Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-03-11
"All may come, whoever will
This man receives poor sinners still

'.And I dropped right there where I was
and said, God have mercy! and He had
nercv on me. My homeis restored, my wife
hnss oil day long during work, my children
nv household Is q little heaven. will tell
you what did all this for me. 1t was the
truth that you this day proclaim, "On Him
the Lord hath laid the iniquity of US all. {"
Yonder is a woman who would say, .Twan.
dered on from my fathers house, I heard
the storm that pets on lost soul. My feet
were blistered on the hot rocks. 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 IL
waiting for you, your mother is waiting for
you. Go home, poor thing!' And, sir,
vas too week to pray, and was too weak to
repent, but just cried out-I sobbed out
Him Of whom it is sal the Lord hath laid
On Him the iniquity Of US ALL"
There - young man who would say: 81
bad . Christian bringing up; I came from
the country to city life; I started we'll; had
good positions good commercial position
but one night at the thester met some
young men who did me no good. They
da9ged me all through the sewers Of ini-
quity, and lost my morals, and lost my
position, and was shabby and wretched.
was going down the street, thinking that no
one cared for me, when young man tapped
me on the shoulder and said: George, come
with me, and I will do you good looked
saw he was in earnest, and said, What
do you mean, sir? WELL he replied, j
mean that if you will come to the meeting to-
night will be very R3ad to introduce you.
7 will meet you at the door. Will you conner,
Said I, Il will I went to the place where
was tarrying. 1 fixed myself up as well as
could. buttoned my coat over a ragged
vaaf and I want m tho door ~ xba oh,rob and
the young man met me, and We went In. and
asI went in heard an old man praying and
he looked SO much IKE my father I sobbed
right out, and they were all around, SO kind
aud 90 sympathetic, that just thele CAV.
my heart to God, and know that what yor
say is true; know it in my own expert
.ence." ION Him the Lord hath laid tht
iniquity of US ALL" Oh, my brother, withou,
stopping to look whether your hand trem.
blee or not. without stopping to look whethe,
your hand is bloated with sin or not, put
It in my hand and let me give you one
xarm, brotherly, Christian grip and invite
'ou right up to the heart, to the compassion,
o the sympathy, to the pardon OF Him on
whom the Lord hath laid the iniquity of US
I'll. Throw away your sins. Garry them no
pnger. proclaim emancipation to all who
.re bound, pardon for all sin and eternal life
tor all the dead.
Some one comes here to-day AMI stand
aside. He comes up three steps. He comes
70 this place. must stand aside. Taking
that place He spreads abroad HIS hands, and
they were nailed. You see His feet; they
eera bruised. He pulls aside the robe and
bows you His wounded heart. I say, "Art
Thou weary?" "Yes," He says. "weary with
lhe worlds woe" say, "Whence eomest
Ehou?" He says, 81 came from Calvary"
say, "Who comes with Thee2" He says,
mo one, have trodden the wineprees
Hone" I say, s.Why eomest Thou hers7'
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