Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-03-06


II had a Christian bringing up; 1 came
from the country to city life; l started
we'll; had a good position-a good COM
mercial posit on-but one night at the
theater / mot some young men who did
ME no good. They dragged me all through
the sewers Of iniquity, and / lest my NOR
ais, and 1 lost my position, and l was
shabby and wrctohrd. l was going down
the street thinking that no one cared for
me when young man tapped me ON the
shoulder and said, George, come with
me, and will do you good. looked at
him to see whether he WIS joking or not.
1 saw he was in earnest, and l said, What
do you mean, STRIP Well he replied, I
mean that il you will come to tho meeting
tonight / will DO very glad TO Introduce
you. will meet yOu at the door. Will
you Gomez said I, 1 WILL l went TO
the place where 1 was tarrying. 1 fixed
myself up as well as / could. 1 buttoned
my coat over a ragged vest, and I went to
the door of the church, and the young men
met me- and we went in, and as l went in
heard an old man praying, and he looked
so much like my father l sobbed right
out, and they were all around, so kind
and so sympathetic that I just there gave
you say is truo; l know it in my own ex-
perionce" On him tho Lord hath laid
the iniquity Of as all Oh, my brother
without stopping to look whether your
hand tremblos or not, without stopping to
loos whether your hand is bloated with
sin or not, put Il in my hand and let me
give you one warm, br0therly, Christian
grip and invite you right up to the heart,
to the compassion, to the sympathy, to
the pardon OF him on whom the Lord hath
laid tho iniquity of us all. Throw away
your sins. Carry them no longer. pro-
claim emancipation TO all who are bound,
pardon for all sin and eternal life for all
the dead.
Mighty Load.
Some one comes hero today, and stand
aside He comes up three steps. He
comes to this place. 1 must stand aside.
Taking that place, ha spreads abroad his
hands, and they were nailed. You see his
feet; they were bruised. He pulls aside
the robe ard shows you his wounded heart.
1 say, "Art thou weary" Yes" he
says weary with the worlds Woe" II
say, "Whenco CONTEST thou?" He says, 81
came from Calvary" 1 say, "Who comes
with thee?" He says: "No one; 1 have
troddon the wine press alone. 1 say,
"Why CONTEST thou herep ooh" he says,
II came hore to carry all the sins and sor-
rows of the people" And he kneels. He
says, Put on my shoulders all tho sor-
rows and all the sins" And conscious
of my own sins FIRST take them and put
them on the shoulders Of the Son Of God.
1 say, "Canst thou bear any more, .
Christgi He says, Yes; more. And
gather up the sins of all those who serve
at these altarS the officers Of the church of
Jesus Christ. l gather up all their sins,
and put them on Christs shoulders, and
say, "Canst thou bear any mOreg' He
says, Yes more. Then l gather up all
the sins Of q hundred people In this house,
and l put them on the shoulders Of Christ,
and 1 say, "Canst thou bear moreY' He
says, yea; more" And I gather up all
tho sins of this assembly and put them on
tho shoulders Of tho Son Of God, and say,
"Canst thou bear them?' Yea" he
says; "moru." But he is departing.
Clear the way for him, the Son of God
Open the door and let him pass out. He
is carrying our sins and bearing them
away. We shall never see them again.
He throws them down into the abyss
and you hear the long, reverberating echo
of their fall. On him the Lord hath laid
tho iniquity of US all. " Will you let him
take your sins today, or do you say, Il
will take charge Of them myself, 1 will
fight my own battles, l will risk eternity
on my own aocountf" 1 know not how
noar some Of you have como to crossing
the line.
A clergyman said in his pulpit one Sab
bath, Before next Saturday night one of
this audience will have passed out Of life"
A gentleman said to another seated next
to him: Il don't believe it. I mean to
watch, and if it doesn come true by next
night / shall tell that Clergyman
his falsehood The man seated next to
him said, Perhaps it will be yourself"
'Oh, no." tho other replied. II shall live
to be an old man" That night he breathed
his last Today the Saviour calls. All
may come. God never pushes a man OF.
God never destroys anybody. The man
jumps of; he jumps off. 1t IS suicide
soul suipide-h the man perishes for the
invitation is, "whosOeyer will, let him
rome" whatsoever, whOsoever, whosoeveri
While God invites, how blest the day.
How sweet the gospels charming soundl
Come, sinner, haste, oh, haste away
While yet pardoning God is found
In this day Of merciful visitation while
many are coming luUO UnS kln8uOm Oh 0Ou
Join the procession heavenward. Seated
IN my church was man who came In who
said, Il don { know that there isany God. -
That was on Friday night. said, I'VE
will kneel down aud find out whether
,here is any God" And in the second seat |
rom tho pulpit we knelt He said: Il
nave found him. There is a God, par
loning God. feel him here. He knelt
ltes afterward in the liberty of the gospel,
while another sitting under the gallery
IN Friday night said; My opportunity is
gone Last week 1 might have been saw
ID; not now. The door is shut" Be. |
iold the lamb of God, who taketh away
he sin Of thu world" CHOW is the &c
iepted time. Now is tho day of salvation, " |
1t is appointed unto all mon once to die /
Il L L 4. /. IL