The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-18

comes Ddck Iroih eho
million souls to attempt the destruc-
ton of your soul to-day. No peace ous
of God, but here is the fountain that
can Stake the thirst. Here Is the har-
Dor where you can drop safe anchor
age.
Would you not like, I ask you-not
perfunctorily, but as one brother mighs
talk to another-would you not like TO
have a pillow Of rest to put your head
onp And would you not like, when
you retire at night, to feel that all Is
well, whether you wake up tomorrow
morning at six o'clock, or sleep the
sleep that knows no wakingP Would
you not like to exchange this awful
uncertainty about the future for q
glorious assurance of Heaven? Accept
of the Lord Jesus to-day and all Is
well. If on your way home some
peril should cross the street and
dash your life out, 1t would NOT
hurt You. You would rise up imme-
diately. You would stand in the great
throng that forever worship and are
forever happy. If this night some
sudden disease should come upon you,
it would not brighten you. II you
knew you were going you could give a
calm farewell to your beautiful home
on earth, and know that you are going
right into the companionship OF those
who have already got beyond the toll
ing and the weeping.
You feel on Saturday night different
from the way you feel any other night
of the week You come home from
the bank, or the store, or the office,
and you say: "Well, now my weeks
work is done, and tomorrow Is Sun
day" 1t is a pleasant thought. There
is refreshment and reconstruction in
the very idea. Oh, how pleasantitwill
be, II, when we get through the day OF
our life, and we go and lie down in our
bed of dust, we can realize: well,
now the work is all done, and to-mor-
row is Sunday-an everlasting Sum
day."
Oh. when. thou city OF my God,
Shall thy courts ascend!
Where congregations neei break up,
And Sabbaths have no end.
There are people in this house to-day
who are very near the eternal world.
If you are Christians, l bid you be OF
good cheer. Bear with you our con-
CALCULATIONS to the bright city. Aged
men, who will soon be gone, take with
you our love for our kindred in the
better land, and when you see them,
tell them that we are soon coming.
Only a few more sermons to preach and
hear. Only few more heartaches.
Only few more tolls. Only few more
tears. And then-what an enhancing
spectacle will open before us.
Beautiful Heaven, where oil is light,
Beautiful angels. clothed In white,
Beautiful strains that never tire,
Beautiful harps through all the choir;
There shall join the chorus sweet,
Worshiping at the Saviors feet
And SO approach you now with a
general invitation, not picking out
here and there man, or here and
there woman, or here and there a
child; but giving you an unlimited in
saying: "Come, for all things
are now ready" We invite you to the
warm heart of Christ, and the inclos-
ure of the Christian church, know a
great many think tina. the church does
not amount to much--that 1t is obso-
letc; that it did it's work and is gone
now, so far as all usefulness is con-
ccrned. 1t is the happiest place have
ever been in except my own horne.
know there are some people who
say they are Christians who seem to
get along without any help from
others, and who culture solitary piety.
They do not want any ordinances.
do not belong TO that class. can not
get along without them. There are so
many things in this world that take my
attention from God, and Christ, and
Heaven, that / want all the Chris
tian associations; and want around
about me solid phalanx of men who
love God and keep His commandments.
Arc there any here who would like to
enter into that association? Then by
a simple, child-like faith, apply for adj
mission into the visible Church. and
you will be received. No questions
asked about your past history or pres
ent surrounding. Only one test-do
you love Jesus?
Baptism does not amount to any
thing, say great many people, but
the Lord Jesus Christ declared "He
that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved" putting baptism and faith side
by side. And an apostle declares:
Repent and be baptized, every one Of
YOU" Idonot sickle for any particular
mode of baptism, but put great en-
phasis on the fact that you ought to be
baptized. Yet no more emphasis than
the Lord Jesus Christ, the great head
Of the church, puts upon it.
Some of you have been thinking on
this subject year after year. You have
found out this world is poor portion.
You want to be Christians. You have
come almost into the Kingdom of
God; but there you stop, forget
ful OF the fact that to be almost saved
is not to be saved at all. Oh, nv
brother. after having come so near to
to the door Of mercy, il you turn back,
you will never come at all. After all |
you have heard of the goodness of
God. If you turn away and die it will
not be because you did not have a good
offer.