Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-25

there is sin, whether in this world or
the next, there Is agony. l do not care
whether you call the place Of eternal
punishment n Lake Of fire and Drin-
stone" a great, heaving, molten sea OF
burning lava, dungeon or the haunt
ing caverns of memory. The sinner
dying unrepentant must suffer ana SUI
fer and suffer forever. The Bible de-
clares II. We must believe II.
Suicidal Folly of the sinner.
The suicidal folly Of the sinner who
year by year adds to the long record OF
his sins was vividly and impressiyely
compared by Mr.. Spurgeon to black
smith. who at the command Of an ori-
entail tyrant forged for him a long
chain. The blacksmith at his forge
worked week In and week out, month
in and month out; then he brought the
chain to the fiend and said, Here Is
the chain which thou didst order"
"Make the chain longer" said the ty-
rant; "longer, make it longer" when
at last the blacksmith answered, Il
cannot make the chain any longer, for
| have used up all my material" the
tvrant said to his slaves. Take 1t and
bind the blacksmith with his own chain
and cast him into furnace Of fire."
So Satan as n demon by the power or
sin and by mans own acts Will not
only dcstrov n mans life for this world,
but also for the next
Ny brothers and sisters, who have
heretofore been mocklny at SIN as
have been painting for you picture,
with tae dark background OF warning,
will you not let he paint In the bright
foreground sweet, divine love? VIII
Won not let me describe for you the
Christ who Is ready to stand between
YOU and all future temptation, the
Christ who Will not only forgive the
mast but by his power will keep you
in the future? Who Is he? The Un-
changing Rock. the LILY Of the Valley
the Bright and Morning Star, the One
who is altogether lovely, the One who
is now standing by your side. VIII you
receive him? VIII you not let Christ
come into your heart?
Ye Knockers at sin, would plead
with you Giso. Come to the fountain
of which If one drink he shall never
thirst again. would plead as | have
never pleaded before. Why? Because
| know that under your sneers and
laughter you have a breaking heart.
know that you are at heart weary ol
your sin and dread its punishment
Come, then, and let Christ save you
DO not be kept back by the thought
that YOU are too bad to be saved. fol
are invited and Christ assures you tina
none that come TO him shall be cas-
out. tell you this invitation Is for all
Yes. il Is for all. 1t is for you just al
II was for that poor drunken loafe
who crawled up to the altar In Pitts
burg many years ago. What Is tb'
good of trying to save him." some mel
said TO Francis Murphy. mo GOOD,
answered Murphy, "for me to try I
save him, but it is good to let God try.
And God did save. He put his divine
loving, forgiving arm about Captain
Barbour and the mocier at sin becam
q redeemed child in the Kings palace
oh, my saul. sorrowing friends. wi
YOU cess? to follow sin? Will you her
and nov surrender your life, YOU
' broken life. irto the hands Of the ID
vine Master? Then. at that glad me
ment nj, L., celestial chimes will riA
out the ti'.is5 that an immortal
born again
You are red med. but not with SILVER
You ere bought. but not with gold'
Bought with price, the blood OF Jesu'
Precious prize Of love untold.
[Copyrlsh; 1853, by Louis Klopschl