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A gentleman in the West of England had business engagements which occasionally called him to a certain small iron-working town in South Wales.
When business was brisk at such places and work plentiful, the men were kept employed night and day. Nasmyth's steam hammers, some of them several tons in weight, were constantly kept working, beating out the huge masses of molten iron, and thereby causing the very ground to shake beneath their heavy and oft-repeated falls.
With this constant noise the inhabitants of that little town had, by custom, grown quite familiar; so that in spite of the heavy thuds of the ponderous hammers, men, women and children could sleep quite soundly through the night without the least disturbance.
Not so, however, with the man of business above referred to. The din of this heavy hammering drove all sleep from his eyes, so that, eventually, he was compelled to give up all hope of getting an occasional night's rest in the town. Whenever, therefore, he was called into that locality, he always arranged for sleeping accommodation somewhere outside, and beyond earshot of those noisy `Nasmyths'.
One night, however, from some breakdown in the machinery, these steam hammers suddenly stopped working; and the consequence was that nearly the whole of this town woke up.
Now, what awoke them? Not the oft-repeated stroke of the heavy hammers, but their sudden cessation.
Remember the waking-up day will come. If you never wake before, you will certainly wake up in the day of judgment. Yes, you will be thoroughly awake then-awake to your eternal destiny; you will descend from the throne of judgment to the lake of fire. You will there have time to think of every blow dealt by the gospel-hammer upon your rebellious heart, of every gracious message sent to you in the day of God's long-suffering. Oh, friend, wake up now! While the Father's arms are still open to welcome, while the Spirit is still here to strive, while the Savior still waits to bless, do come! May the deep sense of your need and danger bring you to His feet today.