Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-11-17

after myself. am paying my Bills
and owe no man anything" II know
It, Jones" | reply, but you are rot
saving anything for the future You
are not preparing for future sickness
or old age or even death. You are llv.
Ing up to every cent Of your income
IF you should die tomorrow your fami
ly would not have cent At once
your face becomes earnest You say
"That Is - | have not cent laid
up for the future. Last week my litte
girl found II gray hair In my head
and II was warning for ne to pre-.
p6re for old age" But you go away
from me, ana your new resolve ia
soon forgotten A couple OF years later
read In tie newspaper that you were
In Il railroad wreck Your leg was
crushed and had to be amputated. or
| hear from some one that you are 10
hard financial straits on account of
long typhoid sickness 60 to youi
late home and find that you have
moved. Your house Is now very
humble one. After calling a short time
l say, well, Jones, how are you get
ting along fnanciallyW You hesitate
moment Then you Eulp down big
lump in your throat as you answer. Il
have not n cent left. My doctors bills
and the loss Of my position have swept
away everything Alas know now
what you meant when you said, Jones,
lay up for the future But I did not
think the rainy day would come 80
soon"
That IS the figure of my parable.
The duty that was always being post.
poned was postponed too long. The
oil that those foolish virgins should
have had was not there wien It was
needed. While the Bridegroom tar.
ried they all slumbcred and slept And
Mt midnight there was cry Behold
the Bridegroom cometh" That means,
when the last call for repentance came,
It came suddenly The Bridegroom al.
ways comes suddenly Then what hap.
penedj Why, the five foolish virgins.
who in the near future expected II
have the spiritual oil prepared, vera
found without the necessary prepare
ton. Those that were prepared went
to the wedding The door was shut,
Those who were not prepared had to
stay out. The five foolish 'irRins be-
came spiritual bankrupts forever Oh,
my friends, are you and | going n
make the awful mistake Of putting Off
and putting off and putting off the
day necessary for the conservation Of
our hearts and lives for the coming OF
the Divine BRIDEGROOM?
Coming of the bridegroom.
The coming Of the Bridegroom may
be expected at any moment The Bl-
be distinctly says SO. When Christ
comes as the Bridegroom he Will como
as unexpectedly as a thief IN the night
at a place and AZ an hour when lie IS
least expected Rev pr Wallace late
American consul to Jerusalem. once
told me that nearly all the American
Christian residents OF the DayidiC cap
itnl were living there in the belief that
when Christ should first appear uptu
earth he would be seen standing among
the Judaean hills, and therefore they
were there waiting to welcome him.
But Christ when he comes VIII appear
unto US in America IA well as though
we were in Europe or Asia or Africa.
! Therefore, Ike old Robert NcCheyne,
cry Prepare, Prepare Prepare
for the coming Of tie Releoner, for
the Son Of Man cometh M an hour
when ye think not" VIII you now
prepare for '.c most momeHtous cry
Of the ages "BoApid TIE Bridegroom
comoth' Go ye out to meet l.m2"
! WIN Won no Dranqref 81 fta+ IA