The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-21

mot quito yet. 1t is not time for mo tc
become Christian" / say to boy
"Seek Christ" He saws, mo; wait
nutil am young man." L say to the
young man, Seek Christ." He saws.
WAIT uutil l como to mdlife." L meet
the same person in midlife and saw,
"Seek Christ" He says, "WaiL until
l get Old" l meet the same person in
old age aud say to him. "Seek Christ. -
He Gays, "Wait until L am on NY dying
bed" l am called to his dying couch.
His last moments have como. bond
over the couch and listen for his last
words. L have partially to guess what
they arc by the motion OF his lips, he is
80 lee bic. but raDvinS himself, he whis-
pcrs, until l can hear HIM say, "I-am
-waiting-lor--a convenient
season." and he is gone!
L ell you when your convenient sao-
son will come. can tell you the year
it will be 1894. | can tell YOU what
kind Of day it will bet will be tho
Sabbath day, eau tell you what hour
it will bet will ba between and 10
O'Clock. 10 other words, it ls now. DO
you ask me how know this is YOUR
convenient season? l know it because
you are here, and because they are here,
aud because the Holy Spirit is hero, and
because the elect sons and daught tors of
Goa orc praying for your redemption.
an, know 1t Is your convenient season
because some ef you, like Felix, trem BILE
as your past life comes upon you with it's
Sin and all the future life comes upon
you with Its torror. This night air is
aglare with torches to show you up or
TO to show you down. 1t is rustling
with wings to lift you into light Or smite
you INTO despair, aud there is rushing
TO and fro and boating against the door
| OF your soul as with great thunder of
emphasis telling you, Nov, now is the
| best time: as it may bo the only time."
May God almighty forbid that any of
you, my brethren OF sisters, act the part
OF Felix or Drusilla and put away this
great subject. 1T you are going to be
saved ever, why not begin tonight?
Throw down your sins and tako the
Lords pardon. Christ has been tramp
ing after you many day. An Indian
and a white man became christians.
The Indian, almost rs eoon as he heard
the gospel, believed and was saved, but
tho white man struggled on in darkness
for long tlmo before he found light.
Alter their pcace IN Christ the white
man SAID TO the Indian, "Why was it
that was kept 30 long in tho darkness
aud you Immediately found peace2''
Tho Indian replied: II will tell you.
a prince comes along, and he offers you
coat. You look at your coat, and you
say, MY coat is good enough aud you
refuse his offer, but the prince comes
along and he offers me the coat, aud 1
look al my old blanket and l throw that
away and take his offer. You SIR"
continued the Indian, "are clinglng to
your own righteousness, you think you
arc good enough, and you keep your
own righteousness, but have nothing,
nothing, aud go when Jesus c1ters me
pardon and peace simply take it,"
My reader, why not now throw W away
the wornCut blanket of your sin and
take the robe OF q Saviour's righteous
ncss---a robe 80 white, 80 fair, 80 lus.
trous, that no fuller on earth can whten
il? o shepherd, tonight bring homo
The lost sheep! o Father, tonight give
a welcoming kiss to the wan prodigal!
. friend OF Lazarus. tonight break down
The door of the sepulchor and say to oil
these dead souls ns by irresistible fiat:
"I.;ve! Live!"