Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25
Slain by the Word "cOme.v


You must remember that in many cases
our Come" has a mightier Come" to
conquer before it has any effect at all.
Just give me the accurate census, the
statistics of how many are down in
fraud, in drunkenness, in gambling, in
impurity or in vice of any sort. and |
VIII give you the accurate census or sta
tistics Of how many have been slain by
the word Come" Come and click
wineglasses with me at this ivory bar"
Come and see what we can win at this
gaming table," "COme. enter with me
this doubtful speculation Come with
me and read those iAfidel tracts on Chris
tianity." Come with me to a place Of
bad amusement" Come with me in a
gay bout through the underground life
Of the city" If in this city there are
twenty thousand who are down in moral
character, then twenty thousand fell I'M
der the power of the word "Come"
was reading of a wife whose husband
had been Overthrown by strong drink,
and she went to the saloon where he was
ruined, and she said, "Give me back my
husband" And the bartender, pointing
to maudlin and battered man browsing
in the corner Of the barroom, said;
There he is. Jim, wake up; here's your
wife come for you" And the woman
said: do you call that my husband?
What have you been doing with him?
Is that the manly brow, is that the clear
eye, is that the noble heart, that mar
riedF What vile drug have you given him
that has turned him into a fiend? Take
your tiger claws off Of him. Uncoil those
serpent folds Of evil habit that are crush
ing him. Give me back my husband.
the one with whom | stood at the altar
ten years ago. Give him back to me-"
Victim was he, as many millions Of 9th
ers have been. Of the word Gomez
Now we want all the world over to
harness this word for good as others have
harnessed 1t for evil, and it will draw the
i've continents and the seas between
them-yea, it will draw the whole earth
back to God from whom II has wandered,
1t is that wOoing and persuasive word
that will lead men to give up their sins
Was skepticism ever brought into love of
] the truth by an ebullitiOn OF hot words
against intidelityI Was ever the bias.
/ phemer stopped In his Oaths by denuncia-
ton Of blasphemyI Was ever the drunk.
ard weane,i from his cups by the TEN.
perance lecturers mimicry Of staggering
! step and hic'rugh? No. Ii was: Come
with me TO church today and hear our
| singing" Come and let me introduce
| you to a Christian man whom you will
be sure to admire;" Come with me into
associations that are cheerful and good
and inspiring" Come with me into joy
such as you never before experienced"
Mnde Right with God.
With that word which has done so
much for others ] approach you todoy
Are you all right with God! mo" you
say, Il think not; lam sometimes alarmed
when / think Of Kim; fear | will not
be ready to meet him In the last day; my
heart is not right with God" Come then
and have II made right. Through tho
Christ who died to save you, come! What
is the use in waiting? The longer you
wait the farther off YOU are and the deep
er you are down. Strike out for heaven
You remember that few years ago 6
steamer called the Princess Alice, with 6
crowd of excursionists aboard, sank il
the Thames, aud there was an awfu
sacrifice of life. A boatman from tn,
shore put o:lt for the rescue, and he haC
a big boat, and he got it so full it woulC
not hold another person, and as he laiC
hold Of the oars to pull for the shore
leaving hundreds helpless and drowning
he cried out, "Oh, that l had a bigger
boatp Thank God that am not thu
limited and that l can promise room To-
all in this gospel boat. Get in; get in
And yet there is room. Room in tn
heart of a pardoning God. Room ii
hoo