The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

on? And would You NOT likes Wilp1
you retire at night, TO feel that al 4
well, whether you wake mp to-morrsu
morning ct six o'clock, or sleep me
sleep that knows no waking? Woric
you not like to exchange this awful
uncertainty about the future for =
glorious assurance Of Heaven? Accept
of the Lord Jesus to-day and al Il
well. If on your way home some
peril should cross the street and
dash your life out, 1t would not
hurt you. You would rise up lmme-
diately. You would stand In the great
throng that forever worship and are
forever happy. II this night some
sudden disease should come upon you,
it would not brighten you. II you
knew you were going you could give a
calm farewell to your beautiful home
on earth, and know that you are going
right into the companionship OF those
who have already got beyond the toll
ing and the weeping.
| You feel on Saturday night different
from the way you feel any other night
of the week. You come home fiom
the bank, or the store, or the Office,
and you say. s'Well, now my weeks
work is done, and tomorrow is Sun
day." 1t is pleasant thought. There
is refreshment and reconstruction IN
the very idea. Oh, how pleasant twill
be, if, when we get through the day OF
our life, and we go and lie down in our
bed of dust, we can realize: swell,
now the work is all done, and to-mor-
row is Sunday-an everlasting sum
day"
Oh, when, thou city Of my God,
Shall thy courts ascend:
Where congregations ne'ei break up.
And Sabbaths have no end
There are people in this house to-day
who are very near the eternal world.
If you are Christians, bid you be OF
good cheer. Bear with you our con-
CALCULATIONS to the bright city. Aged
men, who will soon be gene, take with
you our love for our kindred IN the
better land, and when you see them,
tell them that we are soon coming.
Only few more sermons to preach and
hear. Only few more heartaches.I
Only few more tolls. Only afew more
tears. And then-what an enhancing
spectacle will open before us
Beautiful Heaven, where all is light.
Beautiful angels. clothed In white,
Beautiful strains that never tire,
Beautiful harps through all the choir;
There shall join the chorus sweet,
Worshiping at the Savior's feet
And so approach you now with a
general invitation, not picking out
here and there q man, or here and
there woman, or here and there a
child; but giving you an unlimited in
vitation, saying: Come, for all things
are now ready" We invite you to the
warm heart Of Christ, and the inclos-
ure of the Christian church, know q
great many think that the church does
not amount to much-that it is obso-
lete; that it did it's work and is gone
now, so far as all usefulness is con-
cerned. It is the happiest place have
ever been in except my own home.
1 know there are some people who
say they are Christians who seem to
get along without any help from
others, and whqculture solitary piety. |
They do not wait any ordinances. I
do not belong to that class. can not
get along without them. There are SO
many things in this world that take my |
from God, and Christ, and
Heaven, that / ~ant all the Chris
tian associations; and want around |
about me solid phalanx of men who
love God and keep his commandments.
Are there any here who would like to
enter into that association? Then by |
a simple, child-like faith, apply FOR adj
mission into the visible Church, and
you will be received. No questions
asked about your past history cr pres
emit surrounding. Only one test-do
you love Jesus?
Baptism does not amount t, any
thing, say great many peorle, but
the Lord Jesus Christ declared: "He
that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved" putting baptism and faith side
BY side. And an apostle declares:
Repent and be baptized, every one of
you." lido not sickle for any particular
mode of baptism, but put a great en-
ohasis on the fact that you oughs to be
baptized. Yet no more emphasi, than
The Lord Jesus Christ, the greas head
If the church, puts upon it.
Some of you have been thinking on
his subject year after year. You have
found out this world is poor potion.
You want to be Christians. You have
ZONE almost into the Kingdom Of
Tod; but there you stop, forget-
hui of the fact that to be almost sNved
s not to be saved at all. Oh, my
brother, after having come so near to
70 the door of mercy, If you turn b'sck,
you viii never come ut all. After all
you have heard of the goodness Of
God, II you turn away and die it win
not he beca ,sa v,,, dfd not havo n erond