The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-13

Maine, and the Carolinlan from the
rice plantation, and the western emf
grant from the pines of Oregon, and
we were all brothers-brothers at
banquet Suddenly the feast ended.
What meant those mounds thrown up
at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta, Get
tysburg, South Mountain. What meant
those golden grain fields turned into a
pasturing ground for cavalry horses?
What meant the corn fields quilted
with the wheels of the heavy supply
train? Why those rivers of tears
those lakes of blood? God was angry!
Justice must come. A handwriting on
the wall! The nation had been weighed
and found wanting Darkness! Dark
ness Woe to the north! Woe to the
south Woe to the east! Woe to the
west Death at the banquet.
l have also to learn from the subject
that the destruction of the vicious, and
of those who despise God, will be very
sudden. The wave of mirth had dashed
to the highest point when the invading
army broke through. 1t was unex-
pected. Suddenly, almost always,
comes the doom of those who despise
God and defy the laws of men. How
was it at the deluge? Do you suppose
it came through long northeast storm,
SO that people for days before were
sure it was coming? No; l suppose the
morning was bright; that calmness
brooded on the waters; that beauty sat
enthroned on the hills; when suddenly
the heavens burst and the mountains
sank like anchors into the sea that
dashed clear over the Andes and the
Himalayas.
The Red Sea was divided. The Egyp-
tians tried to cross it. There could be no
danger. The Israelites had just gone
through; where they had gone, why
not the Egyptians? Oh! it was such a
beautiful walking-place! A pavement
of tinged shells and pearls, and on
either side two great walls of water
solid. There can be no danger For
ward, great host of the Egyptians!
Clap the cymbals, and blow the trum-
pets of victory! After them! We will
catch them yet, and they shall be de-
stroyed. But the walls begin to trem-
BILE! They rock! They fall The
rushing waters The shrek of drown
ing men! The swimming of the war
horses in vain for the shore! The
strewing of the great host on the
bottom of the sea, or pitched by the
angry wave on the beach-a battered
bruised. and loathsome wreck! Sud
denly destruction came. One-half houl
before they could not have believed it
Destroyed; and without remedy.
am just setting forth fact, which
| YOU have noticed as well as l. Anania'
comes to the apostle. The apostle says
'Did you sell the land for so much?
He says Yes" 1t was lie. Dead
as quick as that! Sapphire, his wife
comes in, "Did you sell the land for s.
much?" YES" 1t was lie; an,
quick as that she was dead God
judgments are upon those who despis
Him and defy him. They come sud
denly. The destroying angel wen
through Egypt. Do you suppose tina
any of the people knew that he wa
coming? Did they hear the flap of hi
great wing? No! No! Suddenly, ur
expectedly, he came.
Skilled sportsmen do not like to shoe
bird standing on spring near by.
they are skilled, they pride themselve
on taking it on the wing; and the
wait till it starts. Death is an oil
sportsman; and he loves to take me
flying under the very sun. He love
to take them on the wing. Oh! flee
God this night. If there be one in thi
presence who has wandered far ava
from Christ, though he may not hav
heard the call of the Gospel for many
year, invite him now to come and b
saved. Flee from thy SIM Flee to tn
stronghold of the Gospel! Now is til
accepted time; now is the day of salv;
ton.
Goodnight, my young friends! Ma
you have rosy sleep, guarded by Hi
who never slumbers! May you awaA
in the morning strong and WE'LL BIT
oh! art thou a despiser of God? Is thi
thy last night on earth? Should's
thou be awakened in the night b
something thou knowest not what, an
there be shadows floating in the room
and handwriting on the wall, an
YOU feel that your last hour is COM
and there be fainting at the hear
and tremor in the limb, and catcl
ing of the breath-then thy dool
would be but an echo of the words {
the text: I'm that night was Belsha
Ear, the king of the Chaldeans, slain
Oh! that my Lord Jesus would no
make Himself SO attractive to yor
souls that you cannot resist Him; an
if you have prayed before, or have NJ
prayed since those days when yo
knelt down at your mothers kne
. then that tonight you nigh pray, sa.
ing:
Just as am without one plea
EE But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee,
Lamb Of God, comet
] But if you cannot think of so long
: prayer as that l will give you a short'
prayer that you can say: God
merciful to me, sinnerw Or, if yc
) cannot think of SO long prayer I
that, / will give you still shorter OF
+ that you may utter, Lord, save, or
perish!" Or, if that be too long
. prayer, you need not make it. Use Il
. word "Help!" Or, if that be too lor
, word, you need not use any word
t all. Just look and live!
= PremonltiOn of Death.
r Friday morning Michael Priebe i
, formed his children that his deaf
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