The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
But the invitation that the king

sent ont was refused. The Sacred Rec
ord saws" They would not come. -
That is what men are doing now.
They will not come. They refuse
Gods invitations. They resist the
surivings of the Spirit.
When the invitation WAS refused
what did the king do? He sent out>a
second invitation. Notice the persist
ancy of Gods love. He is more pa
tient with us than the mother is with
the wayward child The hea1t of God
yearns over those who go astray. ii
is more willing to give his grace to US
than we are to receive it. If we will
not come at the first Invitation He
will send a second one. Oh! the per-
sistency. the observation-disclosures OF
Gods forgiving love.
The second invitation was refused
with scorn. and the messengers OF the
king were treated with brutality and
death.
What did the king do? He sent out
a third invitation. But this time it
was not to those who we're originally
invited. their day of grace was gone.
Brethren. there is hidden boundary
between Gods patience and His
wrath. You may be perilously near
that boundary. Once over that boun-
Diary and then hope for salvation is
forever gone.
This third invitation was sent out
to those in the highways. The Gospel
then is not for chosen few. 1t is
universal in its application. Wher-
ever there is an ear to listen to the
Gospel invitation. and heart to res
pond to it. then there is guest for
the feast the King has prepared. The
wedding was furnished with guests. -
We have noticed the Kings invita-
tions; now let us notice the King s
Judgments: for there is the note OF
doom in this parable.
Notice that there is gradual de.
terioation in life of sin. At first
they simply refused to come; then
they made light of it, became defiant.
and finally killed the messengers Of
the king. Today you may stand ir
the way of sinners tomorrow you may
walk in the counsel of the ungodly
the third day you may sit in the sea-
of the scornful ;the day following yor
may treat spltefully and slay the ser
wants of the king. You cannot stop
You cannot simply stand still. Yor
must go on in one direction or ths
other The delegated powers of your
soul are constantly leaping out into
activity. The man who lives in sir
is writing his own death sentence right
through and through his character.
And at last comes the awful doom
the plunge of the soul into eterna
night. What was it to endure thu
wrath of the king? "He sent nj!
armies and destroyed those murderere
and burned up their cities.
And then observe that the condem
nation extends not only to those whl
will not 60 to the feast but also tt
those who do 60 but have no right tt
be there There was a man prese ri
who had not on wedding garment
Those who did not 60 to the feast were
open sinners this man who went but
did not have on wedding garment
was q hypocrite. 1t is not only nee
essary to go to the feast; we must &c
in the right spirit. or we shall be
counted as those who do not 60 at ell.
Notice further the infinite mercy Of
the king. lie called this mar
''friend' but the man by the condi
tion of his inner spirit was doomed.
He was cast into outer darkness.
The conclusion that Christ makes
of the whole matter is that many are
called, but few are chosen This is
not standing creed for all time ut il
rather an expression of the Savior't
en- otion. Many are called, but few
choose to come. And how true that
was during the Savior's ministry
And how true it is now!
Reject Gods invitations, and there
is irretrievable doom. Accept His in
vitstions. and there is entrance for
you into the City of Light.
You can all accept His invitations.
Will you do it?
NOTICE EAR pIIRIICATI0N