The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-30
sIsirh was following the runner Of

the north >:a:. which W2s pterng
through the night. and by l:e direction
% th-t star j!:ey got home &galn.
Those who follow The aGNice O. this
wor!G IL timc Of perp.sNity arc in .
fearful round. for il is one bewi.dered
soul following another bewi,derec
soul, and only those who have IN such
time got their eye Oh the morning star
of our Christian faith can find their
way out or be strong enough 10 lead
others with an aE-pscSua&ive invita-
ton.
But" says some one, YOU Christian
people keep telling us 70 come Yet
you co rot tell Us how TO come. That
charge shall not De true on this occa-
sion. Come believing. Come repent
ing! Come praying. After a.l that God
has been doing for six ,houssEd years,
sometimes through patria-chs and
sometimes through prophets and at
last through the elimination Of al the
tragedies on Goigotha, can anyone
think that Goa Will not welcome your
coming? VIII father at vast outlay
construct q mansion for his son and
lay out parks white with statues and
green with foliage and al s~sparkle
with fountains and then not sl!cw mis-
son 10 i've in the house or walk n the
parks? Has God built tbs house. Of
Gospel mercy and VIII He then refuse
entrance to Els children? VIII gov
e-pnent at great expense build lie
saving stations az a.ong the coast and
boats that can hover uahurt like .
petrol over the widest surge and then,
when the lifeboat has reached the
wreck OF ship in the ofdrS. not allow
the drowning to seize the lie line or
take the boat for the shore in safety?
Shall God provide at the cost OF Els
only Sons assassination escape fer a
sinking world and then turn a scsf
ear to the cry that comes up frsa the
breakers?
But" you say. there are so H=any
things I have TO believe esS So Ds.2y
things in the shape OF e-ecG lAat I
have to adept thal az Kept back
No, no. Iou need believe bu: two
thiogs-nanely, that Jesus Christ
came into the world to save sisners
and that you are o-e Of them. "6ut,"
Won say, II Go believe both Of those
things" Do you really believe them
with all your heart? Yes" Why,
then, you have passed from death i2ts
life. Why, then. You are sen or
daughter Of the Lord Almighty. Why,
then, you are an heir er az heireSs Of
an inheritance that will Gec!are 6iYi-
denGs from now until long after the
stars are dead. Eallelu.ish! Prince Of
God, why 60 you no. come and take
your coronet? Princess OF the Lord
Almighty. why do you not mount your
throne? Pass up iato the light. Your
boat Is anchored, why co you not go
ashore? Just plant your feet down
hard, and you will feel under them the
Rock OF Ages. l challenge the vLi-
verse for one instance in which man
in the right spirit appealed for the sal
vation of the Gospel and did ret get it.
Man alive, are you going to let all the
years of your life go away with you
without your having this great peace,
this glorious hope, this bright expect
ancy? Are you going to let the pearl
of great price lie in the dust at your
feet because you are too INDECENT or
too proud to stoop down ard 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
sbackle? VIII you stay in the prisei Of
sin when here is Gospel key that
could unlock your Incarceration?
No, no!
AS the one word Come" has some
times brought many souls &c Christ, I
will try the experiment OF Pi!tng eP
into q mountain and then send down
il az avalanche OF power Eaay Of
these Gcspe. Comes" Come thou
and al thy house into tho ark" Come
unto me all ye who labor and are heavy
laden. and 1 will give you rest Gene,
for all things are now ready" Come
with US, and we will Go you gcod."
Come and see" The Spirit a2d the
bride say Come, and let him that hear
eth say Come and let him that is
athirst come" The stroke Of one bell
in a tower may De sweet, but score.
Of bells well tuned and rightly lifted
and skillfully swung in one great
chime Hli the heavens with music al
most celestial. And no one who has
heard the mighty chimes in the towers
ofAmsterdam or Ghent or Copenhagen
can forget them. Now, it seems to nae
that in this Sabbath hour all Heaven
| is Ginning. and the voices Of departed
friends and kindred ring down the sky,
saying: Come The angels who
never fell, bending frsm sapphire
thrones, are chanting: Come" Yea,
sll the towers OF Heaven, tower Of
martyrs, tower of prophets, tower Of
apostles, tower of evaDge.istS. tower
Of the temple Of the Lord God ard the
Lamb, are Ginning: Come! Come"
Pardon for al ard peace for al and
Heaven for al who will come.
When Russia was IL oae Of her great
wars the suffering Of the soldiers had
been long s2d bitter, and they were
waiting for the end OF the strife. One
lay s messenger il great excitement
ran among the tents Of the army,
shouting: Peace. Peace" The sem
tinel on guard asked: Who says
peace?" AND the sick man turned on
his hospital mattress and asked: Who
says peace?" and al up and down the
encampmeHt of the Russians went the
question: WHO says psace?" Then
the messenger responded: TIE car
says peace Tha; was enough. That
meant going hcmc. That mean, he
war was over. No more WOUNDS end
no more long marches. SO to-day. IS
one OF the Lords messengers. / more
through these great encam?nca;s O.:
souls ard cry: Peace between earth
ana Heaven, Peace between Geo a!.I
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