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COME TO JESUS. 
 
 MEMORIAL SERMON 
 
 Preeiisl^ed en tHe oeeaslon of {^ei d&(si{^ of Qiaggie; ^., 
 youngest OR^ afearf^ bereuecf ©<sugl%ter of ({Ir. ©Has. 
 Ffsnnia, njfio departed tfiis fifs at Port Psrr^ ©h t^e 
 S^tft dajj of ^etobar, ii^3, h^ Mr Pastor, 
 
 liEV. P. A. McLEOD, B.D., St. Andreiifs Church, Sonya, 
 Ontario. 
 
 PBINTKD BT BBQUBST. 
 
 " Him that oometh unto me I will ic no vise oast oat."— John yi., 87. 
 
 JTOHESE words were whispered in my ears by lips that were then dying, 
 ^ and are now cold in death. I have been requested by the late 
 Maggie E. Rennie, whose mortal remains we followed to the grave on 
 Monday last, to preach from this text. It is in obedience lo her dying 
 wish, and in the fulfilment of the Master's service, that I now ask your 
 attention for a short time to the consideration of this d;iightful passage. 
 Coming to us as it does, freighted with the interest of being one of the 
 consoling thoughts of a mind and soul that we knew and loved, when pass- 
 ing through the dark valley and shadow of death, it cannot fail to arrest 
 attention, and awaken serious thoughts and devout imaginings within us. 
 What has given her strength in the hour of weakness, light in darkness, 
 hope in desoair, joy in grief, victory in death, may be relied upon to min- 
 ister similarly to ourselves When we are called upon to pass through the 
 deep waters, may our souls, like hers, be fortified by this and like passages 
 of the Word of God that abideth forever. No greater solace can we crave 
 than to rest our weary minds in humble, childlike faith upon the pillow of 
 His precious promises. Let me first of all ask you to observe the cheerful 
 character of the text, and from that be reminded of the nature of the soul 
 that so lately made use of it, in what is universally conceded to be the most 
 trying ordeal of human existence. At such a time, there is a tendency to 
 fasten upon the dark and mournful aspects of divine revelation. But this 
 
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 dear girl was bright and cheerful in life, and even in her death she pre- 
 ferred to look upon the bright side of things. This was noticeable not 
 only in her fa\orite scriptuies, but in her ordinary thoughts and spiritual 
 ideas. U was not until the very last that she despaireil of being present at 
 the services in connection with the opening and dedication of this new 
 church building. Nor was this a vain or morbid desire ; lor much as she 
 loved to be present on that occasi"n, I believe she thought more of the 
 truth that would feed her soul than of any lime, place or circumstance. 
 This characteristic came out most beautituUy in her views of death, which 
 she regarded in the true Christian light of being *' far better," inasmuch as 
 it brings the soul into personal and perfect fellowship with the de^r and 
 loving Saviour. Happy all those who in the presence of the " King of 
 Terrors" can cheerfully and resignedly say ; '* I have a desire to depart 
 and be with Christ, which is far better." " For me to live is Christ, but 
 to die is gain." "0 Death, where is thy sling, O Grave, where is thy 
 victory ! " 
 
 In studying this passage the following tiioughts claim attention : 
 
 1. The universality of the Gospel offer of salvation. 
 
 2. The individuality of the Gospel offer of salvation. 
 
 3. The terms upon which salvation may be obtained. 
 
 4. The certainty of salvation to all who comply and accept. 
 
 5. The content or character of salvation as it concerns the individual 
 soul. 
 
 I. Truly this is one of the glorious invitations of the Gospel. And 
 whnt renders these invitations glorious is their universal applicability. 
 They are for all who will accept of them. Judged from thir, standpoint, our 
 text reed not give place to any other ;for it is cnpable of '^racing in its 
 capacious sweep the whole brotherhood of man. No one is excluded from 
 participation in the benefits conferred upon mankind by the life of 
 obedience, by the death of expiation effected by ihe Saviour, Jesus Christ. 
 He stands forth in this place, oBering the blessings of salvation to all alike, 
 high and low, rich and poor, learned and illiterate. Let us thank God for 
 so great salvation— a salvation that is so great as to reach to the most 
 obscure person in the most obscure corner ol the universe that He has 
 made. This salvation is high as Heaven, deep as Hell, and wide as the 
 distance between cast and west. The Cross of Christ is simply God's love 
 imbedded in human woe, overshadowing it with extended arms wher- 
 ever it exists, and pointing and helping human souls upward into the 
 fellowship and blessedness of God, 
 
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 2. And whh all Us lilxMality this text Is wonderfully definite, distinct 
 and individual. Do you not perceive thiit it is not addressed so much to 
 man in general as {o you in particular? Another version of it is : "Who- 
 soever Cometh unto me," etc. That was the version used by our dear 
 departed friend. "Whosoever!" Thank God for that word. It means 
 you. There can be no doubt about it. That word makes you surer thai 
 you are included in the invitati on of Christ than if you saw your very name 
 there. There niinht easily be oihers of your name, and the invitati. )ii 
 might be for them. But " whosoever " settles the matter. No reasonable 
 man can mamtain that you have no part in the glorious invitation of Christ 
 to salvation through Him. You cannot doubt it yourself unless you allow 
 yourself to be deluded by Satan at his will. If, then, we realiee that Christ 
 is inviting us most kindly to the salvation that is in His Gospel, and that 
 we are perishing for that salvation, a salvation which can not be had 
 in any other way, "for there is none other name under Heaven given 
 among men whereby they can be sased," how foolish, oh ! how cri> 
 vjunal not to seek, not to accept it graciously at His loving hands I 
 Have you a:cepted, dear hearer ? This is God's question to you 
 for this occasion, and it comes lo you freighted with memories 
 of her through whom God, in his providence, has brought this text before 
 you to-day. By all the glories of the heaven to be gained, by all the mis- 
 eries of the hell to be (;scaped, give this question a prayerful study and a 
 candid answer. Give no rest to your body, nor sleep to your eyelids, un- 
 til you have accepted this personal invitation to the salvation that is in the 
 Gospel of Jesus Christ. 
 
 3. As far as the conditions of salvation are concerned none could be 
 easier, "Cometh unto me." If we love a person how easy it is to "come" to 
 that person. The exercise of coming is delightful. If v\'e are in trouble how 
 natural to go to our best friend. Why should we fmd it difficult to go to 
 the "friend that sticketh closer than a brother" when we are in the direst 
 straits— in danger of eternal death. In the days of the earthly ministry of 
 our Sa^^lOur nothing was easier than to "come" to Him. He was the most 
 accessible of men, all classes and creeds found Him ready to listen and 
 assist. This ease of access to His person is made the figure to represent 
 the spiritual freedom of every believer, of every soul to come and partake 
 of Ihe benefits of His redemption. We cannot now come to Christ in a 
 physical sense. "He is not here, He is risen" but we can come to Him 
 still in the fundamental and spiritual sense. Many came to him in the 
 days of His flesh, many attended his earthly ministry without profit. They 
 
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 went away unsaved. But all those who come to IHm in the sense of be- 
 Iieving His word, loving His person, accepting His salvation shall be sav- 
 ed. By all your souls needs; by all its faculties of enjoyment and of service, 
 I entreat and admonish you lay this text seriousiy to heart, and in obediance 
 to It "come" to Christ. He will satisfy your every desire. In Him you 
 will find all you seek and infinitely more. Try him. "Come unto me all 
 ye that labor and are heavy laden." 
 
 4- The certainty of salvation to all who comply with the terms upon 
 which it is offered is one of the most pleasing features of the text. It reads 
 ♦•I will in no wise cast out" those that came unto me. "7« no wise:' 
 What plain and forcible words ! It is as if the very thought were repug- 
 nant to the speaker. The Lord Jesus Christ is so anxious to save, that 
 there is not the shadow of a possibility that He will refuse to save those 
 who place themselves in a condition to be saved. He is most willing to 
 save all who give Him the least opportunity. IIow, then, can He "cast 
 out" any who come to Him. It cannot be. It is foreign to His loving 
 nature, to the principles of His being. No one need have the least fear 
 that such a calamity will happen as that after he has come to Christ he will 
 be rejected and cast out. Such never happened, no nor ever shall. No 
 one ever yet tried Him and found Him wanting, or His promise a failure. 
 Neither shall you. Throw yourself in faith upon His word. Come to 
 Him in this way and you ''shall in no wise be cast out." The bridge 
 which has carried millions to glory before you will surely suffice for your 
 soul. How can you doubt Him who is the Way ? Do not. But come to 
 Him in faith, and follow Him in love, and you shall in no wise lose your 
 reward. 
 
 The proper ground of christian assurance of salvation is not human 
 feeling, which fluctuates like the tide of the ocean -one day we are borne 
 aloft upon the billow of some emotion, the next we are stranded upon the 
 shoals of spiritual difficulty. The real basis of assurance is the Word of 
 God, which does not change nor pass away, but which like Himself abideth 
 forever. We should be assured that we are saved because God says so. 
 What stronger reason should we need ? And this text states plainly as 
 words can, that if man comes He will save. Surely we know whether we 
 have come to Jesus Chnst the Saviour in faith and sincerity. That decid- 
 ed, what difficulty should the^e be in attaining to that blessed and comfort- 
 ing christian experience known as assurance of personal salvation ? Let 
 us strive by taking Christ at His word, as in the terms of the text, to real- 
 
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 ire the happiness of those who know their sins are forgiven, and that a glor- 
 ious inheritance awaits them beyond death and the grave. 
 
 5, What is salvation? This is a great question, and like all such sub- 
 jects is more easily described negatively. It comprises so much, that it is 
 far easier to say what it is not, than what it is. The text treats the subject 
 in this way. The calamity of soul destruction to be avoided is described as 
 being "cast out." Ey inference, the good of salvation to be attained is 
 evading the result of being "cast out." The fate of the wicked is describ- 
 ed in the Word as being "cast out into outer darkness, where there is 
 weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth." Salvation is,on one side, being 
 saved from this awful punishment. It is, on the other, being admitted to 
 all the glory and blessedness of God and His people in Heaven. Here is 
 something which must appeal to us, for we want to escape the punishment 
 of sin, and to obtain the happiness of the Kingdom of God. Dear friends! 
 there is only one way in which we can do it. "Believe on the Lord Jesus 
 Christ and thou shalt be saved," "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" 
 says Christ. And "Him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out." 
 Kindred passages teach us the futility of trusting to any other means of 
 salvation. Begone all the devices of wordly wisdom, all the imagining of 
 the natural heart, all the suggestions of Satan, Christ and nothing but 
 Christ for my salvation. 
 
 In conclusion, we as a congregation, pastor and people, beg to convey 
 an expression of our sympathy with the bereaved family and friends. We 
 feel that your loss has been great, but her gain is greater. Her place is 
 now vacant at the family fireside, but we believe that it is filled by her im- 
 mortal spirit in the Heavenly circle. No more shall we seo her in her ac- 
 customed place in the eaithly sanctuary in the midst of the gatherings of 
 God's people, but we believe that if we ha(J eyes that could see within the 
 vail, we should see her in the "upper sanctuary" with the saints, and the 
 angels, and the dear Lord and Saviour. A seat is empty in our church 
 choir, but we trust that it is compensated for, by an accession to the great 
 throng that surrounds the throne in glory singing the song of Moses and of 
 the Lamb. The voice of a sweet singer hal been hushed whilst we listen- 
 ed ; but we believe that thi? was so, only in order that it might take up a 
 higher note and a loftier strain in the chorus of the redeemed. 
 
 To the devoted father, an elder in our own church, to the loving 
 mother, a mother in Israel, to the tender-hearted sisters and faithful bro- 
 ther, to all the kindred and connexions we would convey our heat tfelt 
 
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 sympalhy in this bereavement. VVf bid you say in the spirit «*f resij^na* 
 tion and in the language of Scripture : "The Lord hath given, the Lord 
 hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord," "Even so Father fur 
 so it seemed good in thy sight." 
 
 VICTORY OVER DEATH. 
 
 To be stmg to the tune o/*' The Dyin^^ Christian.'* 
 
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 'Vital spark of Heavenly flame ! > 
 Quit, oh, quit this mortal 'rttHfl«4 p''^'*"^ 
 Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, 
 Oh ! the pain, the bliss of dying. 
 Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife 
 And let me languish into life. 
 
 Hark ! they whisper; angels say, 
 "Sister spirit, come away \" 
 What is this absorbs me quite 
 Steals my senses, shuts my sight, 
 Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? 
 Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? 
 
 The world recedes ; it disappears ! 
 
 Heaven opens on my eyes ! my ears 
 
 With sounds seraphic ring ! 
 
 Lend, lend your wings ! I mount ! I fly 
 
 O Grave, where is thy victoiy ? 
 
 O Death, where is thy sling !" 
 
 •Pope.