Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-29

10 inscribe IL. Give the fairest leaf
from the heavenly records-giVe me the
pencil with which tho angel records his
Ylctory-and then, with my hand strung
| 10 supernatural ecstasy, ADD my pen
dipped 10 the light OF the morning,
will write ~ out In capitals OF love:
- 2 S-U-S." IL is this one. Infinitely
| fair. to whom you are invited. Christ
is waiting for you: waiting as a ban
| queter waits for the delayed guest-the
meats smoking, the beakers Drumming.
| the ninstrels with fingers on the stiff
string, waiting for the clash OF the
hoofs
AT THE GATEWAY.
Waiting for you, as n mother waits
| for her son who went Off ten years ago,
dragging her bleeding heart along with
| him. Waiting! O, give me a com
parison Intense enough, hot enough,
iDportunato enough 10 express my
Notwithstanding high as heaven,
and deep as hell, and long as eternity.
| Not hoping that you eau help me with
such a comparison, l will say: He is
waiting "a only the all-sympathetic
Christ can wait for the coming back OF
lost soul"
Bow tho knee and kiss the Son.
Come, and welcome, sinner; come.
Again, the Holy Spirit is ready. Why
IS II that so many sermons drop dead
| that Christian songs do not get their
wing under the people-that so often
| prayer goes no higher than hunters
"hallOa?' IT is because there is link
wanting-the work OF the Holy Spirit.
| MESS that Sp rit give graphing hooks
20 q sermon, and lift the prayer, and
wait the soug, everything is dead fail
A. hnH e. ff..I.
our call and lead you TO eternal life: or
ready 20 como with the same power
with which ne endorsed Saul on the
Damascus turnpike, and broke down
Lydia Ia her fine store, and lifted the
three thousand from midnight 10 mid
noon AT the PenteCost. with that DOW.
er the Spirit Of God now beats at the
gate OF your soul. Have you not no.
ticed what h0mcly and insignificant; in
strumentaity the Spirit OF God
employs for mans conversion
There was u man on Hudson
River boat 20 whom tract
was offered. With Indignation he tore
10 up and threw IL overheard But one
fragment lodged on his coat sloove: and
he saw on it the word 'eternity;" aud
he found no peace until he was prepared
for that great future. DO YOU know
Luther 10 see the truth? The lust
shall live by faith" DO you know there
Is oue-iust one-passage that brought
Augustine from n life OF dissipation?
Put yc on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
make 40 provision for the flesh 10 IA Gi
the lasts thereof IL wss Just one
passage that converted lledley Wears,
the great soldier, to Christ: "rhe blood
OF Jesus CHRIST c!caHseth from an sin"
Do you know that the Holy Spirit used
one passage Of Scripture 10 save iona
than Edwards? Now, unto the King.
eternal, immortal, invisible the only
wise God. our Savior, be glory"
ONE YEAHAGo
on THANKSGIVING day read for my
text: 30 give thanks unto tho Lord, for
lie IS good; for His mercy endureth for
ever" And there is young man in
the house TO whose heart the Holy
Spirit took that text Tor his eternal re-
demptiou. | might speak OF my own
case. | will tell you l was brought to
the peace OF the Gospel through the
Syro-PhUn iCian wOman's cry 10 Christ:
Even the dogs eat OF the crumbs that
fall from the Masters table"
Do you know that the Holy Spirit A.
most always uses Insignificant means?
III
metaphysical sermons never save any
body; philosophical sermons never save
anybody. But the minister comes some
sabbath 20 his pulpit, worn out with
engagements and the language OF
ireuzed dOorbeli; ne has only text
and TWO or three ideas, but he saws:
"O Lord, help me. Here are good
many people may never meet again.
j have not much 20 say Steak Thou
through my poor lips and before the
service Is done there are fearful eyes
and solemnity like the judgment. The !
great French orator, when the dead /
King lay before him, looked M and
cried: God only is great and the
triumph OF his ei0querCe has been told |
By the historians. Bot I havc not
heard that one soul was saved by the
oratorical flourish. Worldly critics may
think that the early preaching OF
Thomas Chalmers was masteruece.
But Thomas Chalmers says be never
began 90 preach Until he came out OF
the sick room, white and emaciated.
and told men the simple story % Jesus.
ln the great day Of eternity 10 viii. be
found ttaf tine most souls have been
brought 20 Christ, not by the Rossuet,.
aud MassiiioHs, and BOurdal0es, but By
humble men who, 10 the strength OF
God, and believing iu the eternal spirit.
invited men 20 Jesus. There we're wise
s.aves-there were excellent oiuiments.
! suppose, In the time Of Christ, for
blind or iinsmed eyes. But Jcsu,
turned bis back upon them, and put the
tipOi
MS rlNGEE TO HIS roSGrE,
and thnn, with the sOittle that adhered
% tae lingerie auo'uted the eyes of the
blind man, aud daylight poured into bis
blinded soul. SO DO ls now that the
Spirit OF God taxes that humble prayer
meeting talk, which seems TO be Che
very saliva OF Christian influence. aud
auO.uts the eyes o. the blind, ard pOurs
che sunlight Of pardon and peace upon
the soul OH, ny friend. ] wish We
could feel it more and more, that " any
good done 10 .s by the power OF Gods
omuIpotent spirit. j DO not know what
hrmu may bring yoG OBJ Jesus. donot
kuow wuat words OF cine Scripture 'es-
son read may save your SOUL Ier-
taps tbc Spirit o. GOD may boil the
very text into your heart. "Come, for
al things are now ready
III have shown you that call things
are ready t.lt Christ s ready, that