The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-04-06
PERSEVERANCE"
Brilliant Sunday Sermon. By Rev. J.
A. Tracy.
Impressive Is the Cheerfulness Born OF the
Testimony Of Good Conscience.

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nv. m Cod tbe Eatbo" r"b heaa,,ra "vnao IL aans
Ills people. the worL of Ills hand i1 fa;tb' it
ful, loyal and obedient; to God the Son,
because His tremendous sacrilce has not
ca,,ss ,onr no,,is ~ @ ou .ne @ ilo's Tnost' % 1e
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5n;abtv hand 81 soM ~ tne MorA vi ,s s
th;s o6rroi' -, ,rt;o;, nv sud' a.. uian ~ anseis oi
for they see the glory given to God by His
faithful people. Yes, from the heights of
i"o, do.,, -, ."e -. uG,,, anu elapl,iil
tLoir NJ pVa e. III touas Gnu o,eaa @ e'oI
for the wonders of grace wrought in your
souls.
And we, too. bless God and fall down
in humility before Him at the thought of
having been His unworthy instruments
in this mighty work. For it is not we
that have done it. 1rresistiby the convic-
tion is borne home upon us th-t "this
change is the work of the right hand of
the Most High" But we have in His
name received your confessions; we
have listened to your sighs of repent.
anee; we have heard your resolutions of
amendment, and have satisfied ourselves
of your determination to persevere in grace
and holiness. BY your own free act YOU
declared an eternal divorce from sin. That
resolution was registered in heaven, and
when you stand before the throne of God
in Judgment it shall be brought forth as
testimony-for your everlasting joy if YOU
have kept it: for your eternal confusion
Now, there is no doubt about your pres.
ent dispositions. We know that as Won
now stand your hearts are for God and
against sin. But we cannot close our ewes
to the melancholy fact that the flesh ia
weak When the present religions fervor
has passed your old enemy. the devil. will
return to the attack and Won must he nra.
pared to meet him. You must NOT deceive
yourselves, but look the situation straight
in the face and fake measures acoord;nn'
". In a matter SO serious II will he Of
immense service to us to consider what IL
means to fail.
Think, first. of the base ingratitude to
Christ implied in a return TO sin With
eyes of faith Won have been able to die.
cern as never before the significance of
the life and death of vour Redeemer yon
have made personal application Of The
lessons YOU have seen. You realize that
it was all done for Won. Yes. our Saviour
had YOU in mind when He was snh;ected
to outrage and ignomy in the court Of Pi.
lste; when the fierce scourpes descended
nncn His face and back: when tbe thornv
crown was cruelty pressed upon His sacred
brow; when He hung hloed;na and tor,,
upon the cross Thss tnonahss thu ahat 'Unm vo,,
wouId annrec;ata His sanr;6ea nd va. sGt sGGt
by il and tbrongb II he on hIed ~ abbto;n b,oHs
mercy and fnro;Saness fron, H. boo,,oai,
Father reconciIed Him to tho crneit,. ns
which He was n vnt;n, re 'n. n,,u 'iue9 T Ji
dressed Won nersonaIlr to.dau ' 10 Loru o',ii an,
assure Won NJ th,s and toli 20, 81, oa,u ,.'a
tbonabf of ,,o,,r aa,a. au een yoI tIat .ne
fer;ngs sweet Wnraa,,"n Iuaue iis SUI
most effsctnol ,a, nf 80; nc .ook Tue
bend the ;nfnita may a vi f n,anIns Nh YOU sonpre'
Gods love fo,. nan n,;oht ho',o aaILeu - heait'