Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-03

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nifty with the lost pk.xi.se Of the t~Kt
rsix okArSyvL sxos>o.
Bat II there 10 here ons who says ]
wat ~ - bstt,s. want Ia quit my
slos. lRy life has bsrn very imperfect
life. how mAay things hzs. sAid that
I saoald not hAv~ said. how many things
I have dons should noe have done.
want to change my life. want ~ begin
nov. lst NJ ay " such soui. God h
waiting. Gosi v ready. and You are near
the kingdom. or rather you have Gu
tered it. for no man says am deter
mined % serve ood and surrender the
sins Of my life; here. now. consecrate
myself to the Lord Jesus Christ who died
70 redeem me: no man from the depth
Of his soul says that but hs y already
CHRISTIAN.
Ny uncle. tho Rev. Samuel X. Talmage
Of Augusta. Ca. was PASSING along the
streets VI AuxussA one day. and he Jaw
q man. black man. step from she side
walk cut into the street. take his hat of
and bow very lowly. Ny uncle was not
a man who demanded obscquiousness.
and hs said. "whas do you do that for?'
oh" says the man. ''ipsasa, the other
night was going along tho street. and
had burden On my shoulder. and was
sick. and was hungry. aud ! came to
tho door Of your church. and you were
preaching about God DO mercifui ~ mc.
a sinnerr ard I stood there ut the door
long enough to hear you aay that II .
man could after that prayer from tbs
depths Of HE soul God would pardon him
and finally take hmm to heaven. Then
put my burden on my shoulder. and !
started home. got 10 my home. and ]
sat down. and | said, God be merciful
to me. u sinnerr but it got darker and
darker. and then. inassa, got down on
my knees. and said God be merciful
to me. sinnsrr and tho burden got
heavier. and il got darker and darker. ]
knew not what To do. Then got down
on my face. and | cried. God DO merci-
ful to me. . sinnerr and away OF saw
a light coming. and IL came nearer and
nearer and nearer until all was bright In
my heart. and arose. l am happy now
the burden is all gone-snd said to
myself II ever met you in the street
would get clear OF the sidewalk, and
would bow down and take my hat of
before you. feel that ! owe more "a
you than to any other man. That 10 the
reason l bow before YOU"
TIE CALL = on roo.
Oh. are there not many now who can
utter this prayer. tho prayer Of the black
man. the prayer Of the publican. ''God
be merciful to me. sinner While
halt in the sermon. will you not all utter
it? | do not say audibly. but utter !,
down in the depths Of your souls con.
seriousness. Yea. the sigh goes all
through the galleries, it goes all through
the pews, it goes all through these aisles
sigh after sish-God be nerciful to me. a
sinner.
Have you all uttered it? No, there j,
one soul that has not uttered it. tos
proud TO utter it. too hard to utter 1t
o Holy Spirit. descend upon that ON,
heart. Yes. be begins to breathe il now
No bowling Of the head yet. no startins
tear yet. but the prayer is beginning
it is born. God be mcrciful To me, sin
nN. Have al uttered it: Then ute,
it myself. for no one in all the hous.
needs 70 utter it more than my own soul
God DO merciful 10 me. sinner!