The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06

hear it in the sob of Gethsemane and the groan of Calvary, and then speak his name and it is all a-ripple with gladness and airing with hosanna. Glorious namel
 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 its harccr. An the wealth of the universe has come into heaven. There is noth- inr to he added. The song full The ranks full The mansions all full. Heaven full. The sun will set atire with its spleudor the domes'of the temple, and OurnsSh the golden streets into a blaze. and be reflected back from the solid pearl of the twelve gates, and 1t will he noon in heaven. Noon on the river. Noon on the hills Noon in the valleys High noon. And then you will look up. gradually aecustoming 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 thls point am staggered with the thought that there may be persons in this house for whom his name has no charm, though it is so easy, though it IS so beautiful, though iti is so potent, though it is so enduring. Ohi come to- day. and see whether there is anything in Christ l challenge you to test with me this morn ing whether God is good, and whether Christ is precious, and whether the Holy Ghost is omnipo- tent. Come and we will lxneel 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 un- til our sins are pardoued and we are able to ascribe all honor to the name you pronouncing it and pronouncing it-"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 assem blaze 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 1 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 l give it to you now. l 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 wan, | Christ Come in, the furthest 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 toe | wicked to come? You are mistaken. Come now. Now is the accepted
 time; now is the day of salvation" | ye who are young! come now. Il | is no gloomy religion that preach. Ii
 will take no lustre from your eye. Ii will take no color from your check. II will take no spring from your step. | know what I am talking about. ! have | felt the consolation of this grace my | own heart. It is not a theory " le | I know in whom believe, and he hai I been so good friend to me, have { | right thls morning to commend hi'
 friendship to all the people. Oh
 come into the kingdom. Do mol | say you are too bad. Let the wicked
 forsake his way, and the unrigh | teous man his thoughts" Look onto
 me, all ye ends of the earth" How il
 he going to do-drive you into tn, | kingdom? He will not do it. If yot | get in at all it will be because you ar, | drawn Tn by his love. What does h, | say? Look unto me, all ye ends O
 the earth" He was lifted up. Wha | for? To drive? No! lifted up to draw | Oh! come now, come now into the king
 dom of our Lord Jesus. You hav' | heard of that warrior of ancient timei | who went into battle against Christ | He hated Christ, and he went int
 battle, fighting Christ; but in the bat tie he got wounded, he was struck bl
 the arrow and he fell, and as he lal
 with his face up the sun, and the life
 blood was oozing away, he put hi l hand to his heart and took a handful
 of blood from the wound, and held i up towards the sun, and cried out: ''t
 Jesus, thou hast conquered" And l
 to- day, my nearer, struck through bl
 the arrow of Gods gracious Spirit, yol
 realize the truth of what l have beer
 saving, you would surrender yoursel
 to the Lord who bought you; yol
 would say: 'I will no longer battl'
 against Christ's mercy. Lord Jesus | thou hast conquered" Glorious name | know not what you will do with it
 bu. l will tell you one thing before
 stop-I must tell it. l will tell you on'
 thing here and now, that l take him t'
 be my Lord, my God, my pardon, m. | peace, my comfort, my salvation, m. | heaven. Blessed be his glorious nam
 forever ''The pame which is abov, | every name.'
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