into the kingdom! Do not
saw you are too bad. Let the wicked
forsake his way and the unrighteous
man his thoughts" Look unto me, all
We ends of the earth" How is he going
to do-drive you into the kingdom5 He
will not do it. If you get in al
all it will be because you are
drawn in by his love. What does be
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 Jesus!
You have heard of that warrior Of
ancient times who went into battle
against Christ. He hated Christ, anC
he went into battle fighting Christ; but
in the battle he got wounded, he was
struck by the arrow and he fell, and az
he lay with his face up to the sun, ant
the life blood was ooZing away, he pu
his hand to his heart and took a hand
full of blood from the wound, and helt
it up toward the sun, and cried out, &C
Jesusl thou hast conquered"
And if today, my hearer, strucl
through by the arrow of Gods gracious
Spirit, you realize the truth of what
have been saying, you would surrende1
yourself to the Lord who bought you
you would say: 81 will no longer battl'
against Christ's mercy. Lord Jesus
thou hast conquered" Glorious name
know not what you will do with it
but | will tell you one thing before
stop must tell it. will tell you on
thing here and now, that | take him II
be my Lord my God, my pardon, m!
peace, my comfort, my salvation, IN!
, heaven. Blessed be his glorious nam
forever "The name which is abov
every name"