Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-11-25

reavement and misfortune do their work,
but our religion is inspiration, ilumina-
ton, imparaiisation. It is mixture of
sunlight and halleluiah. Do not adul-
teratc it with one drop of the tincture OF
incredulty.
SIGNIFICANT s'IF."
Another Bible IF" is the eff Of eter-
nal significance. Solomon gives us that
if twice in one sentence when he says,
"If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for
thyself, but if thou soonest, thou alone
shalt bear it." Christ gives us that .'if''
when he says, IF thou hadst known in
this thy day the things which belong unto
thy peace, but now they are hidden from
thine eyes" Paul gives us that ''if''
when he says. IF they shall enter into
my rest" All those Ifs and score
more that | might recall put the whole
responsibility of our salvation on our
selves. Christ's willingness to pardon
10 eff about that. Christ's willingness
to help-no ..ifD about that. Realms of
glory awaiting the righteous-no "if'
about that.
The only ''if'' in all the case worth a
moments consideration is the s'if'' that
attaches itself to the question as to
whether we will accept, whether we will
repent, whether we will believe, whether
we will rise forever. Is it not time that
we take our eternal future off that
swivel? Is it not time that we extirpate
that ''if,'' that miserable If" that haz-
ardous ''if?" We would not allow this
uncertain ''if" to stay long in anything
else of Importance. Let some one say
in regard to railroad bridge, Il have
reasons for asking if that bridge is SAFE
and you would not cross it. Let some
one say, Il have reasons to ask if that
steamer is trustworthy" and you would
not take passage on it.
Let some one suggest in regard to a
property that you are about to purchase,
II have reason to ask if they can give a
good title" and you would not pay a
dollar down until you had some skillful
real estate lawyer examine the title. But
| allowed for years of my lifetime, and
some of you have allowed for years of
your lifetime an if to stand tossing up
and down questions of eternal destiny.
Oh, decide! Perhaps your arrival here
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