The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-12-21

aid, % Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou
hat killest the prophets and ston-
st them that are sent unto thee,
how often would ! have gathered
thy children. even as hen gath
ers her brood under her wings, and
ye would not. Behold your house is
left unto you desolate;" and when
a house Is left desolate. God has de-
parted from it.
How often would God have called
you? how often would God have re-
ceived you? How often has the
Holy Ghost come to your heart? How
often have you rejected His plead
ings? o man and woman for whom
Christ died, how often has the Holy
Ghost plead,and how often God would
have saved you, but "YE WOULD
NOT Be careful for God may
say, Your house is left unto you
desolate."
Listenl Because have called
and ye refused: | have stretched
out my hand and no men regarded;
but We have set at naught all my
counsel, and would none OF my re-
proof; also will laugh at your ca
lamity; l will mock when your fear
cometh." That is in the Word OF
God.
Listenl Go out and invite them
to come to my supper" They get
the invitation; one says, Il pray
thee have me excused; have
bought a yoke OF oxen and must go
and prove them" Another says,
Il pray thee have me excused
have bought a piece of ground and
must go and see it" Another says.
II pray thee have me excused;
have married wife and cannot
come But llsten None OF
them that were hidden shall partake
OF my supper; God excused them
And you may say to God 81 pray
thee excuse me" and the time will
come when God will excuse you; the
Holy Ghost will never knock at the
door OF your heart again. The time
will come. IL you keep on rejecting
Him. when the pleading Christ will
never make His power felt In your
heart God will excuse you. and
when He does you are eternally lost.
But you may say,"LoOk here. preach
err. those are all Illustrations from
the Bible Those umea have gone
by" Lot me give you some later
Illustrations.
Alfred Goodman was a prince OF
preachers Ny dear old Methodist
father took me to hear him one
time in the city Of Philadelphia
There was a salRtiness about The
man, it seemed to me- such as you
rarely see, a. he stood In the pull
pit as an ambassador for God. be-
seechlng men to be reconciled 10
Goo He was proaching one time in
Ia NJ ihodist church, in New York
STATE, holding series OF revival
meetings. He had brother naniCd
George. George was unsaTed and
liz lime to the lat night Of the
meeting, and George had not come 10
81 Sic one Of the meetings. AL
free Goodman went TO some OF the
brethren aud sisters and said. ito
night Is my last night. and | want
you to pray for my brother George
dist God will send him to the meet
ing and save his soul" Then he
went around to the office where
Geol,.e was empi yed and said &c
him, George, have been preach
ina over here in the Methodis'
Church for seye.al weeks, and you
have not been - hear ME once.
tie"rEe replied /. know II Alfred.
Well. brother said Alfred, t..
want you to come tonight" snt
George said. Il will" The churct
was crowded that night There wer'
galleries on each side, and ava!
back in the rear there was one acros
> the end. TIE people said that Al
rred Goodman preached that nigh
as Jhey had scarcely ever heard hin
preach The Spirit Of God was upol
him, and while he was preaching,
woman sitting back in the consrega
ten screamed out in the agony o
her soul. Alfred said, Il woul
give the world TO hear my brothe
George cry out like that" He di
hot know he was there, but ava
up in the gallery sat George and h
heard the woman cry out an
heard the remark of his brother
After preaching he started down
stairs to go home, but the Spirit G
God was striving with him and h
u hesitated. He started again, bu
It seemed he could not 90, and b
d said, mo, must obey God" Fin
ally he went to the altar and wa