Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-22
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And if, after the gospel ship has lam
at anchor before our eyes for years ana
years, and all the benign voices OF earln
and heaven have urged us to get on
board, as she might sail away at any
moment, and after awhile she sails
without us, 10 it common sense TO e4-
pect her to come back? You might IS
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 a gratuity ana
for lifetime we refuse to take 1t, and
then rush OH the bosses Of Jehovah 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 from an unimportant way station to
q 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 9th
er chance! Oh, how that augments the
value and the Importance of this chance
Alexander with his army used to sur
round a city and then would lift a
great light in token to the people that
if they SURRENDERED before that light
went out all would be well, but if once
the light went out then the battering
rams would swing against the wall, and
demolition and disaster would follow.
Well. all we need do for our present
and everlasting safety is to make sur
render to Christ the king and con-
oueror-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 a supernal chancel
No Chance In the Next World.
In the time of Edward VI, at the
battle Of Musselburg, private sol
der, 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,
it 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-
NUNS, that we have such a magnificent
chance in this world that we need no
other chance in the next.
am in the FURNISHED judgment hall
Of the last day. A great white throne
is lifted, but the judge has not yet tax
en- it. While we are waiting for his ar
rival hear immortal spirits in CONVEX
sation. "What are you waiting here
for" says a soul that went up from
Madagascar to a soul that assembled
from America. The latter says, Il
came from America, where 30 years l
heard the gospel preached and Bible
read, and from the prayer that | learned
In infancy at my mothers knee until
my last hour l had gospel advantage,
but for some reason l did not make the
Christian choice, and am here waiting
for the Judge to give me a new trial
and another chance. "Strange" says
the other. Il had but one gospel cal
in Madagascar, and 1 accepted it, ana
do not need another chance.
The Judgment.
"Why are you here?" says one who