Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-26


week you are out on the street, ol
visiting your friends and neighbors
You find time to do what you please
, and go where you please every day
but Sunday; and then you must stay
at home. You cannot spend two
hours away from your beloved hus'
band or your pots and pans. No
madam. you owe God this portion Of
time and you must pay 1t now, or Il
will confront you in the Judgment"
And so the year goes on, writing
the records of all-the doctor, the law
yer, the minister. the thief, the vag.
abond, the king, the president, the
mistress and maid, without respect
Of persons; and his task done, he re.
signs the pen to the New Year. takes
up his load Of records and joins the
procession to the Judgment seat.
What a wonderful vision was that
which was revealed to the apostle! 81
saw the dead small and great stand
before God"
The Judgment Day.
can never read this wonderful
passage without feeling Of awe steal
ing over me. That sight must meet
my gaze and yours. The day ap-
proaches in which we shall all stand
before God to be judged for the deeds
done in the body. The grave cannot
shield us. for they that are in the
graves must come forth. The sea
must give up the dead that are in 1t;
and death and hell must yield up the
dead which are In them. The wicked,
appalled, at their own i'll deserts, shall
cry for rocks and mountains to fall
of the Awful Judge. But their cries
will be futile, for the rocks and noun
tains shall melt with fervent heat and
the heavens shall pass away with a
great noise. The sun, moon. and
stars will be darkened before the all
revealing light Of His glory. And
thrones will be cast down, and they
who have been too great to give the
Lord their homage and alteration
while on earth will grovel In the dust
before Him.
And In the witness box will sit, be-
side the recording angel, the multi
tude Of years, each holding his three
hundred and sixty-five volumes. And
your name will be called and you
must stand before that Eye which
reads the secrets of the inmost soul.
And all the friends who have loved
and trusted you, and who would not
have believed you capable Of a mean
or sinful action-all the enemies of
your life-yes. every child Of Adams
sin-cursed race. will have their eyes
fastened upon you in awful silence.
And angels and devils will listen as
the books are opened. and the Year
Of your birth begins the reading of
the record.
Oh, the horrors Of the situation. as,
one after another, the Years read
your every thought. word and deed,
to the listening multitude. Deeds
which you fondly believed were known
only to yourself: deeds which you
have kept as secret as the grave, here
reported to the whole universe. How
your face will burn with shame at the
recital! Yet all know 1t Is absolutely
true.
And then, as the last year Of your
life finishes the record, and the angel
gives the post-mortem results Of your
life. what a fearful looking for of
judgment and Of fiery indignation will
come upon you!
The books, opened, show for even
the best Of you. an infinite balance
against you; and how shall you, with
nothing, pay such "debt?"
Justice rises to pronounce your
doom. THE Law" says he. declares
the soul that sinneth shall die. You
VIII have sinned times and ways with
out number, must die! You must
diet"
But hold" cries another voice,
lone book remains yet unopened.
Look! peradventure his name is writ
ten there"
Another book is opened, which is
The Book Of Life. Deliverance has
come! There, in blood red letters.
stands your name. The debt is can
celed, for the record reads. at such a
time, he gave himself to Christ, and
His blood has cleansed him from all
sin.
But what II your name be not writ
ten there? What hope will then re-
main? The sentence pronounced, you
will be banished with those terrible
words. Depart ye cursed into ever
lasting fire, prepared for the devil
and his angels There shall be Weep
ing and gnashing Of teeth"
We must all stand at that dread III
bunal. saint and sinner alike. If we
are Christ's, our salvation Is sure.
But II ever you are saved, can you
bear the thought Of having all your
past record read before the universe?
Your past is dark enough now. would
you make it brighter? Then fill the
remainder of your record with deeds
and words and thoughts Of holiness
and love.
The books of the past are closed
You cannot remedy them. They have
gone on before you to the Judgment
But you are entering upon another
year. It's volumes are yet to be writ
ten. 1t is yours to say what they shall
record. Let 1t be filled for Christ
Whatsoever your hands find to do
of duty, do it with your might. Let
the words Of your mouth and the
meditations Of your heart be accepta-
BILE unto Him. Whether you eat or
drink. or whatever you do, do all to
tba o,ory of Cod. and YOU shall nave