Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-23

VWN&%XM RW .Hor'"oHItH "Hrs
SS W. ~ in England, Ian
guished a prisoner
IN 'Carisbrook castle, where one morn
Ing was found her lifcless form lean
mg her head upon her Bible, opened
ut these words: "Come unto me, and
VIII give you rest" Faithful, SOL
emn message, yet sweet and warm
from that cold marble! There Is no
rest for the heart. though 1t be the
heart OF princess, save in Christ
alone.
"Come" This word reveals the in
finite Snvior-heurt. From Gods Gull
to Nonh to "come into the ark" to the
last call of Revelation, Let him that
Is nthirst, come" it occurs nineteen
hundred times in Scripture, ringing
nom every page with earnest entreu-
y and warmcst. welcome, and telling
OF Il love that waits to pour out its
eXhaustlcSs fuincss into the heart that
Will but draw near to receive. But
no less does 1t tell Of the need Of
all mankind that must forsake itself
to find its help in Another. ''Come"
from your helpless ruin; "come" from
your futile efforts at self-help; "come"
from the unrest that sin has made,
and II will give you rest"
Come unto Me-" Not to church
are you called, nor to d system of re-
Ngion, but to q Person, one Person
alone. 1t Is not system OF doctrine.
however true, nor code Of ethics,
however high, that He is Offering to
sinful men: 1t Is Himself, with all
that He has.
All, who is this standing up before q
whole world full Of restless hearts
and offering Himself as a remedy for
all their ills7 Oh. come and see: it
is my lovely Lord Is He enough
Gan He DO what He says7 Ask any
soul that has come to Him Every
generation since these words were
spoken has had Its millions Of rejolc-
Ing witnesses to their truth and Ia
every language thnt men have spoken
new words have had to be found to
express the new blessedness that has
filled mems hearts and lives. Yes, He
does what He promises, and everyone
can prove 1t for himself.
And whom Is He calling to Himself?
1t is thou, o soul, reading now these
lines-thou who never yet hast come.
1t was thee He thought of when He
said, "All ye that labor and are heavy
laden" Labor and heavy loads are
tokens Of the curse pronounced upon
creation because Of sin, and no living
being escapes 1t. Doesn't He know2
Doesn't He know the desolation. the
dispeace, the restlessness in every
lifep When He spoke of the rest that
He would give was it not because He
knew that Of rest there was none in
hearts where sin has reigned7 Be 1t
known unto you. then, that this is
your claim upon Him-your need, your
lack of that which He alone can give.
On, the wonder Of 1t: your sin. and
your sin alone, gives you title to come
to Himi
But how and when are you to come?
Just as you are and now No waiting
for fitness or worthiness. If you could
put away your sin your heart would
find rest without Him. II you could
make yourself fit for His presence
you would not need Him md His invi.
tation would be an impertiYfence. AS
you are and with your sins, come to
Him. Fitness is not attained, 1t Is OBJ
tanned. He gives itl
And the one thing that, above all
others, your heart is seeking now, is
the thing that you shall find when you
come: RESTi Rest from all the ter
rible consequences Of sin-from it's
guilt and penalty from the awful re-
morse that 1t inevitably brings.
One touch Of the nnil-scarrcd hand
and the record Of your life is wiped
out forever, 50 that God Himself can
find nothing against you any longer.
He has Himself borne the penalty, SO
that He can on a righteous ground Of
fer you His rest. Rest, sweet rest
Rest from this poor self at last Rest
from bitter memory! rest from the
chagrin Of vain and misspent life
Rest For this, Oh, Lord, I comet
He GIVES 1t! Only He can! There
are no questions that He has to ask.
There are no conditions to be imposed.
AS you are and now, come to Him,
and He does 1t all
cn.Ltoo eteanofh Erov,o God