The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-01-08

forever ", my. irfehus.. noe In the next
world, if not in this, but here aud now we
may be made one in Him. one for time and
eternity, hut failing here, all hope. is gone
and there is before us only tue. blackness
Of darkness of despair. "Fcr there is no
difference"
The second question is OF th, greatest
Importance:
DO YOU COME UP TO GODS STAND.
ARDg
It is not enough 70 be simply member
ef the church. MANY will say to Mo in
that day, Lord, Lord, have we not pro-
phesied in Thy name. and in Thy name
have cast out devilsy 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 n
piece Of paper written ;n,.,1 Al over but ut only
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
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 Gear.
Iriage." Thus people measure themselves
by. those around them, forgetting that He
said-'Look unto Me and be ye saved"
You may he 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
Its II al e.. i
pose her guard. Every man must be at
least six feet tall. l can imagine some
Young Englishmen measuring themselves
by themselves, until at last one man in
great delight exclaims. II will surely get
in, for ] am the tallest man in town"
her Majesty's officer he is rejected for he
is thrce-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 nv.
self, I confess that I do 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 believeth," and
wherein fail. He 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 lcentiousress, although that is vile:
1T IS the rejection of Gods mercy-or the
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: 49, And whose.
ever he be among you-sinner, either great
or small, il he fail here, he stands with the
condemned. and "there is no difference"
-, The third and last important question is
this:
WHAT is THE REMEDY?
There is another mo difference" which
answers answer 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 X: u, l3.
1. 1t is useless to try by any amount OF
cxertion, or feeling, or even prayer, to
bring about faith. 1 have had my own ex-
perience in this. God says in His word,
the word of God"
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
saying. Take it, Georgc, it will light You
IL
the Bible does.
That lantern did not light up the for
ests, nor make luminous the landscape; it
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
Him.
q. To the Philippian jailor's question,
What must do to be saved?" Paul's an
swer was, believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved" And
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 he
climbed the Matterhorn he was besieged
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.
them stepped back, while the real guides
stepped forward and holding out their
papers he read something like this:
we. the undersigned, have climbed the
Mattcrhorn under the care of such guide
tgiving his name), and we commend him to
out tHcn ioHOWtu tHc names
OF people of great renown at home and
abroad, member of Parliament, 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?"
Intdelity 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.
Demand OF each that their papers be
ments are dyed red, whose hands were
pierced, and whose heart was broken, who
died and rose again that He might be.
on the very palms of His hands you read
Jerry McCauley. and brighter than them
all-Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
''He hath saved us, and kept us. and in
able and full of glory"
And this is enough-I for one will say,
Blessed Lord, If Thou canst save Others.
and know that Thou canst, Thou canst
save me; and / will let Thee do it now"
will you join ne in this now?
3. To sum it all up, If you would escapt
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
tins IS uhscrlptural-at least the order Ia