The free press., 1894-02-15

| employs Tor man 9 eO0NeTetphi
| There was man on u Hudson tslver Doa'
to whom tract was offered. With indigna-
tion he tore it no and threw IT overooard.
But one fragment lodged on his coat sleeve
and he saw on it the word eternity, ana
he found no peace until he was prepared for
that great future. Do you know What pas
| sage it was that caused Martin Lutherto see
the TRUTH ''The just shall live by faith.
| Do you know there is one-lust one--pas-
sage that brought Augustine from life ol
dissipation? "Put ye on the Lord Jesus
Christ and make no provision for the flesh
to fulfill the lusts thereof. 1t was just one
passage that converted Hedley Wears. the
great soldier. to Christ. "I'he blood OF Jesus
Christ cleanseth from all sin. "
| DO YOU know that the Holy spirit used
one passage Of Scripture TO save Jonathan
| Edwards? 'sNow. unto the King, eternal.
immortal, invisible. the only wise God, our
| Saviour be glory" One year ago on
Thanksgiving Day ! read for my text, son,
| give thanks unto the Lord, for He IS good,
| for His mercy endureth forever. And there
\ is styoun- man in the house to whose heart
the Holy Shirt took that text for his eternal
redemption Knight speak OF my own case.
! will tell YOU was brought to the peace of the
/ GOSPEL through the Syro-Phdnician woman s
| crv to Christ Gwen the dogs eat of the
crumbs that fall from the Masters table"
| Do you know that the holy spirit almost
| always uses 1DGl3NlllcAUL UlttHaF I+lplutht
| sermons never save anybody. Philosophical
sermons never save anybody. Metaphysical
sermons never save anybody. But the
| minister comes some Sabbath to his pulpit
worn out with engagements and the jang-
| ling of a freuzied doorbell. He has only a
! a text and two or three ideas, but he says ::
80 Lord. help me. Here are good many
people may never meet again. nave not
much TO say. Speak Thou through my poor
lips" And before the service is done there
are fearful eyes and solemnity like the
judgment.
The great French orator, when the dead
King lay before him. looked up and cried,
God only is great! and the triumph OF
his eloquence has been told by the his
torians. But have not heard that one soul
was saved BY the oratorlcal flourish Worldly
critics may think that the early preaching
OF Thomas Chalmers was a masterpiece.
But Thomas Chalmers says he never began
to preach until he came out OF the slckroom,
white and emaciated, and told men the
simple story of Jesus. In the great day OF
eternity it viii be found that the most souls
have been brought to Christ not by the
Bossuets and Massillons and Bourdaloues,
but by humble men, who, in the strength OF
God and believing in the eternal spirit, In
yited men to Jesus.
There were wise salves, there were excel
lent ointments I suppose, in the time OF
Christ for blind and infiamed eyes. But
Jesus turned His back upon them and put the
tip of His finger to His tongue, and with the
spittle that adhered TO the finger He anoint-
ed the eyes of the blind man, and daylight
poured into his blinded soul. So it is now
that the spirit . + God takes that humble
prayer meeting Six, which seems to be the
very saliva of Christian influence, and anolnts
the eyes of the blind and pours the sunlight
of pardon and peace upon the soul.
Oh, my friend, l wish we could feel it more
and more that il any good is done it is bythe
power of Gods omnipotent spirit. do not
know what hymn nay bring you to Jesus. lido
not know what wo. IS ofthe,Scripture lesson
read may save your soul. Perhaps the spirit
of God may hurl the very text into your
heart, "Come. for all things are now ready.
Again, the church is ready. man, ii L
could take the curtain off these Christian
hearts, could show you great many ankle
ties for your redemption You think that
old man is asleep because his head is down
and his eyes are shut. No he is praying for
your redemption and hoping that the words
spoken may strike your heart. Doyou know
the air is full of prayer? Do you know that
prayer is going up from Fulton street prayer
meeting and from Friday evening prayer
meeting, and going up every hour OF the day
for the redemption OF the peoplef And IL
YOU should Just start toward the door OF the
one, hundreds at neopIe would saw "Give
tbot man room M the sacrament. Bring the
silver howl for his haDtism. Give him the
riobt hand Of Christian fellowship. Bring
him into ALI Christian associations.
oh vs1, yyanderer on the cold mountains.
come int,S tbe warm sbeepfold. [ let down
the hars and hid Won come in. With the
sbenherd's crook I point YOU the way. Hun
Jreds Of Christian hands beckon YOU into
the church of cod A Great many people do
NOT like the church. and saw it is great
mass OF bvnocrites but it is a glorious
church with ali its imperfections. Christ
bought if. and hoisted the pillars, and swung
its gntes and lifted its arches, and cur
tained if with upholstery crimson with cru
cifixion CARNAGE. Come into il.
& we are & sardea i walled ,nI.si, al around,
A Iiftle Snot inciosed bv arsce
out of the worlds wild wilderness.
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