Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-15


troubles. But want 20 tell YOU that
no human enemy, no modern Brutus. is
ever So sly, SO stealthy 50 malignant.
so cruel. rs Is the spirit of evil lic
| VIII follow you. He will Halter you
ana throw you or your guard l;ut
when the time comes he VIII drive into
your heart the poisonous fang. and
then from a human standpoint. there
will be no hope. DO you not realize
that today over every immortal soul
are fcnds innumerahlc hcnds s'rug.
Cling. lighting and battling From a
human standpoint every soul Is % lost
soul unless It Is saved by divine grace
God Is Stronger
But thank God, divine power can
save the soul. Though temptation has
an arm Of iron. yet God .yho made tile
iron. is stronger Though the serpent
% sin has Il fang charged with deadly
poison. Vet one drop of Christs Shed
blood IS an antidote for ihat poison
20 death. where Is thy sting: . grave.
where is Thy victory? The sting or
death Is sin. aud the strength Of sin Is
the law But thanks be to God. which
givcth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ" There IS The keynote
Of the whole text God Is not asking
you 10 accomplish the impossible He
says, with my help you can win
souls for Christ" viii you today
seek that help? VIII You today con
quer in that divine work. lie that
wnncth souls is wise
But | want to draw your attention
To this text for another reason Why
Is the word soul" written Ia the p.u-
raj form; Why did not King solomon
say, "lic that winneth Soul is WISE
Because ne knew how much was ia
voecd in winning single soul. For
each lille Is like the link Of chain
Each one grips on to other links When
you save one soul. sou reach out 10
save many souls which are directly or
/ indirectly connected with that ifc
And how far the influence Of that lie
extends no one knows. ami uo one can
ever estimate this side Of heaven.
But there is another truth connected
with this subject Who are 20 be my
companions Ia heaven: There Is per
sisient voice within me ASSURING. me
that | am immortal | know IT, / feel
/ it, | also feel and know that | am to
be a conscious individual with the
same identity as have now. when
( shall enter that other world au not
/ to he Il living creature, like the lily or
! the rose. which has no thinking power
! In that other world shall live and
breathe and talk aud associate with
/ other imniortais just rs am associat-
/ Ing viii men and women on earth.
am q hc myself, gloritied ia heaven.
I am To- have all my faculties All the
/ loving capabilities of my heart But
/ In that other world | shall hc enamel
4 pated from all weaknesses and mean
4 nesses and sin In other words shall
be. MS Paul expressed It. changed into
/ the divine image shall hc clothed
4 with purity and truth and love and
geutlcnr>~ perfect rs God is perfect
Souls Won 10 Christ.
| Now. ID / am to be my glorinrd SELF IN
I heaven lie question that interests me
I Is this: Who are 10 be my companions
! III that eternal world: Who are to live
with me in heaven as my dear ones
/ live with me- on earth: We are to have
our loved ones and our neghhors aud
our friends We are 10 associate with
certain immortal spirits who viii be
our companions Who are those spir-
/ It's who will live closest to u.s. Why
/ for the most part they are TO be the
immortal souls we have won 60
Christ They are 10 be The souls for
whom we have prayed and agouized
and with tears of joy led To the mercy
seat There is no doubt about that IL
Is the most rational thought Can a
mother forget her own child of the
flesh: can n disciple Of Jesus christ
forget his own child Of the spirit
This suggests another overwhelming
thought II we are going TO associate
through an eternity with those who
have saved US and with those whom
we have saved, some % us may have
awful regrets II we find some places
there not filled by those dear ones
whom we could have brought To Christ
II We had only tried. We are in closest
touch with husband brother. sister,
wife. child. father and friend. We love
them, aud they love Us. But somehow
we have not a holy. absorbing passion
to bring them 10 the cross and bind
them there. We may 20 TO church
once In awhile with them. We may
even say few good moral things TO
them. But have we ever gone TO them
and said. Brother. sister. loved one.
Will you not surrender your heart To-
Christi" What are you going TO do
when you reach heaven II that boy.
that husband. that sister, never comes
to live with you? You can take them
there ii YOU VIII. O Christ shall there
he any vacant places IN my mansion
OF heaven? Am | Wise Am win.
ming souls for thee: Am pleading
with my dear ones Of earth 50 flat
thev wiD live with mo IN heaven