tdm> )H mo #S8I wnere are you g Conf Pam l2mo #581 No. 48 WHERE ARE YOU GOING ? One Sabbath evening, jutf before the hour for the closing religious service of the day, a group of young men had come together on a corner of the city streets. Their hearts were intent upon what they called " having a good time. And as those passed by who regarded the Sabbath as a day ot peace, of Christian works and worship, and who were on their way to the place of prayer, the question was heard proposed m that group, ''Where are you going?" It was to decide in what place of amusement or dissipation the evening ot the Sabbath should be spent, and those young men answered it in a manner to suit their purpose: but it is also a question tulJ of interest to us all, and one which, if truly answered, will in- dicate our destiny for eternity. ' , We are all going, as fast as time can carry us, into the future, to us unknown ; but there are some for whom this inquiry points with fearful significance toward that future. Dear reader, how is it with you? We will suppose you have never yet attended to the con- cerns of your soul ; "that you have cared for none of these things. 'How then shall this question be answered so as to meet your case ? Where are you going? May eternal truth ( be impressed upon your heart as it never yet has been, while we answer for you as for one who must give account at last. 1. You are going to the grave. Have you ever seriously thought of this? Man of business, while buried as you are in the cares of this world, — while so eagerly striving for gold,— have you ever stopped to reflect, " Though I am doing my own will and seeking my own profit now, and putting tar from me thoughts of dying, yet there is a grave m my path, and my nest step may be into it?" Man of pleasure, have you ever thought of this ? While seeking happiness in dissi- pation, in all the vain things which belong to this life only, do you ever think of a time, which will surely come, when you shall say, "I can enjoy these things no more ; I am about to lie down in the grave?" Impenitent, thoughtless man, old or young, whoever you may be, whose supreme love and desires are limited to this*life, does the thought ever enter your mind, " The grave is before me ; every day brings me nearer to it ; there my worldly pleasures will be ended ~?" But your acknowledgement that this is true is not a full an- swer to our question. Y.ou admit that your body will soon be in the grave; but will you rest there ? Where are you going then ? 2. You are going to the judgmerh. Open the word of God, and in the light that beams from the sacred page into the fu- ture, look upon that solemn scene. Imagine yourself there. You are no uninterested spectator. You are the prisoner at the bar. Look up and see upon the great white throne, Him who was once crucified for you ; who loved you with a bound- less love; who graciously invited you, urged you to come to him and be forgiven and saved. Now, he is your judge. Oh, hoW gladly you would see rocks and mountains falling upon you to hide you from his face! But you must await your sentence here. Once you were in a world where pardon and peace were freely offered to you in the gospel. There you became familiar with the story of the cross, and while you saw others penitently going to Christ, confessing their sins and finding mercy, you turned away and hardened your heart. You cannot say with truth, " While there was a possibility of my salvation, ' no man cared for my soul/ " You were often warned of your danger. Many prayers were offered for you, and you were entreated to inake your peace with God. All the efforts of those who loved your -soul were unavailing. The Holy Spirit pleaded with your heart. You would not listen, and at length He was grieved away for ever. Therefore do you stand here self-condemned. You are able now to comprehend the awful meaning of the words which once you read so thoughtlessly, and n