The Penn's Grove record., 1894-11-16


and you saw people get ashore In the life
boats. and thevery last man got on the rocks
In safety, you could not control your Joy.
And 1t is a glad time when the church Of God
sees men who eretossed on the ocean oftheir
sins plant their feet on the rock Christ Jesus.
When prodigals come home, Just hear
those Christians singi 1t Is not a dull tune
you hear at such times. Just hear those
Christians pray! 1t is not a stereotyped sup
plication We have heard over and over fol-
twenty years, but a putting of the case inthe
hands OF God with an i~mportunate pleading.
Men never pray at great length unless they
have nothing to say, and their hearts are
hard and cold. ALI the prayers In the Bible
that were answered were short prayer.
God be merciful TO me, a sinner" "Lord,
that l may receive my sight
"Lord. save me or I perish" The Longest
prayer, Solomon's prayer at the dedication
Of the temple, less than eight minutes ii
length, according to the ordinary rate o
enunciation. And Just hear them pray nov
that the prodigals are coming home. Jus
see them shake hands. No putting forth o.
the four tips OF the fingers in a normal way,
but a hearty grasp, where the muscles of the
heart seem to clinch the fingers OF one hand
around the other hand. And then see those
Christian faces, how flumined they are. And
see that old man get up and with the same
voice that he sang fifty years ago In the old
country meeting house say, "Eow, Lord,
lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, for
mine eyes have seen Thy salvation" There
was a man of Keith who was hurled intc
prison in time OF persecution, and one CT
stood hv tho nrison dnar .nS ,rhan 81.
;aiIsr wcs ona,tns en- 49,, ,;th w. $500
he s.rnoL dawn re- NAV rho haa inoaraa%a.
ted him.
Passing along the streets OF London, -.
not h. - asS t.st r. arnit. t,tao ~,
$780, : Iie.ia ~ 80 So. ~
aan ! Rei.h $500 o"nnyyn IA, hejpnSod ~
tns fam,lv from re5sratian ~ Densrs,ior
Nc sou ~ IN : ,nSow pis s,m7iv honin1
,bst ss 49, daa NJ naosid 81 mS mhy, mop nS
lived a. naar % tbev cayjd Ia The nr;so,'
honse and tbsv aat That Kaf,b tankard Il
he windov bonino he vould ace r. and he
came along and saw II. and knocEad N tbs
door, and went in, and the long absent FAM
lily were all together again. Oh, II you
would start for the kingdom OF God to-day
l think some OF you would hnd nearly a.
around the holy tankard OF the holy com.
munion-fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters,
around that sacred tankard which com;
memorates the 0 of Jesus Christ our Lordi
oh, II VIII De q great communion Gay Whel
your wnoie family SITS u tue sacred
tankardl One on earth, one IN heaven.
onee more 1 remark thai when the PROD
igai gets BACK the mhabitants Oh heaven
keep 1estiyai. am very CERTAIN OF II. II
you nave never seen Q telegraphic cnart.you
nave no idea how many cities are connected
together and how many lands Nearly, all
me neign6ornoods oil tue earth seem retieu.
late1, n news nies from city 10 city ana
from continent to continent. But more rap
Idly go the udings from earth TO heaven,
and when a prodigai returns 1t Is
before the throne OF GOO.
And II these souls to-day should enter the
kingdom there would Do some one In the
heavenly kingdom to say. "Ihat's my
fatner, "fhat my motner,. "Ihat.s my
son, "Tnat's my daughter" THAT'S my