The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-19
J ciditv of the gospel You cannot do IL

cidity of the gospel. You cannot do IL
IN that way. Sin is rough sea, and
longboat. yawl. pinnace and gondOla
GO down unless the Lord deliver: but If
you will cry to Christ and lay hold of
Divine mercy. you are as safe from
eternal condemnation as though you
had been twenty years in Heaven.
wish could put before my unpar-
doned readers their own helplessness
No human arm was ever strong enough
to unlock the door OF Heaven. No foot
was ever mighty enough to break the
shackle of sin. No oarsman swarthy
enough to row himself into Gods har-
Dor. The wind Is against you. The
tide is against you. The law is against
you. Ten thousand corrupting infiu-
ences are against you. Helpless and
undone. Not so helpless a sailor on n
plank. mid-Atlantic. Not so helpless n
traveller girded by twenty miles of
prairie on fire. Prove it, you say
will prove it. John vi. II: No man
can come to Me except the Father
which hath sent me draw him"
But while | have shown your help
lessness, want to put by the side OF it
the power and willingness of Christ To
save YOU think it was in 16s6 a YES
sci was bound for Portugal. but it 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 the long journey
to find relief. After awhile the son
tainted by reason of hunger and the
length of the way. The captain said
to the crew: Garry 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
WEAKNESS. and could carry him no
longer Then the father rallied his al
most 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 by
hunger and WEAKNESS. he too tainted
by the way. The boy lay down and
died. and the father. just at the time
rescue came to him. also persisted. liv-
ing only long enough to tell the story
sad story. indeed. But glory &c to
God that Jesus Christ is able TO take Us
up out of our shipwrecl1ed and dying
condition. and put Us on the shoulder
of His strength. and by the onnipo-
tence 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 inexcusa Die.
ard outrageous. the very moment
YOU believe | will proclaim par
don-Guick. full, gand. uncon-
ditional. uncOmpromising. illimita de.
infinite. Oh. the grace of God, | am
overwhelmed when | come to think of
it. Give me thousand ladders. dashed
fast TO each other. that | NAV scale the
height Let the line run ont with the
anchor until all the cables of earth are
exhausted. that we may touch the
depth. Let the archangel fly in circuit
of eternal ages in trying to sweep
around this theme. Oh. the grace of
God. 1t is so high. 1t IS so broad. 1t
is so deep. Glory be to God. that
where mans oar gives out. Gods arm
begins. Why will We 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 every
thing is ready?
Plenty of room at the feast. Jesus
has the ring of His love all ready 70
put upon YOUR hand. Come now and
sit down. We hungry ones. at the ban
quet We who are in rags OF sin. take
the robe of Christ. We who are
s.camped by the breakers around you,
cry to Christ to pilot you into smooth,
still waters. On account of the pecu-
liar phase of the subject. have drawn
nv present illustrations. you see.
chiefly from the water. | remember
that Il vessel went to pieces on the
Bermudas great many years ago. 1t
had vast treasure on board. But
the vessel being sunk. no effort was
made 20 raise it. After many years had
passed. a company of adventures went
out from England. and. after a long
voyage. they reached the place where
the vessel was said to have sunk. They
got into a small boat and lowered over
the place. Then the divers went down,
and they broke through what looked
like a limestone covering and the
treasures rolled out-what was found
afterwards to be. in American
money. worth s1.5OO,OO0. and the
foundation of a great business house
At that time the whole world rejoiced
over what was called the luck of these
adventures. Oh. We who have been
rowing toward the shore. and have not
been able to reach it. | want TO tell
you tonight that your boat hOvers over
infinite treasure, All the riches of God
are at your feet. Treasures that never
fail. and crowns that never grow dim.
Who viii go down now and seek them?
Who will dive for the pearl OF great
price? Who will be prepared 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 Ia
Dor and are heavy laden, and l will
give you rest
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