Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-11

nOunced IS the foe or republican and
democratic institutions? Is that the
same man? Ye American people, We
could not, by one week OF funeral eulo-
GUM and newspaper leaders, which the
dead Senator could neither read nor
hear, atone for twenty-five years Of NAL
treatment and Caricalure. When l see
a man like that, pursued by all the
HOUNDS OF THE POLITICAL KENNEL
so long as he lives, and then buried IN
der a great pile Of garlands, and amidst
the lamentations Of whole nation, l
say TO myself: What an unutteraoly
hypocritical thing is all human ap-
plause and all human favor. You took
twenty-five years in trying 70 pull down
his fame, and then take twenty-five
years in trying 70 build his monument
NV friends, was there ever a better
commentary on the hOllowness OF all
earthly favor? II there are young men
who read this who are postponing re-
lizion in order that they may have the
favors OF this world, let me persuade
them Of their complete folly. II you
are looking forward TO gubernatorial,
senatorial, or presidential chair, let me
show you your great mistake. Can II
DO that there is now any young man
saying, "Let me have political Office,
let me have some Of the high positions
of trust and power, and then | will at
tend 10 religion; but not now. 60 thy
way for this time; when l have con-
venient season, 1 will call for thee" "
And now my subject takes q deeper
tone, and 10 shows what dangerous
thing is this deierring OF religion.
When Paups chain ratified down the
marble stairs Of Felix, that was Felix's
last chance for heaven. Judging from
mis- character afterward he was repro
bate and abandoned. And so was Dru-
silla.
One day In Southern Italy there was
a trembling Of the earth and the air got
black with smoke intershOt with liquid
rocks, aud VesuYius rained upon Dru-
silla and upon her son a horrible tenn
pest of ashes and fire. They did not
reject religion; they only put it off,
They did not understand that that day,
that that hour when Paul stood before
them was the pivotal hour upon which
everything was poised, that IL tipped
the wrong way. Their convenient sea-
son came when Paul and his guardSman
entered the palace; II went away when
Paul and his guardsmen left. Have you
never seen men waiting for a convenient
season? There is such a great taScina-
ton about il that though you may have
great
RESPECT To THE TRUTH
Of Christ, yet somehow there is in your
soul the thought, Not quite yet. II is
not time for me TO become Christian. "
1 say to bow, "Seek Christ" He says,
No: wait until l get to be a young
man" l say to the Young man, seek
Christ" He says, "Wait until come
to mld-life." Inject the same person In
mid-lfe and I say, seek Christ" lie
says, wait Until l get old" meet
the same person In old age and say to
him. seek Christ" He says, "Wait
until am on my dying bed" lam
called to his dying couch. His last mo-
merts have come. bend over the
couch and listen for his last words. l
have partially TO guess what they are
by the motion OF his lips, he is so feeble;
rallying himself he whispers until l
can hear him say, I-am-wattlng-
for-a-more - convenient 80 season.
and he is gone.
! can tell you when your convenient
season will come. / can tell you the
year-it will De 1894. l can tell you
what kind Of day it will bet will be
the Sabbath day. l can tell you what
hour 10 will belt will be between
eight and ten o'clock. In other words,
ID is now. Do you ask me how l know
this is your convenient season? know
10 because you are here, and because the
holy spirit is here, and because the
elect sons aud daughters OF God are
praying for your redemption. Ah, 1
know it is your convenient season be-
cause some OF you, like Felix, tremble
as all your past life comes upon you
with its sin, and all the future life
comes upon you with its terror. This
night air is aglare with torches to show
you up or 10 show you down. IL is
rustliug with wings TO lift you into
light, or smite you into despair, and
there is a rushing TO and fro, and a
beating against the door Of your soul as
with a great thunder of emph asiS, tell
ing you, Now, now is the best time, as
10 may be the oaly time"
May God Almighty forbid that any OF
you, my brethren or sisters, act the
part Of
FELIN AND DRUsuLA,
AID put away this great subject. II you
are going TO be saved ever, why not
begin tonight Throw down your sins
aud take the Lords pardon, Christ has
been tramping after you many day.
An Indian aud a white man became
Christians, The Indian, almost as soon
as he heard the Gospel, believed aud
was saved; but the white man struggle
on in darkness for long while before
he found the light. After their peace in
Christ, the white man said 10 the To-
dian, why was 10 that l was kept so
long In the darkness, and you immedi-
atelv found peaCe?' The Indian replied,
II will tell you. A prince comes along,
and he offers you a coat You look
at your coat and you say, My
coat is good enough, and you
refuse his offer: but the prince
comes along and be offer me the coat,
and I look at my old blanket, and l
throw that away aud take his offer.
You, sir" continued the Indian, ARE
clinging 20 your own righteousness;
you think you are good enough, and you
keep your Own righteousness but l
have nothing, nothing, and so, when
Jesus offers me pardon and peace,
simply take it," My reader, why not
now throw away the WORKOUT blanket
Of your sin aud take tue rob3 Of
SaviOur'S Righteousness? A robe so
white, so fair, so luStrous, that no fuller
on earth can whiten it. Oh, Shep herd,
tonight bring home the lost Sh eep!
on, Father, tonight give welco me