The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
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tears aud covered with blood, aud ali
the galleries OF heaven are thrilled
with the spectacle. Thanks be unto
Goi, "we have an advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. "
OClriStian soal, your case begins
to look better. [ think, perhaps, after
all, you may not have TO die. The
best aivoc ate in the uajverse has tax
en- yoar side. NJ one WAS ever SO
qualii9d to defend yoI. H. kno VS.
all the the law, all its deaanls, all its
pen alties. He is always ready. No
new turn ofthe case can surprise him,
aud he will plead TO: you for nothing g
as earnestly as though you brou ght a
world OF treasures ID his feet. B,-
sides that, he has un lertaken tn, case
of tn housauds wac were as forlorn as
you, aud he has never lost case.
Courage, Q Christian s>ul, | think
that, after all. there my b2 s)me
chance for yol, for the great advocate
rises to make his plea He says: Il
admit all that has been proved against
my client. admit all these sins =
aye, m )re but look at that wounded
hand OF niue AMI look at that other
wouaded hand and al my right foot
and a. my left foot. By all these
wounds plead for his clearance.
Count all the drops OF my tears.
Count all the drops Of my blood.
By the humiliation OF B Bethlehem, by
the Heat of GathSs Ssm lne, by the suf-
ferings OF the cross, dem iud that he
90 frea. Ga this arm he hath leaned
| to this heart he hath flown, in my tears
he hath washed, on my RIG lta0uSneS
he hath dep9nIsd. LIT him go free;
am the ransom. let him escape the
lash; [ took the scourgings. Let the
cup pass from him; | drank it to the
Dire rs. Pat on him the crown Of life,
for have worn the crown OF thorns.
Over aglinst my throne Of shans set
his throne of triumph" B."
Well, the cou ISel o. both sides have
spoken, and there IS only one more
thing now remaining, and that is the
awarding of the judgment. If you
have ever been in courtroom, you
know the silence and solem nity when
the verdict is about to be rendered OF
the jldgmen about to BE- given.
About this soul oa trial--shall it be
saved or shall it be lost2 Attention
above, around, beneath All the uni,
verse cries, Hear, hear"
The judge rises and gives this decis
ion, never to b. changed, never TO b.
revoked, There is. therefore, now nc
condemnation TO them who are IN
Christ Jesus" :"
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for re
! pose
I will not, I will not, desert to his foes.
That soul, though all hell should endeav Of
to shake,
I'll never; no, never; no, never, forsahe.
But, my friends, there is coming s
day of trial in which not only The
saint, but the sinner must appear
That day of trial will come very sud
denly. The farmer will be at the plow
the merchant will be in the counting
room, the woodman will lie ringing
his axe on the hickories, the weaver
will have his foot on the tresdle, tht
manufacturer will be walking amit
the buzz of looms and the clack of fly
ing machinery, the counsel may be a
the bar pleading the law, the ministe
may be IA the pulpit pleading the gos
pei, the drunkard may be reelins
amid his cups, and the blaspheme
with the oath caught between hi
teeth.
Lo, the sun hides! Night come:
down at midnoon. The stars appear
at noon today. The earth shudder
and throbs. There an earthquake
opens and city sinks as crocodile
would crunch child. Mountain:
roll IN their sockets and send dowr
their granite cliffs in avalanche ot
rock. Rivers pause in their chase fol
the sea, and ocean appearing cries tt
| flying Alps and Himalaya. Beast
| b low and moan and snuff up th'
darkness. Clouds fly like hocks O
| swift eagles. Great thunders beat ant
boom and burst. Stars shoot ant
| fall. The Almighty, rising on hi:
throne, declares that time shall be NJ
| longer, and the archangels trump re
peats it till all the living hear and tht
continents of dead spring to their feet
crying, thine shall be no longerl
| Oh, on that DAY will you be ready2
i I have shown you how well th'
Christian will get off in his trial
Will you get off as well in your trial
Will Christ plead on your side o.
against you? Oh, what will you d.
in the last great assize if your con
science is against you, and the worlt
is against you, and the angels Of heav
en- are against you, and the Hol.
Spirit is against you, and the Lore
God Almighty is against you? Bette
this day secure an Advocate.