The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-17

the door for entrance; but the condition
OF our getting into heaven is our bring
ing our divine Benz along with us.
} Do YOU notice how often dying people.
call upon Jesus ? 1t is the usual PRAYER
ofered-the prayer offered more than
all the other prayers put together
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit One
of our congregati ton, when asked in the.
closing moments of his life, do YOU
know US y said, 20, yes, know you;
God bless you. Good-by. Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit and he was gone.
Q, yes; in the closing moments Of our
life we must have a Christ to call
upon. If Jacobs sons had gone up
toward Egypt, and had gone with the
very finest equipage, and had not tak-
en- Benjamin along with them, and to
the question they should have been
obliged to answer: 'Sir. we didn't
bring him, as father could not let him
go; and we didn't want to be bothered
with him" a voice from within would
have said, go away from us. You
shall not have any Of this supply. gu
shall not see my face because your
brother is not with you" And if we
come up toward the door of heaven at
last, though we come from all luxuri-
ance and brilliancy Of surroundings,
and knock for admittance and it is
found that Christ is not witha us, the.
police of heaven will beat us back from
the bread house, saying: Depart; I
never knew ye.''
II Jacobs sons, coming toward
Egypt, had lost everything on the way;
it they had expended their last shekel;
if they had come Up utterly exhausted
to the corn cribs of Egypt, and it had
been found that Benjamin was with
them, all the store houses would have
swung open before them. And so,
though by fatal casualty we may be
ushered into the eternal world; though
we may be weak and exhausted by
Drotracted sickness in that last
moment, we can only just stagger ard
faint and fall into the gate of heaven
it seems that all the corn cribs OF
heaven will open for our need and ali
the palaces will open for our reception;
and the Lord Of that place, seated at
his table, and all the angels of God,
seated at their table, and the martyrs,
seated at their table, and all our glori-
fed kindred, seated at our table. the
King shall pass a portion from his ia
bic to ours, and then, while we. think of
LIZ AttNt thlC IL was JCSuS WIZ
us on the road, and Jesus who kept us
on the way, and Jesus who at last
gained admittance for our soul we
shall be glad if he has seen of the trav-
all of his soul and teen satisfied. and
not be at all jealous if it be found that
our divine Benjamin's mess is five
times larger than all the rest. Hail
anointed of the Lord! Thou art
worthy.
My friends, you see it is either Christ
rfamine If there were two bapnUets
spread, and to one Of them, only, you
might go, you might stand and think
for good while as to which invitation
you had better accept; but here it is
feasting or starvation. II there We're
two mansions offered, and you might
have only one, you might think for a
long while, saying, Perhaps had bet
ter accept his gift, and perhaps l had
better accept that gift;" but here it is.
a choice between palaces Of light and.
novels of despair. If it were a choice
between oratorios, you might say ~
prefer the Creation" OF Il prefer the
Messiah. But here it is choice be-
tween eternal harmony and everlast-
ing discord. O. will you live OF die?
Will you sail into the harbor, OF drive
on the rocks? Will you start for the
Egyptian corn crib. or will you perish.
amid the empty barns Of the Canaanit-=
ish famine?