Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-05
Lord hath laid on him the iniquty Of us
oil.

Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us
oil.
Christian Grip.
There is u young man who would say:
1T had Christian bringing up; came
from tho country to city life; started
vol; had u good positon--a good com
mercial position-but ono night Mt the
thoater l mot some young men who did
mo no good. They dragged me all through
the sewers of iniquity, and lost my NOR
ais, and l lost my position, and l was
shabby and wrctchod. was going down
the street thinking that no ono cared for
mo when young man tapped me ON the
shoulder and said, George, come with
me- and will do You good l looked at
him to SEQ whether he was joking or not.
saw he was in earnest, and l said, what
do you mean, STRIP We'll, no replied, 4
mean that If you will como to the meeting
tonight / will DO very glad to introduce
you. will meet you ut tho door. VIII
You Gomez Said l, Il will / went to
the place where l was tarrying. / fixed
myself up as well rs / could. / buttoned
my coat over ragged vest aud l went to
the door of the church, and tho young mon
met mo, and wo went In, md rs | went in
l heard IN old man praying, and he looked
80 much like my father, sohbod right
out, and they were oil around, SO kind
and so sympathetic that l just thoro gavo
my heart to God, and l know that what
you say Is truo; l know it in my own ex
periCncu." "On him tho Lord hath laid
tho iniqulty of us all" OH my brother,
without stopping to look whether your
hand tromblos or not, without stopping to
look whether your hand 10 bloatGd with
sin or not, put IL In my hand and let mo
give you one warm, hr0thcrly, Christian
grip and invite you right up to tho heart,
to tho compassion, 20 tho sympathy, to
tho pardon of him on whom the Lord hath
laid tho iniquity Of us all. Throw away
your sins. Garry thcm no longer. pro
claim emancipation to all who nro hount,
pardon for oil sin and eternal life for all
Tho dead.
A Mighty Lond.
Some one comes here today, ana | stand
aside. Ho comes up three steps. He
comes to this place. | must stand asid
Taking that place, he spreads abroad j
hands, and they were nailed. You SEQ
feet they were bruised. lie pulls asi,
tho robe and shows you his wounded heai
l say, Art thou wcary2' eyes"
says, weary with the worlds woo" al
say, Whence CONTEST thouy lie says al
camo from Calvary" | say, "Who comes
with thecP Ilo says; "No one; l have
trodden tho vino press alone" l say,
why CONTEST thou hercy' "Oh," he says,
II came here to carry all tho sins and sor-
rows of tho people" And he knecls. He
says, Put on my shoulders all the sor-
rows and ali tito sins" And, conscious
of my own sins lrst, take Thorn and put
them on the shoulders Of the son of God.
l say, "Canst thou bear any more, q
Christi" He says, "Ycs more" And
gather up tho sins of all those who serve
at the5c affairs tho officers Of tho church Of
jesus Christ. ] gather up nil their sins,
and put thcn on Christ's shoulders, ana
l say, "Canst thou bear any morc?" lie
says, Yes; more Thon gather up all
the sins of ~ hundred people in this house,
and put them on tho shoulders of Christ,
and | say, "Canst thou bear more2' He
says, "Yoa; more" And l gather up all
the sins Of this assembly and put them on
tho shoulders of the Son of God and say,
"Canst thou bear thomg" Yea" he
says; 'more." But he is departing.
Clear the way for him, tho Son Of God
Opon the door and let him pass out. Uo
is carrying or sins and bearing them
away. We shall never SEQ them again.
/
and you hear tho long, revorberating echo
Of their fall. ION him the Lord hath laid
the inquity Of us all" win You let him
take your sins today, or do you say, Il
will take charge of them myself, / will
fight my own battles, will risk eternity
ON my own ACCOUNT" I know not how
near some Of you have come to crossing
the line.
a Clergyman said in his pulpit ono Sab
bath, Before next Saturday night one Of
this audience will havo passed out Of life
~ gentleman said to another seated next
to him: Il don't believe 1t. l mean to
I watch, and II it doesn't come true by ncxl
Saturday night shall tell that Clergyman
his falsehood The man seated next t.
him said, Perhaps it Will bo yourself
"Oh, no, >" tho other replied. Il shall live
to be an old man." That night ho brcathoG
his last Today tho Saviour calls. All
may como. God never pushes a man oil.
God never destroys anybody. Tho man
jumps OFF; no jumps of. II is suicide
soul suicide-if the man porishes for the
invitation Is "whosoever will, lot him
come, whatsoever, whatsoever, whatsoever!
While God invites, how blest the day.
How SWEET tho gospels charming sound
CONF, sinner, haste, OH haste away
While yet . pirdoning God Is found.
! In this day of mcrciful visitation while
many are coming into tho kingdom of God
join the procession hoavcnward. Seated
in my churcn was man who oame III who
said, Il don't know that there is any God"
That was Oh Friday night. said, I'VE
will kncel down and find out whether
there Is any Cod" And In the second seat
from tho pulpit we knott He said: Il
have found him. There is God, par
doning God. l feel him here. - Ho knclt
in the darkness of sin. He arose two min
utes aftcrward in the liberty Of the gospel,
while another sitting undcr the gallery
on Friday night said: My opportunity is
gone. Last week l might have been say
cd; not How. Tho door is shut" 81 Be
hold the lamb OF God, who taketh away
the sin uf the world" "Now is tho &C
coptod tina. Now is tho day Of salvation"
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