The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-23

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-luuuae NUI hHuld aiy Hud do this
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uruaM tle De- euminr sod tHs angel
p1iaue higher Iu the Nr would shout "
ureari lie be- coming anil DO would run
up aH the liua 0l haht from wins to WING
aul from trumpet to Trumpet until %
reached the eatc and then ~ would Fash
To- "the house Of many mansions and 10
would find out your kindred there, aud be
tore Your tears " repentance had been
wiped from tbt cheek and before you had
finished your first prayer your kindred IN
GLORY would know ct Dc and another heaven
would be- added TO their Joy. and they
would cry, My prayers are answered. An
other loved one saved Give me harp
with which 70 strikethe JOY Saved, saved,
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IN have shown you that all things are
ready. that Christ is ready, that the Holy
I Spirit is ready, that the church Is ready
. tlNi Nit NuAtIe IN kiNlF Nit IfhNNs Ahhi
T vour gIorihed kiudred are ready, then with
/ all The concentrated emphasis Of my soul !
. ask YOU YOU are ready You see my subject
+ throws the whole responsibility upon your
! self II you do not yet into the Kings ban
Duet. it is because you do not accept the In
vitation You have the most importunate
invitation. Two arms stretched down from
the cross. soaked in blood from elbow Ia
finger tips, two lips quivering in mortal
anguish two eyes beaming with infinite
love, saying, Come, come, for all things
are now ready
AS ELOQUENT PERORATION.
/ told You that when the queen came Ia
Kenilworth castle they stopped all the
clocks, that the finger Of time might be
pointed TO that happy moment of her ar
rival Oh, if the King would come to the
castle OF your soul, you might well afford
to stop all the clocks, that the hands might
forever point to this moment as the one
most bright, most blessed most tremen
dous Now, wish could go around from
circle to circle and invite every one of you
according to the invitation of my text, say
ing, Comet
would like to take every one of you by
the hand and say, Gomez Old man, who
hast been wandering 60 or 20 years. thy SUI
almost gone down, through the dust of tn,
evening stretch out your withered hant
to Christ. He will not cast thee off, ole
man. Oh, that one tear of repentance might
trickle down thy wrinkled cbeekl Aftei
Christ has fed thee all thy life long, do yot
not think you can afford to speak one wort
in his praisey
Come, those of you who are farthest AVA
from God Drunkardl Christ can put GU
the fire of thy thirst He can break tina
shackle He can restore thy blasted home
Go to Jesus Libertinel Christ saw the
where thou vert last night. He knows o
thy sin. Yet, il thou wilt bring thy pol
: luted soul 20 him this moment, he viii
: throw over it the mantle of his pardon an,
love. Mercy for thee, oh, thou chief of sin
= nersl Harlot, thy feet foul with hell an
! thy laughter the horror of the street. Oh
!. Mary Magdalene, look to Jesus. Mercy fo
thee, poor lost waif Of the street. Sci
righteous man, thou must be born again, @
: ! thou canst not see the kingdom of God.
Do you think you can get into the feas
. with those rags? Why, the Kings servau
u would tear them Off and leave you make
> at the gate. You must be born again. Tn
: day is far spent. The cliffs begin to slid
> their long shadows across the plain. ID
you know the feast has already begun-th
feast TO which you were lnVlted-and IN
u King sits with his guests, and the servan
I stands with his hand on the door of tn
Z. banqueting room, and he begins to swim
u it shut 1t is half way shut 1t is thre,
u fourths shut. 1t is only just ajar. Soon
r will be shut.
i Come, for all things are now ready.
II Have missed one mani Who has not fe
himself called this hourS Then call hill
now. This is the hour of thy redemption
While God invites, how best the day,
II How sweet the gospels charming sound
y Come. sinner, haste, oh, haste away,
k While yet a pardoning God is found.