Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-23

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looking for the train know;ng notb;nr,
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hoard and then he c1in,bed ovar tha -,
p;ne and he CANA do,rp ~, Tho oo,,,,o4,i,
or He said tbongb lbe had rsvars( s,,' a.
engine II sae,oad ss tboroh !, 80 - sr1s
;ng at ligbtn;ng snead fsstsr a,a go.
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with almost spnernatnral c,,,trh No
canobt tbot cb;ld bv tba h,;r ond Re-
II mn and when tho train stonnad ona
the nassergars o.tbered aro,,ia - ~
what vas The matter thew tIa ol5 -,
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SiAAAN $500 eNNNNs "a 'Ai' S''N NY Aio.
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ones from, under the wheels Of tan,nta
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tbnndaring rail trains ~ o.ernol disastar
br;noino Them mn into reSnactab;I;t,. -
his world and ;r,o ,rlorv e. tto ,ro-i "a
to come Won annreciste what tho on
eiueer did WHY can Won NOT annr,,c;oIe
the erander work done nv every Sabbath
| school teacher and by every Christian
worker?
Oh. nv friends. Iwant to impress unon
myself and upon Yourselves that tits NOT
the number of talents we possess hut
the use we make of them.
God has a royal family in the world.
Now. if I should ask. who are the
royal families of historyy" YOU would
say. House of Hapsburg. House of Str.
art. House of Bourbon" They lived in
palaces and had great eouipage. But
who are the Lords roval family? Some
of them may serve you in the household.
some Of them are in unlighted garrets.
/ oo,s,,. @l1o,,, I'LL I'LL.
down the street, on their arm basket
of broken food: some of them are in the
almshouse. despised and rejected of men:
vet in the last great day, while it will
| be found that some of us who Jared
sumptuously every day are hurled back
| into discontinue, they are the lame that
will take the prey.
| One stem farther: There are a orreat
MANY people DISCOURAGED about getting
| to heaven, AT nv desk in The Christian
Herald office I am in dailv reca;nt ~ mn.
merous letters from naonle brougbt mn
/ In good families and who had Christian
narentaoe Int who frankly tell me that
| they are astrav a tbonsand miles from
the right track and fear their case il
homeless. Nv brothers IT is to Won 7 want
/ to preach now have been LOOKING, for
Won. will tell Won how Won got astrav
It was not righteousness on your mart
II was perhans through the senialitv
and sociaIity of vonr nature that Won
fell into sin. Yon wandered away from
your dutv. Won unconsciouslv left the
bouse of God. vou admit the oosnal to
he true. and vet Won have 60 grievonslv
and SO prolonpedlv wandered Won saw
rescue is impossible.
II would take week tn count mn tbo
names of those in heaven who were on
earth worse than Won tell me Won are.
They went the whole round of iniouitv:
thew disoraced themselves. thew die.
eraced their household. tbev desnaired
of return because their reputation was
| gone: their property was gone. eyerv-
thing was gone. But in some hour like
this they heard the voice of Cod and
tbey threw themselves ON the divine
compassion, and they rose IN more than
conouerors. And tell Won there is tbe
same chance for Won. That ia one reason
why | like to preach this gospel so free
n pospel so tremendous a gosnel Ittakes
n man all wrong and makes him all right
In a former settlement where
nreacbed a member az nv conoreoat;on
quit the house of God. quit respectable
circles. went into all STYLES of sin. and
was slain of his iniouity. Tie day for
his burial came. and his. bodv was
broupbt 10 the bonse of God some Of
his comrades who had DESTROYED him
were overheard along the street an their
wav 70 the burial saving .sCome lot us
90 and hear Talmaee damn This old sin.
nerr OH had nothing Int tears for
the dead and had nothing but invita-
tions to the living. You see. l could not
do otherwise. Christ .Jesus came To
seek and save that which was lost ),
Christ in his diving nraver said "Fatber
forgive them y and that was a nraver for
Won and a PRAYER for me
A pFRsoyA1 APPEAL
oh. start ON the road to heaven TO-DAY
You are not happy. The thirst of yonr
soul will never be slaked by tbe fountains
of sin Won turn evervwbere bnt 10 Cod
for helm. Right where Won are call on
him. He knows You; he knows all about
Won. He knows ALI the odds AGAINST
which YOU have been contending in life.
Do not 90 to him with long rigmarole
of PRAYER. but lust look nm and say
Help, Helpl.
Yet YOU say, INV hand trembles so
from nv designations. can't even take
hold of a bvmn book TO sing Do NOT
worry about that. nv brother; | will
give out a HYMN at the close so familiar