Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-07-18 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE UNSAVED. We believe them just like a man in a dream, who does not realise it at all. We want foil to open our minus to make us realise these things. Another cause why we make light of Palvation is the hardness of the heart. See how these men who were bidden to the mariage supper made light of the salvation. In the first place they were bit Men, but they did not come; they were reminded they refused ; another messenger was sent, and then they made light of it. You see how rapidly man's heart hardens. It is just so wittrns. I have seen it over and over again in my own expe:ience. When persons will not be saved they first grow disagreeable, then angry. ant then as hard as a stone. One of these three effects will always follow the preaching of the gospel. It very often hardens the heart. The heat of this mercy which ought to melt the hearts of men hardens them like the sun hardens clay. Another reason for making light of t'lwist is the power the world has over us. It Kays so in the parable. Some of the people bidden to the inamiage supper went to their farms or their merchandise. Some persons are so enslaved by the;r affairs that they make light of Jesus. We see the things around 1.18; the things of eternity are unseen by the majority. The wants Of our body make themselves known ; we cannot make light of the wants of our bodies, we listen to their demands, whether for rest or food or clothin-, or warmth. But  HOW ABOUT On: POOP, SOULS? Our s,m's need rest and food and warmth, and why do we not listen to their demands? Because Hwy have hardly any voice to make known their wants. They are spiritually !lead. Oh! sometimes when we see the awful indifference and unconcern of persons who we know are wrong, we feel inclined to say, • Has this man a soul at all or not ?' Another reason why we make light of Jesus and Ills salvation is because of the commonness of these truths. In the (lays of King Solomon silver was as plentifttl as stone ; they did not think of silver then as we think of it now. Now the offer of salvation is very common. You may get up a concert and people will pay to go in, but if you announce a gospel meeting you wool,! Hi it ;.k't litany people to it. Truth is BO COMMOH, and then familiarity breeds contempt. God knows the gospel .service and the gospel truth, so COMIIIOII now, will be pricekits some day. Another reason why people make light of Christ is because they any salvation is so easy. There are differences of opinion. I own, on this subject; some will say salvation is Itord. If it is littUd to get. the sooner you get it the better. If it is hard to get to-day it will be harder to-morrow. On the other hand, suppose we say salvation is easy. Why not get it? Surely that is something! Will it not be remembered another day ? Why, then, should you not be saved. But do you not mark the end of those persous who rejected salvation ? They made light of it, but they did not make light of the King when He came to destroy them. Beloved, those who made light of the offer of salvation haul no other offer. If you make light of the offer of salvation you may search the world over from one end to the other and you may never tind another chance. "I, even lam God, and besides nw there is no Saviour." These murderers—these rejectors of salvation—were destroyed ; the King sent His armies and destroyed them. So it will be at the end of these days. The Lord Jeans Christ will be revealed at the end takiug vengeance upon those who rejected Ilim. lk will say to His angels:  "