Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-07-08

been right, / don't want the pardon of
the gospel, for have no sin to pardon,
let me say that while that man is in that
mood there Is no peace for him, there is
no pardon. no salvation, and the proba-
bility is he will 90 down and spend eter-
nifty with the lost phsrisee of the text
|. THE GRATEFUL NEGRO.
But if there be here one who says l
want to be better, | want to quit my
sins, my life has been very imperfect
life, how many things have said that
should not have said, how many things
l have done should not have done, l
want to change my life, l want to begin
now, let me say to such u soul, God is
waiting, God is ready, and you are near
the kingdom. or rather you have en-
tered it. for 10 man says am deter
mined to servo God and surrender the
sins of my life; here, now, 1 consecrate
myself to the Lord Jesus Christ who died
to redeem me; 10 man from the depth
Of his soul says that but he is already
Christian
My uncle, the Rev. Samuel z. Talmage
of Augusta. Ga, WAS passing along the
streets of Augusta one day, and he saw
man. black man. step from the side
walk out INFO the street, take his hat off
and bow very lowly. My uncle was not
a man who demanded obsequiousness,
and he said. What do you do that for3"
ooh" says the man. "massa, the other
night was going along the street, and l
had o burden on my shoulder, and Twas
sick, and was hungry, and came TO-
the door of your church, and you were
preaching about God be merciful to me,
sinnerr and stood there at the door
long enough to hear you say that if a
man could utter that prayer from the
depths Of his soul God would pardon him
and finally take him to heaven. Then !
put my burden on my shoulder, and |
started home. got to my home, and !
sat down. and said, God be merciful
to me, sinner! but it got darker and
darker, and then. nlassa, got down on
my knees, and said God be merciful
to me, a sinnerr and the burden got
heavier, and it got darker and darker. l
knew not what to DO Then got down
on my face. aud cried, God be merci-
full to me. a sinner!' and away off saw
light coming, and 1t came nearer and
nearer and nearer until all was bright in
my heart, and arose. lam happy now
tho burden is all gone-and said to
myself if ever met you In the street l
would get clear of the sidewalk, and l
would bow down and take my hat off
before you. feel that owe more to
you than to any other man. That is the
reason bow before you"
THE CALL Is ON YOU.
Oh, are there not many now who can
utter this prayer. the prayer of the black
man, the prayer of the publican, "God
be merciful to me, a sinner" While ]
halt in the sermon, will you not all utter
it? do not say nudibly. but utter 1t
down in the depths of your souls con-
seriousness. Yes, the sigh goes all
through the galleries, It goesall through
the pews, it goes al through these aisles,
sigh after sigh-God bomerciful to me, q
sinner!
Have you all uttered its No, there is
one soul that has not uttered it, too
proud to utter it, too hard to utter-it.
% Holys. Spirit, descend upon that one
heart. les: he begins to breathe it now.
sa.beWil lg 5. bend ynt.-n no starting
it-isborns God DO inerciful to me, g sin
ner! Have all uttered -it2 Then utter