Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-02-09

cannot make it stay. All its pulses are
throbbing with a haste that cannot ba
hindered or controlled 1t is the oppor-
tunity Of invitation on my part and ac-
ceptance On Your part. The door of the
palace of Gods mercy is wide open Go
In. Sit down and be kings and queens
unto God forever. well, you say. II
am not ready. You are ready Are
you sinner yes do you want
to be saved now and forever" Eyes =
DO you believe that Christ is able and
willing TO do the work." Yes " Then
you are saved. You are inside the palace
door of Gods mercy already. You look
changed. You are changed. 'Hallelu-
iah, it's donel'' Did you ever see any
thing done so quickly? Invitation offer
ed and accepted in less than a minute by
my watch or that clock Sir Edward
Greasy wrote book called, 1.-The Fiji
teen Decisive Battles of the World,
From Marathon to Waterloo But the
most decisive battle that you will ever
| fight, and the GREATEST victory you will
ever gain, is this moment when you
conquer first yourself and then all the
hindering myrmidons of perdition by
saying, Lord Jesus, here am, undono
and helpless. to be saved by thee and
thee alone. That makes panic in
hell. That makes celebration in heaven.
Opportunity.
On the nth of January, 1866, a col
lier brig ran into the rocks near Wal
mer beach. England Simon Pritchard,
standing on the beach, threw off his
coat and said, who will help me save
that crew." Twenty men shouted, II
will, " though only seven were needed
Through the awful surf the boat dashed,
and in lie minutes from the time Pritch-
ard threw off his coat all the shipwreck-
ed crew were safe on the land Quick
er work today 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 byi
What It Brings.
Let the world go. 1t has abused you
enough, and cheated you enough, and
slandered you 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 5000
| francs to the man who shot at yelling
ton in the streets of Paris Oh, it is
mean world Take the glorious Lord for
your companionship. like what the
good man said to the one who had ev-
erything but religion. The affiuent man
boasted of what he owned and of his
splendors of surroundings, putting into
insignificance. as he thought, the Chris
tian' possessions "Ah, said the Chris
tian, man, have something you have
not. what is that?" said the world
ling. The answer was, "Peacep' And
you may all have it--peace with God.
peace with the past, peace with the flu
ture, peace that all the assaults of the
world and all the commandments satanic
cannot interfere with.
A Scotch shepherd was dying and had
the pastor called in. The dying shepherd
said to his wife, Mary, please to go
into the next room, for want to see the
minister alone. J." When the two were
alone, the dying shepherd said. II have
known the Bible all my life, but am.
going and | am Altered to dee. -
Then the pastor quoted the psalm: 1.-THE
Lord is my Shepherd. shall not want A."
Eyes, mon," said the shepherd, II was
familiar with that before you were
born, but | am a-goin, and l am Altered
to dee. ;" Then said the pastor, You
know that the psalm says, Though
walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, / will fear no evil. 4" Yes"
said the dying shepherd, Il 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 ravines there would be
shadows all about you, while there was
plenty of sunshine on the hills above?
You are i'll the shadows now, but it is
sunshine higher up" Then said the dy-
ing shepherd: "Ah!-that is good.
never saw it that way before. All is
we'll Though pass through the valley
Of the shadow of death, thou art with
me. Shadows here, but sunshine
above So the dying shepherd got
peace Living and dying, may we have
the same pearei