Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-02-16

HtSHtN II ASauS W psiuou fJu ttiitS
that is, 30 times Z. There are men be-
fore the thrcne of God who have wal
lowed i'll every kind of sin, but saved by
the grace of Jesus and washed in his
blood they stand there radiant now.
There are those who plunged into the
very lowest of all tho bells in New York
who have for the tenth time been lifted
up. and finally, by the grace of God.
they stand in heaven gloriously rescued
by the grace promised TO the chief of
sinners. | want to tell you that God
loves TO take hold of very bad case.
When the church casts you off, and
when the clubroom casts you of, and
when society casts you off, and when
business associates cast you OFF. and
when father casts you off. and when
mother casts you off, and when every
body casts you off. your first cry for help
will bend the eternal God clear down
into the ditch of your suffering and
shame.
The Good Templars cannot save you,
although they are a grand institution.
The Sons of Temperance cannot save
you, although they are mighty for good.
Signing the temperance pledge cannot
save you, although believe in it, Moth
ing but the grace of the eternal God can
save you, and that will if you will throw
yourself on il. There is n man in this
house who said to me: UNLESS God
helps me cannot be delivered. have
tried everything, sir, but now l have
got in the habit of prayer, and when !
come to drinking saloon ! pray that
God will take mo safe past, and pray
until | am past He does help me. " For
every man given to strong drink there
are scores of traps set, and when he goes
out on business tomorrow he will be in
infinite peril, and no one but the every
where present God can see that man
through. Oh. they talk about the cata-
combs Of Naples. and the catacombs of
Rome, and the catacombs of Egypt-tho
burial places under the city where the
dust of great multitude lies-but tell
you New York has its catacombs. and
Boston its catacombs. and Philadelphia
its catacombs. They are the under
ground restaurants, full of dead mems
bones and all uncleanliness Young
man, you know it. God helpyou. There
is no need of going into the art gallery
to see in the skillful sculpture that won
derful representation of n man and his
SONS wound around with serpcnts. There
are families represented in this house
hat are wrapped in the martyrdoil Of
lang and scale and venom-.a living
LAGOON of ghastliness and horror. What
are you to do? / am not speaking into
the air. am talking to hundreds of
men who must be saved by Christ's gos-
pei or never saved at all What are you
going TO do?
Help Sor the Incorporate.
Do no: put your trust in bromide Of
potassium, or i'll jamaica ginger, or any
thing that apothecaries can mix. Put
your trust only in the eternal God. and
he will sec you through. Some of you
do not have temptations every day. 1t
is periodic temptation that comes every
six weeks, or every three months, when
it seems as if the powers of darkness
kindle around about your tongue the
fires of the pit. 1t is well enough ut such
time, as some of you do. to seek med
ical counsel. but your first and most i'm
Fortunate cry must be to God. II the
fiends will drag You to the slaughter,
make them do it on your knees. . God,
now that the paroxysm of thirst is COM
ing again upon that man. help him!
Fling back into the pit of hell the fiend
that assaults his soul this moment Oh,
my heart aches to see men go ON in this
fearful struggle without Christ
There are i'll this house those whose
hands so tremble from dissipation that
they can hardly hold book. and yet
have TO tell you that they will yet
preach the gospel. and on communion
days carry around consecrated bread,
acceptable to everybody, because of their
holy life and their consecrated behavior.
Tho Lord is going TO save you. Your
home has got to be rebuilt. Your phys
ical health has got to be restored. Your
worldly business has got to be recon
structed. The church of God is going to
rejoice over your discipleship. ''Other
sheep have which are not of this fold. "
While have hope for all prodigals.
there are some people in this house
whom Igive up. l mean those who have
been churchgoers all their life. who
have maintained outward morality, but
who. Notwithstanding 30. 30, 40 year.
of Christian advantages, have never
yielded their heart to Christ They ale
gospel hardened. could call theii
names now, and if they would rise VI
they would rise up i'll scores. Gospel
hardened! A sermon has no more effect
upon them than the shining moon on
the city pavement. As Christ says, THE
publicans and harlots will go into the
kingdom Of God before them" They
have resisted all the importantly of di.
vine mercy and have gone during these
80 years through most powerful earth.
quakes of religious feeling, and they are
farther away from God than ever Aft.
er awhile they will lie down sick, and
some day it will be told that they are
dead. No hope!
The Open Fold.
But ! turn TO outsiders with "a hope
that thrills through my body and soul.
Other sheep have which are not OF
this fold. I" You are not gospel hardened.
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