lks Jesus Christ, the Son of God, crying out to all who are
wrecked by this awful power, "Thy Father calleth thee," and if there
should be but the faintest response to his cry he would take the lost
in his arms and bear them home to heaven. Will you not come while he
calls to-day?

A CALL TO JUDGMENT

TEXT: "_I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I
have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing, therefore
choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live._"--Deut. 30:19.

Moses was a wonderful man; whether you view him as a poet or as a
leader of men, he is alike great. This text was spoken by him to the
people of Israel at the close of his career. The leadership of God's
chosen people is now to be transferred to Joshua, and it is in order
that he may speak to them as they should be addressed, and at the same
time in order that he may free himself from judgment, that he speaks as
he does.

I have two great desires as I present this message.

First, that I might myself be faithful, and that it might be said that
I am free from the blood of all men, for I have not shunned to declare
unto you the whole counsel of God.

Second, that I might help some one to the knowledge of Christ. This is
no time for argument, for argument always calls forth discussion. It
is no time for theory. Practical, every-day people of the world care
nothing for mere theories. And it is no time for speculation, for to
give such to the people is like giving a stone when they have asked for
bread. But it is time for eternal choice. The audience of the
preacher vanishes when he thinks of the text and its meaning and he is
face to face with the Judgment when he shall be judged for the way he
has spoken, and the people shall be called to account for the way they
have heard. It is indeed a solemn word. "I call heaven and earth to
record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death,
blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy
seed may live."

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_Record_. I desire to use this word as if it were a noun for the time
being, for it will bring to us the same truth. This leads me to say
that every one is making a record, either good or bad. Deep down
through the surface of the earth you will find the evidence of storms
centuries ago; the record was indelibly made.

Two records are being kept. This is indicated in the twentieth chapter
of Revelation, whe