The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-05-08

! him; in the 23d chapter of Genesis
| Sarah is laid aside in the tomo, While IN
the oath chapter the servant Is sent forth
| to win a bride for the son. 1t Is at least
perfect illustration of that New Iesta-
ment story where Christ was offered, tne
only begotten Son OF God, where l5rael
was rejected because they would not
! come home. The Holy Spirit, as serv-
ant of God, is calling forth from the
world a bride for the Son. This is the
work OF this generation. The Holy SPIRIT
! Is the one of whom Jesus spoke when lie
| said, But when the Comforter Is come,
whom l will send unto you from the
Father, even the Spirit OF Truth, whien
| proceeded from the Father, He shall testi-
iy OF Me" John Is: S. One day WE we
| stall meet the Bridegroom, our eyes shall
see Him and the wedding feast shall be
spread, and all Heaven shall resound with
| the music of that glad day.
I wish in closing to take up the ap-
| neal of the Holy Spirit, and change the
text Just a little bit and say to you all,
| wilt thou go with this Mani And
| refer to Christ as this Man. He IS the
chiefest among ten thousand: L BID you
come to Him who walked with men, ate
| with sinners, smiled with little children,
wept with weary women and died with
| sinful malfactors. "Wilt thou go with this
Mani" You who are Christians ask you
the question, for many Of You have not
gone with Him, for How can two walk
| together except they are agreed" And
! ii YOU will 20 with Him it must be IN
some better way than in other days.
First: You must share His OPINION OF
| men. He was always excusing weakness,
always helping the. distressed and al
ways rebuking unlind criticism; You may
| ha who INJURED
YOU Yesterday, for He did, and if you
| would be like Him you must do the same.
| "Wilt thou 90 with this Man,"
Second: He will lead you into the
homes where distress is tarrying, reliev-
inc embarrassment as when He made the
water into wine Driving the wolf from
the door as when He fed the multitudess;;
You will need to give your money as well
as. your sympathy. wilt thou go with
| this MANI" I think / see Him treading
| the streets of our own city where dis
tress has gone before Him. There Is
child with a heavy heart, and He stops
long enough to breathe benediction OF
peace. Yonder. is man upon the verge
| of despair, and this matchless Savior OF
ours bids him come unto Him that he may
| find rest. There is woman whose child
| is diving, whose mother is on the brink
| OF Eternity, and He VINO spoke as never
! man snake bids her listen as He says,
"I am the resurrection and the life"
| There is a celebrated picture which rep
| resents Jesus walking through the multi
tude. Before Him all the people, are dis
eased, while back of Him as ne trods
they are all perfectly well. This Is his
influence always. wilt thou go with
this Man,"
V.
| put it to all those Of you who are
not Christians, and bid you remember
that it is not an invitation to come to
| Christ simply but a command. and IN
! His name, after the manner of Eleazar, l
| saw, Deal kindly and truly with my
Master" By His beautiful life, wilt thou
go? By His agony in the Garden, wilt
thou 60? BY His betrayal and His tr7ai
of mockery, wilt thou go? BY His shame
| full death, 1 ask you once again. wilt thou
90? His marred face and His bleeding
| back, His breaking heart. His cry OF
agony. wilt thou go with this Man? He
| hath trodden the wine press alone, for
| YOU: He was a man of sorrows and ac-
ouainted with grief for you. 1t is the
moment of crisis in your llte. wit
thou 90 with this MAN. Answer, and
answer it now as did Rebekah, Il viii
| CO." Oh, say it,; say it, and the Devil
| Shall hear it and tremble, the angels
shall hear it and shou. for JOY. God Him
self shall hear it and shall rejoice with
| JOY unspeakable.
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