Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-05-11

not fall because Gods long-suffering
mercy and patience withhold II. but in
the fullness of Gods time mercy. pa
thence and love will have been exhaust
ed. and then the wrath of God like a de-
vouring fire will break forth. Listen,
Heed My warnings. God says. 'lest
tear you in pieces and none shall deliv-
err. None shall deliver," Chicago
has but recently witnessed the sad and
awful death on the gallows OF those des-
perate young fellows who ran such
bloody career of crime. Day after day
for the weeks that interviewed between
the time when the sentence OF death
was passed upon them and the execu-
ton they sat in their stone and ion
cells. No power could deliver them.
Mothers love. or friends. or the plead
ing OF lawyers. or human strength or
power could not deliver from the iude-
ment. Relentlessly and surely the day
and hour and minute OF the execution
drew near. The death watch was set.
The last good-byes were said to earthly
friends. The preparations were made
for the march to the gallows. The guard
came TO lead the prisoners out to death.
The sheriff stood ready TO perform his
duty and carry out the sentence OF the
court. The moose and the black cap were
ready. Only little spring held the trap
door IN place. And at the appointed
time touch of the lever and the next
instant the souls Of those young bandits
were in eternity. No power could de-
Them
ment OF man pursued them, And what
think you must 1t be to fall into the
hands of the living God. and to come I'M
der His judgments? Who then shall de-
liver? Shall money, or earthly power.
or even the Devil who has been served
or friends or loved ones. or ones own
power, or strength. or ingenuity? tell
you nay. None shall deliver from Gods
hand. Once those who forget God fall
into His hands for judgment and all
hope is gone forever. For this reason
God pleads: Now consider this, yc
that forget Cod"
L holds up before you. as we
have tried to show you. the certain
awful judgments which will fall upon
you and tear you in pieces If you do not
hear and heed; and on the other hand
He shows you what blessing will be
yours If you turn to Him. In dealing
with God. (and the soul must deal with
Him. 1T is either a case OF judgment or
blessing. Blessing He wants to give;
judgment He must give If you reject the
offer of mercy. He holds before the For
getters of God the picture of the man
who has yielded himself to Him.
Whose offereth the sacrifice of thanks
giving glorfieth Me; and to him that or
dereth his way Alright will / shew tho
salvation of God" The great sacrifice
for sin has been made. Jesus Christ the
righteous One has suffered In place OF
guilty and lost man. God pleads with
you to thankfully accept Him as Saw
Jour. God can be glorified and honored
in no greater way than for you to accept
His gift TO the world. Think you that
the sacrifice of thanksgiving means
some great thing you can do for God;
some service you can perform for Him.
some goodness you can manifest in your
life? The only sacrifice you can make
that will be acceptable to God is the sac
rifice OF your will that will give Christ
the possession of your heart The only
Thanksgiving which will reach the ear
OF God and be pleasing to Him Is tho
Thanksgiving that has as It's inspiration
and theme the crucified and risen Lord.
Gods promise is as sure as His judg-
ment. He says that he will shew His
salvation to the man who ordereth his
way Alright. In the days OF the Roman
power, when the Caesars ruled the
world, 1t Is said that all roads led TO
Rome. Sure II is that all roads that God
calls right !ead to Christ and salvation.
He who walketh over the road OF re-
pentance and faith will be shown the
glorious salvation Of God in Christ
Jesus. Forgetters OF God, your posi-
ton is a perilous one God pleads with
you to consider your relations to Him.
| I is God Who is speaking 1t is not
L mans message, but Gods message.
The opening verses of the Psalm de-
clare that "the Mighty One. God. Je-
hovah, hath spoken" THE Mighty One
hath spoken" There is authority and
power behind the spoken word-author-
ity to command, and power to execute.
God hath spoken" The Maker OF
Heaven and earth, the Creator Of man.
the Ruler OF the universe hath talked
with mani Jehovah, the One Who
holds peculiar and close spiritual rela-
tions with man, the One Who covenants
with man and Who keeps those COW
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