The Time Is Not Quite Come
Story★★★★Fatal. A young man in Chicago, to the crime of drunkenness added another for which he was sent to prison, and having served his time resolved to reform. He told a philanthropic gentleSERMON ILLUSTRATIONS 133 man his history, and through him secured a situation. This man exhorted him to seek Christ.
He said, “I will when I have built up a character with my employers.” In this he succeeded. He was again exhorted to seek Christ, but replied, “The time is not quite come yet.”
Two days after, the man was suddenly prostrated, and the man who had befriended him was sent for. He whispered, “Your soul, is it safe?” He could only shake his head. The time of death had come to him, and the time for repentance was past forever.
The point
A young man repeatedly postpones repentance and dies suddenly, showing the danger of delaying salvation.