Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-29

they hover, they fit about, they rejoice.
Lookl That spirit Is Just come from the
throne A moment ago il stood before
Christ and heard the doxolngy OF the rlori. |
fed Look Bright immortal. what news |
from the golden cityl Speak, spirit blostl |
The response comes melting on the air, |
Cong, for all things are now readyl' An |
gels ready 10 bear the tidings, angels ready !
TO drop the bencdiction, angels ready 10
kindle the joy. They have stood in glory
they know all about it, They have felt the
Joy that is felt where there are no tearsnnd
no graves; immortal health, but no invalid
ism; songs but no groans; wedding bells,
but no funeral torches-eyes that mover
weep, hands that never blister, heads that
never faint, hearts that never break, friend
ships that nrc never weakened.
Rad BUSINESS ron JOHN MILTON
Ready, all OF them Ready thrones prin-
cipnlties and powersl ready seraphim and
cherubiml Ready, Michael the Archangell
Again, your kindred inglory are all ready
for your coming, pronounce modern
spiritualsm fraud and a sham. 70 John
Miltonand George Whitedeld have no bet
ter business than TO orawlundera table and
rattle the leaves, they had better stay at
home in glory. While | believe that modern
spiritualsm Is bad, because OF its mental
and domestic ravages, common sense, en-
lightened by the word Of God, teaches us
that our friends in glory sympathize with
our redemption.
This Bible says plainly there is joy in
heaven among the angels Of God over one
sinner that rcptnteth. And u angels re-
joice and know Of Il, shall not our friends,
standing among them, know III Some Of
these spirits in glory toiled for your redemp-
tion. When they came to die, their chief
grief was that you we're not Christian.
They said, INJECT me in heaven" and put
their hands out from the cover and said,
"Goodby.n Now, suppose you should cross
over from q sinful life to a holy life. Sup
pose you should be born into the kingdom.
Suppose you should now say; Farewell,
o deceitiul worldl Get thee gone, my sinl
File upon all tho folliesl o Christ, help me
or perish take thy promise. believe
thy word. Ienter thy service
Suppose you should say and do this.
Why the angel sent TO you would shout
upward, He is comingm and the angel,
posing higher in the mir, would shout 1t
upward, "He Is coming" and IL would run
up all the line Of light from wing to wing
and from trumpet TO trumpet until it
reached the gate. and then IL would fash
to the house Of many mansions" and IL
would llnd out your kindred there, and be-
fore your tears OF repentance had been
wiped from the cheek and before you had
finished your first prayer your kindred in
glory would know Of it, aud another heaven
would be added to their JOY, and they
would cryi My prayers are answered. An
other loved one saved. Give me harp
with which TO strike the Joy. Saved, saved,
sayedlp
il i have shown you that "all things are
ready;n that Christ Is ready; that the Holy
Spirit is ready; that the church Is ready;
that the angels In glory are ready; that
your glori1ed kindred are ready, then with
all the concentrated emphasis OF my soul
ask you II you are ready You see my subject
throws the whole responsibility upon your
self II you do not get into the Kings ban
quot. It is because you do not accept the In
ytation. You have the most importunate
invitation Two arms stretched down from
the cross, soaked in blood from elbow 70
finger tips, two lips quivering in mortal
anguish, two eyes beaming with infinite
love, saying, "Come, come. for all things
are now ready"
AN ELOQUENT PEEonATioH.
told you that when the queen came 20
Kenilworth castle they stopped all the
clocks, that the finger Of time might be
pointed TO that happy moment OF her ar
riyal. Oh II the King would come to tie
castle Of your soul, you might well afford
10 stop ali the clocks, that the hands might
| forever point 20 this moment as the one
most bright, most blessed most tremen-
dous. Now, wish | could go around from
1 circle &c circle and invite every one OF you,
! hal .af my faN
| ing, Gomez
/ would like to take every one OF you by
| the hand and say, "Comol" Old man. who
mast been wandering 60 or 20 years, thy sun
! almost gone down, through the dust Of the
| evening stretch out yorr withered hand
10 Christ. He will not cast thee of, old
man. Oh, that one tear Of repentance might
trickle down thy wrinkled cheek After
Christ has fed thee all thy life long, do you
not think you can afford to speak one word
Come, those of you who are farthest away
from God. Drpkardl Christ can put out
the fire OF ythirst He can break that
sbnekle. He can restore thy blasted home.
90 TO Jesus. LAbertincl Christ saw thee
where thou vert last night. He knows Of
tbv sin. Yet, IL thou wilt bring thy pol
luted soul to him this moment, he will
throw over IL the mantle Of bis pardon aud
love. Mercy for thee. oh, thou chief of ain
nersl tHGrlot, thy feet foul with hell and
Inv laughter the horror OF the street. Oh,
Mary Magdalene, look to Jesus Mercy for
tbee, poor lost waif Of the street Sell
fiubteous man, thou must be born again, or
tbou canst not see the kingdom OF God.
Do you think you can get into the fea2t
with those ragsi Why, the Kings servant
would tear them Oh aud leave you mixed
n. The gate You must be born again. The
dnv Is far spent The ellis begin 10 hlide
tbeir long SHADOWS across the plain Do
vou know the feast has already begun-the
800 10 which you were invited-and the
King sits with his guests, and the servant
stands with his hand GU the door OF tho
hsnauetlng room, and he begins to swing
n sbat Il Is half way shut It Is three
fourths shut 1t Is only just aJar. Soon It
will be shut
"come. Tor all things are now ready; !
have / missed one mani Who has not felt
himself called this hour Then call him
Now This Is the hour Of Thy redemption
while God Invites. how blest The day,
How sweet the gospels charming loanal
reue. sinner, haste. oh, haste away.
while yet 4 paFdoalns God IS found
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