The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-01-30

ern spiritualism is bad. because of its men,
tai and domestic ravages, common sense,
enlightened by the word OF God, teaches
rs that our friends III glory sympathize
with orr redemption This Bible says
plainlv there is joy in heaven among the
angels of God over one SinN@ that re-
penteth; and if angels rejoice ana know
of IT, shall not our friends standing among
them know it? Some of these spirits in
glory toed for your redemption. When
thev came to die their grief was that you
were not a Christian. They said, Meet me
in heaven" and put their hands out from
the cover and said. "Good-by." Now, sup
pose you should cross over from SINFUL
life to a holy life. Suppose you should be
born into the kingdom. Suppose you should
now saw "t'areWell, o. deCeittul world! Get
thee gone my sin! Fie upon ali the !oi-
lies, Oh Christ help me or | perish! i
take thy promise: ] believe thy word; /
enter thy servicer' Suppose you should say
and do this? Why, the angel sent TO you
would shout upward: "He is comlng! ana
the angel posing higher III the AR Woulu
shout it upward: "He is coming!' ana 1t
would run all up the line of light from wing
to wing, and from trumpet to trumpet uhtll
it reached the gate; and then it would 1lasn
to the ''houSe of many mansions, anu IL
would find out your kindred there, ana
before your tears of repentance had been
wiped from the cheek, and before you
had finished your first prayer, your KIN
dred in glory would know OF 1t tand aloiher
heaven would be added to their JOY ana
they would cry: MY prayers are answered.
another loved one saved! Give me harp
with which to strike the joy. Saved! saved!
saved.
If | have shown you that call 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 glorified kindred are ready, then with
all the concentrated emphasis OF my soul L
ask you if you are ready? You see my
hole
upon yourself. If you do not get in to the
Kings banquet it is because you DO not &C
cept the invitation. You have the most mn
Fortunate invitation. Two arms Stretched
down from the cross, soaked in blood from
elbow to finger tips; two lips qulVerlnS IN
mortal anguish; two eyes beaming with m
finite love, saying: Come, come, Tor all
things are now ready.
T told YOU that when the queen came 10
Kenilworth castle, they stopped all the
clocks that the finger of time might be
| pointed to that happy moment of her arrl-
val. OH if the King would come to the cas-
tie of your soul you might wei aflord 10
stop all the clocks, that the hands might
forever point to this moment as the one
most bright, most blessed, most tremendous
Now, I wish I could go around from circle
to circle and invite every one OF you, &C
cording to the invitation of my text, say
ing: Gomez l would like to take every one
of you by the hand, and say: Come! Old
man, who has been wandering seventy or
eighty years, thy sun almost gone down,
through the dust of the evening stretch out
your withered hand to Christ. He will not
cast thee off, old man. OH that one tear
of repentance might tricklc down thy Wrink-
led cheek. After Christ has fed thee all thy
life long, do you not think you can afford
to speak one word ia His praise?
Come, those of you who are tarthest away
from God. Drunkardi Christ put out
the fire of thy thirst. lie can break that
shackIe. He can restore thy blasted home.
Go to Jesus. Libertine! Christ saw thee
where thou vert last night! He knows of
thy sin. Yet if thou wilt bring thy polluted
soul to Him this moment, He will throw
over it the mantle of His pardon and love.
Mercy for thee, O, thou chief of sinners.
Harlotl thy feet foul with hell, and thy
laughter the horror of the street-oh, Mary
Magdalen-lool1 to Jesus. Mercy for thee,
poor lost waif of the street! Self-righteous
man, thou must be born again, or thou
canst not the kingdom of God. DO you
think that You can get into the feast with
those rags? Why, the Kings servant would
tear them off and leave you naked at the
gate You must be born again. The day is
far spent The cliffs begin to slide their long
shadows across the plain. DO you know the
feast mas already begun-the feast to which
Won were invited-and the King sits with his
guests, and the servant stands with his
hand on the door of the banqUetin% room,
and he begins to swing it shut. 1t is half
wav shut Tt is -fourths shut. It is
only just agar. Soon it will be shut
Come. for all things are now ready"
Have I missed one man? Who has not felt
himself called this hour? Then l call him
now This is the nour of thy redemption.
While God invites, how blest the day,
Wow sweet the gospels charming sound!
Come, sinner, haste oh, haste away,
While yet pardoning God is found.