The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-07-07

can not be saved as a metaphysician:
you can not be saved as scholar; you
can not be saved as an artist; you can
not be saved as an official If you are
ever saved at all. it will be as sinner
Another characteristic of the prayer
of the publican was. it had a ring OF
confidence. 1t was not a cry of despair
, He knew he was going to get what he
asked for. He wanted mercy. He
asked for it, expecting it. And do you
tell me. o man. that God has provided
this salvation and is not going to let
you have it?
er. will he not let people go over it? II
a physician gives a prescription to
. sick man, will he not let him take it?
| If an architect puts up a building, will
he not let people in it? IF God provides
| salvation. will he not let You have
| it? Oh. if there be pharisee here,
man who says: ! am all right. My
past life has 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
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! salvation. and the probability is that
he will go down and spend eternity
withe the lost pharisees of the text
| But if there be here one who says.
| want to be better: l want to quit my
! sins: my life has been very imperfect
I life: how many things have | said that
, l should not have said: how many
! things l have done | should not have
done: / want to change my life; want
/ 20 begin now: let me say to such soul,
God is waiting. God is ready. and you
are near the kingdom, or rather you
have entered it. for no man says. / am
determined to serve God and surrender
the sins of my life; here, now. / conse-
crate myself to the Lord Jesus Christ
J who died to redeem memo man from
I the depth of his soul says that he is al
ready Christian.
| Ny uncle. Rev. Samuel K. Talmage.
! of Augusta. Ga, was passing along the
streets of Augusta one day. and he saw
a man, black man. step from the side
walk out into the street. take his hat
off and bow very lowly. My uncle was
not a man who demanded obsequious-
ness. and he said, What do You do
! that for?' oh says the man. ''rnassa.
! the other night / was going along the
street. and l had a burden on my
shoulder, and l was sick, and l was
hungry. and / came to the door of
your church. and you were preach
! ing about God be merci-
: full to me. sinner- and l stood there
/ at the door long enough to hear you
say that if man could utter that
prayer from the depths of his soul God
would pardon him and finally take him
I to Heaven. Then l put my burden on
my shoulder. and l started home.
/ got to my home. and | sat down, and
said. God be merciful to me, a sinner"
/ but it got darker and darker. and then.
! massa. | got down on my knees. and l
said. God be merciful TO me, a sinner.
and the burden got heavier. and it got
! darker and darker. | knew not what
| to do Then l got down on my face.
and | cried. God be merciful to me,
! sinner and away off | saw a light
| coming. and It came nearer and nearer
and nearer until all was bright in my
! heart. and | arose. am happy now
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myself if ever met you in the street
| l would get clear of the sidewalk, and
| would bow down and take my hat off
| before you. | feel that l owe more to
you than to any other man. That is
the reason bow before 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, 4 sinner!"'
While l halt in the sermon. will you
not all utter it? do not say audibly.
but utter it down in the depths of your
souls consciousness Yes. the sigh goes
all through the galleries. it goes all
! through the pews, it goes all through
these aisles, sigh after sigh-God be
merciful to me. a sinner!
Have you all uttered it? No. there is
one soul that has not uttered it-toO
proud to utter it, to hard to utter it. o
Holy Spirit, descend upon that one
| heart. Yes, he begins to breathe it
now No bowling of the head yet. but
the prayer is beginning is born. God
! be me merciful to me, sinner. Have
all uttered it? Then l utter it myself.
| for no one in ali the house needs it
more than my own soul-God be merci.
| full to me, sinner!
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