Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-03

strain Of worry your mother has bro
ken down. The doctors say she can only
iasl Il few weeks. Her one cry Is: My
boy. my boy oh. why does not my
boy come homcT Come home. Charley.
Come home to your mother and 10 me.
We will forgive all. IL you will only
let sin alone aud come back 10 our
love" Would you not believe your ia
thcrF Would you not have faith In his
forgiveness? Would you not take the
first train back 10 the old homestead
AMI throw Yourself upon your mothers
sick bed, just as you used 10 do when n
little boy and cry: "Oh. mother. moth
er. Forgive me- MOTHER If you have
faith that an earthly parent will for.
give your sins then why have you not
faith In God? Why do you not throw
yourself upon his mercy and cry:
Lord. Jesus. forgive me. Lord. Jesus.
save me-" Is the picture which John
Bunyan drew of his pardon at the
cross of Jesus Christ an absurdity.
when he said. so ! saw IN my dream
that just rs Christian came up with his
cross his burden loosed from Off his
shoulders and fell from Off his back
and began to tumble and so continued
to do till IL came to the mouth OF the
sepulcher. when IL fell in. and saw II
no mOreT
Not nm Absurdity.
If the pardon of sin through the blood
I t., al.
ity. why should it bc an alsurdity that
with God 10 help you there is nothing
too great for you to dor We again
follow the same analogy. suppose an
earthly parent should come to you
and say: My son. am thy father. |
want you TO 20 forth on II mission In
my name All that have shall be Civ
en- 10 you for help. will support you;
| will protect you: will care for you
as long as you are true 10 me" Sup
pose your father should thus speak TO
you. Why" you answer. Iii my IA
Their spoke thus know he would spend
his last cent 10 help ine and If neces-
for my protection" Then. my friend.
IL you have this faith in your earthly
fathers promise of help why will you
not trust your heavenly Father: Why
will you not feel that all the re-en-
fOrccmcnts of heaven are thine and
all the powers of God are thine to do
his work il you will only surrender
your life TO his service Listen
will quote today from Christ's very
words, IF yr had faith as grain OF
mustard seed yc might say unto this
sycamore tree, BE thou pluckcd up by
the root and be thou planted in the
sea. and IL should obey YOU" And in
Matthew we can read about the same
promise where Christ says. All things
whatsoever yc shall ask Ia prayer, he
lieving We shall receive" oh. my
brother will you not today become
one with cod: VIII you not make his
supernatural power yours: VIII YOU
not take God AZ his word, as by faith
you would accept an earthly parents
PROMISES
But some one says 10 me: II am
ashamed Ia come 10 Christ. | have liV
ed such an awful life of sin. ! have
neg.rrtcd 50 many of his invitations. |
am in exactly the same position as II
man who has cheated business part
her OF one who has been untrue 10 his
best friend" All. my friend. am glad
TO have YOU Sncak thus. Say on. Pile
up your sins mountain high. Then aft
or You had finished | would pile your
sins up higher than the clouds Then
upon the top of these mountain ranges
of sin | would place the cross of Jesus
Christ And ! would ask you this one
blunt question: Though your sins be
as high as zenith and as low as the ma
dir and as wide as space itself ana as
black as the darkest hour of the night,
was not the sacrifice of the son of God
big enough 10 atone for them ALL Oh
why wilt thou refuse submission TO
Gods will. when thou doSt begin 10
fathom the depths Of Gods sacrifice In
Jesus our Lord Wilt thou not let his
blood cleanse the awful record:
The words of my text are Il promis
sorry note II has unlimited possibilities
at the Bank of Grace. II has the name
of the Lord God Almighty nj the bot
tom of IT, Endorsed il is 10y the blood of
rcSurrected Christ II does not read,
Il hereby promise To- pay 70 repent
ant sinner 500 or 81 900" hut II reads,
Il promise 10 pay To repentant sinner
anything and everything that his gos-
pei faith is able TO carry away with
him" VIII you come to this Bank Of
Grace today? Win you make your re
quests as big as the mercy of God, as
big rs heaven? According 10 your
faith be II unto you" Faith. q thou
glorious and triumphant faith"
Copyright. 1896. by Louis Klopschl
Patronixing King.