The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

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the angel sent TO you would shout upward,
'He is coming" and the angel poising
higher I'm the air would shout Il upward,
'He Is coming |" and Il would run all up ths
line OF light from wing 10 wing and from
| trumpet 20 trumpet until II itreached the gate,
and then II would fash TO 1.-THE house Of
many mansions. and II would 1nd out your
kindred there, and before your tears OF re-
petenance had been wiped from the check
and before you had finished your first PRAYER
your kindred In glory would know OF Il,
and another heaven would be added TO their
10y. and they would cry my prayers are
answered another loved one saved. Give
me harp with which TO strike the Joy.
Saved Saved Saved ~
II I have shown you that "al things are
ready" that Christ is ready. that the Holy
Spirit is ready. that the church Is ready,
that the angels in glory are ready, that your
gloriled hundred ars ready. then
with all the concentrated emphasis OF nv
soul ask you II you are ready? You see my
subject throws the whole responsibility upon
yourself. II you do not get into the Kings
banquet IL is hecause you do not accept the
invitation. You have the most importunate
invitation. Two arms stretched down from
the cross soaked in blood from elbow to
finger tip, two lips quiyering IN mortal an
guish. two eyes beaming with infinite love,
saying. Gone, come, for all things are now
ready"
told you that when the Queen came 10
kenliworth Castle they stopped AL the clocks.
that the hnger OF time might be po.ufei 20
that happy moment Of her arrival. oh. II
the King would come 10 the castle OF your
soul. you might we'll afOrd TO siOp all the
clocks, that the hHnis might forever polntto
this moment as IN" one most bright. most
blessed, most tremen ious Now. | wish [
could 70 around from circle 10 circle AMI in
vite every one Of you. according TO the invi-
fnttOn of text. saving. Coma
1 would like TO take every one OF YOU bv tho
hand and say. Come" Old man who has
been wandering sixty or seventy years. thy
sun has almost gone down. Through the
dust OF the evenini: = retch out your withered
hand TO Christ. II, will not east thee n
old man. oh. that one tenr OF repent1ncs
might trickle down thy wriukisd chssk Az
ter Christ has tel thee all thy lie long. do
you not think YOU can alI)rd TO speak ono
word in His praise
Come, those Of YOU who are 'arthest away
from God. Drunkarl, Christ can put out
the fire Of thy thirst He can break that
shackle. He can restore thy blasted home
Go TO Jesus. libertinr Christ saw thee
where t'pl vert last night. he knows OF
thy sin. ..t thou wilt bring tny pollutcd
soul 10 Him this moment He will throw oyet
Il the mantle of His pardon and love. Mercy
for thee. Oh thou chief OF sinners Harlot
thy feet foul with heli aud thy laughter tho
horror OF the street On. Mary Maydalene,
look TO Jesus Mercy Tor thsc. poor lost
waif OF the street S"ll-righ,rous man. thou
must be born again. or thou canst not see
the kingdom OF God
DO you think YOU can gst into the feast
with those rags Why. tn, Kings servant
would tear them OF and leave YOU naked at
the gate. You must be bora again. The
day - far spent. The cliffs begin To slide
their long shadows across the plain. DO you
know the feast has already begun--the feast
TO which Vou were invitsd-and toe King
sits with His hand ON the door OF the ban
quoting room. and He begins 10 swing II
snut? 1t il half way shut II is three
fonrths shut. II is only just aiar. soon il
will he shut.
Come. for all things are now ready"
Have missed one man? Who has not felt
himself called this ho"rl Then I call him
now. Thts is the hour Of thy redemption.
While God invites. how best the day:
How sweet the gospels charming sound
Come, sinner, haste, oh, haste away,
Whie yet pardouinK doi 1, fouul.