Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-09

give thanks unto the LOru, loi no 10 EVo"'
for His mercy endureth forever. And there
IL n Young man in the house to wEose heart
the HOLY Spirit took that text 1or MS 81 .rna.
redemption. might speak OF my own case -. l
will tell YOU was brought to the peace OF the
oosnel through the syro- Phan!cian 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 insignificant means? Eloquent
sermons never save anybody. Phllosophica!
| sermons never save anybody. Metaphysical
sermons never save anybody. But the
minister comes some Sabbath to his pulpit
worn out with engagements and the lang
ling of frenzied doorbel He mas only
text and two or three ideas, but ne says
% Lord, help me. Here ara gooa Hany
people may never meet again. L nafo ~.
much 70 say. Speak Thou through my poor
| Inns &" And before the service is done there
| are fearful eyes and solemnlty nA9 'n0
| judgment. lad
The great French orator, when the ueao
| King Iav before him. looksi up and crle1,
| God only is great " and the TRIUMPH vi
| his eloquence has beer told by tue n'a
| tor:ans But have not heard that one SOU
was saved by the oratorical flourish. worthy
critics may think that the early preacn'h5
of Thomas Chalmers was masterpiece.
| But Thomas Chalmers says he never De9dh
TO preach until he came out of the s!ckroon,
I white and emaciated and told men the
| simple story of Jesus. In the great Gay "
| eternity it will be found that the most SOUS
| have been brought to Christ not by the
| Bossuets and Masslons an Bourdaloues
| but by humble men, who, in the strength OF
| Col and believing in the eternal spirit, in
| vited men to Jesus.
There were wise salves, there were excel
lo,,f ot., + In, hn ina M
| Christ for blind an inflamel 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, AMI daylight
poured into his blinded SOUL SO it Is now
that the spirit of God takes that humble
| prayer meeting talk, which seems to be the
very saliva of Christian influence, andanoints
the eyes of the blind AMI pours the sunlight
| CT pardon and peace upon the soul.
| Oh, my friend, l wish we could feel 1t more
and more that if any good is done it is oythe
| power Of God omnipotent spirit. do not
know what hymn may bring you TO Jesus. L do
not know what words OF the Scripture lesson
read may save your soul. Perhaps tho spirit
| of God may hurl this 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, l could show you a great many ankle
| ties for your redemption. YoI think that
old man is asleep because his head IL down
| and his eyes are shut. No he Is praying Tor
your redemption and hoping that the woris
| spoken may strike your heart. Doycu 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 people? And II
YOU should Just start toward the door Of the
Christian church, how quickly it would ny
open Hundreds OF people would say "Give
| that man room at the sacrament. Bring the
silver bowl for his baptism. Give him the
right hand of Christian fellowship. Bring
him into all Christian associations"
On. YOU wanderer on the cold mountains,
come into the warm sheepSold. | let down
the bars and bid you come in. With the
shepherds crook point you the way. Hun
dreds of Christian hands beckon you INTO
the church of God. great many people do
not like the church, and say it Is great
mass OF hypocrites, but it is glorious
church with all its imperiections. Carist
bought it, and hoisted the pillars, and swung
it's gates, and lifted its arches, and cur
tanned it with upholstery crimson with cru
ciaxion carnage. Come into it.
We are garden walled around,
| Chosen and made REGULAR ground,
Little spot inclosed by grace
| out of the worlds wild wilderness
Again, the angels of Gel are ready. A
Great many Christians think that the talk
about angels is fanciul. You sayit 10 very
good subject for theological students who
| have lust begun to sermonize, but for elder
men if is improper. There is no more proof
in that Bible that there is God than there
are angels. Why, do not they swarm about
Jacobs LADDER Are we not told that they
conducted Lazarus upward that they stand
before the throne, their faces covered up
with their wings, while they cry, "Holy,
holy is the Lord God Almighty" Did not
David see thousands and thousands? Did
not one angel slay 900 men in Sennty-
cherib's army? And shall they not be the
chief harvesters at the judgment?
There is a line of loving, holy, mighty
angels reaching to heaven. suppose they
| reach from here tG the very gate and when
an audience is assembled for Christian wor-
ship he air is full of them. If each one Of
YOU has guardian angel, how many celes-
| tisls there are here! They crowd the place,
they hover, they fit about they rejoice.
| Look. that spirit is just come from the
| throne A moment ago it stood before Christ
and heard the doxoIogy OF the glorifed.
Look Bright, immortal, what news from
the golden city Speak, spirit blest Inc
response comes melting on the air, Come,
| for all things are now ready
Angels ready TO bear the tidings, angels
ready to drop the benediction, angels ready
TO kindle the Joy. They have stood in glory
they know all about it. They have felt the
ioy that is felt where there are no tears and
no graves ; immortal health, but no invalid
ism songs, but no groans wedding bells,
but no funeral torches eyes that never weep.
hands that never blister, heads that never
| faint. hearts that never break, friendships
that are never weakened,
Ready. all of them Ready, thrones, prin-
cipalties and powers Ready, seraphim and
| cherubim! Ready, Michael the Archangel
Again, your kindred in glory are all ready
for your coming. L pronounce modern
| spiritualism a fraud and a sham. Ii John
Milton and George Whitefeld have no better
| business than to crawl under table and rat
| tie the leaves they had better stay at home
| in glory. While believe that modern spir
| tualism is bad because of its mental and
| domestic ravages, common sense, enllght-
| ened by the word of God, teaches us that
our friends in glory sympathize with our re-
| demption.
The Bible says plainly there is JOY in
| heaven among the angels of God over one
sinner that repentetb, and if angels rejoice
and know of it shall not our friends stand
ing among them know il? Some of these
| spirits in glory toiled for your redemption.
| When they came TO die, their chief grief was
| that YOU were not n Christian. They said,
Meet me in heaven and put their hands
| out from the cover and sqid, "Goodby,"
| Now, suppose you should cross over from
sinful life 10 holy life. Suppose you
should be born into the kingdom. Suppose
you should now say Farewell, o deceItful
world Get thee gone, nv sin Fle upon
oil 4ba folliaci n Christ helm me or I mar