Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-02

OF tpSt star Ante toN 1t-H~
Those who follow the advice of this
!. orld in time OF perpiexity are in
fearful round. for il is one bewildered
soul following another bewildered
soul. aud only those who have in such
time got their eye on the morning star
of our Christian faith can find their
way out or be strong enough TO lead
others with an all-persuaSive invita-
ton.
But" says some one. 'you Christian
people keep telling us TO come yet
YOU DO not tell US how Go come" That
charge shall not De true on this occa-
sion. Come behevingi Come repent
ingl Come praying! After all that God
has been doing for six thousand years,
sometimes through patriarchs and
sometimes through prophets and at
last through the elimination OF all the
tragedies on Golgotha, can anyone
think that God will not welcome your
coming? VIII a father at vast outlay
construct mansion for his son and
Law out parks white with statues and
green With foliage and all a-sparkle
with fountains and then not allow his
son 10 live in the house or walk IN the
parks? Has God built this house OF
Gospel mercy and will lie then refuse
entrance 20 His children VIII gov
/ eminent at great expense build life
p saving stations all along the coast ana
& boats that can hover unhurt like
/ petrol over the widest surge and then,
when the lifeboat has reached the
! wreck Of q ship In the ofiing. not allow
/ the drowning TO seize the life line or
/ take the boat for the shore I'm safety
Shall God provide al the cost OF His
only Sons assassination escape for
sinking world and then turn a deaf
ear 20 the cry that comes up from the
breakers
But" you say. there are so many
things 1 have 20 believe and SO many
things I'm the shape OF a creed that L
have 10 adopt that am kept back
No. no, You need believe but two
things-namely. that Jesus Christ
came into the world TO save sinners
and that YOU are one OF them but.
YOU SAY. Il do believe both OF those
| things" Do YOU really believe them
with an Your hearth Yes" Why,
+ then-yoE have passed from death into
/ life. Why. then. YOU are son or a
. daughter Of the Lord Almighty. Why,
: then. YOU are an heir or an heircss OF
s an Inheritance that will declare diNi-
, bends from now until long after the
. | stars are dead. Haleluiahi Prince Of
To- God, why do YOU not come and take
your coronet2 Princess Of the Lord
q Almighty. why do Won not mount your
T. throne2 Pass up into the light. Your
, boat Is anchored. Why DO you not go
Q ashore2 just plant your feet down
q hard. and YOU will feel under them the
e Rock OF Ages. 1 challenge the uni
.e verse for one instance IL which a man
e IN the right spirit appealed for the sal
= walton OF the Gospel and did not get a.
II / Man alive, are YOU going 20 let all The
,r years Of your life 60 away with yot
ID. without Your having this great peace
.o I this glorious hope. this bright expect
,l ancv? Are YOU going 90 let the pear
n OF great price lie in the dust al YOU
feet because YOU are too INDECENT O
up too proud 20 Stoop down and pick
- ! up? VIII YOU wear the chain OF evi
liz habit when near by You is the hamme
ri | that could with one stroke snap th
10 shacklc2 Will YOU stay in the prison @
sn sin when here is Gospel key TIA
b, could unlock your incarceration
ho No. no.
er AS the one word Come" has som,
ma times brought many souls TO Christ,
tie will try the experiment Of piing u
or into a mountain and then send dow
vel iu an avalanche OF power many
.at these Gospel Comes" Come ths
All aud all Thy house into the ark" Con
Tor unto me an We who labor and are hea'
in laden. and will give YOU rest Com
for all things are now ready" Con
90 with US. and We will do you good
Come and see" The Spirit and a
me bride say Come and let him that hea
II. eth say Come and let him that
.fy athlrst come" The stroke OF one b.
al in tower may lee sweet, but SEQ
rtv OF bells well tuned and rightly lift
I, in and skillfully swung in one gre
oee chime fill the heavens with music
,ee most celestial. And no one who b
cen heard the mighty chimes in the towS
=, OF Amsterdam or Client or Copenhag
In can forget them. Now, it seems TO
and that in this Sabbath hour all HeaV
~ is Ginning. and the voices of depart
.ose friends and kindred ring down the 81
or saving: "Come!" The angels "
.bst never fell, bending from saPPh
and thrones, are chanting: "COme!" y
This all the towers of Heaven, tower
,een martyrs, tower Of prophets. tower
for apostles. tower OF evangelists. tov
our OF the temple Of the Lord God and
ne" Lamb. are Ginning: "COmel Com
are Pardon for all and peace for all 1
ust- Heaven fot all who will come.
and when Russia was in one OF her or
God wars the suffering of the soldiers
Z, or been long aod bitter, and they ~
cart ,s,ftipr, Tor the end OF he strife.