The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-08

not DuylnS lnc property. 1nere was
an opportunity Of getting it. 1t never
came back again. And so
it is in regard 20 Il
man $ spiritual and eternal fortune
There is a chance: If you let that 90
perhaps it never comes back. Ger
tainly that one never comes back.
\ gentleman told me that at the
battle Of Gettysburg he stood upon a
height looking off upon the conflict
ing armies. lie said it was the most
exciting moment of his life, now one
army seeming to triumph and now
the other. After awhile the host
wheeled in such way that he knew
in five minutes the whole question
would be decided He said the emo
tion was almost unbearable. There is
Just such time today with you-the
forces of light on one side, the forces
of death on the other side, and in
few moments the matter will be set
tied for enternity.
There is "a time which mercy has set
for leaving port. If you are on board
before that, you will get passage
for heaven. If you are not on board,
you miss your passage for heaven. As
in law courts case is sometimes ad-
iourned from term to term and from
year to year till the bill of costs eats
up the entire estate. so there are men
who are adjourning the matter of re-
ligion from time to time and from
wear to year until heavenly bliss is
the bill of costs the man will have to
pay for it.
Why defer this matter, oh, my dear
hearer! Have you any idea that sin
will wear out: that it will evaporate; !;
that it will relax its grasp; that you
may find religion as man accidental
ly finds lost poclzet-book? All, no.
No man ever became Christian by
accident or by the relaxing of sin.
The embarrassments are all the time
increasing. The hosts Of darkness are
recruiting, and the longer you post
pone this matter the sleeper the path
will become. I ask those men who
are before me now whether in the 10
or Is years they have passed in the
postponement of these matters if the y
have come any nearer God or heaven
I would not be afraid to challenge
this whole audience, so far as they
may not have found the peace of the
gospel, in regard to the matter. Your
hearts, you are willing frankly to tell
nae. are becoming harder and harder,
and that if you come to Christ it will
be more of an undertaking now than
it ever would have before. The throne
of judgement will soon be set, and 4
you have anything to do toward your
eternal salvation you had better do i
now, for the redemption of your soul
is precious, and it ceaseth for
ever.
Oh, if men could only catch one
glimpse of Christ, l know they would
love him. Your heart leaps at the
sight of a glorious sunrise or sunset
Can you be without emotion as the
Sun of Righteousness rises behind
Calvary and sets behind
Joseph's sepulcher: He is a blessed
Saviour, Every nation has its type OF
beauty. There is German beauty, anc
Swiss beauty, and Italian beauty, and
English beauty. but | care not in what
land man first looks at Christ he pro
nounces him chief among 10000 anc
the one altogether lovely
The diamond districts of Brazil are
carefully guarded, and man doe:
not get in there except by pass from
the government, but the love of Chris
is diamond district we may all entel
and pick up treasures for eternity
To-day, if ye will hear his voice, har
den not your heart.
Take the hint of the text that | have
no time to dwell upon-the hint tia
there is time when he cannot b.
found. There was man in this city
50 years of age who said to clergy
man who cane in, 'sDo you thinl
that man 50 years of age can get par
doned:" "Oh, yes" said the clergy
man. The old man said: Il can't
When I was 20 years Of age-I an
now so years-the Spirit of God came
to my soul, and 1 felt the importance
OF aLlend1nS 10 tneSe CuluSS, OuI put
it off. I Irejected God, and since thel
I have had no feeling" We'll, sait
the minister, wouldn't you like t.
have me pray with you?" Yes, re
piled the old man, but it will do NJ
good. You can pray with me If yo'
like to-" The minister knelt dow
and prayed and commended the man.
soul to God. It seemed to have no eff
feet upon him. After awhile the las
hour Of the mans life came, ant
through his delirium spark of intel
ligence seemed to flash, and with hi
last breath he said, II shall never b
forgiven'' ~ "Oh, seek the Lord while
he may be found.
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