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32K THE PRESBYTERIAN
pent's head. From that on, \vc sec the altar and the
sacrifice. The first act of Noah after leaving the ark
was that of erecting the altar and the offering of the
sacrifice. In the case of Abraham, we see, where he tarried
even for a night, the altar and victim thereon. In
the case of his son, when laid on the altar, how dearly
do we See tanrdlt tile nnp errant trufti nr-,4 n?1?
VI. VI.VI 3UUstitution,
but the necessity of human sacrifice for human
guilt. Next we find the institution of the Passover?pointing
so clearly to the One who was to be
offered as the Lamb, whose blood alone could take
away sin, and by whose obedience and death, not for
Himself, but for those who accepted him, as a personal
Saviour, sinners would be restored to the favor of
God by His taking away all their sin and giving them
that holiness without which no man shall see the Lord
or be fitted to dwell with Him. We see, then, the very
purpose of Christ's death was to do for man, that which
could be accomplished in no other way, restore him
to the favor of God by making him pure and holy. The
apostle says "Ye are dead and your life is hid with
Christ in God, and there is no condemnation to them
who arc in Christ Jesus. We, therefore, affirm the
grand, the central, truth of God's Word is the doctrine
of substitution. When we turn our eyes to Calvary
and see that One hanging on the cross, with the blood
streaming from His hands and feet and in the side, and
hear that agonizing cry, "My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me," we realize the truth that He is there
not for Himself, but as the substitute of those for whom
He dies, that they may live. He hangs and dies there,
to pay the penalty due for sin, and thereby take away
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iroiii muse ior wnom lie suiters and dies, all their liability
to punishment, as He suffers in their place. The
law has and can have no more claims upon them because
He has met in His own person all demands against
them and thereby restored them to the favor of God,
not as guilty sinners, but righteous even as Christ is
righteous. He becomes what the prophet calls Him,
"The Lord of righteousness." We are complete in
Him. Who His own self bare our sins in His own body
on the tree, that we being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
W. W. M.
Statesville, N. C.
[Since this article was put in type the death of the writer
has been announced. The article will, therefore, be read with
more than usual interest, as it will be the last from a pen always
so ready in defense of the truth.?Editors.]
THE DECLINE OF AUTHORITY.
A contributory cause to the lessening of obedience in
children, and their consequent decline of respect for
their elders and superiors, is the too prevalent laxity
in the home and in the Church in teaching the principles
of authority and firmly maintaining their practice.
A law, let it be ever so necessary for the safety
of the individual or the security of society, soon becomes
a dead letter when it is neglected and disobeyed.
So long as authority is not exercised in the home and in
the Church the waters of flip fnnntiin c~~
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sweetening and strengthening of the one and the other
will become insipid and unsatisfying, having lost the
tonic property which gave them their vital power. The
rule of law is essential to the growth and maintenance
of the law of love.
: OF THE SOUTH. March 16, 1910.
Devotional and Selections
"THE GOOD OLD GOSPEL."
Hymn Used at the Coney Island Mission.
I believe the Holy Jesus was the Son of God on earth,
That Mary was His mother and a virgin at His birth.
That the Holy Ghost begat Him as the Angel Gabriel said,
1 believe the good old Gospel from the cover to the lid.
I believe the blessed Saviour came down from Heaven for me,
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He died, was buried, rose again, and did to Heaven ascend,
I believe the good old Gospel from beginning to the end.
I believe that Christ is coming to take His loved ones home,
That we are saved by Grace through it, all others false and bad,
New doctrines and religions can not our sins amend,
I believe the good old Gospel from beginning to the end.
I believe that Christ is coming to take His beloved ones home,
To the mansions of the blessed, from thence no more to roam.
At the Resurrection morning, in the twinkling of an eye.
They'll be changed into His image, and ascend with Him on
high.
MEDITATIONS ON THE LORD S PRAYER.
The Conclusion.
"For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the
Glory Forever. Amen."
This doxology or ascription of praise is wanting in
many manuscripts, and has been omitted in the Revised
Version, and its authenticity is doubftul, but there is
such a beautiful fitness in it, such a confirmation of
what has gone before, that it is hard to believe that it
is not a veritable part of our Lord's teachings.
Surely, after the thoughtful uplifting of our hearts in
the preceding petitions, grateful hearts will most naturally
burst into praise and strong assurance of God's
power.
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,.uuiu seem mat tne undercurrent of thought
would be something like this:
It is for Thy Kingdom that we have been praying, it
is Thy reign that we desire. Thou hast supreme control
over all events. Thou hast the power to do all that
we have asked. We acknowledge Thee to be King of
Kings, and Lord of Lords, and in granting our petitions
Thy power and Thy glory will be displayed forever.
This we desire above all things, for this we pray daily,
and therefore we close our prayer with "Amen," for
we certainly desire it so to be.
What vicinnc t-I~ t- -r
.iot ucxure our eyes of that glorious 1
future, perhaps nearer than we think, when we shall see |
these petitions answered! Will see God's name hal- |
lowed everywhere. Will see the kingdoms of this world
become the Kingdoms of the Lord and of His Christ!
Will see rebellious hearts surrendering to the love of ,
God, so full, so free, and accepting His will gladly, and
learning the sweetness of a perfect surrender to Him
who hath loved us and washed us from our sins in His
own blood!
Then will we look no longer anxiously into the future.
Our wants will be supplied.
Then will we have no need to petition God conditionally
to forgive us, for we will have nn '1pt.tnrc
ourselves will be freely pardoned in Christ. '