The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-26

il a reporter" Every added reporter
Is 1000 or $4,000 or 2o0.oo 0 immortal
souls added to the auditory. The time
will come when all the village. town
and city newspapers will reproduce the
gospel OF Jesus Christ. and sermons
preached on the Sabbath will reverb
berate all around the world. and. some
by type and some by voice. all nations
will be evangelical.
The practical bearing OF tAis 10 upon
those who are engaged In Christian
work. and only upon theological
students and young ministers. blu upon
all who preach the gospel. and that ID
all OF you. II you are doing your duty.
Do you exhort in prayer meeting! BE
short and be spirited. Do you teach
in Bible class? Though you have to
study every night. be Interesting. Do
you accost people on the subject OF
religion In their homes or In public
places? Study adroitness and use COM
ron sense. The most graceful. the
most beautiful thing on earth II relig-
ion OF Jesus Christ. and II vol awk-
wardly present II Il II defamation. We
must do our work rapidly. and We
u do II effectively. Soon our time
for work will be gone A dying Chris
tian toe out his watch and gave II to
a friend and said: Take that watch.
I have no more use for 1t. Time -
ended for me. and eternity begins."
AN APPEAL TO THE UNsAvED.
Oh, my friends. when our watch has
licked away for US the Last moment
and our clock has struck for US the
last hour. may IL be found We did our
work we'll. that we did 1t In the very
best way. and whether we preached
the gospel In pulpits. or taught Sabbath
classes. or administered to the sick AZ
physicians. or bargained ~ merchants.
or pleaded the law as attorneys. or
were busy as artisans or as husband
men or as mechanics. or were like
Martha called to Civ q meal to q
hungry Christ. or like Hannah 10 make
a coat for a prophet. or like Deborah
to rouse the courage OF some timid
Barak in the Lords conflict. we did our
work in such a way that II will stand
the test Of the judgment. And In the
long procession OF the redeemed that
marches round the throne nay IL Do
found there are many there brought
to God through our fundamentally
and in whose rescue we are exultant.
But. oh, YOU ~unsaved, walt not for
that coming sermon. IT may come
after you obseQuies. Tt may come
after the stonecutter has ohiseled our
name m the slab so years b. fore. Do
iipl loI a SItdt Sltailtl VI tile
Cunard or White Star line to take you
off the wreck, but hail the first craft,
with however low a mast, and however
small a hulk. and however poor n rud-
der, n however weak a captain
Better a disabled schooner that comes
UP in time tina a full rugged brig that
comes up after you have sunken. In
stead Of waiting for that coming SER
mont may be 90, so years oT-take
his plain invitation OF a man who. to
have given your spiritual eyesight,
would be glad to be called the spittle
by the hand OF Christ put on the eyes
Of a blind man. and who would con-
slider the highest compliment OF this
service il at the close 500 men should
start from these doors, saying:
Whether he be a sinner or no. I
know not. This one thing ] know
whereas I was blind. now / see."
Swifter than shadows over the plain.
quicker than birds In their autumnaI
flight, hastier tina eagles t. their prey.
HE you to a sympathetic Christ. The
orchestras OF heaven have already
strung their instruments to celebrate
your rescue.
And many were the voices around the
throne
Rejoice. for the Lord brings back his
own.