The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12


cnce between our right hand and our
left he has invited us by
his providence and by his spirit.
Suppose we decline all these
offers Of all this kindness. Now the
banquet is spread in larger place, in
the heavenly palace. Invitations are
seat out, but no invitation is sent to
US. Why? Because we declined all
those other banquets. Will God be
to blame? Will We have any right to
rap on the door Of heaven and say 81
ought not to be shut out Of this place;
give me another chance?' Twelve
gates of salvation standing wide for
free admission all our life and then
when the II gates close we rush on
the bosses OF Jehovah bucklcr, say
ing. "Giyc me another chance
A ship is to sail for Hamburg.
You want to 20 to Germany by that
line. iou see the advertisement Of
the steamer; :; sailing. You see it for
two weeks. You see it in the morn
ing papers and you see it in the even
ing papers. You see it placarlcd on
the walls Circulars are thrown into
your Office telling you all about that
steamer. One day you come down on
the wharf, and the steamer has swung
out into the stream. You say: ''Uh. =.
that i>n 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 20 To Germany
by that steamer. Give me another
chance. Here is magnificent offer
for heaven. 1t 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 it may sail at any moment.
Suppose we let that opportunity sail
away, and then We look out and say:
"Send back that opportunity. l
want to take it, 1t isn't treating me
fairly. Give me another chance
Why, my brother, you might as well
go out and stand on the Highlands of
Navcsink three days after the Majcs-
tic has gone out and shout: ''Captain
come back want to 20 to Liverpool
on the Majestic. Come back over the
sea and through the Narrows and up
to the docks. Give me another
chance. You might as we'll do that
as. after the last opportunity Of hcay-
Ell has sped away, try to get it
back again. Just think of it. 1t
came on me yesterday in my study
with overwhelming imprcssivcness.
Just think Of it. All heaven offered
us gratuity for whole lifetime, and
and yet we wanting to rush against
God, saying: "Give me another
chance" There ought to be, there
will be no such thing as posthumous
opportunity.
You see common sense agrees with
my text in saying that If the tree
fall toward the south or toward the
north, in the place where the tree fall
eth there it shall be- You see this
idea lifts this world from an uaim-
portant way station to a platform Of
stupcndous issues and makes all
eternity whirl around this hour. Oh,
my soul, oh, my soul! Only one trial,
and all the preparations for that trial
to be made in this world or never
made at all. Oh, my soul, oh, my
soul! You see this piles up all the
emphasis and all the climaxes and all
the destinics into this life. No other
chance. Oh, how that intensi6es the
value ano the Importance of this
chance. Alexander and his army
used to come around city, and they
would kindle Il great light, with the
understanding that as long as that
light was burning the city might sur
render and all would be we'll. but if
they let that light go out then the
battcring rams would swing against
the walls and there would como disas-
ter and demolition. Oh, my friends,
all you and need to do to prepare for
eternal safety is just to surrender to
the King and tion4rorer, Unrisr. Sur
render hearts, surrender life, surren-
der everything. The great light keeps
burning, light kindled by the wood of
the cross, light flaming up against the
dark night of cur sin and sorrow. Oh,
let us surrender before the light goes
out. and with it our last opportunity
of making our peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, my
brother, talk about another chance;
this the supcrnal chance. In the