Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

things in the shape of a creed that have
to adopt that l am kept back" No. no!
You need believe but two thngs-namcly,
that Jesus Christ came into the world to
save sinners and that you are one of
them. But" you say, II do believe
both of those things" Do You really
believe them with all your heart? ~ es.
Why, then, you have passed from death
into life. Why, then, you are son or
n 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. Halleluah Prince of God, why
do you not come and take your coronct!
Princess of the Lord Almighty, why do
you not mount your throneI Pass up in
to the light. Your boat is anchored, why
do YOU not 20 ashore? Just plant your
feet down hard. and you will feel under
them the Rock of Ages. l challenge the
universe for one instance in which man
in the right spirit appealed for the saiva-
ton of the gospel and did not get it.
Man alive, are you going TO lct all tne
years of your life go away with you with
out your having this great peace, TINS
glorious hope, this bright expectancy?
price lie in the dust at your feet because
Won are too indolent or too proud to stoop
down and pick it up? Will you wear the
chain of evil habit when near by you is
the hammer that could with one stroke
snap the shackle? Will you stay in the
prison of sin when here is IA gospel key
that could unlock your incarceration
No, no!
As the one word "Comc" has some
times brought many souls to Christ, |
will try the experiment of pillng up into
mountain and then send down in an
avalanche Of power many of these gospel
Comes" Come thou and all thy house
into the ark" Come unto me all We 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 Spilst and the bride say Come,
and let him that heareth say Come and
let him that is athirst come" The stroke
of one bell in tower may be sweet but
q score OF bells we'll tuned and rightly
lifted and skillfully swung in one great
chime fill the heavens with music almost
celestial. And no one who has heard
the mighty chimes in the towers oi
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 fricnd'
and kindred ring down the sky, sayint
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 o.
evangelists. tower of the temple of the
Lord God and the Lamb, are Ginning
"Come! Come Pardon for all an,
peace for all and heaven for all who vii
come.
When Russia was in one Of her grea
wars. the suffering of the soldiers In,
been long and bitter. and they We're wait
ing for the end of the strife. One day
messenger in great excitement ran anoni
the tents of the army shouting, Peace
Peace The sentinel on guard asked
"Who says pcace?' And the sick ma,
turned on his hospital mattress an,
asked, "Who says peace: and all NJ
and down the encampnent of the Rus
slams went the question, 'Who say
peace?" Then the messenger responded
The ear says peace That wa
enough. That meant going home. Tha
meant the war was over. No NOR
wounds and no more long marches. y
today, as one of the Lords messenger
! move through these great encampment
of souls and cry: Peace between cart
and heaven Peace between God an
man. Peace between your repenting sol
and a pardoning Lord If you ask me
"Who SAYS peacc?" answer, Christ on
King declares it," MY peace | give III