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TWO
PulpitATopics
COLORED CHURCHES
ADVENTIST
The Second Advent Church,
Fenwick slieei, near Crawford ave
sue. Elder V. H. Skipper, evangel
si of ihe South Georgia and Flor
ida conference, will preach Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock and Sunday
night ai 8 o'clock. Subject of morn
ing disrviurie, "Sectaria*)jam , " sub
ject for night discourse, “Six Final
lies from the Bible." Baptism at 9
a. m. Sunday school at 9:46 a m.,
Elder W. (’. Rhoades, superintendent.
The public cordially Invited to all
these services. Elder William Bart
lett, pastor.
BAPTIST
Woodlawn Baptist Churcn,
rhafee avenue. Rev. E. It. Cars
well w ill-preach at the morning ser
vice, 11 o'clock, and again at evening
nervine, 8:15. I’ubllc cordially Invited
to both tnese services.
Crawford Avenue Baptist Church,
The a* Walker, pastor. Breaching
at 11 a. ni. and 8 p. m. by Rev. .1. M.
Atkinson, of Harlem, (la. Sunday
•chool at 3 p. m., R. D. Kennedy, su
perintendent. Brayer meeting Wed
nesday evening at 8 o'clock
- First Baptist Church.
Services at 11:30 a. m. Rev. M.
Ashby Jones, pastor, will preach.
CHRISTIAN
I' Weit End Chrlstia.-i Church,
Crawford avenu« and Kilts street,
Everett HoJllnKWorth, Etipjuy. The
Bible school meats at 9:46 ft. m. At
11 o'clock l/ord » Supper and sermon,
"The Time for the Church" At s
in. sermon, ‘‘Gossip.” Tuesday,
3:30 p. m., the laidh »' Aid Koclety
meets. Wednesday, 8 p. in., prayer
meeting .with teachers' training clans
St 9 o'clock Thursday, free vocal
Instruction at Bp. m. Everybody wel
come; only once a stranger here.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Scisnca.
Services held at 816 Colon Havings
Bnnk Building, Sunday, 11:30 o’clock.
Subject, "Mind.'' Golden Text, "The
counsel of the laird etandeth for ever,
the thoughts of his heart to all gen
erations." Wednesday evening testl
monla! ineetrtg 8:30 o'clock. Read
ing room open dully from 11 to 1
o'clock, except Sunday.
EPISCOPAL
St. Paul's Church,
Rev. O. Sherwood Whitney, rector.
6 a. m. celebration of the Holy Com
munion. 9:45 a tn. Sunday school.
11 a. m. morning prayer and sermon.
No evening service.
Church of the Atonmont
Coner of Koilork and Telfair streets.
At 11 h. ra. service and semon by Rev.
G, Croft Williams Sunday school at
6 p. m.
Church of tho Good Shepherd,
The Hill, the Rev. Archdeacon John
•on, rector. Holy Communion at 8
■l m. Morning prayer ami sermon
at 11 a in. Sunday school at 6:30
J>. in.
LUTHERAN
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Rev. ,). B. Derrick, pastor. Service
■t 11 n m. by Rev. M. H. Hiller, of
Oolumbla, 8. C Sunday school at 10
&. m., Mr. H. C. Luriek, superintend
•nt.
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church,
Walker street. Sunday school at
P:3O a. m. Everybody cordially In
vited to spend an hour with us Ex
cellent music by orchestra. Geo 11
Gercke, superintendent.
METHODIST
l
St. John Methodist Church,
Rev. H. M Du Bose, D. D.. pastor
Preaching at 11.16 a. m. by Dr J. D.
Hammond. Services at 8:30 p nt.
under auaplces of the Epworth Lea
gue. Sunday school nt 9:45 a. tn.,
A H. Merry, superintendent. Mid
week prayer service Wednesday even
ing at 8:30. Strangers atul visitors
will receive a cordial welcome.
Asbury Methodist.
Preaching 11:15 and 8:30 by pas
tor. Sunday school 9:45 a in., W. A.
Owens, superintendent. We appreci
ate very much the way our attend
ance at the Sunday school and the
church services Is holding up thine
summer months. Much interest Is
being manifested tn the song service
at sp. m. Prayer and teachers’ meet
ing Wednesday 8:30. You are cordi
ally Invited to worship with us
PRESBYTERIAN
Creene Strewt Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Geo. E Gullle, pastor. Preach
ing Sunday morning at 11:15 and in
the evening at 8,30 by Rev. M. K.
Peabody, of Iva. S. C. Seats free.
Public cordially Invited.
Sibley Presbyterian Church.
Divine services at 11 a. m. and at
8 p m lJr. Daniels will preach for
us in the evening. Come out and
hear him; he is an eloquent preacher.
Sunday school at t. 30 p. m. Mid
week service Thursday at Bjv m A
cordial welcome to strangers. Re
member today our social at 5 p in to
8:30. Please come. A. M Lewis,
pastur.
First Presbyterian Church,
Corner Taifatr and Seventh streets.
—!fw—
j' .' fM 1
Rev Joseph R‘ ■Sevier, pastor. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. by Rev. Eugene Dan
lei, I). D. of Florida. No evening
service Sabbath school at 5 o’clock.
Wednesday evening prayer service at
8:30.
Reid Memorial Church (on the Hill),
Hev. Jos. It. Sevier, minister In
charge. Sunday school at 6 p. m.,
E. S. Johnson, superintendent. At
6:20 p. rn. the address to the Adult
Bible Class will be delivered by Mr.
E B Hook. Attractive music and
everyone cordially Invited to attend.
WHITE CHURCHES
BAPTIST
'\
Central Baptist Church,
Walker *trr**t, near the. Union Sta
tion, Rev. R. J. Johnson, pastor.
I’reaching at 11: .'{o n. m. and at 8:30
p. m., by Rev. Sumner Sunday school
3:30 p. rn. the public is Invited to
nttrnd.
Hale Street Baptist Church.
Early prayer meeting at 6 a. m.
Preaching at. 11:30 by Bro. R Sapp.
Sunday rchool 8 p rn. # Bro. Rolling
Applln, superintendent.. Young Men'r
prayer meeting 5 p. m. At 8:80 p. m.
Ntriekly preaching by the paator. Tht
public 1 * Invited. Rev. J. W. Wiliams,
pastor; Bro. Motors L. Oreenleaf, sec
retary.
Shiloh Baptist Church.
Rev W M. Jenkins, I>. I>, pastor.
Breaching at 11 a. in. and 3 p. m. and
at 8 p. ir» The public: la Invited.
Thnnkful Baptist Church.
Rev r R. Wallace, I>. I.), pastor.
Breaching at II a 'in. by Rev. Ed
ward Jackson, Subject, “Christ the
Seennd Person of the Moat Blessed
Trinity.” Sunday school 5:30 p. m..
L. t'i Harmon, superintendent.. Breach
ing at ' 30 p. m. AH arc cordially In
vited to these service*.
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church,
Rev W II Dunn, pastor. Prayer
meeting air, «. m. Preaching at
ll 30 a m h\ Bro. .loh n Davis, and
ni 8 30 p m. by Rev. Peter Olaaseo.
We* have moved from the hall to the
church that was blown down by the
storm. All arc* invited.
Tabernacle Bnptist.
Re\ (\ T. Walker, D I>.. L. L. D ,
piiKtor, The pulpit at the morning
and at the nhiht services will be tilled
by Rev D. W. Cannon, secretary of
the educational board of the ffaneral
State Bnptist convention of Georgia.
Rev Cannon Is possessed of an im
l»i |v« delivery of speech and one
would do well to hear him at either of
the .Hsrvlres. Regular Hunday ser
vice.* to which friends and visitors ar*
cordially Invited Prayer meeting H a
in. Preaching 11 a, in Sunday school
;j p. m„ Charles MHjgiihee, superinten
dent Song service 8 p. m. Preaching
h: 15 p. ill.
CONGREGATIONAL
First Conflrsc-itions! Church.
Corner Gwinnett and Jackson street*
The usual services will be conducted
by the pastor at 11 n. m. nml 8:15 p.
m Subject for the morning: “A
Hurried Talent.” At night, “A Mighty
Savior.” All arc Invited to attend. \V.
L Johnson, pastor.
METHODIST
Bethel A. M. E. Church.
Early morning prayer meeting. Sun
tiny school 10 a. in. 11 a. in. preach
ing bv past or. V p. m. A. C. League,
conducted by the president. .1. Trotty.
8 p. m. preaching by Rev. R. b.
Taylor., B E West Savannah district.
Public cordially Invited. Rev, T. J.
Linton. D. D., pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN
Christ Presbyterian Church.
Forner Telfair atul Cummin* streets.
Mew .1 S Kill*, pastor. Sunday
school 10 a. m. Preaching; 11'1$ a. m..
by the pastor. Wednesday even In* 8:30
prayer service. A cordial Invitation
to all.
Colored Y. M. C. A.
Tho Colored V. M <\ A. will be ad
dressed Sunday. August 20, at 5 p.
in., by O H Melts, of Columbia. S. C.
All colored men are invited. C. T.
Walker, president; Silas X. Floyd,
secretary
LIFE SAVED AT DEATH’S DOOR
“1 never felt ao near my grave,’*
writes W. K. Patterson, of Wellington.
Tex . as when a frightful cough and
lung trouble pulled me down to 100
pounds, in spite of doctor’s treatment
for two years. My father, mother and
two sisters died of consumption, and
that 1 am alive today is flue solely to
Dr. King’s New Diacoveiy, which com
pletely cured me Now 1 weigh 187
pounds and have been well and strong
for years.” Quick, safe, sure, it's tho
best remedy on earth for coughs,
colds, Is grippe, asthma, croup, and all
throat and lung troubles. 50c and sl.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
drAigglits
JOYS OF THE SURF.
I love to bathe in the sen
With Its billows wild and free.
1 love to find
A cantaloupe rind
Come bobbing along by me
—exchange.
PERHAPS.
"Well, have you thought of a sen
tence containing the word dynamite?"
asked the teacher
“YeeYn; my sister Rose wouldn't let
you las* her, but* my sister Dinah
might."—Rose leaf.
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC TRUTH
SOCIETY NOTES AND COMMENTS
Father Brlcarelli and Ex-President Verdesi, Workingman
of Long Ago. Is He Better Off Today? Church’s Atti
tude Regarding Morganatic Marriages.
New York.—Much space baa been
given i n the European and American
Press to the case of Father Brioarelli,
the Italian priest charged with vio
lating the seal of the confessional.
Ex-MJnister Floureris, who attended
the trial as correspondent for L’Uni
vers, sums up the whole afair in the
following manner: "The recent trial
of the apostate priest, Verdesi, shed
a flood of light upon the underhand
workings) of intrigue which hitherto,
so far as outsiders were concerned,
were enveloped In darkness. The
plotters had laid their plan for produc
ing a great scandal, which they hoped
■would react upon the entire church
and even upon the Papacy. They set
out to prove that priests moved by
a desire to gratify their rebellious
animosities, do not hesitate to reveal
the secrets df the confessional. If
they had succeeded, the Sacrament
of Penance would have been irre
deemably ineir discom
fiture has been complete. They have
only succeeded In exposing their own
lies. In their impotent rage, they, in
open (court, subjected Father Bri
oarelli, the plaintiff and several wit
nesses to the severest kind of cross
examination for the alleged reason
»bat. the apostate priest had charged
them with revealing the secrets of
the confessional. Employing every
means arguments, trickery, the
springing of sudden surprises and
even an appeal to the secular arm
as represented by the attorney-gen
eral —they attempted to wrest from
the witnesses a vlo)atlo n of the se
crecy of the confessional. But all
their efforts were in vain They ex
hausted to no purpose all the re
sources at their command in trying
to compromise the church who faced
them in all her inviolable majesty.
They only succeeded in covering their
own disgraceful and dlshonora. .e
acts witii the utmost discredit. Be
fore a thoroughly disgusted public
there passed i-j review the abhorrent
spectacle of their secret plottings art
fully prearranged. The light was
turned upon the despicable methods
of proselytizing fallen priests, upon
the system of bribery employed, upon
the corrupt means resorted to In des
siininatlng calumnies which. It was
hoped, would strip the Catholic re
ligion of all reverence 1n the estima
tion of the people, and reduce the
Pope to the* necessity of defending
himself against these plots by going
Into exile or by becoming the humble
chaplain of the Italian King In the
Italian court.
By n "Motu l’roprto” of recent date
i the limy Father Introduces some op
| portune modifications In the Eecle
I slastlcal Law as to the observance
lof the feast days of precept." This
new legislation which Is another
! proof of the desire of Pope Plus to
! unify the laws of the church, does
not affect the I nlted States No new
feast days are added. In Europe the
Epiphany and the Feast of Sts. Peters
and Paul are still holidays of precept
and throughout Christendom the feast
of St. Joseph Is celebrated with an
octave on the Sunday following the
19 th of March while the Feast of Cor
pus Christ! will he celebrated with
proper solemnity on the Sunday after
Trinity' and not merely at the prin
cipal Mass on that day. Uniform
(legislation Is not the only reason
give by the Pope for this impor
tant change in the feast days of pre
cept. The demands of modern busi
ness aud the increasing cost of the
necessaries of life make It desirable
that those who get their livng by
their own efforts may not he too
often interrupted. What a far cry
from the days of the Craft and Trade
Guilds, when the feast day were nu
merous ami fitted so well into the
i dally life of those who tolled. The
Twentieth Century Socialist who tells
ns about the delights of the earthly
paradise which he Intends to provide,
might do worse tha n look back to
the days when the workingmen were
really happy. Of course, there were
no breakfast foods packed in card
board boxes, ready to serve or mov
ing pictures or porcelain bath tubs or
rapid trauslt facilities to distract or
uplift the workingman of the thir
teenth century or the fourteenth. But
he managed to get a good deal out ot
life and to stamp the Impress of hts
individuality on stone and bronze and
painted glass. He found time to take
an active Interest tn theatricals, he
wa s a proline producer of Mystery
and Mlraeio (days and In England did
much towards the paving of the way
for the mighty damatlsta who were
the chief glory of Elizabeth's retgn.
As far as we have any standards of
measuring, he was as happy as his
fellow workingman of today. He Went
to bed earlier and his clothes were
rather coarse, hut he did not seem
to mind; in fact, he was freer to give
his best thought to hts dally work.
That is why we go over to Europe
and bring back Giotos Tower or the
Bargello and put them up tn the ulr
and call them by a moder t name,
l'haf is why we are happy when we
are able to say that our church build
ing Is a replica of some French or
German or English Cathedral. We
| moderns are paying a daily and un
| conscious tribute to the workingmen
of the Middle Ages. They reveled In
the feast days that unsympathetic
and prejudiced writers are inclined
to sneer at; but all must admit that
their work days were prolific in mas
terpiece that will five as long as the
world admires beauty.
Much misunderstanding exists
about the attitude of the church to
ward morganatic marriage. A moo
gana’ic marriage simply means a
marriage spcretly contracted by a
prince with some person of such con
ditions that she would not be pub
-1 'cly acknowledged by the royal fam
ily or could not wlih propiety become
queen on his accession to the throne.
If this furtive marriage has been
valid according to the laws of the
church, ilia church cannot sanction
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
a second marriage, and will never
do so, and has never done so,- not
withstanding statements to the con
trary. Of course, if the morganatic
marriage had an Invalidating flaw in
it, the church can and must acknowl
edge this flaw. For Instance, a claa
destine marriage in a Catholic coun
try was always Invalid since the
Council of Trent; and such morgan
atic marn-ges are likely to have been
contracted in the clandestine man
ner But when once a marriage is
valid there Is no compromise. The
church lost England la the sixteenth
century rather than give in over this
point; and she would be ready to lose
any other country rather than yield.
GRIEF OVER PARIS
ACTRESS DROWNING
-«
Madame Edwards Fell From
House Boat While on Trip on
the Rhine.
Pari*. The death of few actresses
have caused such a profound expres
sion of regret and sadness as the
tragic end of Mademoiselle Lantelme,
who in private lu'e was Madame Ed
wards, the wife of the man who found
ed the "Matin.” Lantelme might be
said to have been the g.reat favorite
of the Farisien theatre goer.
She was young, talented and beauti
ful, with a personal mannerism and
magnetism of speech and acting that
not only caused admiration, but evok
ed something of a personal liking on
the part of the thousands who went
Htcadily to see her play. Hhe was
perhaps best known for her work in
the celebrated Boulevard piece, “Le
ilois Saere.” Her last appearance was
In a sketch in a music hall on the
Champs Elysees, where one of the
other prominent features was a chat
ty burlesque on the visit to Paris of
the American sailors. Some news
papers have thought to see a mystery
in the death of Lantelme, hut It seems
established that she accidentally fell
into the Rhine from a window bf a
houseboat to which she had gone for
air during a fainting spell.
Libreville, the seaport which It was
understood Germany wished France to
cede to her, has many glorious memo
ries. Towards the end of the last cen
tury a French warship cruising tn
those waters for the suppression of
slavery, raptured a vessel loaded with
blacks who were at liberated.
They founded the tow*j*nnd out of
gratlude for their dellW-ance, called
It Libreville It has aL.ays been the
capital of Gaboon and. rntll Quite re
cently, was also the capital of the
French Congo. before Brazzaville
sprung up and developed so rapidly.
The roadstead Is magnificent; It Is
one of the finest of all Western Afri
ca. The town lies hidden In the rank
vegetation of a tropical forest: here
and there a few white dots peep from
among the leafage.
Over the whole region lies the mem
ory of Savorgnan de Brazza, the ex
plorer. The story of how he first saw
the great Congo river Is one of the
most exciting in the annals of African
discovery.
Leaving the coast with the purpose
«f finding a way to the basin of the
t ongo. he and his followers was met
by an envoy of the local king who as
sured htm that the river was quite
near. De Brazza courageously fol
lowed him, but trusting to his account
of the distance, omitted to take a sup
ply of water.
They inarched all day over an arid
plateau without seeing any signs of a
river: the next day also passed with
out any results. The explorer began
to have doubts; he asked himself If
the native guide had not betrayed
them and If they were not doomed to
a horrible death In the wilderness.
The man. however, Insisted still that
the river was quite near, and the lit
tle party stumbled on in ‘mute des
pair. Night fell, and while De Braz
za became more and more desperate
tie saw suddenly nt his feet a vast
sh«et of water glimmering in the dusk.
DIAMOND TRAGEDY.
A young phenom n a bush league
grew.
Whose batting aye rage was three-two
two;
When running bases he surely flew Mon
- dleu!
His rep. it certainly grow and grew
rill a scout went on his wbrk to view.
And said “For a big league :lub
you'll do.
Oh, you!”
He drafted the kid without ado
To join the ranks of a major Tew
And show the vets what he could do
Quite true!
Well, the younater'e chest it grew and
grew. *
And somehow he thought he real!?
knew
The game of baseball through and
through
Sad. too!
When he bid his native town adieu
The bands all played and he whlst'es
blew,
And the papers gave him a send off,
too.
1100, Roo!
The rest of the tide Is sad. but true.
H ' only lasted a week or iwo -
Many are called—those cthosrn are
few.
Roo! hoo! —Leslie j Week 1 >.
When you think of Dia
monds—go to
SCHWEIGERT’S,
The Diamond specialists.
MESSAUtJOYFUL
FOR THE SIN-SICK
The Master Speaketti Balm
For Wounded Hearts,
COMFORT FOR SORROWING.
Pastor Ruciell Says That Whan Trou
ble Comeo Few Doubt the Existence
of God*—Human Sympathy Alone Is
Impotent to Comfort the Sin-Bur
dened Soul—Eterral Bleating Fol
low* the Aoceptance of the Divine
Command—Bcripturea Misunderstood.
August 18.—Pas
tor Russell of
Brooklyn Taber
nacle took for his
te x t-t o d a y the
words of Jesus,
“Let not your heart
be troubled: ye be
lieve In God, be
lieve also in Me”
(John xlv, 1).
As usual there
was a good crowd
and closest atten-
tion given through
out. The speaker said In part:—
The world does well to keep up a
cheerful, outward demeanor—to “drive
dull care away” to the best of its abil
ity. Nevertheless, there is great force
and weight to St Baul’s words to the
effect that "the whole creation is
groaning and travailing in pain togeth
er, waiting" for Messiah’s Kingdom
and its long-promised blessings to lift
the curse of sin and death and to re
store to mankind the smile of the Fa
ther’s favor. Reason though they may
that there 1s no personal God—that
there is merely a blind god of nature,
an evolutionary force, etc., neverthe
less, deep down In the heart, men be
lieve that there (a a God. Almost un
consciously the mind attributes to Him
Wisdom, Justice and Power—but little
of Love or sympathy with humanity
and its frailties.
This very intuitive knowledge of
God Is closely associated with many
human troubles. As the root of near
ly every trouble, perhaps deep below
the surface. Is ain—disobedience to
recognized principles of righteousness,
and a fearful looking for of retribu
tion, and uncertainty as to what It
will mean. This Is true, not only of
many Christians, but frequently true
also of others who have made no pro
fession, who have taken upon them
no solemn vows of obedience.
This troubled heart condition does
not always show upon the surface.
Sometimes the troubled heart Is In the
theatre to try to forget Its troubles.
Sometimes Its owner Is immersed in
sinful pleasure-seeking, in endeavor to
drown some haunting grief. Some
times relief is sought through intoxi
cating liquors or nurcotics; sometimes
lb suicide. Sometimes the troubled
one is ou the stage. One cannot sure
ly know that the merry laugh and witty
Joke and cheery song do not come from
a troubled heart. We are sure that
they do. In many instances, for fre
quently those who hare been indulg
ing in merriment have committed sui
cide a few minutes thereafter, leaving
messages that their hearts had been
severely burdened, while outwardly
cheerful.
We have much sympathy with these
sorrow-laden hearts. As a race we
are walking through “the valley of
the shadow of death,” day by day.
On every hand we have reminders of
this—grief, disappointment, headache,
heartache, etc. If we are measurably
free from pain ourselves, yet have
sympathy, we are pained in the inter
est of others. If none of our own
dear ones lias recently died, the great
Enemy, Death, has laid hold upon the
home of a neighbor, a brother, and he
is bereaved and a refiex shadow falls
upon our heurts; and further, the
thought comes that our home may be
Invaded by the great Enemy which has
already swallowed up twenty thou
sand millions of our race—and that by
Divine permission, because we are sin
ners—and because sinners are un
worthy of everlasting life.
The Fear of the Lord.
In our troubles we. sooner or later,
realize the lack of human sympathy
or. at least, its impotency. Feeling
our, helplessness, we instinctively look
to our Creator. In the hour of trouble
remarkably few doubt the existence of
God. As Jesus said, “Ye believe in
God.” Rut as we look to the Almighty
for protection and consider DivJue
Justice and realize our own weakness
es aud shortcomings, the heart of man
fails. How could be think that the
Omnipotent One would have interest
in or care for such a worm of tl\e dust
as he feels himself to be? How could
Divine Justice look with any sym
pathy upon the course of selfishness
which he recognizes stretches out be
hind him in full view of the All-Seeing
Eye?
“The fear of the Lord is the begin
ning of wisdom,” is the inspired Mes
sage. Surely many have this begin
niug of wisdom come to them at some
period in their life’s experience. But
auch a fear is the start to wisdom only
when it leads the fearful one to great
er carefulness of living and to a de
sire for the Heavenly Father's approv
al. If this be the leading of the fear
it is Indeed the precursor of, the lead
er to. wisdom. As proper fear or rev
erenee for the Almighty comes In. it
acts as a restraint upon sin. It tend*
to make one more thoughtfuL mor*
USE HERALD WANT ADS.
careful, more wise, in seeking for a
better way.
Corr.e by the Narrow Way.
Jesus addressed the words of cur
text to Jews who, under the instruc
tion of the Law given by Moses, had
learned of Divine righteousness and
the Divine requirements of all those
who would come into harmony with
Him. They believed in God. They
recognized His Justice. They were de
siring to be His people: they had heard
of Jesus; they had traveled with Him
as His disciples. In a general wag
they believed in Him. To a large de
gree they accepted Him as the prom
ised Messiah and yet they found it
difficult to exercise a fulness of faith.
Probably there are many in this same
attitude of mind today—some in this
audience and some in the larger audi
ence of millions which Will be reached
by this sermon in the public press. I
would like to bear home upon the
hearts of these the very Message that
Jesus gave to those who heard His
Voice: “Let not your heart be troubled;
ye believe in God, believe also In Me.”
Hear Him saying to us today, You
already believe In the Creator and His
Justin. You already have the rever
ential fear. Yen already desire to
draw near to God. You have heard
that He has sent His Son into the
world. You have heard that this is a
manifestation of His love and sym
pathy for you. You have heard that
while you are condemned »3 imperfect,
as sinners, as unworthy of eternal life,
Divine provision has been made for
your recovery through the Redeemer.
As you believe in the Father’s Justice
which condemned you and which just
ly holds you at a distance from Him
as unworthy of His favor, so now be
lieve also in Me. Believe that the
Father hath sent Me. Believe that it
is His Love for you that prompted the
sending. Believe that His Love is as
strong as His Justice. Believe that
His Justice and Love will co-operate
for yojir eternal comfort and blessing,
if you will accept the Divine terms.
Losing Our Heart Troubles.
The Father know", your heart trou
bles. He wishes the burden to be
there until you shall appreciate its
weight—until you shall be ready to
cry to Him that you are sin-sick,
weary, troubled, and above all, hunger
ing and thirsting for righteousness and
desiring reconciliation to Him the
smile of His Face. He hits not waited
for all of this to take place before
making provision for you. He has an
ticipated your needs, your longings,
your necessities. He has already pro
vided the Redeemer, who is Mighty to
save. If Divine Justice is exacting to
the last degree,. believe that Divine
Love, as represented In the Redeem
er sent of God, is equally exhaustloss,
boundless- sufficient for all your needs.
If you will accept of this, the Divine
arrangement through Christ, your
heart troubles may be at in end. You
will still have troubles in the flesh,
weaknesses, aches and pains, but your
heart will be joyful and happy in a
fellowship Divine with the Father,
through the Son.
Hoyv to Get the Peace.
Ah! says one, I have heard of God
and of Jesus and of the invitation to
reconciliation, but I know not how to
proceed. To whom shall I go? How
can I gain a bearing in my case to ob
tain the blessed assurance, Thy sins
are forgiven thee; go and sin no more.
Which church shall I join? To what
priest shall I confess?
First o i all, my brother, or sister, al
low me to rejoice with you that you
have come into the condition where
you are seeking and knocking for the
opening of the storehouse of Divine
favor, because "He that seeketh shall
find and to him that knocketh it shall
be opened.” Continue, then, to seek
and to knock and very soon the bless
ings will be yours. See. first, whether
or not you are seeking the proper bless
ing. You want forgiveness of sins that
are past. You want the assurance of
Divine love and care. Ycu want the
Heavenly Shepherd to take you for
one of His sheep and look after your
interests, both temporal and eternal.
If so, good. You are seeking the very
thing that God is pleased to give.
Many are see.-ing something else
seeking to have some of self-will and
some of God's will, some of sin and
some of righteousness. They seek in
vain until, in purity of heart, they
seek that which God is willing to give.
All of God's gifts are by grace.
None of us could claim them on the
grounds of justice or merit. We cannot
keep God's perfect Law. not because it
is too exacting, but because we are
fallen. JVe were born in sin. sbapen
In iniquity: in sin did our mothers con
ceive us. Be our wills ever so strong,
our flesh is weak. The Divine arrange
ment of this Gospel Age is adapted to
this very condition and is open for
the honest-hearted, the sincere peni
tents, the ones fully determined for
righteousness.
You nee4 not come to any earthly
priest but. as the Master said, go to
the Father, in secret, in private. Go
not in your own name or merit or
worth, but in the merit of the Re
deemer. Go Seripturally, claiming Him
as your Advocate and appealing in
His Name for the forgiveness provided
by Divine more;.—to cover all the sins
of the past and provide for all the im
perfections unwillingly yours for the
future—even to the end of the way.
Coming thus. Jesus becomes your
Priest, your Advocate with the Father
“We have an Advocate with the Fa
ther. Jesus £hrist. ,tbe Righteous” (1
JohD ii. 1). “Let us come with courage
to the Throne of grr.ee that we may
obtain mercy mill find grace to heip in
every time (Hebrews iv. 16i.
What will you say to your Father ns
you present yourfclf in the name of
Jesus, do yon ask? In prayer tell Him
that you are sick of sin and desirous
of His righteousness. In every way.
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Tell Him of your appreciation of the
glorious qualities of His Character and
of tour desire to be as mucb conform
ed to that Character as possible. Tell
Him that you know you have nothing
worthy of His consideration, except
the merit of Jesus to be imputed to
you, which will be the covering for
your imperfection. Tell Him that you
present your all thus justified by faith,
that the merit of Christ may be imput
ed; that you desire to be a living sac- <
rifice—to be faithful unto death to
Him, to His Message in the Bible and
to all who are, with you, following in
the good way to the Kingdom.
Daily Dying—Daily Living,
Those who have acted upon the
above directions of the Lord’s Word
and who have thus been accepted of
the Father and begotten of the Holy
Spirit, are thenceforth New Creatures
in Christ Jesus. To them “old things
have passed away and all things have
become new.” Their souls are not
troubled, because they have passed
from death unto life, from Divine dis
favor to Divine relationship, as sons
of God—and “If children, then heirs,
heirs of God and joint-heirs with
Jesus Christ, if so be that we suffer
with Him, that we may also be glori
fied together” (Romans viii, 17). Those
who reach this blessed state are no
longer heart-troubled. They will have
troubles from the world, the flesh and
the Adversary, but withal they have
rejoicing—“ The peace of God which
passeth all understanding” ruling in
their hearts.
But the end is not yet. The body
has been separated from the will.
The will has become identified with
Christ and represents the New Crea
ture, which will not be perfected, and
in its new body, until the resurrec
tion. Meantime, as the Apostle
teaches, the flesh must be considered
and treated as an enemy because of
its weakness, its fallen condition. A
struggle, a battle, must go on contin
ually to the end of the course. “Be
thou faithful unto death and I will
give thee a crown of life.” The faitjjj
fulness of the New Creature, the will,
will be judged by its loyalty to the
Divine will and its strenuous endeavor,
to keep the body under—to be dead
to the flesh and to the world and to
be alive to the will of God. Every day
should make us more alive as New
Creatures and more dead as old crea
tures.
In this way we are, as the Apostle
puts It, mortifying or deadening the
flesh and being quickened or energiaed
or made alive in spirit This is the
resurrection process for the New Crea
ture—the death process for the old
creature. It as a matter, as the Apoa
tie explains, of rejoicing in tribulation,
knowing that the trials and difficulties
of the present time, under God's prov
idence, are working out for the faith
ful a share in that “far more exceed
ing and eternal weight of glory” prom
ised to the Elect, the Bride of Christ—
a share in the Kingdom which shortly,
through the power of the First Resur
rection, will be exalted to glory and
dominion over the earth. This is the
spiritual Seed of Abraham which, dur
ing Messiah’s Reign of a thousand
years, is to bless Israel and, through
Israel, all the families of the earth
(Galatians ill, 29).
We cannot give this message to the
world, even as Jesus could not do so.
It is better for the world that tlfeir
hearts should now be troubled to a
considerable degree. Those who are in
the most dangerous position, perhaps,
are the ones who have no troubles in
the present life and. therefore, no in
centive to seek the great Burden-Bear
er and fellowship with the Father
through Him. Jesus said of such. Woe
unto you that are rich! for ye have re
ceived your consolation. Woe unto
you that are full! for ye shall hunger.
Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye
shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you
when all men shall speak well of you!'
for so did their fathers to the false
prophets” (Luke vi, 24-26).
Scriptures Misunderstood.
At the present time we have 1,200.-
000.000 that in no sense of the word
are called by the Lord, and therefore
have had no opportunity of respond
ing to that call. With the thought
that has prevailed for centuries, that
these uncalled millions are doomed to
eternal torture, the hearts of God's
people have been very sorely troubled,
and infidelity has been very greatly
assisted into a denial of everythin,v
pertaining to Christian faith. All
agree that it would be very unreason
able for the Creator of those 1,200,000.-
000 to expose them to the danger of
eternal torment, and not give them the
slightest opportunity for bearing of
the only terms of salvation from it
But when we get the correct, the
Scriptural view of the matter, we see
that the penalty upon those 1,200,000,-
000 is, “Dying thou shalt die,” aud
that in this particular they are not
different from their fathers, who were
under the same curse, or sentence of
death—the Adamic condemnation.
We see from the Scriptures, too. that
our Lord Jesus “by the grace of God.
tasted death for every man”—“to be
testified in due time” (Hebrews ii, 9;
I Timothy ii, 6). Jesus, therefore,
tasted death for all these 1,200,000,000
and for all their forefathers. He has
given the ransom-price for their sins
as well as for ours, the Church's, and a
resultant blessing must come to 'aera
as well as to us.
The coming blessing is a rescue from
the sin-and-death conditions in which
they were born: an opportunity for
rising out of those conditions of degra
dation. up. up. full •perfection
of natnre. and all that xvas lost through
Adam's disobedience. This work of
Divine Grace, we see. Is to V=/ieeom
plished for the world during the Mes
sianic Ace. when Christ and the Elect
Church will constitute God's King
dom. with power and great glory for
the b!es«ine of the world.
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