Milford chronicle., 1901-10-25

Why, then, you have passed from death
into life. Why, then, you are a son or
a daughter of the Lord Aimighty. 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. HaIleluiahl Prince of God, why
do you not come and take your cOrOnet?
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 90 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 saliva
ton of the gospel and did not get it.
Man alive. are you going to bet all the
years of your life 90 away with you with
out your having this great peace, this
glorious hope, this bright expectancy?
Are you going to let the pearl of great
price lie in the dust at your feet because
you 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 gospel key
that could unlock your Incarceration?
No. no!
As the one word Come. has some
times brought many souls to Christ, ]
will try the experiment Of piling 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 | 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 bell in a tower may be sweet, but
score of bells well 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 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 down the sky, saying,
| "Comew The angels who never fell.
bending from sapphire thrones, are chant
! ing Gomez Yea, all the towers of
] 49, N"' 1o"NA Va huAAgEbs DOWeE OF
prophets, tower of apostles, tower of
eyangelists, tower of the temple of the
Lord 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 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, Peace
| Pe0ee! The sentinel on guard asked
"WhO says peaceY And the sick mar
turned on his hospital mattress and
asked, who says peaceT and all III
and down the encampment Of the Rus
slams went the question, "Who says
peace" Then the messenger responded
"rhe car says peace" That wa.
enough. That meant going home. Thai
meant the war was over. No NOR,
wounds and no more long marches. S,
today, as one Of the Lords messengers
| move through these great encampment
/ Of souls and cry: peace between eartl
/ and heaven! Peace between God an,
man! Peace between your repenting sou
and a pardoning Lord!' If you ask me
"WhO says peace?' l answer, Christ on
King declares It," my peace give un
to youw "Peace Of God that passed.
! all understandings Everlasting peacel
copyright. 1901. Louis Klopsch, N. "