Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-01-08

forever" q, my friends. not in the next
world, if not in this, but here and now we
may be made one in Him, one for time and
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
Importance:
DO YOU COME UP TO GODS STAND
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, l 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 a
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 az 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 imam" as Gear
rage" Thus. people measure themselves
by those around them, forgetting that He
said--'Look unto Me and be we saved"
You may be better than the members OF
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
". am told, an order for soldiers to COM
pose her guard. Every man must be at
least six feet tall. I can imagine some
Young Eneiishmen measuring themselves
bv themselves. until at last one man III
great delight exclaims, 81 will surely get
in. for I am the tallcst man in town"
And so he is, but when he stands before
Her Majesty's officer he is re iected. for he
is three. quarters OF an inch under the
mark.
His being taller than his friends profted
nothing; they had all fallen short; some
more. some less But there was no diff
ference"
And if you turn my question in upon my
self I confess that I Go fully come up to
the high standard of God; not in myself in
any way. far from it-but in Christ; for
Christ is the end of the law for righteous.
ness to every one that beleveth,' and
wherein fail. lie makes up.
1t is no point as to whether Adam or
Eve were the more sinful; they were both
guilty, and there is no difference
The chiefest of all sins is not drunken.
ness. although that is horrible: it is
not RIGHTEOUSNESS, although that is vile:
it is the rejection of Gods mercy-or the
sin of unbaiief "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 "there is no difference.
The third and last important question is
WHAT IS THE REMEDY
There is another "no 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 Y: u, ID.
]. 1t is useless to try by any amount OF
cxertion, or feeling, or even prayer, to
bring about faith. | have had my own en-
pericncc in this. God says in His word,
Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by
the word OF God
This is a 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 ont into the darkness, the
professor placed in his hands a lantern
saying, Take it, George. it will light you
home a step at time And this is what
the Bible does
That lantern did not light up the for
csts nor make luminous the landscape; it
was not meant that 1t should, but 1t 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 will only believe
Him.
2. To the Philippon iailors question,
"What must DO to be saved?' Paul's an
swer was. "}elcve on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt he saved" And
there Is no respecting OF persons, Tor who
eoeycr shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved
4 friend OF mine told me that when he
climbed the Matterhorn he was bcsleged
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
them stepped back, while the real guides
stepped forward and holding out their
papers he read something like this:
I'VE. the undersigned. have climbed the
Matterhorn under the care OF such guide
giving his namel. and we commend him to
our friends and then followed the names
OF people OF great renown at home and
abroad member of Parliament. MEM
Der of Congress, ard 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
lnhdelity attempts an answer; phl!oso-
ply make a vain effort to reply, and Jesus
Christ. the Son OF God, comes with the
rest. Let Inc suggest tn you the real test.
Ask them each, "What have you 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 iustifer 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
Haddon Sturgeon.
He hath saved us, and kept us, and in
His presence we rejoice with JOY unspeak-
able and full OF CORY"
And this is enough for one will say,
blessed Lord il Thou canst save others,
and ] know that Thou canst, Thou canst
save me; and / will let Thee do it now"
viii you join me in this now?
3. TO sum it all up, ii 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.
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