Gilpin observer., 1912-01-18

cd upon them, that they had staine1
their hands with the blood OF the
Christ, and his blood was on the race
of sinners. 1t was not enough that
they should trampie Gods law under
their feet. TiSy had stained their
hands with tie b,coi of his Son. That
is what they had done with Jesus.
But that is net all they had done.
When two men were placed before
them; one representing the world
and sin ana robbery and murder, and
the other representing purity, hon
esty, holiness, happiness and heaven,
they-the mob, the priests, the Jews,
the governors, the soldiers, chose that
world and sin and murder, and nail
ed the representative all that was
holy and righteous, upon the accurs-
ed cross, marked him and spit upon
him, crowned him with thorns, and
thrust into his quivering side the
cruel spear. Listen, am coming to
you, dear friends, here tonight, with
the solemn question, What will you
do with Jesus?" Will you with all
the knowledge of men of the twent-
ieth century, with the story of
nineteen centuries of triumph of the
Gospel witnessing that he was the
worlds redeemer. With a multitude
of faithful men and women about you
bearing in your ears the testimony
that he is the Savior of sinners, will
you knowing that the worst they
could say of Jesus Christ was that
he went about doing good. Will you.
knowing that there is none other
name under heaven given among
1N
Will you? Dare you? add your voice
to that of those who on that awful
day said give us Barrabas and cru
cision we are now making. This may
be to you the most solemn place
that you have ever been, but l am
saying to you in Gods name that you
cannot serve God and mammon. and
crying with a prayer in my heart for
you, choose Jesus while you have op-
portunity.
l want to ask you now before the
decision is fully made, what have you
done with him in the past? Most of
you have heard his name ever since
you were children. The question of
the text has come to you. over and
over again. Some of you who are
here have said when it came, Il will
accept him as my savior" / will be-
lieve in him and obey him." And you
have found a blessing that you never
knew before. Others have turned this
tender savior away and said by your
acts if not in words, Il will not
have him to be my savior" You did
not stop to consider that you were
taking your place with the multitude
that rejected and at last crucified
Jesus
We are here ready to do all that
men and women can do to help you
decide to take Jesus as your savior.
Gipsy Smith tells story that ought
to make every unconv nverted man think
seriously of the efforts of his friends
for his salvation. He said: when
my father was young man, band
of our people had been picking a
field CT hops, on a farm near Tun-
bridge. These gipsies had finished
one field and were crossing to an
other field ON the other side of the
Medway. They mounted the wagon,
men women and children. As they
turned a bend in the road they saw
the old rotten wooden bridge over
which they hoped to pass safely. The
water was in flood, and flowing over
LHS loduWds, "utu lHe WOlHSh %"
it they screamed-as women do. The
horses were startled and ran away.
Crashing into the sides of the old
cridge, they were all thrown into thc1
swollen river. A brave young gypsy |
seized one of the horses drifting |
lown and watched for one who was
,carer to him than any Other-his |
mother. Presently he saw her, and /
ifter many struggles reached her but
she seized him in such way that
lie could not save her, and at last
The sank. When the day of the fun
,ral, and there were thirty-nine gip-
lies buried that day, the poor lad,
the crowd and the clergy
nan, crept down into the trench
which contained the coffins. Kneeling
'eside his mothers grave, he cried:
Mother, mother, tried to save you.
did all man could do to save
'ou, but You wouldn't let me-" Dear
riends here tonight, is it possible
hat these Sunday school teachers,
nd this class leader, and your pas
or, will have to say, in the judg-
nent of some of you, Il tried to
ave you. ! did all man could do
o save you, but you wouldn't let
me-" If You are not careful, Jesus
'hrist will have TO say in that great
lay, Il did all that God could do to
ave you, but you wouldn't let me-"
What will you do with Jesus? Up
IN the answer to this question de-
,ends your salvation.