Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-10-26

our stale prayers auout SINS w
have quit long ago. going on towlri higher
| s,ata ~ Cnristiau character AMI routing out
sins that we have never thought OF Yet.
/ The fact is. II the church OF God, II W.
I as individuals, male rapid Advancement
] In the Christian life these sterrO ypet pray
ers we have been m sing for ten or hiteen
years would be ms Inappropriate 10 US a. tne
/ shoes, and tho hats, ami ths costs we wore
ten or fifteen years ago. Oh, for higher
/ flight in the Christian lie, the s:ork aud the
crane In their migration teIcains US tbs les
son
Dear Lord, and shall We ever live
At this poor dying rate,
Our love so faint. so col TO Tdea,
And Thine 10 us so great?
Again, | remark that the Dir Is OF the air
are wiser than we beclus' they know wIsn
to start. IL you should 20 out now ln
shout, ''Stop, storks AMI crIna1. don't ba In
a hurry !" they wouli say: "NO. We cannot
stop. Last night W. heari thu roIr,n ; IN
| the woods bidding us away, AN the slrill
| dutu of the north win has SCUM lei the re-
treat. We must go" So they gather the n
/ selves into companies. an turning not aside
for storm, or mountain top. or shock
/ OF musketry over Ian M sal,
| straight as an arrow 10 tho marS, they
60 And II You come ont thus morning -'th
[ a sack OF corn uni throw il in the hsl Is Al
. ITN Anu ktI lutiu 10 sup luTN dIf 81 lA' u ~
they would hardly So. 1t. They are on IN 'ir
way south You could not stop them. o.,
that We were as wise about the best time L.
/ start Tor God and heaven We say "Wttt
until 1t Is little Later in the SEASON o.
mercy Wait until soma o: these green
leaves OF hops are all dr;ei up an | have
been scattered. Wait until next year.
After awhile We start, and it IL too late,
and we perish in the way When co.'s wrath
7 10 .i,,I l,tf lac Inn
exceptional cases. where blrls have startol
too late, and in this morning you have found
them dead on the snow. And there Hro
those who have persisted half way between
the world AMI Carist. They w.itel until
the last sickness, wnen the mini WAS gone,
or they Were on the express train gclng at
forty miles an hour, AMI they came to the
bridge, AMI the draw was up, AMI
they went down. How long to repent IN
pray? Two secou Is To do the work OF II
lifetime and to prepare for the vast eternity
In two seconds was red ling OF an enler-
tainment given in kings court. aud there
were musicians there, with elaborate pieces
of music. After awhile Moz lrt came and
began to play, and ne mad II UtauS pt0cc .!
paper before him, and the KING ianthrriy
looked over his shoulder an. sad Nv mt
are you play.nS2 | see no music he'or'
YOU" And Mozart put his hand on his brow.
AS much AS to say, Il am improvisinI.' 1t
was very well for him but, oh. my trlen IL,
we cannot eXtemporize heaven. II W: do
not get prepared in this world, We will mover
take part In the orchestral hHrmoaies OF the
saved. Oh. that We were as wIso AS tn" Gran
and the stork. flying away, aging away from
the tempest
some OF you have felt the ptnching frost
OF sin. You feel II to-day. You ar, no.
happy look into your faces, AMI know
. you are not happy. There are vote " within
your soul that will not be silencad, telling
yod that YOU are sinners. ami that without
,hr pardon OF Gol you are un i0nt forever
What are you going to 40, my lrlen Is, with
L the accumulated trLnsgrt>sions OF this
Lifetime? Will YOU stand still an let tho
avalanche tumble over yuu2 Oh, that
you would 60 away into tho warm heart o.
Cots mercy! The southern grow, reio!ent
with magnolia AMI cactus, never waited for
northern hocSs Hs God has waite tor yOI,
saying Il have loved thee with an ev'rlast-
ing love. Come unto Ne, all ye who are
weary and heavy laden, AMI | VII give you
rest"
Another frost is bidding you away. It is
the frost OF sorrow. Where do YOU hive now
con, you say, II have moved Why did
you move?' You say, II don't want as large
q house now rs formerly" Why 90 you
not want as large house? You say, MY
family s not 80 large Where have they
gone to2 Eternity Your mind goes hacS
through that last sickness, and through the
almost supernatural effort to keep life. and
through those prayers that seemed un
awaiting, and through that kiss which
received no response because the ups
were lifeless and | hear the bells tolling,
and | hear the hearts breaking. While
speak hear them break. A heart An
other heart Alone, alone. alone This
world, which 10 your Hirhood aud boyhood
was sunshine, Is cold now, AMI, oh weary
dove, you fly around this world M though
you would Ike to stay, when the wind, and
the frost, and the blackeninS clouds would
bid you away into the heart OF an all com
iorting God.
You may have noticed that whom tho
chafiinch, or tho storS, or the crane starts
on its migration II calls all those OF Its kin /
10 come too. The tree tops are full OF cAirl
and whistle and carol. and the long roll All
The bird does not stHrt of alone. 1t gather
all OF its kind. Oh, That you might be rs
wise in this migration TO heaven, and tina
you might gather all your families an YOU
friends with you | would that HANNAH
might take Samuel by the hand. AMI Abra
ham might take Isaac, AMI HaHdr nigh
take lshmael. l ASK you If those VINO sat a,
YOUR break last table this moraing will sit
with YOU in heaven. | ask YOU what in
huences you are trying to bring upon them
what example you arc setting them. Ar
you caIIIng Inen to 10 wan you: aye, iye
have YOU started yourself?
Start for heaYen and take your childron
with you. Come. thou and all thy house
into the ark Tell your lutte ones that Their,
are realms OF tain and sweetness for al
those who fly In the right direction. Switte
than eagles stroke put out for heaven. Liz
the crane or the stOrk, stop not night or da
until YOU find the right place tor shopping
Seated to-lay in CHRISTIAN service, vii
YOU be seated in the same glorious scrv
ice when the heavens have passed AVA
with great noise, and the elements hav
melted with fervent heat, and the redeemed
are gathered around the throne OF Jesus?
The Saviour calls.
Ye wanderers, come.
oh, ye benighted souls,
Why longer roamp
The Spirit calls to-day;
Yield TO His power.
Oh. grieve Hin not away,
lis mercy'S hour.