Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-10-31

| like the faith Displayed wears ago in
Drury lane. London. in an humble home
out and kindly soul entered with tea
and other table supplies and found a tst
tie on the FIRE ready for the tea. The
benevolent lady said How is that YOU
have the kettle ready for the tea when
YOU had no tea in the house, AMI the
would have me mt the kettle on the fire
and when I said. What Is the use OF
dong so when we have nothing IN the
house" she said: Nv child. God will pro-
vide. Thirty years He has already pro-
vided for me through all rain and help
starve at last. He will send US help
though we do net see how We have been
waiting all dav for sonnet hing to come.
bit until we saw vou we knew rot how
It was To come" Such things the world
nav call condolences, bat ] call them
DO not hear of them. they ere occurring
every hour of every day and in all parts
OF Christen1on.
Those who follow the advice of this
word in time of perp!exitv arr in fear
ful round. for it Is one bewildered soul
o1iv those who have IN such time got
their eve on the morning star of
Christian faith can find their way ont or
b. strong enough to lead others with an
all persuasive invitation.
'But." SAYS some one, You Christian
neop,e keen telling Us to come vet YOU
do not tel Us how to come That
charge shall not be true on this occaeion.
Come he.ievngi Come repnntingi Come
nravinP, After all that God has been
doing for COCO years. sometimes through
Datriarchs and sometimes through rro-
nhets and at last through the crlmiua-
ton OF al the tragedies or Go,gotha. can
thi-,l +hot t>J will 'pO,nn
vour coming? VIII father at vast out
lay construct mansion for his son and
lay out parks white with statues and
Green with foliage and al a-sparh,e with
fountains ard then not allow his son to
live in the house or walk in the parks?
Has God huiit this house of gospel mercy
and will He then refuse entrance to His
children? VIII n Government at great
expense build life-saving stations all
along the coast, and boats that can hover
nnhurt Ike a petrol over the widest
surge and then. when the hfeboat has
reached the wreck of a ship in the offing.
not allow the drowning to seize the life
line Or take the boat for the shore III
safety? Shall God provide at the cost of
his only Sons assassination escape for
sinking world and then turn deaf ear to
the cry that comes uD from the breakers:
But" voa say, there are so many
things I have to believe and so many
things in the shape OF creed that | have
to adopt that | am kept back No, no!
You need believe but two things-name.
~, that Jesus Christ came into the world
to save sinners and that YOU are one OF
them. But" you say, 81 do believe both
| OF those things" Do YOU really believe
them with all your heart2 yes" Why,
then, YOU have passed from death into
| life. Why. then. You are a son or
daughter of the Lord ALMIGHTY. Why,
| then, you are an heir or an heiress OF an
| inheritance that will declare dividends
| from now until long after the stars are
| dead. Halleiuiah! Prince OF God why
| do you not come and take your coronet?
| Princess of the Lord Almighty, why do
into the light. Your boat is anchored,
why do You rot go ashore? Just plant
| Your feet hard down, and YOU will feel
under them the Rock Of Ages.
challenge the universe, for one in
appealed for the salvation of the gospel
and did not get it, Man alive, are you
going to let ell the years of your life GO
| away with You without your having this
great peace. this glorious hope, this bright
| expectancy!
Are YOU going to let the pearl OF great
price lie i'll the dust at your feet because
| you are too indolent or too proud to
stoop down and pick it up? viii you
wear the chain of evil habit when near
| by you is the hammer that could with
one stroke snap the shackle? viii you
! stay in the prison of sin when here is a
| gospel key that could unlock your lncar-
| ceration? No, no.
As the one word Come has some
times brought many souls to Christ, l
| will try the experiment OF piling up into
a mountain and then send down in an
avalanche OF power many of these gospel
into the ark" Come unto Me, all ye
who labor and are heavy laden, and L
will give you rest" Come. for all things
are now ready" Come with us, and we
will do You good" Come and see;'
The Spirit and the bride say come,
and let him that heareth say come, and
let him that is athirst come The
stroke OF one bel IN a tower may be
sweet, but score of bells we'll tuned
and rightly lifted and skilifully swung in
one great chime fill the heavens with
music almost celestial. And no one who
! has heard the mighty chimes in the tow
ers OF Amsterdam OF Client or Copenha-
gen can forget them. Now, it seems to
me chat in this Sabbath hour all heaven
is Ginning. and the voices of departed
friends and kindred ring down the sky,
| saying, Gomez
wars, the suffering of the soldiers had
been long and bitter. and they were wait
ing for the end of the strife. One day a
| messenger in great excitement ran among
! the tents of the army shouting, "Peacel
! Peace." The sentinel on guard asked,
"Who says peace" And the sick soldier
asked. who says 'peace%" And all up
aud down the encampment of the Rus
slams went the question, 'Who says
peace" Then the messenger respond
ed, The Gar says peace That was
enough. That meant going home. That
! meant the war was over. No more
wounds and no more long marches. So
to-day, as one of the Lords messengers,
| move through these great encampments
Of sous and cry: Peace between earth
end heaven! Peace between God and
and pardoning Lord" Ii You ask me.
Who says peace" I answer, Christ our
King declares it." MY peace / give unto
you!" Peace OF God that passeth all
understanding! Everlasting peace!