Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-04-04


II ! come To you. and you feel you are
all right in body. and AL right in mind,
and all right in soul. you have need Of
nothing. bnt suppose have persuaded you
that the lr2rosy ~ sin is upon you, the
worst Of al! sickness. Oh. then you say,
- Bring mo that balm of the gospel, bring
me that divine mrdicamcnt. bring mo Jc-
sus Christ. - But. " says some one in tho
audience, how do you know that we are
in ruined condition by sim" Well, can
prove it in two ways, and you may have
your choice. can prove 1t either by the
statements VI men or by the staicmcn: Of
God. Which shall ii be- Yuu say. Let us
have the statement Of God " We'll, lac says
IN one place. The heart i, ticceitful above
NIL things ana desperately wicked. He
says IL another place What Is man that
he should 10 clean, and be which is born
Of woman that he should be rightcous!"
He says in another place, There Is none
that docth good--no, not one" He SAYS In
another place, AS by one man sin enter
ed into theworld and death 10y sin, and so
death passed upon all men, for that all
had sinncd" We'll" you say. u am
willing to acknowledge that, but why
should take the particular rescue that
"a man be born again he cannot sec tho
Kingdom OF God. - This Is the reason:
There i one name given under heaven
among men whereby they may De saved 4"
Then here are "a thousand voices here ready
to say: Vol lam ready to accept this help
Of the gosp,l would like 30 have this
divine cure. How shnl! 20 10 work. Let
me say that mrrc whim, an underlined
longing. amounts TO nothing. You must
have "a stout, "a tremendous resolution Ike
this young Einn of the text when he said
II will arise and 20 to my father" 'Oh, :"
says some innn, how do l know my ia
thcr wants mcs How do know 10 60
back ! would I've rcceiycdg" "Oh, +" says
some man, you don't know where have
been, you don't know how far have wan
dered; you wouldn't talk that why to me
If ypu knew all the iniqui;ics have COM
mittcd. = What Is that iluttcr among tho
angels II God. What Is that horseman
running with qmick dispntchg 1t Is news.
IL Is news, Christ has found the lost
Nor angels can their joy contain.
But kindle with new fire.
The SINNER lost is found. they sing,
And strike the sounding Tyre.
Gods Infinite Mercy.
when Napoleon talacd Of going into
Italy, they said: "You can't get there. II
you knew what the Alps were, you would
not talk about 1t or think about it, You
cant get your ammunition wagons over
the Alps" Then Napoleon rose In his
stirrups, and. waving his hand toward
the mountains. he said, There shall Ice
no Alps That wonderful pass was laid
out which has been the wondcrment Of all
the years sincc-fho wundrrmeni Of all en-
gincers. And you tell me there are such
mountains 81 sin between your soul and
God there Is no mercy Then | see Christ
waving his hand toward the mountains.
hear him say. II will come over the noun
tains Of thy sin and the hills Of thine iniq-
uity." There shall be no Pyrenocs, there
shall be no Alps.
Again. ! notice that this resolution Of
the young imam uf my text was founded in
sorrow at his nishohayior II was not
mere physical plight. II was grief that ho
had 50 malircatcd his father. 1t is sad
thing after "a father has done everything
for child 10 have that child ungrateful
How sharper than a scrpcnt's tooth IL Is
To have ihansloss child.
That is Shakespeare "a foolish son is
the heayiness of his mother" That Is the
Bible. Well. my friends. have not some u
us been cruel prudigalsg Have we not NAL
treated our Father And such "a Father,
Three times "A day has he fed thee. He has
poured sunlight into thy day aud at night
kindled 10 all the street lamps Of heaven.