Connecticut western news., 1896-02-20
A Psr2oninx God.

1 rattle the gates of your sepul lcher to- day. I take the trumpet of the gospel and blow the long, loud blast Roland went into battle Charlema9ne's army had been driven back by the three ar mics of the Saracens, and Roland, in al- most despair, took up the trumpet and blew three blasts in one of the mountain passes, and under the power of those three blasts the Saracens recoiled and fled in terror. But history says that when he had blown the third blast, Ro lands trumpet broke
 I take this trumpet of the gospel and blow the first blast. "Whosoever will" blow the second blast, Seek ye the Lord while he may be found. blow the third blast, "Now is the accepted time" But the trumpet does not break: 1t was handed down by our forefatherS to us, and we will hand it down to our children, that after we are dead they may blow the trumpet. telling the world that we have pardoning God, loving God, sympathetic God, and that more to him than the throne on which he sits is the joy of seeing prodigal put his finger on the latch of his fathers house.
 invite any one the most intidel, any one the most atheistic, invite him in to the kingdom of God with just as much heartiness as those who have foi 50 years been under the teaching of the gospel and believed it all When Iwa> living in Philadelphia, a gentleman told me of a scene in which he was par ticipans In Callowhill street. in Phila- delpbia, there had been a powerful meet ing going on for some time, and many were converted, and among others one of the pruniinent members of the worst clubhouse in that city. The next night the leader of that clubhouse, the presi- dent of it, resolved that he would en- deavor to get his comrnde away. He came to the door, and before he entered he heard Christian song. and under it's power his soul was asitated. He went in and asked for prayer. Before he came out he was a subject of converting mer- cy. The next night another comrade went to reclaim the two who had been under the power of the Holy Ghost be- came a changed man. and the work went on until they were all saved and the infamous clubhouse disbanded. Oh, it is a mighty gospeli Though you came here a child of sin, you can go away child of grace, you can go away singing:
 Amazing grace. how sweet the sound
 That saved 8 wretch like mel
 Ionce was lost. but now am found
 Was blind, but now see.
 Faith Firss and Lat
 Oh. give up your sinsl Most of your life Is already gone. Your children are going on the same wrong road. Why do you not stop? This day is salvation come to thy house '' Why not this mo- ment look up into the face of Christ and say:
 Just ss am, without one plea
 But that thy blood was shed for nie,
 And that thou bid'st me come to thee-
 O Lamb of God, I come, comel
 God is going to save you. You are go- ing to be among the shining ones. Aft CT the tolls of life are over, you are go- ing up to the everlasting rest. you are go- ing up to join your loved ones, departed parents and departed children. "Oh, my God, says some man, 'how can come to thee? am so far of. Who will help ne. am so weak? It seems such
 
 it is great undertaking It 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 say. Twill stop profanity. That will not save you 'Oh," you say, ''I will stop Sabbath breaking. That will not save you. There is only one door into the kingdom of God. and that is faith; 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. Heav- en reward of faith. The earthquake shook down the Pbilippian dungeon. The jailer said. "What shall do?" Some of you would say, Better get ont of the place before the walls crush you." What did the apostle say? Be ieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.'' "Ah," you say. "there's the rub" What is faith2 Sup pose you were thirsty, and offered you this glass of water, and you believed meant to give it to you. and you came up and took it You exercise faith. You believe mean Nto keep my promise. Christ offers you the water of everlast- ing life. You take it. That is faith.
 Enter into the kingdom of God. En- ter now. The door of life is set wide open. I plead with yon by the bloody sweat of Gethsemane and the death groan of Golgotha, by cross and crown, by Pilates courtroom and Joseph's sepulcher, by harps and chains, by king doms of light and realms of darkness. by the trumpet of the archangel that shall wake the dead, and by the throne of the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, that you attend now to the things of eternity. Oh. what sad thing it will be if, having come so near heaven, we miss it! Oh, to have come within sight of the shining pinnacles of the city and not have enteredl Oh, to have been so near we have seen the mighty throng enter, and we not joining them Angels of God, fly this wayl Good news for you; tell the story among the redeemed on high If there be une there especially longing for our salvation, let that one know it now. Wepur down our sorrows Glory be to God for such 6 hope, for such a pardon. for such joy, for such heaven, for snch a Christi Future of the Microscope. As the physicians assistant and guide in diagnosis, the microscope is coming tSN fe, ha