The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-10
Attic CROSSWAYS
Gods Admonition to BeWiIdered
PILGRIMS Who Seek the
Eternal Life.

rest for your souls."-Jer. GIG.
To whom is the Lord speaking? To
a traveller at the c1ossways; where
fore it concerns u.s.; for, soone or
later, we all come to the crossing of
the ways.
The deepest longing in the heart
of the average man is that of a
young ruler who said, Good Master.
what shall l do that I may inherit
eternal life?' But there are many
voices calling this way and that.
What is the bewildered pilgrim to
do?
The good Lord has something to
say in these premises. It is here ex-
pressed lin five significant words.
The first word is Stand; that is.
stop where you are and do a little
thinking. Unfortunately, this is not
an easy thing to do. We are under
the momentum of life; ~entangled in
"the rush hour" Of business and
pleasure, with the crowd pushing US
on. Would it not be prudent to call
a halt long enough to get our bear
ings?
The second word is "See"; that is,
look about you. There are ~diverging
roads; and eternal issues are involved
in choosing the right one. The Bible
is our road-map.
The (third word is ASK" But
whom shall the traveller ask? Other
travellers? Alas! many of them are
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the way? They are not infallible.
The only safe plan is to ask the
Lord. To your knees, therefore, o
traveller! Will God answer? eff any
of you lack wisdom, let him ask Of
God, who giveth to all men literally,
and upbraideth not; and it shall be
given him" Can you hear him when
he speaks? That depends on whether
you listen or not. "Ye shall hear a
voice behind you saying, This is the
way; walk ye in it." The voice is
behind you; the speaker is unseen;
but if SO disposed you can surely hear
him.
The right way is the narrow way.
"And Jesus said, IF any man viii
come after me, let him deny himself
and take up his cross and follow
me-" There are sins to be given up.
there are duties to be taken IN. The
higher life is not the easy life; GER
tainly not until one finds the com
p%ensations which were in the mind of
Jesus when he said, my yoke is
easy and my burden light" There
is a burden-a burden like the wings
of a bird. There is a yoke; but the
yoke is for two, and the other bears
the heavy end of it.
"a highway shall be there, and
a way, and it shall be called the way
of holiness; the wayfaring man,
though a fool. shall not err therein"
The things that are hid from the
worldly wise are revealed to a child
on the Masters knee.
The kings highway leads through
the Valley of Repentance. What the
Lord said of the self-righteous Phari-
see and the contrite publican is as
true as ever, "This man went down to
his house justified rather than the
other"
The kings highway leads over the
Hill of Calvary. For without the she'd
ding of blood-and without a vital
faith in the efficacy of the blood
there is no remission of sin.
The Lord did, indeed, lift up his
voice against the blowing of trunpets
in the giving of aims, and against
the making of long prayers On the
streets to be een of men; but he also
said, Eye are the light of the world.
A city that is set on a hill cannot be
hid. Neither do men light a candle
and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto
all that are in the house. Let your
light so shine before men that they
may see your good works and glorify
your Father which is in heaven"
So the kings highway leads on,
clear to heavens gate. A multitude
of souls redeemed are entering there
Just now, "the ransomed of the Lord,
with songs and everlasting joy upon
their heads" Il saw and heard them
as they passed in," say the pilgrim,
and l wished myself among them!"
The fourth word in the Lords direc-
ton is walk; that is, having found
the pathway of life, proceed to walk
in it.
At this point everything depends
on the first step. If l were intending
to make even a very short journey
On foot, I could not reach my destina-
ton IN a thousand years without lift
ing my foot and taking the first step.
Therefore, do it now. Take the first
step on the Kings highway by clasp
ing hands with Christ in a covenant
of faith and faithfulness; walk there
in"
The last word is "Rest-"and We
shall find rest unto your souls"
When shall we find it? Hereafter?
Surely; in heaven we shall rest in
the delight of clear-eyed knowledge