The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-14


our little Henry died. with the excep
ton of those few happy weeks whei
YOU remained sober, my life had beer
one OF sorrow. Many OF the nights
have sat by the window with my
face bathed in tears. watching for
your coming. II am broiSen-hearted
1 am sick. Mother and father have
been here frequently and begged me
to come home; but my love for you and
my hope for brighter days have always
made me refuse them. That hope
| seems now beyond realization, and
have returned to them. 1t is hard,
and battled long before doing it. May
God bless and preserve YOU, and take
from that accursed appetite, and has
ten the day when we shall be again
living happily together. This will be
my daily prayer, knowing that He
has said, "Come unto me, all we that and
are heavy laden andI will gives you
rest. From your Blowing wife, M R
+"-N 'tMARY.s
ds.ssAnd ~ wandered on and wan
dered on" says that man, until one
night / passed Methodist meeting
house, and I said to myself, tlll go in
and see what they are doing;' and l
got to the door, and they were singing.
All may come whoever will
This man receives poor sinners still, sss
And l dropped right there where was,
and said: God have mercy!and He had
mercy on me. My home is restored, )
my wife sings all day long during
work, my children come out a long
way to greet me home, aud my house
hold is little heaven. will tell you
what did all this for NE. 1T. was the
truth that this day you proclaim: ON
him the Lord hath laid the iniquity
of us all Yonder is a woman
who would say: II wandered off
from my fathers house. Iheard the
storm that pelts on lost soul; my feet
were blistered on the hot rocks. I
went on and on, thinking that No one
cared for my soul, when one night
Jesus met me, and He said: Poor
thing, go home; your father is waiting
for you, your mother is waiting for
you. Go home, poor thingp And, sir,
l was too weak to pray, and l was too
weak to repent, but 1 just cried out---I
sobbed out my sins and my sorrows on
the shoulders of Him of whom it is
said the Lord hath laid on Him the
iniquity of us ALL" sGs
Someone comes here to-day and
stand aside. He comes up three steps.
He comes to this place. l must stand
aside. Taking that place He spreads
abroad his hands, and they were
hailed. You see Ills feet; they were
He pulls aside the robe
and shows you d his wounded
heart. l say: PART thou wcary?"
Eyes" He says, "Weary with
the worlds woe" 1 say: Whence
CONTEST Thou?" He says: Il came from
Calvary" / say: ''Who comes with
Thee?" He says: mo one; l have
the wine-press alone" | say:
''Why CONTEST thou here?' "Oh!" He
says, 81 came here to carry all the
sins and sorrows of the people" And
He kneels. He says: ''Put on my
shoulders all the sorrows and all
The SINS" And, conscious of my
own sins first, 1 take them and
put them on the shoulders of the Son
Of God. say: "Canst Thou bear any
more, soh Christie" He says: Eyes.
more."~ And gather up the sins of all
those who serve at these affairs, the
officers of the Church of Jesus Christ
gather up their sins and l put them
On Christ'sshoulders, and Isay; ''Canst
Thou bear any more?" He says: Eyes,
more" Then gather up all the sins
Of a hundred people in this house, and
put them on the shoulders of Christ,
and say: ''Canst Thou bear more?"
He says: Eyes, more" And l gather
up all the sins of, the assembly, and
put them on the shoulders of the Son
Of God, and 1 say: ''Canst Thou bear
them?" YES" He says, more"
But He is departing. Clear the way
for Him, the Son of God. Open the
door and let Him pass out. He
IS carrying our sins and bearing
Them away. We shall never see them
again. He throws them down into the
abyss, and you hear the long reverbe-
rating echo of their fall. ION him
the Lord hath laid the iniquity of us
ALL" Will you let Him take your sins
to-day? Or, did you say: Il will take
charge of them myself, i will risk
eternity on my own ACCOUNT" know
not how near some of You have come
10 crossing the line.
While God invites how blest the day,
How sweet the Gospels charming soundi
Come sinner, haste, o! haste away
While yet pardoning God isfound.
In this day of merciful visitation,
while many are coming into the lxing.l
ION of God, join the procession Heav-