The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-14

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air. When his family gathered TO his
assistance he was gone. Four years
had passed before that bullet had
done its deadly work. But it did il
Your sin must be put away from you.
You must be clearsed. You must be
forgiven. The wages of sin IS death
Your unconfessed sin is as fatal 10
your soul as bullet would be fatal TO
YOUR heart Christ said. Strive to
enter in At the straight gate For
many / say unto you shall seek TO
enter in and shall not be able. Why
shall they not be able? Because they
missed TIE door OF opportunity. Coo
shuts doors when you refuse 10 enter
When God shuts your door OF oppor-
sunity you can never open it again.
George Whitfield was once preaching
on the words. The door was shut.
Two young men back in the audience
were making sport of what he was
saying. a woman sitting by heard one
say TO the other We'll. what OF it If
The door IS shut Another will open
And turned the whole matter into .
joke Mr. Whitfield had not spoken
long before he said. 1t IS possible
there may be some careless trtninS
one here who is trying 70 ward on the
truth and the serious impression of
l.
the door is shut, another will open.
The two young men seemed paralyzed
at what he had said. II was like an
echo from tneir own words. Yes
said he, that is true, another Will
open. It will be the door OF the Dot
tomless pit The door of hell The
door which conceals the eyes OF the
angels from the horrors of damna-
tlon' / have seen people so resist
the pleadings OF friends and of the
Spirit CT God so persistently and stub
bornIy that / could almost hear them
slam Heavens door in their own
faces / have friend who IS banker.
is man Of wealth, culture and
power for God He became greatly
distressed over his sins. He realized
he was lost sinner. His sin was
black TO him He tried 10 get rid Of
il but could not. He began to travei
extensively. hoping his change OF
scenes would help Inn TO forget. His
health began 10 fail him. He couldn't
sleep. On his return home he wen;
TO a Christian physician for help The
physician asked my friend great
many questions. But he did not un-
dersfand the case. He gave him some
medicine. but there was no improve
ment. lie was going down. One day
he returned to the physician and SAID.
.Eoctor. / may as we'll be honest with
you. You can't do me any good Your
medicine can't reach me- ] have
guilty heart ! have gone thousands.
Of miles on oceans and lands trying TO
relieve me of the thought that j am
lost sinner When ] looked t:pon the
greatest scenery in the world some
thing was saying. You are under con-
deynna:iop because you are rejecting
Jesus Christ You are guilty before
God. You are without hope. realize
| will have TO go to the great Physi-
sian who can heal me and cleanse me
of a guilty heart The Christian
physician knelt by the side OF my
friend while he confessed his sins. If
thou seek Him He Will be found Of
thee. but if thou forsake Him He Will
cast you off forever God makes you
fair proposition If You seek Kim.
He will be found of you. II you for
sake Him He will cast you off for.
ever. Major White used to tell OF
an oId~Quaker by the name of Hart
man. whose son had enlisted in the
Civil var. A dreadful battle took