The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-06-06

fee. az least Abraham L willing = offor
him in The 23d chapter of Genesis
Sarah Is laid aside ia Che tomb. while in
the cath chapter The servant ig sent forth
to win "a bride for the son. TO is at least
q perfect illustration oil that New Tesla.
meut story where Christ was offered. the
only begottCn Son of God, where Israel
was rejected because they would not
come home The Holy Spirit, AS sory.
ant of God, .is calling forth from The
world a bride for the Son. This j. the
work of this generation. The Holy Spirit
is the one of whom Jesus spoke when He
said But when the Comforter Is come,
whom viii send unto you from Che
Father even the Spirit Of Truth. which
proceeded from the Father. Ile shah tcsti-
ly Of Me-" John l5. 26 One day we
shall meet the bridegroom, our eyes shall
see Him and The wedding feast shall be
spread. and all Heaven shall resoand with
the music Of that glad day
~.
wish in closing to take up the ap.
peal Of the Holy Spirit, and change the
text just a little bic and say TO you an,
"Wilt thou so with this Manw And [
refer 10 Christ as this Man He Is the
chiefest among ten thousand / bid YOU
come 90 Him who walked with men, ate
with sinners, smiled with little children,
wept with weary women and died with
sinful maliactors. "Wilt thou 60 with this
MANI You who are Christians I ask YOU
the question, for many of you have not
gone with Him, for How can two walk
together except they are agreed" And
if you win 60 with Him u must be IN
some better way than IN other days
First: You must share His opinion Of
men. He was always eycusing weakness,
always helping the distressed and ale
ways rebuking unklnd criticism. You may
need 20 forgive the man who injured
you Yesterday. for He did, and if you
would be like Him YOU must do the same.
"Wilt thou 20 with this MANI
Second He win lead you into The
homes where distress is taTrying, reliev-
ing embarrassment as when He made the
water into wine Driving the wolf from
the door as when He fed the multtudes.
You will need to give your money as well
as your sympathy. wilt thou 60 with
this Man" ] think / see Him treading
the streets Of or own city where dis
tress has gone before Him. There is
child with a heavy heart, and He stops
long enough to breathe a benedction OF
peace Yonder is a man upon the verge
Of despair, and this matches Savior OF
ours bids him come unto Him that he NAV
find rest. There is a woman whose chld
is dying whose mother is on the brink
Of Eternity, and He who spoke as never
man spake bids her listen as He says,
/ 81 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 he trods
] they are all perfectly well, This is His
! influence always. "Wilt thou 60 with
! this Man"
I 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
say, Deal kindly and truly with my
Master" BY His beautiful life wilt thou
60? BY His agony in the Garden, wilt
thou go? By His betrayal and His trial
of mocllery, wilt thou 60? BY His shame
full DEATH 1 ask YOU once again, wilt thou
go? His marred face and His bleeding
back, His breaking heart. His cry Of
agony, wilt thou 60 with this Man? He
hath trodden the wine press alone for
you; He was man of sorrows and ac-
quainted with grief for you. 1t is the
moment of crisis in your life. wilt
thou 90 with this Man" Answer and
answer it now as did Rebekah, 81 will
60" Oh, say it; say it, and the Devil
shall hear it and tremble the angels
shall hear it and shout for JOY. God Him
self shall hear it and shall rejoice with
Joy unspeakable.