The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

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, Hemoves
in respectable circles.
But one day, by the power Of the
Holy Ghost, he rouses up to SEQ his
sinfulness and he says; 30 Lord,
have mercy, am a 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 COW
cred and soaked with loathesomeness
and abomination Accusing from his
debauch he cries out, 80 God, have
mercy ON me. Thou who didst par
don the penitent thief, hear me cry
for mercy.
THE LORD LISTENS AND PARDoNs.
And the Lord listens and pardons,
and no sooner is the poor wretch
pardoned than three of the great
towers of heaven strike up silvery
chime. But here is a waif of the
street. She passes under the gas
light and your soul shoulders with a
great horror. No pity for her, No
commiseration for her
AS she passes down the street she
hears a song in 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
kneels by the rough bench near the
door, she says; 80 Lord Thou who
didst have mercy on Mary Mag,lalen,
take my blistered 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 a silvery
chime, and they who pass through
the celestial streets say; What's
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 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. | deny it. Look at that
mother before the throne of God
When she died she left her son in
this 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 torch
and kindle 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 bark 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-
full 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 me?" She is now
before the throne of God Can you
bring her a gift today2 You may.
Coming to Christ and repenting of
! sin, the tidings will go up to the
throne of God, and your child will
hear of it. Oh, what gift for her
soul today She will skip with new
gladness on the everlasting hills when
she hears of it.
ANGELS OF GOD.
l was at Sharpsbrrg during the
war, and one day | saw a sergeant
dash past on a lathered horse, the
blood dripping from the spurs. l
said, THAT sergeant must be going
on a very important message; he
must be carrying very important
Dispatch or he wouldn't ride like
that" Here are two angels Of God
fitting through the house, fitting
toward the throne on quick dispatch,
What is the newsl Carrying up the
story of souls repentant and forgiven,
carrying the news to the throne of
God, carrying the news to your kin
dred wha 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 Lordl Heaven
would be filled with doxologies O
heaven, beat with all thy hammers
that the rock may break. o heaven,
strike with all thy cleaning swords
that our souls may De free.
was reading of a king who, after
gaining great victory, said to his
army, No, no shouting; let every
thing be in quiet; no shouting But
if this hour your soul should come tc
God nothing could stop the shouting
of the armies of God before the
throne; for there is joy in HEAVIER
among the angels of God over one
sinner that repenteth."
In some families they keep vacant
chair and vacant plate for the de
parted, but if in some of your house
holds you kept vacant chair and 6
vacant plate for those who have gone
away from you into the next world
the vacant chairs and vacant plates
would outnumber those which are
occupied. l once said to you there
are no vacant chairs in heaven, but
recall that Right beside your loved
one in that good land there is va