The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-08
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then the Earnoncr Wonb -
the stairs OF stone and turned on
the water. saw II cleaning
ON the dry pavement, coming down
from step to step, untilit came so near
I could hear the musical rush, and al
over the high, broad stairs 1t cams
foaming, flashing, roaring down. unSh
sunlight and wave in gleesome wreseis
tumbled at my feet. So 1t is with the
church Of God. Everything comes
from AbQveI pardon from above. Joy
from above, adoption from aoove'
sanctiflca ton from above.
Harkl I hear the latch OF the garden
gate. and look to see who is coming.
I hear the voice of Christ: ! am COM
ing into my garden" say, Come IN,
O Jesusl we have been waiting Tor
thee; walk all through the paths.
Look at the flowers; look at the fruit'
pluck that which thou wilt for Thy'
self" Jesus comes into me garden
and up to that old man, and touches
him, and says, almost home, fatherl
not many more aches for thee'
Il will never leave thee; take
courage little longer and
will steady thy tottering steps, ana
will soothe thy troubles and give thee
rest. Courage, old man." Then Cnrlst
goes up another garden path, and he
comes to soul in trouble, and says;
..Peacel all is we'll. have seen thy
tears. Ihave heard thy prayer. The
sun shall not smite thee by day nor
the moon by night. The Lord shall
preserve thee from all evil; He will
preserve thy soul Courage, 0 troubled
spiritr
Then l see Jesus going up another
garden path, and I see great excite
ment among the leaves, and hasten
up that garden path to see what Jesus
is doing there, and 10! He Is breaking
off flowers, sharp and clean from the
stem, and say: stop, Jesus, don't kill
those beautiful flowers" He turns to
me and says: II have come into my
garden to gather lilies, and mean to
take these up to a higher terrace, for
the garden around my palace; and
there will plant them; and in better
soil and in better air they shall put
forth brighter leaves and sweeter res
dolence, and no frost shall touch them
forever" And looked up into His
face and said: ''Well, it is His garden,
and He has a right to do what He will
with it. Thy will be done!' the hard
est prayer ever man made.
The Heaven of your little ones Will
not be fairly begun you get there.
All the kindness shown them by inns
mortals will not make them forget
you. There they are, the radiant
throngs that went out from your
homes throw kiss to the sweet
darlings They are all well now in
the palace. The crippled child has a
sound foot now. A little lame child
says: "Ma, will be lame in Heaven"
mo, my darling, you won't be lame in
Heaven" A little sick child says: MA.
will I be sick in Heaven" mo, my
dear, you won't be sick in Heaven" A
little blind child says: ma, will be
blind in Heaven?" mo, my dear, you
won't be blind in Heaven. They arc
all we'll there"
O, ye weary soulsl come into Christ'a
garden to-day and pluck little hearts,
ease. Christ is the only rest and tho
only pardon for perturbed spirit.
Do you not think your chance
has almost come? You men and
| women who have been waiting year
after year for some good opportunity in
which to accept Christ, but have post
poned it, five, ten, twenty, thirty years
lido not feel as If now your hour of
delivcrance and pardon and salvation
had come? o, man, what grudge hast
thou against thy poor soul that thou
wilt not let It be saved? feel as il
salvation must come to-day in some of
your hearta
Some years ago vessel struck on
the rocks. They had only one life|
boat. In that lifeboat the passengers
and crew were getting ashore. The
vessel had foundered, and was sinking
deeper and deeper. and that one boat
could not take the passengers very
swiftly. A little girl stood on the deck
waiting her turn to get into the
boat. The boat came and went, came
and went, but her turn did not seem to
come, After awhile she could wait no
longer, and she leaped on the traffrail
and then sprang into the sea. saying to
the boatman: Save me nextl Save me
next!" Oh, how many have gone
ashore into Gods mercy, and yet
you are clinging to the wreck of sinl
others have accepted the pardon OF
Christ, but you are in peril. Why not
this moment, make rush for your
immortal rescue, crying until Jesus
shall hear you, and Heaven and earth
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