Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-10-03
In the Sunlight.

In the sunlight.
But there Is only one word ON all this
subject Of divine chirography in heaven
that confuscs me, and that is the small
advcrb which 1t John adds when he
quotes the text in Revelation and speaks
of some whose names are not written in
the book of life Of the Lamb slain. oh.
that awful adverb mott BY full sub
mission To Christ the Lord have the way
all cleared between you and the sublime
registration Of your name this moment.
Why not look up and see that they are all
ready 10 put your name among the bliss
full immortalss There is the mighty vol
umc; it is wide open. There is the pen: il
is from the wing of the angel Of the new
covenant " There is the ink; IL is red ink
from Calvarcan sacrifice And there is the
divine Scribc-the glorious Lord who
wrote YOUR fathers name there. and your
mothers name there, and your child's
name there and who is ready To write
your name there. VIII You consent that
he do IL? Before | say Amen Ia this
service ask him 10 do il. wait moment
for the tremendous action Of your Will,
for it is only AN action OF your will. Here
some one says, Lord Jesus, with pen
plucked from angelic wing and dipped in
the red ink of Golgotha, write there either
that which is now my earthly name or
that which shall lie my heavenly name.
| pause a second longer that all may con
sent The pen of the divine scribe Is in
the fingers and is lifted and is lowered,
and it touches tho shining page. and the
word Is traced in trembling and bold and
unmistakablc letters lie has put it down
in the right place
It's donel The great transaction = done!
am my Lords, and he is mine
And il there I've in all this assembly
hopeless casc--so called hopeless by your
self and othcrs-I take the responsibility "
saying that there is a place in that book
where your name would exactly fit in and
look beautiful, and you can, quicker than
| can clap my hands together. have it
there. 4 religious meeting was thrown
open, and all those who could testify 10
the converting grace If God were ASKED 10
speak. Silence rcigned u moment, and
then "A man covered with the marks Of dis
sipation arose and said: You can s,e
from my looks what have been, but am
now "A saved man. When left home. 900
miles from here, had 50 diSgraccd my fl
theirs name that he said, AS you are 20
ing away have only two things to ask Of
you-hrst, that you will never come homo
again, and, next, you will change your
name promised l have not heard my
real name for years. went the whole
round of sin until there was no lower
depth To fathom. But am hy the grace
Of God changed man. Iwrotc home ask
ing forgiveness for my waywardncsS, and
here are two letters, one from father and
another from my sister. My mother died
of broken heart But these two letters
ask me to come home, and, boys, ] start
tomorrow morning" The fact was that
his name was written In heaven, where, |
pray God all Of our names may be- writ
ten, though SO unworthy nrc the best of us
and all Of us. II you have ever been in the
thick woods and heard the sound of village
bells, you know the sound is hindercd and
muflled by the foliage, though somewhat
sweet, but as you come To the edge of the
woods the sounds Become clearer and
moro charming. and when you step ont
from the deep shadows into the sunlight
you hear the full, round, mclliiluous ring
ing OF the bells. oh, yc down in the thick
shadows of unbelicf and who hear only the
faint notes of this gospel hell, come ont in
to the clear sunlight OF pardon and peace
and hear the full chime OF eternal harmo-
mics from all the towers of heaven! oh,
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