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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2574, 7 April 1877, Page 4

Sermon T I F E WORDS. From Gospel Addresses of D.L. ; -■ Moody. ■'■ '-. the water of life. It is recorded in history of a man condemned to death, that when he came to lay his head on the block the prince asked him if there was any one petition that he could grant him, and that all the condemned man asked for was a glass of water. They went and brought him a tumbler of water, but when he got it his hand trembled so that ho could not bring it to his mduth. The prince said to him, "Your life is safe until you drink that water." Immediately the man took the prince at his word, and dashed the water to the ground. They could not gather it ■ up, and so his life was saved. And you can save your soul by taking God also at His word. The water of life is offered by Him to all—" Whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely." Take it, take it now, and you will live. THREE STEPS TO PERDITION. There are three steps to the losj; world ; let me give you their names. The first is Neglect. All a man has-to do is to neglect salvation, and that will take him to the lost world. Some people say, " What have I done ?":, Why,af you merely neglect salvation you will be lost. lam on a swift:river, and lying in the bottom of my little boat; all I have to do is to fold niy arms, and the current will carry me out to sea. So all that a man has to do is tofold his: arms in the current of life, and he will drift on and be lost: . j

The second step is Refusal. There are many who have got on the first step, Neglect. ]f I met you at the*door, and pressed thisquestion on you," you" would say, " Not now, not now." But there are others of you who, if I said, "I want to press you into the kingdom of God," would politely refuse:—" I will not become a Christian now; I know I ought/ but I won't bow."

Then the last step-is that of Despising salvation. Some: of) you haye>iUready got on the lower rung of the ladder. You despise Christ. I see some of you looking at me with scorn and contempt. You hate Christ, you hate' Christianity, you hate the best people on the earth and the best friends you have got; and if I were to offer you;the Bible jrou would tear ft xxp and put your foot upon it. Oh, despisers ! you will soon be in another world.; Make.haste and repent, and turn to God ! On which step of? the 'ladder are joix, my friend Ps-are^you: neglecting,^ 6r refusing, or despising God's salvation. ? Bear in; mind that a great many are taken off from the first step; they die in neglect. A great many are taken away refusing. 1 And a great many are taken when on the last step, "despising salvation. '. i

PRESSURE OF BUSINESS

" I pray thee have me excused," is, in effect, the language of many a man to the gospel invitation. "I have not time to attend to religious matters. I have got. some very pressing business to-morrow to attend^ to, and" I. have to go home as quickly as possible to get my night's rest. You will have to excuse me." So also mah^T'f ' mother j would say, " I have to to keep at home and attend to the children, you will have to excuse me." "Very pressing, ibusiness !." "have no time!" Thousands of men say they have not time for religion. But thanks be to God, it does not take time to secure salvation, it takes decision. But what have you done with all the time God has given you ? Your locks are turning grey, your eye is growing dim, and the temple of your body is coming down; what have you done with all those years ?: : Is it true you have not time ? : Whaif have you done with the 365 days last year ? No time during all those 365 days ! What have you done with all those hours during whTclTyou have not had time to accept of this invitation ?

Men sj.>end fifteen or twenty years to getfatfejducatioh; thai 'they may gd*dut'to. earn a living for this frail body, which is soon, -tpfbe eaten up with worms, or five years to learn a trade that they may earn a livings and yet they have not five minutes wherein to seek their soul's salvation !. : You " have no time." Is it true ? You know it is a lie ! and if you still go unsaved it will not be because you have dot time, but because you won't accent the gracious invitation. God says, " Seek "firtit the kingdoriii" Th*t., is £ le fi rs t "thing to ido v. Let" the children sit up a little late; let your business \je suspended for once. Supposing yoiy do not get so much money to-morroj?, yet get Christ; is not ithftt?iworth indre- tEait money ? Better for a man to be sure of salvation than to have the wealth of the world rolled to his feet. If you take niy advice, then, you will just take time nova, and just make up your mind now—that now the great question of eternity must be settled.

THE WANT OF THE ■VVOELD.

: It was not enticing-words, it was not ieloquence that Paul had. Why, he .said |his speech was contemptible;! He did not :profßs^jtp:Jbe;an orator ; ; jbuUhe^reaeWd ; Christ, the power of God and the wisdom •of God, Christ.and Him/crlicifted. And this is what the whole world wants— Chriat and Him crucified. And the world will perish ifor want of Christ. Let every iman and woman tliat loves the Lord ■Jesus begin to publish the tidings of salvationi; Talk; to your neighbors and your ifriends,- Run and speak to that young niant Talk to him of heaven and of the ;lo.ve of Christ! Tell him tliat you want to see him saved ; and bear in, mind-this, ithat God, is far-more • v?illingi tbiWes^us^ than we are to have him. Let us then keep:;closetto Christ. ;:. ...-,.

TO EVEEY MAN HrS "WORK.

Christian people often ask me, " What is the work I am, called to dp ?..'' The first work of all is to beiieVe on Him whom God hath sent. First of all we must be saved by faith in Clirist, and then work;not, for salvation, but from salvation. Therejs no doubt that every believer can find something to do for Christ, if he is thoroughly in earnest, and ready to do that work to which God calls him. There is a peculiarity ; in', the phraseology of Scripture, that God gives to everyman not merely wo?'/c, /or a work, but Ids work. ', ■ % ' '^ " :

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