Connecticut western news., 1894-06-21

and heaven have urged us to get on board, as she might sail away at any morhent, and after awhile she sails without us, is it common sense to ex- pect her to come back? You might as we'll go out on the highlands at Nave sink and call to the Majestic after she has been three days out and expect her to return as to call back an opportunity for heaven when it once has sped away. All heaven offered us as gratuity, and for lifetime we refuse to take it, and then rush on the bosses of Jehovah's s buckler demanding another chance. There ought to be, there can be, there will be, no such thing as posthumous opportunity. Thus our common sense agrees with my text, "If the tree fall toward the south or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth there it shall be. ''
 You see that this idea lifts this world up froln an unimportant way station to a platform of stupendous issues and makes all eternity whirl around this hour. But one trial for which all the preparation must be made in this world or never made at all That piles up all the emphases and all the climaxes and all the destinies into life here. No oth- CT chance! Oh, how that augments the value and the importance of this ohancei
 Alexander with his army used to sur round city and then would lift Q great light in token to the people that if they surrendered before that light went out all would be we'll, but if once the light went out then the battering rams would swing against the wall, and demolition and disaster would follow. We'll, all we need do for our present and everlasting safety is to make sur render to Christ, the king and con- queror-surrender of our hearts, surren- der of our lives, surrender of everything. And he keeps a great light burning, light of gospel invitation, light kindled with the wood of the cross and flaming up against the dark night of our sin and sorrow. Surrender while that great light continues to burn, for after it goes out there will be no other opportunity of making peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Talk of another chancel Why, this is supernal chanoei
 No Chance In the Next World.
 In the time of Edward VI, at the battle of Musselburg, a private sol dier, seeing that the Earl of Huntley had lost his helmet, took off his own helmet and put it upon the head of the earl, and the head of the private soldier uncovered he was soon slain, while his commander rode safely out of the bat tie. But in our case, instead of pri vate soldier offering helmet to an earl, 1t is king putting his crown upon an unworthy subject, the king dying that we might live Tell it to all points of the compass. Tell it to night and day. Tell it to all earth and heaven. Tell it to all centuries, all ages, all millen- niums that we have such magnificent chance in this world that we need no other chance in the next.
 I am in the furnished judgment hall of the last day. A great white throne is lifted, but the judge has not yet talk en 1t. While we are waiting for his ar rival hear immortal spirits in conver- sation. What are you waiting here for?" says a soul that went. up from Madagascar to a soul that ascended from America. The latter says, '1 camesfrom America, where 40 years l heard the gospel preached and Bible read, and from the prayer that learned in infancy on my mothers knee until my last hour had gospel advantage, but for some reason I did not make the Christian choice, and am here waiting for the Judge to give me new trial and another chance "Strangep says the other "I had but one gospel call in Madagascar, and accepted it, and l do not need another chance"
 The Judgment.
 "Why are you here?" says one who on earth had feeblest intellect to one who had great brain and silvery tongue and scepters of influence. The latter re- spends: "Oh, knew more than my fel- lows. I mastered libraries and had learned titles from colleges, and my name was synonym for eloquence and power. And yet I neglected my soul, and am here waiting for new trial !" Strange, says the one of the feeble earthly capacity TT knew but little of worldly knowledge, but knew Christ and made him my partner, and have no need of another chance.
 Now the ground trembles with the approaching chariot. The great folding doors of the hall swing open. ''Stand backl' cry the celestial ushers. Stand back, and let the judge of quick and dead pass throughp' He takes the throne, and looking over the throng of nations he says, "Come to judgment, the last judgment the holy judgmentp | By one flash from the throne all the his | tory of each one flames forth to the vision of himself and all others
 "DivideP' says the judge to the assem- bly. "Dividet' echo the walls 'Divide!" cry the guards angelic.
 And now the immortals separate, rushing this way and that, and after awhile there is great aisle between them, and a great vacuum widening and widening, and the judge, turning to the throng on one side, says, tHe that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still, |" and then, turning toward the throng on the opposite side. he says, "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still, !" and then, lifting one hand toward each group, he declares, "If the tree fall toward the south. or toward the north, in the place where the tree ! falleth there it shall be. D And then | I hear something jar with a great sound. It is the closing of the book of judgment The judge ascends the stairs behind the throne. The hall of the last
 assize is cleared and shut The high court of eternity is adjourned forever. Cyclists and Pedestrians.
 | We are informed that a general meet