Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-23

all along the coast and boats that can
hover unhurt like petrol over the wild
est surge and then. when the Mfeboat has
reached the, wreck of a ship N the ofting,
not allow the drowning to seize the life
line or take the boat for the shore in
safety? Shall God provide at the cost of
his only Sons assassination escape for a
sinking world and then turn a deaf ear to
the cry that comes up from the breakersf
Two Things TO Believe.
But" you say. "there are SO many
things | have TO believe anu 50 many
things in the shape Of creed that have
TO adopt that | am kept back. No, no.
You need believe but two things namely,
that Jesus Christ came into the world TO
save sinners agd that you ale one OF
them. aBut you say, II do believe
both of those things" Do you really
believe them with eli your hearty Yes
Why. then, You 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 heiress Of an
Inheritance tLat VIII declare dividends
froSu now until long after the stars are
dead Hallshliah. Prince of God, why
do you not come and take your coronetf
Princess of the Lord Almighty, why do
you not mount your throne? Pass up IN
to the light. Your boat is anchored, why
do you not so ashore? just plant y~dr
feet down hard, 4and you will feel lnder
them the Rock of Ages. | challenge the
universe for one instance in which man
IN the right Spirit appealed for the saliva
ton 81 the gospel and did not get IT..
| Man alive, are You going TO let all the
years Of your life go away with YOU with
| out your having this great peace, this
| glorious hope. this bright expectancy?
/ Are you going 10 let the pearl of great
| price in the dust atsyour feet because
| you are too indolent. or TOO proud 10 stoop
down and pick. & uf wiz you wear the
/ chain of evil habit when near by YOU is
4 the hammer that could with one stroke
snap the shaekle? Willsyou stay in the
/ prison Of sin when here is a gospel key
that could unlock your incarceration?
No, no,
As the one word Come has some
times brought many souls to Christ |
win try the experiment Of piling up into
a mountain and then send down in an
avalanche of power many of these gospel
1 kOiuGSs &Otnt lAAVA ahu al my AAoNSN
into the ark" Come unto me all We who
labor and are heavy laden, end will
give you rest" Come for all things
are now ready" 'tCome with us, and we
| will do you good Come and see"
1.-THE Spirit and the bride gay Come,
and let him that hearetn say Come aud
let him that is atEirst come The stroke
of one bell IL tower may be sweet, but
a score Of bells well tuned and eighty
lifted ard skillfuly swung in one great
chime fiji the heavens with music almost
celestial. And no one who has heard
the mighty chimes in the towers Of
Amsterdam or Client or Copenhagen can
forget them. Now, it seems to me that
in this Sabbath hour all heaven is chin.
ing, and the voices of departed friends
and kindred ring Gown the sky, saying
Come The angels who never fell
bending from sapphire thrones, are chant.
ing Come" Yea. all the towers OF
heaven, tower of martyrs, tower Of
prophets, tower of apostles, tower oil
evangelists, tower of the temple of ths
Lerd God and the Lamb, are Ginning
Come. Gomez Pardon for all and
peace for all and heaven for all who will
come.
When Russia was in one of her great
wars, the suffering of the soldiers hat
been long and bitter, and they We're wait
ing for the end of the strife. One day
messenger in great excitement ran anon.
the tents of the army shouting. Peace
Peace" The sentinel on guard asked
'Who says peace?" And the sick MAJ
turned on his hospital mattress ant
asked who says peace?" and all NJ
and down the eneampment of the Rus
SLAMS went the question. who says
peace?' Then the messenger responded
"The Gar says peace" That wal
enough. That means going home. Tha
meant the war was over. No mort
wounds and no more long marches. s.
to-day, as one of the Lords messengers
move through these great eicampment
of souls and cry: Peace between eartl
and heaven! Peace between God AM
man! Peace between your repenting sou
and a pardoning Lord!' If you ask me
WHO says peace?' l answer, Christ gu
King declares it" My peace give I'M
to your Peace of God that passed.
all understanding Everlasting peace!