The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-14

right road. That bridge will break
those oyerhanging rocks will fall, the
night will come down, leaving YOU al
the mercy of the mountain bandits
and at the very next turn of the road
you will perish. But if you are really
on this clean road of which [ have
been speaking, then you will stop ever
and anon to wash in the water that
stands in the basin of the eternal
rock.
Still further, the road spoken of is a
plain road. 1.-THE wayfaring men,
though fools, shall not err therein. y
That is, If a man is three-fourths an
idiot, he can find this road just as well
as if he were philosopher. The i'm
beetle boy, the laughing stock of the
street, and followed by mob hooting
at him, has only just to knock once at
the gate of Heaven, and it swings
open; while there has been many a
man who can lecture about pneuma tics,
and chemistry, and tell the story of
Faradays theory of electrical polariza-
ton, and yet has been shut out of
Heaven. There has been many a man
who stood in an observatory and swept
the heavens with his telescope, and vet
has not been able to see the morning
star. Many man has been familiar
with all the higher branches of mathe-
matics, and yet could not do the simple
sum, what shall it profit a man, if
he gain the whole world and lose his
own soul?" Many man has been a
fine reader of tragedies and poems,
and yet could not ''read his title clear
to mansions in the skies" Many
man has botanized across the CONT
nent, and yet not known the Rose of
Sharon and the lily of the valley" But
it one shall come in the right spirit,
asking the way to Heaven, he will find
it plain way. The pardon is plain.
The peace is plain. Everything
is plain. He who tries to get
on the road to Heaven through the
New Testament teaching will get on
beautifully. He who goes through
philosophical discussion will not get
on at all. Christ says: ''Come to Me,
and l will take your sins away, and
will take all your troubles away"
Now what is the use of my discussing
it any more? Is not that plain? If you
wanted to go to some city, and
pointed you out highway thoroughly
laid out, would I be wise in OBTAINING
you by geological discussion about
The gravel you will pass over, or
/ physiological discussion about
The muscles you will have to
BRING into play? No. After this Bible
las pointed you the way to Heaven, is
t wise for me to detain you with any
discussion about the nature of the |
luman will, or whether the atone
nent is limited or unlimited? There |
S the road-go on it. 1t is a plain way.
This is faithful saying, and worthy
# all acceptation, that Christ Jesus
anne into the world to save sim
lers. And that is you and that is me.
my little child here can understand
his as well as can. 'Unless you be-
ONE as a little child you can not see
he kingdom of God" If you are saved,
will not be as philosopher; it will be
S little child. "Of such is the king
ON of Heaven" Unless you get the
pirit of little children, you will never
ONE out at their glorious destiny.
Still further: This road to Heaven is
safe road. Sometimes the traveller
l those ancient highways would think
imself perfectly secure, not knowing
here was lion by the way, burying
is head deep between his paws, and
len, when the right moment came,
nder the fearful spring the mans life
as gone, and there was mauled car
ISIS by the roadside. But, says my !
'xt: "No lion shall be there"
ish I could make you feel your
ltire security. I tell you plainly
lat one minute after man has {
,come child of God, he is as safe as
lough he had been 10000 years in
eaven. He may slip, he may slide,
, may tumble; but he can not be de- I
royed. Kept by the power of God.
rough faith, unto complete salvation.
safe. The severest trial Ic
which you can subject Christian c
an is to kill him, and that is glory.
other words, the worst thing that t
n happen child of God is Heaven. S
lie body is only the old slippers that C
throws aside just after putting on il
e sandals of light. His soul you can O
t hurt it. No fires can consume it. n
, floods can drown it. No devils can fl
pture it. h
His soul is safe. His reputa ton is N
fe. Everything is safe. "But," you 1
2, suppose his store burns up?" k
ny, then it will be only change of fl
yestments from earthly to heavenly lie
'urities. But" you say, suppose fl
name goes down under the hoof of Of
'rn and contempt?" The name will be p;
much brighter in glory. Suppose his al