The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-15

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t gain, is this moment when you con
l quer first yourself, and then all thu
l hindering myrmidons of perdition by
: saying: Lord Jesus, here I am, un
t done and helpless, to be saved by Thee
l and Thee alone" That makes panic
, in hell. That makes celebration In
Heaven. Opportunity! On the 18th Of
January, 1866, collier brig rar
| into the rocks near Walmer beach,
: England. Simon Pritchard stand.
: ing on the beach threw off his
: coat and said "Who will help me save
that crew." Twenty men shouted: 81
will" though only seven were needed.
, Through the awful surf the boat
dashed, and in fifteen minutes from the
time Pritchard threw off his coat all
the shipwrecked crew were safe on
the land. Quicker work to-day. Half
that time more than necessary to get
all this assemblage into the lifeboat Of
the Gospel, and ashore, standing both
feet on the Rock of Ages. BY the two
strong oars of faith and prayer first
pull for the wreck and then pull for
the shore. Opportunity!
Over the city went the cry,
| Jesus, OF Nazareth, passeth by.
Let the world go. 1t has abused you
enough, and cheated you enough, and
slandered yol enough, and damaged
you enough. Even those from whom
you expected better things turned out
your assailants as when Napoleon in
his last will and testament left five
| thousand francs to the man who shot
| at Wellington in the streets of
Paris Oh, it is mean world.
Take the glorious Lord for your
companionship. I like what the
good man said to one who had every
thing but religion. The affluent man
boosted of what he owned, and of his
splendors of surroundings, putting
into insignificance, as he thought, the
Christians possessien's. "Aaw said
the Christian, imam, have something
you have not" "What is that?" said the
wording. The answer was: "Peacew
And you may all have it, peace with
God; peace with the past; peace with
the future, peace that all the assaults
of the world and all the commandments
satanic can not interfere with. A
Scotch shepherd was dying and had
the pastor called in. The dying shep-
herd said to his wife: MARY, please go
into the next room, for 1 want to see
the minister alone" When the two
were alone the dying shepherd said:
81 have known the Bible all my
life, but / am going, and I am
Altered to dee" Then the pastor
quoted the Psalm: ''The Lord is
my shepherd; shall not want" Eyes,
mon," said the shepherd, "I was IA
miliar with that before you were born,
but I'm a-goin', and l am Altered to
dee" Then said the pastor: "You
know that the Psalm says, Though 1 |
walk through the valley of the
shadow of death. I will fear no
evil" eyes" said the dying
II knew that before
you were born, but it does not
help me-" Then said the pastor:
Don't you know that sometimes when
you were driving the sheep down
through the valleys and the revines
there would be shadows all about you,
while there was plenty of sunshine on
the hills above? You are in the shadows
now, but it is sunshine higher up" Then
said the dying shepard: "Ah! that is
good. never saw it that way before.
All is well. Though pass through
the valley of the shadow of death,
Thou art with me. Shadows here, but
sunshine above" So the dying shep-
herd got peace. Living and dying may
we have the same peace!
Opportunity! Under the arch of that
splendid word Let the multitude of my
hearers pass into the pardon, and hope,
and triumph of the Gospel. Go by
of hundred each. Go by
regiments of thousand each. The
aged leaning on the staff; the middle
aged throwing off their burdens as
they pass; and the young to have
their present joys augmented by more
glorious satisfactions. Forward into
the kingdom As soon as you pass the
dividing line there will be shouting
all up and down the heavens. The
immortals will look down
and cheer. Jesus of the many scars
will rejoice at the result of His
earthly sacrifices. Departed saints
will be gladdened that their
prayers are answered. An order
will be given for the spreading
IF banquet at which you will be the
nonored guest. From the imperial ,
gardens the wreaths will be twisted ;
Tor your brow, and from the halls o.
eternal music the harpers will bring ;;
heir harps, and trumpeters their :
and all up and down I.
he amethystine stairway of the .
,astles, and in all the rooms of the !.
house of many mansions, it will DO !,
.alked over with holy glee that this dav