Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-20


took up the trumpet and blew three blasts |
N one of the mountain passes, and under |
the power of those three blasts the Sara |
Gems recoiled and fed in terror. But his
tory says that when he had blown thsl
third blast Roland's trumpet brSke.
I take this trumpet of the gospel and
blow the first blast, "Whosoever will" II
blow the second blast, "Seek ye the Lord
while he may be found" blow the third
blast, "Now is the accepted time" But
the trumpet does not break. Itwas handed
down by our forefathers to us, and vel
will hand it down to our children, that
after we are dead they may blow the
trumpet, telling the world that we have a.
pardoning God, a loving God, o sympa-
thetic God, and that more TO him than the
throne on which he sits is the Joy of seeing
prodigal put his finger ON the latch Of
his fathers house.
invite any one the most infdel any
one the most atheistio. I invite him into
the kingdom of God with Just as much
heartiness as those who have for 30 years
been under the teaching of the gospel and
believed IL all. When wns living in Phil
adelphia, gentleman told me of scene
in which he was participant. In Callow-
hill street, in Philadelphia, there had been
a powerful meeting going on for some
time, and many were converted, and
among others one Of the prominent men,
bers of the worst clubhouse in that city.
The next night the leader Of that club
house, the president of 1t, resolved that he
would endeavor to get his oomrade away.
He came to the door, and before he entered
he heard Christian song, and under its
power his soul was agitated. He went In
and asked for prayer. Before he came out
he was subject of converting mercy.
The next night another comrade went to
reclaim the two who had been lost to their
sinful circle. He went, and under the
power of the Holy Ghost becamoa changed
man, and the work went ON until they
were all saved and the infamous club
house disbanded. Oh, it is mighty gos-
pei Though you came here child of sin,
you can go away child Of grace. You
can go away singing:
Amazing grace. how sweet the sound
That saved wretch like me!
once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now see.
Faith Defined.
Oh, give up your sins! Most of your
life is already gone. Your children are
going ON the same wrong road. Why do
you not stop9 "This day is salvation come
to thy house." Why not this moment look
up into the face Of Christ and say:
Just as II am. without one plea
But that thy blood was shed for me.
And that thou bid'st me come to thee
o Lamb of God, come, comel
EnI s.o 4x>
ing to be among the shining ones. After
the tolls of life are over you are going up
to the everlasting rest. You are going up
to join your loved ones, departed parents
and departed children. "Oh, my God, ;"
sayn so1no- man, a hou cnn--I oanao 20 ti,uuf
am SO far off. Who will help meP I am
SO weakp 1t seems such great under
taking" oh, my brother, it is great
undertaking. 1t is so great you cannot
accomplish it, but Christ can do the work
He will correct your heart, and he will
correct your life. "Oh," you say, ~ will
stop profanity" That will not save you.
"Oh," you say, "I will stop Sabbath
breaking" That will not save you. There
is only one door into the kingdom of God,
and that is faith; only one ship that sails
for heaven, and that is faith. Faith the
| first step the second step, the hundredth
step, the thousandth step, the last step.
BY faith we enter the kingdom, By faith
we keep in. In faith we die. Heaven a
reward of faith. Ttd earthquake shook
down the Phils.ippian dungeon. The jailer
said, .iat shall I dor" Some of you
wCaid say, "Better get out Of the place be,
1 fore the walls crush you.' What did the
.s.ipostle say? believe on the Lord Jesus
| Christ, and thou shalt be saved, " All, :
you say, ttheres the rubl' What is faith
Suppose you were thirsty, and I offered
| you this glass of water, and you believed
meant to give 1t to you, and you came
up and took 1t. You exercise faith. You
believe mean to keep my promise. Christ
offers you the water of everlasting life
You take it. That is faith.
Enter into the kingdom of God. Entel
now. The door of life Is set wide open.
plead with you by the bloody sweat o.
Gethsemane and the death groan of Col
gotha, by cross and crown, by Pilates
courtroom and Joseph's sepulcher, BY
harps and chains, by Kingdoms of ligh1
and realms of darkness, by the trumpet o.
the arohangel that shall wake the deat
and by the throne of the Lord God AL
mighty and the Lamb that you attent
now to the things Of eternity. Oh, wha
sad thing it will be If, having come 81
near heaven, we miss it'll Oh. to hav'
come within sight of the shining pima
Giles of the city and not have enteredl IN
to have been SO near we have seen th
mighty throng ente., and we not joinin,
/ them Angels Of God, fly this way! Goo,
! news for you. Tell the story among th
redeemed on high. If there be one ther
especially longing for our salvation, le
that one know 1t now. We put down GU
sorrows. Glory be to God for such hope
for such pardon, for such a joy, for sucl
o heaven, for such a Christ!
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