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door. before he entered he heard Christian
song, and under its power his soul was
agltated. He went in and asked for PRAYER
Before he came out he was a subject OF con-
verting mercy. The next night another
comrade went to reclaim the two who had
been lost to their sinful circle. He went.
and under the power of the Holy Ghost be-
came changed man, and the work went on!
they were all saved and the infamous club
house dsbanded. Oh. it is q mighty gospel!
Though you came here II child of sin, you
can go away a child of grace. you can go
away singing.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved Il wretch like mel
once was lost, but now an found
Was blind, but now see.
OH give Up your sins! Most of your life
is already gone. Your children are going
on the same wrong road. Why do you not
stop2 This day is salvation come to thy
mouse" Why not this moment look up into
the face of Christ and say:
Just as am, without one plea
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
Aud that Thou bidst NE come to Thee
Lamb of God, come, come.
God is going to save you. You are going
to be among the shining ones. After the
| tolls OF life are over, you are going up to the
everlasting rest, you are going up to Join
| your loved ones, departed parents and de-
! parted children. ooh, my God" saws some
man, "how eau come to Thee? am so far
| off. Who will help me- I am so weak? Ii
! seems such great undertaking." Oh. nv
brother, II is great undertaking! 1t is so
great you cannot accomplish it. but Christ
can do the work. He will correct your heart
and He will correct your life. "Oh. you saw.
Il Will stop profanity" That will not save
you. "oh, you say, II will stop Sabbath
breaking" That will not save you. There
is only one door into the Kingdom of God
and that is faithi only one ship that sails for
heaven, and that is faith. Faith the first
step the second step, the hundredth step.
the thousandth step, the last step. BY faith
we enter the Kingdom. By faith we keep in.
In faith we die. Heaven a reward OF faith.
The earthquake shook down the Philippian
dungeon. The jailer said, ''What shall /
DOR? Some of you would say, "Bstter get
out OF the place before the walls crush Won. "
what did the apostle say? believe on the
Lord jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved -
An. you say. there's the rub" What ia
ialth! Suppose you were thirsty, and l Of
Iereu you THIS glass OF water, and You be-
iieveu meant to give IL TO YOU. and YOU
came up and took it. You exercise faith.
You believe mean TO keep my promise.
Christ offers you the water of eyerlastinr life
You take it, That is faith. NV
Enter into the kingdom of God. Fnter
now now; III The door Of life is set wide open
plead with you by the bloody sweat OF Cetb-
semane anu the death groan of Golcotba
by cross and crown, by Pilates courtroom
ana Joseph's sepuleher. by harps and chains
oy kinGdoms OF light and realms, by king,
doms OF light and realms OF darkness bv tho
trumpet OF the archansel that shall waketh
dead, aud by the throne of the Lord God
Almighty and the Lamb, that YOU attend
nov n y =. 70 the things of eternity. Oh, what a
sad thing it will be if. having come SO near
heaven, we miss it! Oh, 10 have come with.
IN slSht OF the shining pinnacles of tho citv
ana not nave entered! Oh, to have been 90
near "a W. we nave seen the mighty throng enter.
and we not joining them Angels Of Cod
ny this way! Good news for you; fell The
'tory among the redeemed on hight Ifthera
% one there especially longing for our sal.
io orUp, o ne. t n one know it now. We put
ucn hope, for such pardon, for such a
oy' Tor such heaven, for such Christi