The Globe-republican., 1899-11-23

crisis has passed. II you had called
me yesterday. or this morning, could
have cured the patient. 1t Is too late
now; the crisis has passed" Just %
it Is in the spiritual treatment OF the
soul-there is q crisis.
There are some here who can re-
member instances in life when, II they
had bought q certain property, they
would have become very rich. A few
acres that would have cost them almost
nothing was offered them. They
refused them. After large
village or city sprung up on these
acres Of ground. and they see what .
mistake they made in not buying the
property. There was an opportunity
Of getting it. 1t never came back
again. And SO it is in regard to q
mans spiritual and eternal fortune.
There is a chance: II you let that go
perhaps 1t never comes back. Certain
~, that one never comes back.
A gentleman told me that at the bat
tie Of Gettysburg he stood upon .
height looking on upon the conflicting
armies. He said 1t was the most ex-
citing moment Of his life: now ono
army seeming to triumph and now tho
other After awhile the host wheeled
in such a way that he knew that In
five minutes the whole question would
be decided. He said the emotion was
almost unbearable. There is just such
a time today with you. The forces OF
light on one side. the forces Of death
on the other side. and In few mo-
ments the matter will be settled for
eternity.
There Is a time which mercy has
set for leaving port. II you are on
board before that. you will get pass
age for heaven. II you are not on
board you miss your passage Tor
heaven. As in law courts. case Is
sometimes adjourned from term to
term, and from year to year. till tho
bill of costs eats up the entire estate.
so there are men who are adjourning
the matter Of religion from time to
time, and from year to year. until
heavenly bliss is the bill OF costs the
man will have to pay for 1t.
Why defer this matter. oh. my dear
bearer? Have you any idea that sin
will wear out? That it will evaporate!
That it will relax its grasp? That you
may find religion as man accidentally
finds a lost pocketbook? All. no! No
man ever became a Christian by acct
dent. The embarrassments are all the
time increasing. The hosts Of dark
ness are recruiting. and the longer you
postpone this matter the deeper the
path will become. I ask those men
who are before me now whether in the
ten or fifteen years they have passed In
the postponement of these matters.
they have become any nearer God or
heaven l would not be afraid to
challenge this whole audience. so far
as they may not have found the peace
Of the gospel. in regard to the matter.
Your hearts, you are willing frankly to
tell me, are becoming harder and
harder, and that IL you come to Christ
1t will be more of an undertaking now
than it ever would have been before.
The throne Of judgment will soon be
set; and, if you have anything to do
toward your eternal salvation. you had
better do it now. for the redemption
Of your soul is precious. and it ceaseth
forever.
Oh, il men could only catch ono
glimpse Of Christ. know they would
love him! Your heart leaps at the
sight Of glorious sunrise or sunset.
Can you be without emotion as the sun
Of righteousness rises behind Calvary.
and sets behind Joseph's sepulchre?
He is a blessed Savior. Every nation
has its type Of beauty. There Is Ger
man beauty. and Swiss beauty, and
Italian beauty. and English beauty:
but care not in what land a man first
looks at Christ he pronounces him
chief among ten thousand and one
altogether lovely"