The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-08-23

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me, az ought to know. i used to lire
near Holmesville and have been orer
the road hundreds Of times" He ten
proceeded to give me instructions and
describe landmarks along the way
which / afterwards found were cor
rect and made the way perfectly GER
| tain before me. Roads look good
deal alike sometimes, and 1t is hard to
strike the right one unless we secure
directions from reliable guide--one
who has been over the road we ara
travelling and knows to what point it
leads. We have a Guide Book furnished
us, but we need Leader. The day
got on the wrong road TO Holmesvillo
had my guide book with me, but
found needed some one who knew the
way to help me use 1t. So II is with the
one travelling the Narrow Way. Not
only does he need Guide Book but
Leader. In order to enter the Mar
row Way one has to seek for the Strait
Gate. 1t is easy to get on one of the
many paths of the Broad Way and
imagine one is going safely on the
Narrow Way. To really get on the
Narrow Way one has to pass Through
the Strait Gate, and to do this one
must needs meet the great Leader.
Christ, who will assure the heart that
1t is on the right road and point out
the way, every inch Of which He has
been over.
Chance never takes one through the
Strait Gate into the Narrow Way.
When one is about to start upon q
journey, the road is selected and tho
time Of the starting of the train
learned. IL is not mere chance that
takes you to the right depot and
places you aboard the train going to
the point you wish to reach. With
definite purpose you lay all your
plans and so successfully reach the
destination desired. So is it with one
| who travels the Narrow Way. The
| soul believes the declaration of the
Guide Book that it is the only road
eternal life. Thought is then taken
how to enter the right road, and tho
Guide Book again faithfully directs
the soul to the Straight Gate. AS one
cannot travel over a railroad without
ticket or pass, so one seeking to pass
over the Narrow Way must obtain
| properly accredited credentials. These
consist of full and free pass signed
with the precious blood of Jesus
Christ and certified to by God the Fa-
ther. To pass through the Strait Gate
and obtain one of these precious
passes, which insures for one safe
journey and certainty of eternal life,
one must come as penitent and have
the travel-stained garments of sin re-
moved and be clothed upon with tho
righteousness of Jesus Christ. For our
Guide Book declares that "all our
righteousness are as filthy rags"
and that only the blood of Jesus Christ
| is efficacious to cleanse from all sin.
| In addition to this, the human will
must be surrendered and the DIVING
will of God accepted as the ruling fac.
| tor in the life.
entirely in the life of the one who
has entered the Strait Gate and
started upon the Narrow Way.
But very few yield perfect obedience
| to the will of God, and as
n result the soul gets OF
into the many bVpaths which
are met with In the way. These by
paths seem at first to parallel the Mar
row Way and appear pleasant to
travel. One feels freer and the road
smoother sometimes when seeking
ones own will and not exactly fol-
lowing Christ Jesus, the Leader, over
the hard and rougher portions Of the
Narrow Way. But the smooth and
pleasant bypath which seems to skirt
| the difficult places in the road Is but
a snare, and before long leads the
soul into darkness and Doubling Cas-
tie. Then 1t is hard work to get back
| to the Narrow Way again. But our
| Guide Book comes to our relief, and
| we read: "If we confess our sins, He
is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins and cleanse us from all unright-
| eousness."
way as near to the Narrow Way AZ
1t can, and by its worldly attractions
tries to lure the soul from the right
path. All kinds of assurances are
given that the soul can enjoy the
fruits of sin for season and get back
upon the right road at last. But our
Guide Book declares that che that
putteth his hand to the plow and look
eth back Is not At for the Kingdom
| of Heaven" And on the other hand,
we hear Jesus say: "Those that Thou
gavest me have kept, and none Of
them Is lost" II we really belong to
| Him He follows us into the bypaths
| of sin, and when we have come to our
selves, as did the prodigal son, He
leads us back to the Narrow Way.
Dear friend, have you wandered from
the Narrow Way in which you started
months or years ago? Have business
cares or domestic trials taken you
from your Leaders side? Have self
indulgence and loveiof ease caused you
to stop by the wayside while your
Saviour went on? Have worldly at
fractions and pleasures drawn you
into their mad whirl? Have the de-
mands of society been placed before
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