READER, the close of another year is hastening on. Let us earnestly ask you in the light of your soul’s eternal welfare to consider the three following tremendous realities:
I. The hour of death will come!
WHAT will you do then? When the world is giving way under your feet—when eternity is opening on your view—when your body is tortured with pain, or sinking in decay— when your soul is hovering on the brink of a dark and fearful abyss — when all that meets your view is an angry God, a dissolving frame, a departing world, a yawning hell—what, oh, what will you do then?
II. The day of judgment will come!
And WHAT will you do then? “Behold, He cometh with clouds, and every eye shall see Him.” How soon, who can tell? The Lord Jesus Christ, the Crucified One of Calvary, will be revealed from heaven in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God. “Then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory, the judgment shall be at hand, the books opened,” and you shall stand before His judgment-seat! You, if you persevere and perish in your present state, you, in that day, shall find that “it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah than for you.” But even this is not the worst, even this is only the beginning of sorrows.
III. The ages of eternity will come!
And WHAT a thought! To you they will be ages of eternal woe! Oh, to be tormented in that flame that can never be quenched! To feel the gnawing of that worm that can never die It is too horrible to think of—what will it be to endure? Are you resolved to make the fearful experiment? God in His infinite mercy forbid!
“As I LIVE, SAITH THE LORD GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways, for why will ye die?” (Ezek. 33:1111Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? (Ezekiel 33:11)).
WE are pleased to announce that we have now added six choice new hymns to the “Count your Blessings” series, making eighteen kinds in all: the new ones are as under. They are very beautiful, like many others that have appeared in our pages:
“He set the Joy Bells Ringing.”
“Wonderful Jesus.”
“Jesus Promised Me a Home.”
“Counted In.”
“Saved, Even Now.”
“Meet Me.”
PRICE Id. each (post free V.), is. per dozen, or is. 6d. the set of eighteen, all different (post free)
We are thankful that the hymnbooks “Songs of Victory,” “Songs of Triumph,” etc., etc., from which many of these hymns have been taken, are still so greatly appreciated. They can all, with the above, be had of our publishers.