Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-25

recording his Victories on the battlefield.
And they scaled the tomb OF Charlcmagne.
Ages and ages after they broke the
seal OF the tomb. Time had eaten and
Enawed the flesh from his bones and
there on the ivory throne inlald with
gold and set with precious stones sat a
skeleton. At his feet was lying a heap
OF dust which at one time had been his
flesh and robes. Ills crown had dropped
down onto his hony shoulders: his ring
had slipped from his finger Time. Ike
rat kuawcd the hand that had
grasped the sCcpter, and sccptcr and all
wcrc lying ON the floor. and as they fell
the scroll unrollcd and his hand had
fallen upon Il and was pointing 20 the
words and strange rs Il may seem, hts
tory tells us the index finger was point
ing to these words.
What will II profit man u he gain
the world and lose his own soul"
And he said tomorrow"
l tell you, the hrevity OF life is another
reason. II Is too easy for the heart to
stop; It is too easy for the lungs to con-
gest; II Ia too easy FOR blood clot 60
form; Il Is too easy for stroke OF
apoplcNy to knock you down
Tomorrow Tho doctor may shake his
head-tumorrow
Tomorrow the church bell may toll.
Tomorrow your name may appear In
the obituary notice OF the newspaper.
Tomorrow crepe may flutter from the
doorknob
When death calls you must go. million
atre or hobo. When death comes YOU
must so and nothing can hold YOU back.
God pity you, II you have simply lived I'm
tho world.
Death Soon Comes.
Supposing would come back 70 Omaha
five years from tonight. How many OF
you would respond and take your place
where you are? II | would come back
ten years from tonight how many OF YOU
would come and stand or sit about where
you are tonight? II would como hack
tlfty years from tonight II would seem
Ike sepulcher. You, and you, and you,
and you, would be in the graveyard. and
the little ones would be old and decrepit.
II l would come back seventy-five years
from tonight, those who are babes In
arms tonight would then hobble down
here gray-haired and with wrinkled brow.
You have gone, and still you say mo"
TO God.
1t Is not necessary to commit some
great sin TO be lost, just neglect II. Let
the merchant neglect his business and he
Is bankrupt. Let the one who Is sick
neglect to send for physician and he
Will die. Let the man coming to the falls
neglect to use the oars and row back and
he will be lost.
Moody once crossed Lake Michigan and
went to n dying mans home, and as he
entered the bed room the man turned his
face to the wall and said: 81 didn't send
for you; you are too late" but Moody
said to him, You know, the thief on the
cross was saved in the eleventh hour. -
The fellow said. This II the twelfth hour
with me and the clock has begun to
strike. The thief Of the cross. The thief
OF the cross accepted Jesus Christ the
first chance he had. That was the first
opportunity he ever had and he embraced
the first chance. I've heard OF Jesus
Christ ever since | can remember His
case and mine IRE not analogous. only
wish had as much manhood as the thief,
for he took the first invitation Christ
gave him. I have had money, and have
said, MOI Mol MOI" Moody talked with
him and got down and prayed for the
man. and when he arose he saw the fell
low was trying to speak. and he bent over
to listen. and the man was saying: THE
harvest is past, the summer 10 ended and
I'm not saved"
Moody said: I'VE wrapped his Christ
less body in a Christless shroud, we put
him In a Christless coffin. put him In a
Chrlstless grave and nc went to a Christ
less eternity, for he said. Tomorrow. to-
morrow"
Last Service of Campaign.
When think that this 10 the last serv-
ice OF this great effort on the part OF
God and the Holy Spirit to bring you
men and women to repentance, 1 tell you
my heart nearly breaks. Listen! You must
listen. Think Of the sermons you have
heard since you were old enough to start
to Sunday school until you sit there to-
night. Think OF the songs you have
heard! Think OF the prayers that have
been offered for you! Think Of the tears
that some mother, or wife, OF friend has
shed over you, or your children have
shed. Think Of II! Think OF the ministers
think of the evangelists that have petted
and fondled and pleaded and begged OF
you TO be n Christian, and still there you
sit. written on your poor soul in great
black letters, Lost lost" ] say to you,
listenl
Born in another mans stable.
Buried in fnother mans tomb
His first companions cattle In the
stable.
His last companions thieves on the
cross.
His first resting place another's
manger.
His last resting place another's cross
and tomb.
And there you sit, without His saliva
ton. You don't care for Him. Some OF
you like dog or a horse better than
you do Jesus. You have treated Him like
brute. You giggle in His presence, and
some wicked thought is flashing through
your mind now. and you can hardly wait
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