Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-03-03

ffom death. saved from hell saved for
everf'
The supreme court Of the United States
does not adjourn for anything trhing. Il
must be the death Of cabinet minister,
or the death Of president. or some mat
ter Of very great moment. When / ind
all heaven adjourning It's other joys for
this one joy make up my mind It Is Of
very great importance II heaven can afford
to adjourn all other festivities 70 celebrate
this one triumph.
Do you wonder that 70 many Of these
Christian people have toiled night and day
in this work OF soul saving, II it Is OF such
vast importancei Do you wonder that
Neutleton and Finley and Bishop Asbury
and John Wesley and George Whitefield
and Paul and angels and Christ and God
stripped themselves for the work. Around
that one soul circles the mist, the fire, the
darkness, the Joy, the anthem, the wailing
the hallelujah and the woe of Gods uni
verse. II the soul is saved, then lip comes
to trumpet and fingers TO harp and ham
mer to bell and there is joy among the
angels Of God over that one soul forgiven" I"
For such a soul plead.
coMMESDEG RELIGION.
Having found in my own experience that
this religion is a comfort and Joy, stand
here to commend it to you. In the days Of
my infancy was carried by Christian par
ents to the house Of God, and consecrated
in baptism to the Father, and the Son, and
the Holy Ghost; but that did not save me.
In after time was taught to kneel at the
Christian family altar with father and
mother and brothers and sisters, the most
of them now in glory; but that did not save
me.
In after time read Doddridge's Rise
and Progress" and Baxter's Call to the
Unconverted, !" and all the religious books
around my fathers household, but that
did not save me. But one day the voice OF
Christ came into my heart saying, RE
pent, repent; believe, believe" and &C
cepted the offer Of mercy, and though no
doubt there was more Joy in heaven over
the conversion of other souls because Of
their farreaching influence, verify believe
when gave my heart to God there were
some spirits in heaven the gladder for the
deed. "There is Joy in heaven among the
angels of God over one sinner that repent
eth" Turn this day to the Lord who
DOukllb YOus lJCt bu1b WAOlC duOlDACC sur
render themselves to Jesus Christ. If for
ten, twenty, fifty years you have not
| prayed, begin now to pray.
"Oh," you say, ~ can't pray" Can you
not say, God be merciful to me, a sinner?"
NO" you say, II can't say that" Then
can you not look to the throne of mercyi
M" you say, II can't look up" Can you
not then give some signal like that which
was given by the lad in the hospitali He
was 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, "It is strange to me that
Jesus doesn't see me when he goes through
here nights and takes others to himself
He goes through here and he dosen't sec
me. | must be asleep and he doesn't know
want to CO.
Now, tell you how I'll arrange it. III
go to sleep with my hand up, and ther
when Jesus comes through the hospital by
night he win see my hand lifted, and he
will know By that want to go with him. ,
So it was done. Forthat night Jesus went
through the hospital and took the suffer
ing lad, and the next morning the nurse
| passing through the wards of the hospita
saw dead hand lifted braced on one sid,
against the pillow, and the left hand hold
| ing the elbow of the right arm. Jesus haf
seen the signal and answered it. Oh, sicl
soul, wounded soul, dying soul, canst thor
| not give some signals Wilt thou not if
one hand or one prayerf God grant that
this day there may be joy in heaven among
the angels Of God over your soul forgivenl