The Penn's Grove record., 1903-01-09

eternity, but failing here, all hope Is gone
and there is before us only the blackness
of darkness of despair For there is no
difference"
The second question is of the greatest
DO YOU COME UP TO GODS STAND
ARD?
I It is rot enough to be simply member
of the church MANY will say to Me in
that day, Lord, Lord, have We not pro-
phesied in Thy name, and in Thy name
have cast out devils? and / will profess
unto them, / never knew you"
We have such way OF measuring our
selves by ourselves that we may feel well
satisfied with the result. But how about
Gods standard? Upon my return home
at one time my wife placed IN my hands
piece of paper, written all over, but only
two words were ineligible. At the top
of the page was the word carriage
| plainly written, the next word was the
same, only not SO well written.
1t was my little daughters first copy
book. The teacher had written the word
at the top of the line. and she had done
| fairly well so long as she had looked at the
copy But she had fallen into the serious
error of copying the line just above her
work, and the word at the bottom of the
| page as nearly spelled "man" as "car-
| riage." Thus people measure themselves
| by those around them, forgetting that He
said-sLook unto Me and be ye saved"
the church, but what doth it profit? You
may be the best man in your community,
but that does not save.
| How about Gods standard?
| Her Majesty, the Queen, issues frequent
! ly. am told, an order for soldiers to COM
pose her guard. Every man must be at
| least six feet tall I can imagine some
| l.eIr 411x
by themselves, until at last one man in
| great delight exclaims '1 viii surely get
in, for / am the tallest man in town"
| And so he is, but when he stands before
Her Majesty's officer he is rejected. for he
| is three-quarters of an inch under the
mark
| His being taller than his friends profted
nothing; thev had all fallen short; some
more. some less. But "there was no DIFF
| ference"
| And if you turn my question in upon my
self, ! confess that do fully come up to
| the high standard of God: not in mvself in
any way. far from it-but in Christ; for
'3Christ is the end of the law for righteous
ness to every one that believeth," and
| wherein fail. He makes mp.
| 1t IS no point as to whether Adam or
| Eve were the more sinful: they were both
| guilty, and there is no difference"
| The ehiefest of all sins is not drunken
ness. although that is horrible; it is
not licentiousness, although that is vile;
sin of unbelief He that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not
| believed in the name of the only begotten
Son Of God" John Iii: Is. And whose
| ever he be among vou-sinner, either great
or small, if he fail here, he stands with the
condemned. and ssthere is no difference"
The third and last important question is
WHAT IS THE REMEDYs
There is another ssno difference which
answers the question. For there is no
difference for the same Lord over
| all is rich unto all that call upon Him. for
| whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved" Romans K: u, l3.
| l.. 1t is useless to try by any amount Of
exertion, or feeling. or even prayer, to
bring about faith. / have had nv own ex-
perience in this. God says in His word,
Faith cometh bv hearing and hearing by
1.-The word of God"
| This is sure way A college student
was greatly troubled spiritually, and was
IN conference with one of the professors
until midnight. just as he was leaving the
house, going out into the darkness, the
| professor placed in his hands lantern
i saying, Take it, George, it will light you
| home step at time" And this is what
| the Bible does.
That lantern did not light up the for
| ests, nor make luminous the landscape; il
was not meant that it should, but it made
every step bright.
| Man was lost by hearing Satan. He
can only be saved by hearing God. Plant
| your feet firmly by faith on one single
promise, and God will begin at once to
make clear the way if you viii only believe
| Him.
2. To the Philppian jailor's question.
l hot y A..
swer was, Believe on the Lord Jesus
| Christ and thou shalt be saved" Aud
there is no respecting of persons, for "who-
| soever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved"
| A friend of mine told me that when be
| climbed the Matterhorn he was besieged
| by men, waiting at the base of the mount
ain, ready to guide him up the difficult
way, but the most of them would have
never brought him down in safety, for
| they were simply men out of employment
| He very easily, however, secured a safe
| guide. when he said, "Show me your pa
pers." Then the men who were without
stepped forward and holding out thei.
papers he read something like this:
| we, the undersigned, have climbed the
| Matterhorn under the care of such guide
| tgiving his name), and we commend him tc
our friends'-and then followed the names
of people of great renown at home and
abroad, member of Parliament, a mem.
ber. of Congress, and your personal friend,
and my friend at once felt secure because
Others had made the trip in safety.
| 1t is like that when under condemnation
you ask, What must do"
Inhdelity attempts an answer; philoso-
| ply make vain effort to reply, and Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, comes with the
rest. Let me suggest to you the real test:
Ask them each, "What have ycc done ?"
Demand of each that their papers be
shown. Then will He come whose gar
ments are dyed red, whose hands were
pierced, and whose heart was broken, who
died and rose again that He might be-
come the justi6er of all that believe, and
ON the very palms of His hands you read
the names, John Bunyan, John Newton,
Jerry McCauley, and brighter than them
all-Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
And this is enough for one win say,
Blessed Lord, if Thou canst save others,
and / know that Thou canst, Thou canst
save me; and win let Thee do it now"
VIII you JOIN me In this nows
3. 10 sum it all up, if you would escape
condemnation you need simply to
HAVE A WILLING MIND ABOUT
SALVATION.
Then by faith accept what He in grace
offers you. / have heard Christian work
ers say to earnest inquirers, "Give your
heart to God and you may be saved" But
this Is unscriptural--at least the order is
wrong. Accept first the gift of eternal life,
then give yourself, out OF gratitude for His
goodness
The first saves you; the second is the
FIRST fruit of your salvation.
When William Dawson, the celebrated
street preacher, was conducting street
meeting in London, he was told of a young
man who in a neighboring house was dy-
ing. He climbed the rckety stairway and
stood by the bedside Of a young man.
victim of consumption, and just nearing
eternity. He found that he was the son
of wealthy parents, but that bis father had
cast him off because of his sin. When
William Dawson said he would intercede
with the father in behalf of the son, the
boy said it would be useless, for the faith
or had cast him off long ago. And it al
most seemed that he was right, for when
Mr.. Dawson entered the spacious mansion
and mentioned the boys name, the father
said, IF you have come, sir, to talk of
that scapegrace, ! shall ask vou to leave
He is no son OF mine' sWel. sir" said
the preacher be will not be here long to
trouble you, for / left him dying."
In moment the mans whole attitude
had changed. rs he sick?" he said. rs