Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-04
regardless Of all criticism, feeling that Il
is a matter of heaven or hell?

ToDAYi TODAY HEAR THE VOICE.
Rut | come now TO the last part OF ray
text. It tells us when we are TO seek the
Lord. sWhile he may be found" When
is that Old age? You may not see ola
age. Tomorrow You may not see to-
morrow. Tonight? You may not see to
night. Now! Oh, if could only write on
every heart IN three capital letters that
word N-O-W-Nowl
Sin is an awful disease. | hear people
say with the toss Of the head and with
trivial manner, "Oh. yes, I'm sinner
Sin is an awful disease. II Is leprosy. IL
Is dropsy. II is consumption IL IS an
moral disorders in one. Now you know
there is crisis in a disease. Perhaps you
have had some illustration OF II IN your
family. Sometimes the physician has
called. and he has looked at the patient
and said: THAT case was simple enough;
but the crisis has passed. II you had
called me yesterday or this morning
could have cured the patient. IL IS TOO
4 late now; the crisis has passed. just SO
i it is in the spiritual treatment of the soul
4 there is crisis. Before that. life After
that. DEATH Oh, my dear brother, as you
4 love your soul do not let the crisis pass I'M
attended to
There are some here who can remember
instances in life when, if they bad bought
a certain property they would have be-
come very rich. A few acres that would
have cost them almost nothing were Of
fered them. They refused them. After
ward large village or city sprang up on
those acres of ground, and they see what
mistake they made in not buying the prop
erty. There was an opportunity OF getting
il. 1t never came back again. And so II
is in regard to a mans spiritual and eter-
nal fortune. There is chance; II you let
that 90 perhaps it never comes back. Ger
tainly that one never comes back.
There is a time which mercy has set for
leaving port. If you are on board before
that you will get passage for heaven II
you are not on board, you miss your pas
sage for heaven. AS in law courts case
is sometimes adjourned from term toterm
and from year to year, till the bill OF costs
eats up the entire estate, so there are men
who are adjourning the matter OF religion
from time to time, and from year to year.
until heavenly bliss is the bill Of costs the
man would have to pay for H.
Why defer this matter, my dear
hearerf Have You any idea that sin VIII
wear outS that it will evaporate' that it
will relax its grasp that you may find re-
ligion az a man accidentally finds lost
pocketbookY All, no. No man ever be-
came a Christian by accident or by the re-
laxing of sin. The embarrassments are
all the time increasing. The hosts Of dark
ness are recruiting, and the longer you
postpone this matter the sleeper the path
will become. / ask those men who are be-
fore me this morning whether, in the ten
~ has. ftaaEa1 in the
postponement of these matters. they have
come any nearer God or heayenf
would not be afraid 10 challenge this
whole audience. SO far as they may not
have found the peace Of the Gospel, IN re
gard TO that matter Your hearts, you
, are willing frankly to tell me, are becom-
! ing harder and harder and that II you
come TO Christ IL will be more OF an under
taking now than it ever would have been
, before. Oh, fly for REFUGEE The avenger OF
} blood is ON thetraeki The throne Of Judg
, ment will soon be set, and If you have any
, thing to do toward your eternal salvation
/ YOU had better do il now. for the redemp
/ ton Of the soul is precious and II ceasetf
forever.
! HE Is ALTOGETHER LOVELY.
, Oh. If men could only catch just on
glimpse Of Christ, know they would low
I him. Your heart leaps az the sight of |
: glorious sunrise or sunset. Can you b.
I without emotion as the sun Of Righteous
ness rises behind Calvary and sets benin,
! Josephs sepulchrei He is blessed Sa
yiourl Every nation has its type Of beauty
, There is German beauty and Swiss beaut.
and Italian beauty and English beauty
n but care not in what land a man frs
! looks at Christ he pronounces him "ehie
] among ten thousand, and the one al
I together lovely O my blessed Jesus
Light in darkness The Rock on which
+ build! The Captain Of Salvation! My Joy
|. My strength How strange it is that me
= cannot love theel
n The diamond districts Of Brazil are care
! fully guarded. and man does not get i
h there except by pass from the govern
ment: but the love Of Christ is damon
district we may all enter, and pick u
r. treasures for eternity. o cry for mercy
' To-day, II ye win hear his voice, harde
i not your hearts, There is way Of Of
! posing the mercy of God too long, and the
! there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin
! but a fearful looking for judgment an
4 fiery Indignation, which shall devour th
j adversary. My friends, my neighbour
4 what can l say TO induce you 10 attend
j this matter-to attend to 1t now? Time
n flying, fiying-the city clock joining m
:. voice this moment, seeming TO say TO yol
4 Vow is the timel Now is the time"
put it not off
4 Why should stand here and plead an
Il you sit theres II IS your immortal sou
70 IL is a soul that shall never die. 1t IS
n soul that must soon appear before God Il
sr reviewal. Why throw away your chan'
70 for heaven Why plunge off into darl
n ness when all the gates of glory are oper
n Why become castaway from God whs
W YOU can sit upon the thronei Why will .
10 die miserably when eternal life Is offers
h you. and it will cost you nothing but ju
a willingness to accept itf Come, for a
/ things are now ready" Come, Christ
X ready, pardon is ready The church
ready. Heaven is ready You will new
"A find a more convenient season, II u
~ should live fifty years more, than this We
- one. Reject this, and you may die in yo
/ sins