The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-06
Jesus is doing there, and, fol he Is break

Jesus is doing there, and, lol no IL break
ins of flowers, tharp and clean, from
the stem. ahd say, "stop; Jesus; don't
kill those beautiful flowers" He turns
to me and says: II have come into my
garden to gather lilies, and l mean to
take these up to a higher terrace, and
for tho garden around my palace, and
there l will plant the,u, and In better
soil, and In better air, They shall put
forth brighter leaves and sweeter redo.
lence, and no frost shall touch them
forever. And | looked up into his face
and said, "Well, it is his garden, and
he has right to do what he will with
1t. Thy will be done''--the hardest
prayer a man ever made.
Heartsease.
notice that the fine gardens some
times have high fences around them,
and / cannot get in. 1t is so with the
kings garden. The only glimpsos you
ever get Of such garden is when the
king rides cut in his splendid carriage.
1t is not so with this garden-the
Kings garden. throw wide open the
gate cad tell you all to come in No
monopoly in religion. whatsoever will,
may. Choose now between a desert and
a garden Many Of You have tried the
garden of this worlds delight. You
have found it has been chagriii. 30
1t was wi, - hoodore Hook. He made
all tho world laugh. He makes us laugh
NOW l,un ,,-n rrn1 hio v,oa,ro lint he
rould not make his own heart laugh.
While in the midst of his festivities he
confronted a looking glass, and he saw
himself and said: There, that Is true.
look just as | an-done up in body,
mind and purse. So it was with Shcn-
stone, of whose garden / told you at the
beginning of my sermon. He sat down
amid those, bowers and said: II have
lost my road to happiness. am angry
and envious and frantic and despise ov-
eiything nrounl me, just as 1t becomes
a mailman to do" Oh, ye weary souls,
come into Christ's garden today and
| pluck little heartsease Christ Is the
only rest and the only pardon for q per
tuubed spirit. Do you not think your
chance has almost come? You men and
women who have been waiting year
after year for some good opportunity in
which to accept Christ but have post
pored it 5, 10, 90, 80 years, do you no,
feel as If now your hour of deliverance
and pardon and salvation had comet
Oh, man, what grudge hast thou against
thy poor soul that thou wilt not let il
be saved? l feel as if salvation must
come now to some of your hearts.
| The Immortal Rescue.
Some years ago a vessel struck on the
rocks, They had only one lifeboat. Ii
that lifeboat the passengers and crew
We're getting ashore. The vessel hat
foundered and was sinking deeper ant
deeper, and that one boat could not take
the passengers very swiftly. A little CIR
stood on tho deck, waiting for her turr
to get into the boat. The boat came ant
went-camc ard went-but her tur1
| did not seem to come. After awhile
she could wait no longer, and she leapeC
on the taffrail and then sprang into tn,
sea, crying to the boatman "Save m,
nextl Save me nextp' Oh, how many
have gone ashore into Gods mercy, ant
yet you are clinging to the wreck of sin
Others have accepted the pardon O
Christ, but you are in peril Why no
this morning make rush for your i'm
mortal rescue, crying until Jesus sllal
hear you and heaven and earth rins
with the cry: "Save me nextl Save IN,
nextI'