The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-22

my friends, all you and
need to do to prepare for eternal safety
II Just to surrender to the King and
Conqueror, Christ Surrender hearts,
surrender life, surrender everything.
The great light keeps burning, light
kindled by the wood of the cross; Zig hi
flaming up against tho dark night OF
our sin and sorrow. oh, let us surren'
der before the ligh goes out, and with II
our last opportunity Of making our
peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ Oh, my brother, talk about
another chance; this Is the supernal
chance. In tho time of Edward H.,
at the battle Of Mussel burgh, . pri-
vate soldier saw that the earl of Hunt
Icy had lost his helmet. The private
soldier took of his helmet and went
up to the earl of Huntley and put the
helmet on his head Now, the head Of
the private soldier uncovered, he was
soon slain. while the commander
rode In safety through and out OF
the battle. But IL IL different In our
case. Instead OF private offering .
helmet to an earl, It II the King OF
Heaven and earth Offering . crown to
an unworthy subject. the King dying
that we might livel Oh, tell 1t to the
points of tho compass, toll II to day and
night. tell It to earth and Heaven, tell
II to all the centuries and all the millen-
NUNS that God has given us such .
magnificent chance In this world that
we need no other chance In anotherI
A ship il to sail for Hamburg. Yoa
want to go TO Germany by that line.
You SEQ the advertise mont OF the
steamers sailing. You SEQ IL for two
weeks You SEQ it In the morning pa
pers, and you see II In the evening pa
pers, you see 1t placarded ON the wallis
Circulars arc thrown into your of.
aoe telling you all about that
steamer. One day you como down
on the wharf and the steamer has
swung out into the stream. You sayi
''Oh, that isn't. fair. Come back,
swing up again to the docks. Throw
the plank ashore that may come on
board. 1t isn't fair. want to 60 to
Germany by that steamer. Give me
another chance" Here Il . magnif.
cont offer for Heaven. It has been
anchored within our sight year
after year, and year after year,
and year after year, and all the
benign voices of earth and Heaven
have urged us to get on board, since
1t may sail at any moment. Suppose
we let that opportunity sail away,
and then we look out and say: ''Send
back that opportunity; want to take
it, 1t isn't treating me fairly. Give
brother, you might as we'll go out and
stand on the Highlands At the Nave
sink three days after the Majestic has
gone out and shout: Captain, como
back; want TO go to Liverpool on
tho Majestic. Como back over the
sea and through the Narrows and
up to the docks Give mo another
chance" You might as well do that a.,
after the last opportunity of Heaven
has sped away, try to get it back
again. just think Of It'll 1t came on
mo yesterday In my study with over
whslming improssivenesa just think
Of 1t. All Heaven offered rs as a
grstuity for q whole lifetime, and yet
we wanting to rush against God, say
ing: "Give me another chsncew There
ought to be, there will be, no such
thing as posthumous opportunity.
A dream am in the FURNISHED
judgment hall on the last day. The
great white throne is lifted, but the
Judge has not yet taken 1t. While We
are waiting for His arrival, hear tho
in conversation. What
are you waiting for?" says a soul that
went up from Madagascar to soul
that went up from America. The lat
ter responds: Il was in America 40
years ago, and heard the Gospel
preached, and l had plenty of Bibles
In my house, and from the time that
knelt At my mothers knee in prayer
until my last hour, had great oppor-
tunities; but l did not improve them.
and am here to-day waiting for an.
other chance. ''Strange, strange"
says the soul just come up from NADIA
gascar. "Strange; why, l never heard
the Gospel call but once in all my life.
and accepted it, and don't want an
other chance" "What are you waiting
for?" says one who on earth had very
feeble intellect to one who had great
brain and whose voice was silvery, and
and who had scepters of power. The
latter replies: Il had great power on
earth, l must admit; and / mastered
languages, and l mastered libraries,
and colleges conferred upon me
titles, and my name
was synonym for eloquence
and power; but somehow 1
neglected the matters of my soul,
and must confess to you l am here
to-day waiting for another chance"
Now, the ground trembles with the
chariot. The great folding
doors of the FURNISHED hall of judg-
ment are thrown open. Stand back"
cry the ushers, ''and let the Judge of
quick and dead pass through"
He takes the throne. He looks of
upon the throngs of nations come to
the last judgment, come to the
only Judgment, and one fash from
tie throne reveals each mans history
to himself, and reveals it to all the
others. And then the Judge says,
"Divide" and the Furnished walls echo