The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-16

y. &. s Nuss sunday morning
lH.a.. ls.... .r,a,.e. mos, eloqucn,
AID .aiu,ri r.l4aou. tts.ng Tor bis text
Gle, yi.t,..oo.A h,.slNa 81 Psalm GILL;, 80,
'N4o 4oi-N,I. go tiy slu and hcalctn
az tulUr .U...u. .llr-. Nnu saNrlh tbs ale
llon destruction. aaa gfoVata thee with
mercy a..- .o...s h..au,es.' Ia. lcn.1A
saia
Two ....d 4or yo.s soui. Satan and
Cnust. pcath ald lllc. Sitan says. "a
VIII Gca.,. 2 WI corrupt warp. 0eiogm,
uutllate. disease. destroy. crash nope,
isolate. p.uuso iu,o desra... sAiold iu
ot.hucs>. ana K.. your so... g.te IL TO
me- CHRIST says. "a w.l4 Io.A4Nc ID. lts
slna Acll all Us iaArlu.ues. save 10 lie
Ilom destruction, CROW. WIKI mercy snd
loving kiuGness; glto &c 10 me-
Which bid Will you tshe. with which
Oncr close! IL oa.J needs your sisAala4e-
your approval 10 make 10 eternal.
Consider tic sgeatatss OF uis promise
az CArst. III cgery man .n the world
Wcrc given one thousand years 10 write
what The soul most needs. could any one
az them state it better tnan tAc words oi
r.ls ITJmlscg I.ooK l.lo %. foisNeih
alI Slu cHukcrs, cats. Kills Ahc poison, but
earth. with an ais thousands OF anuootes
jog poison. las never discovered one Tor
The Odd -crpents suus. Tho soul tidt
s.ancth Sc shah Gle. The wages OF Sin Us
death Every just person and pure spirit
r.rudatcs slu. eton angels. Heaven can
DOT cleanse lien csnn9t burn out. SUI
,lrns atoues not for o.. any mono than St
restores 90 lost limb or ,yc. God sees all
aua calis. "Hcrere bring your wounded
lr.ft. here tcll your anguish, earth hath
ro sorr1w that Heaven cannot heal
Will toisivc all.
FROM ALL sIN.
All. net some. not some sorts. not some
Stages. not those committed under certain
circumstances. but al-al. The blood OF
Jesus Christ cicansoth from al SIN. The
hIn. u tle parable f0fgaYe ms servant
10000 talcuts-SC0.OOJ ln ROid-but Christ
forsave the woman who having had i've
husbands was living in adultery; the wo-
man Who was taken in adultery; the sine
Ier woman at his feet. lying. denying,
hasphcmmg Peter perscutins Paul. ana
the Gylng thief and murderer. Iorgaye
them. al. their sins. 10 takes God 10 DO
such things. A royal gi,cr, who loves 10
gitc.
Think what It cost Christ 90 forgive
sins. Though Ire We're rich, yet for our
s4kcs he became poor, Was born ln "a
Manager. lived IN exile, toiled eighteen
years lu lone msuuderstauoing, betrayed,
Iorgt ken tcOurced, condemned iusuitcl,
crucined. Knocked, an this agony and
heart break endured 90 gain tAe privilege
70 forgive sins. Healeth an thine in-
nrmities. When Jesus undertakes
soul. lie stops at 40 halfway work. l
must get 90 ready. cleaused. and healed for
Heaven. where not % spot of sin can live
Or dcformity, nor innrmity can come.
iieavcn has no cripples. but all at the feet
OF Jesus healed. clothed. and boo their right
minds
SAVE OUR LIVES.
Savoih thy life from obstruction. Life
i- that which gives us 10 each other ard
90 God, and God 10 us. Without life
nothing is ours. Heath dsIpsses us
of everything. There is a grim irony I'm
the words "last Will and testament OF
sinner. Yes it ,s the last time his VIII
wiu over move anything in Gods uni
verse Now Christ comes to save our
lives our hold ON eternity joys aud treas
urers from destruction and give Us life
more abundaltly. Death cannot stay
where Jesus is.
Crowncth thee with mercy Millions and
millions are spent for ghtterine crowns
So place upon brOws which VIII soon grow
cold iu death. hut when Jesus wants 90
make "a great crown hc goes into the
i'.NIr Nl NNFA tIitt4A anu hi tNt-' ANA AtA
tWo living gems Heavens eternal ado
mirauon- Mercy and Loving kind
uess.' Mercy This is the sinner signet
stone But surely The wearcrs OF the
Clowns VIII be known by that solitaire
deep tender spiendors radlatng from
each brow Mcrcy-G0l s. goodness and
hardening love tO the sinner. They tell
us That pearls came from wounds an the
oyster. lut the beautiful gem of Mercy
comes from the wounds deep down IN
thr-ts own broken. loving heart God
ir gCing 90 keep on CroWuine the soul |
Earth gives DEER kings one coronation, but
Gods coronation is an eternal act Ills
King children sh.ne brighter and brighter /
DIS I.e-saViue ones 90 from strength 10 /
strength. "This i5 life eternal 90 know /
the only true God and Jesus Christ whom |
thou hast semi
MORE LIFE
Every moment in Heaven we shall |
know more OF God and Christ never for |
getting what We knew before and so have /
more and more life. ON. think OF IL, IL !
We could wake each morning with more /
life. what a rapture 30 would Doe 10 live |
hut God is giving moro DIE forever by |
giving moro knowledge of himself and /
Doe VIII bring deeds of loving kndnsss /
and wredthe them around the mercy /
Ftmmol crown of redeemed sinners for /
ever.
God dealing here often seems dark and /
bard because We are sick and half-dcaQ. /
as the d0.n-s 0f the surgeon seem Co the /
wounded haIf-couscious man. bat then /
an viii De clear when this paiu-racked hu-
manlty win De clothed upon with It's
spiritual body that can know as it Is
known.
"rhe gift Of God is eternal nfe" WIN |
Nou have DO ON these glorious c0ndltlous2 |