Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-08-08

would bc veil, but II they let that light 90
out then the battcring rams would swing
against the walls and there would come
disaster and demolition. Oh my friends
all you and | need tn do 10 prepare for ctcr-
nal safety is just Ia surrender to the King
and Conqucrur. Christ. Surrender hearts
surrender life. surrender everything. The
great light keeps burning light kindlcd
by the wood of the cross light flaming up
against the dark night Of our sin and sor-
row. Oh. let us surrender before the light
goes out and with IL our last opportunity
OF making our peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ oh, my brother, talk
about another chance; this the supcrnal
chance. In the time of Edward ii, mt the
battle 1f Mussclburg, "a private soldier saw
that the Earl Of lluntlcy had lost his he'll
met. The private soldier took of his helmet
and went up 10 the Earl of Iiuntlcy and
put the helmet on his head. Now, the head
of the private soldier uncovered he was
soon slain, while his commander rode in
safety through and out of the battle. But
IL Is different in our case. Instead of u
private Offering a helmet to an earl, it is
the King of heaven and earth offering u
crown To an unworthy subject, the King
dying that we might live oh, tell it To
the points Of the compass. tell ii to day and
night, tell IL to earth ard heaven, tell ii
to all the centuries ard all the millcnniums
that God has given Us such magnificent
chance in this ", rid that we need no other
chance in another,
4 dream ann in the FURNISHED ju,lg
mcnt hall on the last day. The great white
throne is lifted. but tine Judge has not vet
taken II. While We are waiting for his ar
rival hear the immor;alS in conversation.
What arr y"I waiting for. says a soul
that went up from Madagascar Ia soul
that went up from America. The latter
responds: was in America 10 wears age
aud heard the gospel preached. and had
plenty of Bibles in my house, and from
the time that l,nclt 1T my mothers knee
in prayer until my last hour had great
opportunities but | did not improve them
and | am here today waiting for another
chance strange, strange. says the
soul just come up from madagascar
strange Why, never heard the gospel
call but once in all my life. and | accepted
1t, and | don't want another chance,
what are Won waiting fer SAYS onc who
on earth had very feeble intellect T.
one who had great brain. and " hose voice
was silvcry and who had s,cutcr> of pow
err The halter replies - had great power
on earth, ! must admit. and ! mastered
languages, and ! mastered libraries. and
colleges conferred upon ne learned titles.
and my naiuc was u synonym for cluqucncc
and power hut somehow neglected the
matters 81 my soul. and | must confess 10
you am here to-day waiting for another
chance
Now. the ground trcmblcs With the adj
vancing chariot. The great folding doors
of the FURNISHED hall Of Judgment are
thrown open stand hack" CRY the
ushcrs, land let the Judge Of quick and
dead pas through. F."
He takes the throne. He looks of upon
the throngs of nations come To the last
Judgment, come To the only Judgment, and
one flash from the throne reveals each
mans history 10 himself. and reveals 1t 10
all the others And then the Judge says.
'Diyidc!'' and the FURNISHED walls echo II,
Divide and the guides angelic answer,
"Dividcr and the immnrtalS are rushing
this WAY and that, until there is an aisle
between them, "a great aisle, and then a
vacuum, widening and widening and wild
ening until the Judge looks to one side OF
that vacuum and addresses tho throng and
says, Let him that Is righteous bc right
eous still, and let him that Is holy bc holy
still. " And then. turning to the throng on
the other side of the vacuum he says, Let
him that ii unjust he unjust still, and let
him that is filthy he filthy still" And
then he stretches out both hands one TO-
ward the throIy, on each side the vacuum,
and says, IF the tree fall toward the
south or toward the north, in the place
where the tree fallcth there II shall bcr'
And then hear something jar with n great
sound Ii IS the closing Of the book Of
| judgment The Judge asccnds the stairs
behind the throne The hall Of the last
assizc Is cleared and shut The high court
| OF eternity adjourned forever.