The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-25
..HO Or DDS CHILDREN.
"a Warm Welcome Awaits Those
Who Faithfully Serve Him.
I 8Ds, Talnaago . Tells what tho True
DiAotpIe OF Christ May Hxpeot
4 sn the Next World = saa-
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tcopyrlsas, 1900. BY Louis xiop.oh. N. rs

1SCopyrlght. 1900 BY Louis Klopsoh. N. ~
l'55 i, f \, 81 Washington. Jan. Is. y
q In very novel why DR. Talmage in
this discourse dcsori bes what may bo
expected IN the next world by those
who hero bond all their energies in
che right direction; text. II Peter
III: ''For SO an entrance shall bo
,ministered unto you abundantly."
s. Diiferent styles Of welcome at the
gate of Heaven are here suggested.
We all hope to enter that supernal
scapital through the grace that Is
ready TO save even tho chief Of sin
ners. But not now. No man healthy
OF body and mind wants to go now.
The man who hurla himself out of
*his lifo 10 either on agnostic Or is
domonted or Ands life insnfferable
and does not care where he lands.
Thia is the. best world wo ever got
got into, and we want to stay here
gae long aD God will let us stay. But
when tho last page OF the volume OF
cur earthly lifO is ended we want en-
rollment in Heavenly citizenship. We
want to get in easily. We do not
went to be challenged at the gate and
asked to show our passports. We do
TO whether we ought to go In at all.
Wo do not want to be kept in the
portioo OF tho temple until consulta-
$ion is mado as to where we camo
from and who we are and whether
1t is sofo to admit us, lest we bo q
ddBoord In the etornal harmonies CT
lower tho spirit Of Heavenly worship.
When the apostle Peter in the text
addresses tho people: "For 80 On en-
trance shall be administered unto
you abundantly," no implies tha.
some Will fnd admission into Heaven
easy, rapturous and acclamatory,
while others will have to squeeze
through the gate OF Heaven. if they
get In at all. They will arrive anx-
tou0 and excited and apprehensive and
Wondering whether It will be "Comel"
or "Gol" The Bible speaks of suoh
persons as "scarcely saved" and in
another plaoc as '''saved as by Aro,'
and In another place az escaped "by
tho skin Of tho teeth"
Carrying out tho suggestion OF my
toxt. propose to show you what
alasseR Of Christians will get into
Heaven with e hard push and those
who wsI Bound in amid salutations
Snhnito. In the Arst class put that
man who gete into the kingdom OF
God at the close Of ~lifo al Giyen
TO worldliness and sin. Years ago he
medo the resolution that he would
serve himsolf and servo the world un-
~ inI II
cd and then, just before going out OF
y this lifo, would seek God and pre-.
pare to enter Heaven. He carries ou,
his resolution. He genuinely repents
She last day or tho last hour or the
4 last minute of his life. He takes the
last seat in the last car Of the las,
train bound Heavenward His re
leased and immortal spirit ascends
Not ono wing bears down toward him
with a welcome. No sign of gladnese
\ at his arrival. Mono there obligat ted
4 60 him for kindness done or aims cd IS
I tributed or spiritual help admins
tered. he will find some place K
\ ntay, but 4 do not envy that man hi.
u Heaven. Ho got In, but it was not
4 an abundant entrance. 81
8 Sometimes in our pulpits we CIV.
& q wrong turn to the story OF the
3 dying thief to whom Christ said
#''yAfis day shalt thou he with me If
Paradise" We ought to admire tn,
mercy Of Christ that pardoned him II
the last hour, but do not let us nd
miro tho dying thief. When he wa.
arrested, I think his pockets were full
of stolen coin, and the coat he hac
on his back was not his own, Ht
stole right on until he was arrested
Gor his crimes. he repented, and
4 through great mercy arose to Para.
disc. but he was no example to fol-
low. What gigantic meanness to
devote tho wondrous equipment Of
brain and nerve and muscle and bono
with which we are endowed, these
miraoles OF sight and hearing and
speech, to purposes unworthy or pro
fano, and then, through hasty repent
ance at tho last, enter Heaveni
Cheating God all ones lifetime and
Shon taking advantage Of a bankrupt
law and made free Of all liabilities.
should think that some mon would
bo ashamed to enter Heaven or would
prefer some medium place in the wide
universe where the palaces are not
so effulgent and the trees bear not
moro than six instead of twelve man
ner Of fruits and tho social life Is not
10 exalted.
Again, tho bigot will not have what
my text calle an abundant entrance
Ho has his bedwarfed opinion az t1
what oil must believe and do in order
TO gain celestial residence. He has his
creed in ono pocket and his catechisu
In another pocket, and it may be q
good creed and a good oatechism, but
ho uses them as sharp swords against
those who will not accept his theories
Xon must be baptized in hia way o,
como to him through apostolic sucoea
eion or be foreordaineu OF eternity, OF
you are in an awful way. He shrlvels
up and shriycls up and becomes more
oplenetio until the time Of his depar.
Suro 10 at hand. He has enough OF
tho salt Of grace to save him, hut his
entrance into Heaven will be some.
thing worth'Wa tching What do the,
want with him in Heaven, where they
have all gone into eternal catholicity
ono grand commingling Of Methodist.
and Baptists and Episcopalians ant
xutheranB and Conguegationalists ant
Presbyterians and score OF other de
nominations just as good 40 any
have mentioned? They all join in tn.
II His Stomach Removed