The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-15
DR.. RROUGHTON BREACHES
ON THE DOOM OF DEATH
Some of tie Great Facts About the One Dreaded Enemy of
All The World.
All The World.

LINK he GaAt.': We lEnS A tune RAJ
j PTocession passes By and We Gay -.one-
tidy is dead This is The ~0n.taut "a
T,rience Of if bI: hDv -ew { - wen
stop to ask whether or o it viii be
ourselves that will be next. We may
| gee there long before the old man with
has staff, yea, even before the funeral
procession reaches the cemetery, we
may be cold in death. We know thia.
but we do not realize it.
MOTHERS EMPTY ARMS.
Some time ago a friend Of mine lost
his only child. He and his wife had
their promise. After the little one died
the Izt0&ner was seen walking up and
down the floor swinging her arms, as
in she had something in them that she
was careful about.
Yes said she, I know ali that, and
/ am content that way, but Oh! my
arms 4are SO empty, my arms my
arms!.' She had known about it before,
but the emptiness OF her arms brought
realization of it.
Eve need. now and then, just such
realization. We need to realize that
death lSvon our track, and no man can
tell how eoon his long bony fingers will
be rafting at our door.
WHEN GOD CALLS.
again We have got t RE, when and
where Gou calls. We may be like the
man in the parable whose ground, UNI
der the blessing Of God, brought forth
so plentifully, and who said to his
soul: Thou hast much goods laid up
for many years, take things Easy, eat
drink and be merry But like him, we
have to give II up and so when and
where God calls.
One of the most pathetic struggles
| ever read about, was the struggle OF
one of our riches, men, many years ago
He counted his wealth by the millions,
but consumption set in, and he saw his
danger. He said TO his physician, All
that l have is at rae command of SCI
encc, if it will only destroy this dis
ease
"He travelled all over the world. He
carried with him expert scientists and
every facility with which to be treated,
but at last came back home to die like
every other poor c~Onsumptive.
God is not going to pass you, oh!
man Of wealth, nor for pity sake will
He pass you, oh! man Of poverty.
When the time m He will clip that
brittle thread Of life. and let you fall
into the outstretched arms Of this new
err satisfied monster death.
LOOK FOR SUDDEN DEATH
"This call may be sudden, it often is.
During the last few years l have
watched for sudden deaths, and have
found that they are by far come COM
mon than formerly. Almost every day
we are startled with the announcement
of sudden death. This is the one special
form Of calamity that I expect to see
follow the great series of meetings
which he have just had in Atlanta.
There are men and women who
have during the past few weeks, been
hearing the warning, Get right with
] God God, in His mercy, has given you
this warning often, He has reproved
you and reproved you, over and over
again. Some times His reproof has
been administered in great love and
Kindness; sometimes it has been Sc
we're; but in spite of all of it, you are
yet without Christ, and going on in the
old life that leads to hell. You had bet
ter look out; God has said, He that
being often reproved, hardeneth his
neck, shall s%urrenly be destroyed, and
that without remedy
81 fear that we will have some sud
den deaths in Atlanta as a result Of
failing to hear Gods warning.
"Once | closed a great meeting, and
young man under great conviction said
II will not act tonight. I know that it is
right, and l see the way of duty clear
but am not willing to act tonight
Il said to him, with as much feeling
| as lever spoke to any man, oh, young
man, do not talk that way. Remember
what God says: He that being otter
reproved, and hardeneth his neck, VIII
suddenly be destroyed and that withou
! remedy Does it not make you trem
: ble?' Yes said he, but | am not will
J ing to act tonight
what do you think happened to tina
young man within twenty-fOur hours
: Why he was riding down the streets
where he lived, on his bicycle, and wa
struck by lightning, and instantly kill
ed.
Go on trifing with oGd and laugh
ing at what he says if you will, but oh
let me warn YOU, that the day is com
l ing, and it may now be at hand, whel
= his mercy will give place to his wrath.
DEATH BEDAND REPENTANCE.
Again, when death comes, We 6
:, just like we have lived Some peopl
= rely a great deal pom the hope tina
] they will repent on their death bed. ]
! may be now and then that 4 doe
d repent on the death bed and is save
I think I have known some few case
t of genuine salvation on the death bee
e but they are very few. AS a genera
2 thing death bed reDentanceS are Spul
ious.
g Il know a men who was on his SUI
posed death bed. Everybody though
8 that he was going to die. He though
d so himself. He sent for the ministe
n and professed conversion and waate
lie the minister TO baftiLe him. THE al
,e legation of the church was read, m
of water was s%prinkled upon him, ar
e her he was given the communion. A
)e this was done at his own request.
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