News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-20

and give him my Christian love-" This
worldly doctor came home after awhile,
and the message was given to him, and
he said within himself, "What does he
mean by leaving his Christian love for
me?'' And he became very much awak
ened and stirred in spirit, and he said
after awhile, "Why, that man must
mean my soul, " and he went into his
back Office, llnelt down and began 10
pray. Then he took his hat and went
out to the office of this Christian physi-
clan and said, "What can l DO to be
saved?" and the two doctors knelt in
the office and commended their souls to
God All the means used in that case
was only the voice of one good man,
saying, "Give my Christian love to the
doctor" The voice of kindly adme1i-
tion. Have you uttered it today? Will
you utter it tomorrow? Will you utter
it now? Compel them to come in.
l think there is great work also to
be done in the way of prayer II we had
faith enough today, we could 90 before
God and ask for the salvation Of all the
people in our churches, and they would
all be saved there and then without
single exception. There might be pro-
fessional men there, political men there,
worldly men there, men who had not
heard the gospel for 90 years, men who
are prejudiced against the preachers,
men who are prejudiced against the
music, men who are prejudicSd against
the church, men who are prejudiced
against Cod do not care-they might
be brought in by fervent prayer-you
would compel them to come in.
Earnest Prayer.
Oh, for such an earnest prayer! Peo-
pie of God, lay hold of the horns of the
altar now and supplicate the salvation
of all those who sit in the same pew
with you-yea, the redemption of all
who sit in your churches.
l tell you today, my friends, Of a
great salvation. Do you understand
what it is to have Saviour? He took
your place. He bore your sins. Hewept
your sorrows. He is here now to save
your soul. A soldier, worn out in his
country's service, took to the violin as
a mode of earning his living. He was
found in the streets Of Vienna playing
his violin, but after awhile his hand be-
came feeble and tremulous, and he could
no more make music. One day, while
he sat there weeping, a man passed
along and said: "My friend, you are too
old and too feeble. Give me your vio-
lin" And he took the mans violin and
began to discourse most exquisite mu-
sic, and the people gathered around in
larger and larger multitudes, and the
aged man held his hat, and the coin
poured in and poured in until the hat
was full.
Now" said tho man who was play
ing tho violin, "put that coin in your
pockets. " The coin was put in the old
mans pockets. Then he held his hat
again, and the violinist played more
sweetly than ever and played until some
of the people wept and soMe shouted.
And again the hat was filled with coin.
Then the violinist dropped the instru
ment and passed off, and the whisper
went, "Who is it, who is it?" and some
one just entering the crowd said: why,
that is Bucher, the great violinist, known
all through the realm. Yes, that is the
great violinist. " The fact was, he had
just taken that mans place, and assum-
ed his poverty, and borne his burden, and
played his music, and earned his liveli-
hood, and made sacrifice for the poor old
man. So the Lord Jesus Christ comes
down, and he finds Us in our spiritual
penury, and across the broken strings
of his own broken heart he strikes q
strain Of infinite music which wins the
attention of earth and heaven. He takes
our poverty. He plays our music. He
weeps our sorrow. He dies our death.
A sacrifice for you, sacrifice for me-
Oh, will you accept this sacrifice
now? 1 do not single out this and that
man and this and that woman. But /
say all may come. The sacrifice is SO
great all may be saved. Does it not seem
to you as if heaven was very near? l
can feel its breath ON my cheek. God is
near Christ is Rear. The Holy Spirit
is near, Ministering angels are near,
your gloriied kindred in heaven near,
your Christian father near, your glori
fed mother near, your departed chill
dren near Your redemption is near