The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-01
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yvopyrlght, 1901. by Louis Klopsch, n. x II
f0T lg5Ig Washington, Oct. ~.
3 In this discourse DR.. Talmage calls
all people to. gladness and opens al
tho doors Of expectancy; texts, cen
esis VII, 1S, "Come;" Revelations xNll.,
,n7, "Come."
Imperial, tendar and all persuasive
Is the word Come" Six hundred and
seventy eight times it is found in the
Scriptures. 1t stands at the front
gate Of tho Bible as III my first text,
Inviting antediluyiuns into Noah's ark.
and it stands at tho other gate OF the
Bible as III my second text, inviting
the ostdiluvians Of all later ages
into the ark of Saviour's mercy
"Come" is only word Of four let
tiers, but IL Is the queen Of words.
\. and nearly the entire nation OF eng
\ sGlish voca bulary bows TO its sceptcr.
% Ut is an ocean into which empties 10,-
900 rivers Of meaning. Other words
y drive, but this bcckons. All moods of
feeling hath that word Come"
Sometimes it woeps and sometimes it
laughs. Sometimes it prays, some
\ times it tempts, and sometimes it de-
stroys 1t sounds from tho door of
the church and from tho scraglios Of
sin, from the gates Of Heaven and
the gates Of hell. 1t Is connuent and
accrcscent OF all power. 1t is tho heir
ess Of most Of the past and the al
moner Of most Of the future. "Come!"
f You may pronollnco it SO that all the
heavens will be heard in it's cadencos
or pronounce 1t SO that all tho woes
Of time and eternity shall rcvcrberate
in it's ono sylla BILE. It is on tho lip
Of saint and pronigate. 1t is the
mighticst OF all solicitnnts either for
good or bad.
To-day I woigh anchor and haul in
the plahks and set sail on that great
word, although 1 am suro will not
be able to reach the farther shore.
~ will let down the fathorning line
into this sea and try to measure it's
depths, and, though 1 tie together all
tho cables and cordagc havo on
board, will not be able to touch bot
tom. All the power Of tho Christian
raligion Is In that word, Come" Tho
dictatorial and oonmepdatory in re-
ligion are Of no evail. The impora-
tive mood }s not the appropriate
mood when we would have people saw
ingly impressed. They may be
coaxod but they cannot bo driven.
Our hearts are like our homes; at
friendly knock the door will be
h opened, but an attempt to force open
our doors would land tho assniIant
In prison. Our theological Seminaries,
which keep young men three years in
their curriculum before launching
them into tho ministry, will do we'll
II In SO short q timo they can teach
y che candidates for tho holy Office how
to say with right emphasis and into
nation and power that one word,
"Come!" That man who has such
efficiency in Christian work and that
woman who has such power to per-
suado people to quit tho wrong aud
begin the right went through series
Of losses, bercavcments, prosecutions
and the trials Of 30 or so years bo-
fore they could make it triumph Of
grace every time they uttered the
word "Come,"
You must remember that in MANY
cases our Come" has mightier
Come" to conquer before it has any
effect at nll. just give mo tho accu-
rate census, tho statistics Of how
many are down in fraud, in drunken
ness, in gambling, in impurity or in
vice OF any sort, and I will give you
the accurate census or statistics Of
how many have been slain by tho
q word come" Come and click wine
glasses with me at this ivory bar"
Come and see what we can win at
this gaming table" "Come enter
with me this doubtful specula tion!"
Come with me and read those in
hdel tracts on Christianity" "Comc
with mo toa place OF bad amuse-
>ment." Come with me In gay bout
through the underground life Of the
city" 1t in this city thore are 10000
who arc down In moral character.
then 10000 fell under tho power Of
the word Come" was reading Of
wife whose husband had been over
thrown by strong drink, and sho went
to the saloon where he was ruined.
and she said: "Giye me back INV
husband" And the bartender. point
Ing to maudlin and battered man
browsing in the corner Of the bar
room, said: "Thcre he is. Jim. ,yalfa
up; here's your wife como for. YOU"
And the woman said: "Do YOU call
chat my husband? What have Won
been doing with him? Is that the
manly brow, Is that the clear eve.
10 that the noble heart, That l mar
ried? What vile drug have you riyen
him that has turned him into a iend?
Take your tiger claws OF Of him.
Uncoil those serpent folds Of evil
habit that are crushing him. Give mo
back my husband, the one with whom
stood at tho altar ten years ago.
Give him back to me-" Victim was
he, as many millions Of others have
been, Of the word "Come!"
Now we want all the world over
90 harness this word for good as
others have harnessed 1t for evil, and
1t will draw the five continents and
tho neas between them-yea, it will
& rew tho whole earth back to God
from whom 1t hrs wandered. It is
that wooing and persuasive word that
Will lead men to give up. their sins.
Was skeptioism ever brought into
love Of the truth by an ebullition Of
hot words against infldelity? Was
ever the blasphomer stopped in his
oaths by denunolntion OF blasphamy? I?
Was over the drunkard weaned from
his cups by the Temperance lecturers
mimicry Of staggering step and hic-
cough? No. 1t was, "Como with