Connecticut western news., 1894-10-18
 The Willingness of Christ.

But while have shown your help lessness I want to put by the side of it the power and willingness of Christ to save you. I think it was in 1686 ves- sel was bound for Portugal, but 1t was driven to pieces on an unfriendly coast. The captain had his son with him, and with the crew they wandered up the beach and started on long journey to find relief. After awhile the son faint ed by reason of hunger and the length of the way. The captain said to the crew, "Carry my boy for me on your shoulders. '' They carried him on, but the journey was so long that after awhile the crew tainted from hunger and from weariness and could carry him no longer. Then the father rallied his almost wasted energy and took up his own boy and put him on his shoulder and carried him on mile after mile, mile after mile, until, overcome himself by hunger and weariness, he, too, faint ed by the way. The boy lay down and died, and the father, just at the time rescue came to him, also perished, liv ing only long enough to tell the story sad story indeedi
 But glory be to God that Jesus Christ is able to take us up out of our ship wrecked and dying condition and put us on the shoulder of his strength, and by the omnipotence of his gospel bear us on through all the journey of this life and at last through the opening gates of heaven He is mighty to save. Though your sin be long and black and inexcusable and outrageous, the very moment you believe I will proclaim pardon-quick, full, grand, uncondi tional, uncompromising illimitible, in- finite. Oh, the grace of Godi am over Give me thousand ladders, lashed fast to each other, that I may scale the height. Let the line run out with the anchor until all the cables of earth are exhausted, that we may touch the depth. Let the arohangel fly in circuit of eter- nal ages in trying to sweep around this theme. Oh, the grace of Godi It Is so high. It is so broad It is so deep. Glo- ry be to my God, that where mans oar gives out Gods arm beginsl Why will ye carry your sins and your sorrows any longer when Christ offers to take them? Why will you wrestle down your fears when this moment you might give up and be saved? Do you not know that ev- erything is ready?
 Room For All.
 Plenty of room at the feast. Jesus has the ring of his love all ready to put up- on your hand. Come now and sit down, ye hungry ones, at the banquet Yewho are in rags of sin, take the robe of Christ. Ye who are swamped by the breakers around you, cry to Christ to pilot you into smooth, still waters. On account of the peculiar phase of the sub ject I have drawn my present illustra- tions, you see, chiefly from tLe water. remember that vessel went to pieces on the Bermudas great many years ago. It had vast treasure on board. But, the vessel being sunk, no effort was made to raise it. After many years had passed company of adventurers went out from England, and after long voy- age they reached the place where the vessel was said to have sunk. They got into small boat and lowered over the place. Then the divers went down, and they broke through what looked like 8 limestone covering, and the treasures rolled out-what was found after ward to be, in American money, worth $1, 500, 900, and the foundation of a great business house. At that time the whole world rejoioed over what was called the luck Of these adventurers. O ye who have been rowing toward the shore and have not been able to reach 1t, I want to tell you tonight that your boat hovers over infinite treasurel All the riches of God are at your feet treasures that never fail and crowns that never grow dim. Who will go down now and seek them? Who will dive for the pearl of great price? Who will be pre- pared for life, for death, for judgment, for the long eternity? See two hands of blood stretched out toward thy soul as Jesus says, Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and will give you rest. t'