The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23

l forth and hanged himself. He practically
 said: God, my brain is crazedl Let | me dien' But to be sorry for past sin 1 is not enough. Remorse is not salvation
 through Christ Dr. Whitley well said l in one of his sermons, Judas had sight and sense of sin. but no apprehension l of the mercy of God in Christ and so he pined away in his iniquity." o man. to- day you are sorry because they dragged 1 you down and down and down. But are you more than sorry? Are you ready to 1 renounce them and to plead with God for i pardon through the blood of Christi This i pardon is offered to all who come in 1 Christs name. Remorse for sin does not
 necessarily mean salvation by faith.
 There are two facts in the life of the prodigal son l would have you bear in mind. The one is. he was sorry; the second fact, he arose and went back to l his fathers house. Oh my brother, will 1 you repent of your sins? Will you do more than that? Will you turn your l back upon sin and look at the loving, 1 forgivng face of Jesus Christ?
 Gods Love Never Wanes.
 But the last thought to me is the sweetest of all. Standing by "Aceldama that is, the field of blood''-I find that. no matter how much we have sinned. God never loses his love for the sinner. God loves us and clings to us in exactly the same way as a mother clings to her ehil- dren l asked d dear friend of mine some time ago who was the favorite among her many children. She answered, sI love the youngest best until he is grown and the absent one best until he returns and the sick one best until he gets we'll" Yes, l said to myself, And the prodigal best until he comes back to mothers love" So God clings to his i t,fs, more he wants us by his side and the more he pleads with us and clings to us Do we not find this fact true in refer ence to Judas life? When Christ knew that Judas was to betray him, did he drive Judas from his side? No; that was not Christs way. lie kept Judas with him clear up to the end. He seems to be saying all the time, "Oh Judas, why wilt thou betray the Son of man2" One of the last acts of Christs earthly life was to honor Judas above all his brethren when he gave to him the sop at the supper. The giving of the sop was an act of love, not of hate. So Christ today is pleading with you and me. We may spit in his face. us did those who led him forth for cruci1xion; we may place a crown of thorns upon his head
 we may betray him with q kiss, as did Judas. but we cannot make Christ cease to love us. Oh. my friends, will not you and I yield to this love of Jesus Christ which pssseth all humanl understanding? We have wandered far far away. but Christ is today still loving us. VIII you accept his pardoning loye2 win you ac- cept it now?
 A Worldwide Invitation.
 This is a worldwide invitation which am giving you to come to the saving crisis. Indeed, so great, 50 far-reaching are the possibilities of human redemp- ton through Christ. that while l was writing this sermon in Inc anitude of my study the thought arose: How do 1 know that Judas was eternally destroyed? God changed his mind in reference to the Ninevites when they repented of their sins How do know that Judas. even when he was dangling on the end of that rope. did not make such supplication as brought him within the .flhuence of the divine Fathers forgiying love? Perhaps in the death struggle Judas. called upon Christ for rescue. If he did, who shall say that Christ did not pardon him? He could pardon Judas sins just as he | forgave Paufs. who was the chief of sinners" If Judas did call for divine forgiveness. l know he received it. just