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ae. that when men are cas-, with those

fact that when men are east with those
men who are sinful. not outhreakingly SIN.
ful, but nevertheless wrong in the sight Of
God, who Of us could cast the first stone in
this assembly to-nightf The very fact that
hands are not lifted and stones are not
thrown Is our own condemnation.
Third, in the ninth verse we read. And
they which heard It being convicted by
their own conscience, went out one hy one,
beginning az the eldest. even unto the last,
and Jesus was left alone and the woman
standing IN the midst" That 10 my mind
Is the most dramatic scene IN all the chap.
ter. II not IN the New Testament. Sud.
denly the shouts of the mob are hushed,
they have taken their hands off from the
trembling woman, they are speechless IN
the presence OF this Son OF God. and with.
out consultation they begin 10 slink away
/ can see them 60, until finally the last one
Is gone and there is the hush OF death upon
the two as they stand together. You can
all but hear the throbhing of their hearts
you can detect the quick breathing of the
woman, who thinks that the time for sen.
tence has come. Mercy and pity face each
other. and mercy waits for pity 20 speak
Neither do / condemn thee; 60 and sin
no more" And we are ever 10 remember
three things IN connection with our Sa'
viour:
First, there is never a question as 10
how deeply we have sinned. the stories OF
the greatest sinners are told in the New
Testament for our hope.
Second, there is power enough in the
blood Of the Son to blot out the deepest
sin. Though your sins be as scarlet they
shall be as white as snow; though they be
crimson they shall be as wool.
And the third thing 10 remember is il
the man with sin is like the sands OF the
sea for number II he would feel the power
OF the shed blood Of the Son Of God he
must by real faith and honest confession
Law hold upon Him for eternal life.
His kindness lifted her burden. and the
world is just diving to-day for the want Of
when men are willing in these davs 20
spend an hour in listening 10 abstract rea.
soning or deep theological discussions.
feel confident that the time is upon Us
when men are ready TO explain 10 that
church, or that minister ready to hestow a
word of cheer, ready 10 help a little IN
bearing the burden OF life.
A woman came with a handful OF sand
10 her minister and said. "Mv sins are like
that for number" and he said. Take the
sand back 20 the sea and let n wave roll
over your handful Of sand and they will he
gone Tonight | bring YOU 10 the sea
greater than any the world has ever looked
upon.
"Thnre is fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Immanueps vein,
And sinners plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains
Neither do | condemn thee" said Jesus
when Ill her accusers had slipped away.
We do not know what became of this
woman. but | am perfectly sure that she
never sinned again. This is the secret OF
victory over sin: Catch a glimpse of the
face fairer than all the sons of men, listen
but once 10 the sound of His voice, sweeter
than all the music of earth. How the man
that breaches the development of character
can match this matchless story | cannot
see: how the man who takes the blood out
of the word of God and the sacrhcial part
away from the death Of Christ can for a
moment compare his message with this
story of the divine Son of God is more than
| can tell | bid all burdened ones
weighed down because OF sin TO come into
His presence tonight and YOU can hear
Him say Neither do condemn thee; go
and sun no more"