Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-15

There are mxiy Peopleto whom the Bible
aoes not amount to much. II they merely
look at the outside beauty. why. 1t will no
more lead them to Christ than Washingtons q
farewell address, or the Koran OF oiMohammed,
Or the Shaster of the Hindoos. It Is the in.
ward light Of Gods word you must get. I
went up to the Church of the Madeleine In
Paris and looked at the doors, which are the
most wonderfully constructed I ever saw,
and could have staid there for q whole
week. but had only little time. SO, hav-
Ing glanced at the wonderful carving on tho
doors, I passed in and looked at the radiant
affairs and the sculptured dome. Alas, that
20 many stop at the outside door of Gods
instead Of going in and looking at the affairs
Of sacrifice and the dome OF Gods mercy and
,alvation that hovers over penxent and be-
ueving eoulsl
When you como into the religious circle
some only with one notion and only for one
purpose-to find the way to Christ When I
bee people critical about sermons and criti.
cal about tones Of voice, and critical about
sermonio delivery, they make me think of .
but an officer Of the govern
pardon aud puts 1t Though the wicket OF
the prison and says: "Hers Is your pardon.
Come and get It," "What! Do you expect
me to take that pardon offered with such q
voice as you have, with such an awkward
manner as you have? I would rather die
shan so compromise my rhetorical notions"
Ah, the man does not say that. He takes II.
It Is his life. He does not care how It Is
handed to him. And il to-day that pardon
rom the throne of God Is offered to our
ouls should We not seize it regardless Of all
aonessentials?
But I come now to the last part of my
ext. It tells us when We are to seek the
Lord. "while He may be found" When II
that7 Old age? You may not see old age.
To-movrew2 You may not see tomorrow.
ro-night2 You may not see tonight. Now!
Oh, II could only write on every heart In
three capital letters that word N-O-W-nowl
Sin Is an awful disease. hear people say
with toss Of the head and with q trivial
manner, ooh, yes, I'm a sinner" Sin Is an
awful disease. 1t is leprosy. It Is dropsy.
In one. Now, you know there Is crisis in
disease. Perhaps you have had some Illus
tratfon Of it In your family. Sometimes the
physician has called, and he has looked at
the patient and said: ''That case was SIM
pie enough, but the crisis has passed. If you
could have cured the patient. 1t is too late
now. The crisis passed" Just so it Is In the
spiritual treatment OF the soul-there Is Q
srisis.
There are some here who can remember In
stances in life when, II they had bought .
very rich. A few acres that would have cost
them almost nothing were offered them.
They refused them. Afterward . large viii
lage or city sprung up on those acres Of
ground, and they see what a mistake they
made In not buying the property. There
was an opportunity Of getting It. II never
came back again. And 80 It Is In regard to
q mans spiritual and eternal fortune. There
Is a chance. If you let that go, perhaps IL
never comes back. Certainly that one never
comes back.
A gentleman told me that at the battle Of
Gettysburg he stood upon height looking
off upon the conflicting armies He 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.emotion was almost unbearable. There
Is Just such q time to-day with you-the
forces Of light on one side, the forces Of death
ON the other side, and IN a few moments the
matter will be settled for eternity.
There is time which mercy has set for
eaving port. If you are ON board before that
7ou will get passage for heaven. II you
ire not on board, you miss your passage for
heaven. As in law courts q case Is some
lines adjourned from term to term and from
year to year till the bill Of costs eats up tho
.ntire estate, SO there are men who are ad-
lourning the matter of religion from
time to time and from year 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 hearer7
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 a man
accidentally finds lost pocketbook? All,
40! No man ever became a Christian by ac-
.ident or by the relaxing Of sin. The en-
oarrassments are all the time increasing. Tho
hosts Of darkness are recruiting, and the
m ha afao
;he path will become. ask those men who
ire before me now whether In the ten or If
'een years they have passed in the postpone
nent Of these matters they have come any
aearer God or heaven? would not be
afraid to challenge this whole audience, 30
ar as they may not have found the pence Of
he gospel, il regard to the matter. Your
hearts, you are willing frankly to tell me,
are becoming harder and harder, and that II
You come to Christ it will be moro of an
oeen before. The throne of judgment will
yoon be set. and II you have anything to do
toward your eteH i salvation you had better
10 it now, for the redemption Of your soul Is
precious, and it saseth forever.
Oh. II men could onlAcatch one glimpse
-FOUR heart leaps at the sight Of . glorious
mnrise or suns-t. Can you be without emo
don as the Sun Of Righteousness rises be-
hind Calvary and sets behind Joseph's sepul-
:her? He is a blessed Saviour. Every Na-
don has its type Of beauty. There is Ger
nan beauty, and Swiss beauty, and Italian
beauty, and English beauty, but care not
N what land a man first looks at Christ he
pronounces Him "Chief among 10000, and
The one altogether lovely"
The diamond districts of Brazil arc care
ully guarded, and a man does not get in
here except by pass from the Government,
put the love OF Christ Is q diamond district
We may all enter and pick up treasures for
sternity. ''To-day. 81 ys will hear His voice,
harden not your hearts"
Take the hint OF the text that have no
ime to dwell upon-the hint that there Is q
dine when He cannot be found. There was
man in this city eighty pears Of age who
'aid to = clergyman who come in. "Do you
mink that a man eighty years OF age can get
oardoned?" "Ch, yes" said the clergyman.
The old man said: 81 can't When I was
twenty years of age-I am now eighty years
the Spirit of God came to my soul, and
felt the Importance of attending to these
things, but put 1t of, I rejected God, and
since then have had no feeling" "Well,"
said the minister, wouldn't you like to have
me pray with you?" Yes" replied the old
with me II you hkA to-" Ths minister knelt
down and prayed and commc -ded the name
soul to God. It seemed to have NO effect
upon him. After awhile the last hour Of the
mans life came, and through his deltrium {
spark OF Intelligence seemed 20 dash, and
with his last breat. he said, ~ shall never
be forgiven" "Ch, sock tho Lcrd while he
may be found!"
Bcers Price Drove Him {. Suicide.
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