Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-28
RELIGIOUS.

the Bible aud YOU take away all tn
angels. Not II single chureb.o serapl
not \ single throne or dominion, 0
principality or power: not II siHgl
uIuruing star or Son of God is left
GabriC' vani>lIcs rs phantom, AM
Micheal vanishcs into air. and is sccl
no lore. Take sway the bible, an,
you take away tl.c elect succession o
inspired men. Not y single patriarch
Or priest, or prophet, or apostle, O
evangelist remains To proclaim or re
cord = single suprrhuman oracle
Noses and hi, law. Isaiah and hi. Wis
ion dissolve together. Matthew an,
lis gospel. Paul and his cpis,lc, pcri.!
III the same fire. Nav, more: TAKE
away Tie Bible. and You take ava!
the Lord Jesus Christ. No longer
need any disputes he held in rcgart
10 the nature. person or Office .
Christ. His history. condition OF
destin,. Al the magnificent aplrara
tus in preparations for His comm.
il gon'. The cross rrumL!rs and H.,
scpu!chrc sinks. and the throne. >vm
boIiLcd by the rainbow that adoru.
u, like tie rainbow. vani-hrS away
His persistence. His current exist.
eu"r, is nothing.
And 81 OF the Holy Spirit. taxi,
away the Bible. and the spirit be-
comes a ghost indeed. or rather les
tl.an a ghost. Line n m-,-"r. il nn~h
IS from darkness and falls into tn,
~b!ackncss Of darkness. Aud 80 of tho
Father; take away the Bible. and il.r
Father reilrcs int" an iinl'rncirnblr
seclusion, infinitely more obliviuu>
than was ever imagined before. And
then when the earth is c~Xhuu,tcd, OF
everything inspired. and l~"avcr OF
everything nn""lir.ani the univrr-cu Of
ever. thing divine. what i left? \
man without u Maker. without ASA
rior, without 4 purpose. and wi1l,orr,
al emf. The Hoi,c-i oi hcirrS, AMI
yet III" m"tn">i and most mi>crall.
all >rn-lhilirv. sympathy and afi"c-
ton; yet -ittiu= dc-oIatrin >achcl"r,,
among the grave of dead friends. full
himself ct living memories. ever
mournIn" or the hta,t. hr.i without
h"P' OF their return. having II" hope
o"t that !.r and his children NAV like
VITA I'll" AMI b. ~ more. and wI.ti
"lni "i an carrl, l. lri!:. And wEur
Kin Of heaven: AID what Kind e.:
"ni'"r-': Who cares what Kind. Il!
Il ''iti' b. l worm, if angels be the
spe'tcrS OF worms. II Father. Son and
Holy hh">t he mere names wirhou,
substance -w!D rurc- what hind.-D
'. F'"$hYt-yit".
Faith i til" ladder on l,icl, III, he
.i;V'r Il constantly Llnunfinr. to as.
cent into the hclvcml, tanaau. from
,!..il'c I" bring down cluster. ofdr-
.'''""- GRAPES. to rc:rr>h hill in hi.
wilderness journcy.
SELLING orr THE DIvU. Now
"ie'' Il innn sells fifteen ou,.,. +,,
= pound, Ia makes a contract, v,,,
-" dcri', and >rll- himself f,,,l,
'a!i' It III "u,cc. And tI.i> j. MOI,
AL, he sells himself to is manv devil,
'lc nunIbcr of times tia, Lc sell.
''''c'h ounces for sixteen. I, mo-,
,AE THAT they ~unIrrvalu. themselves
- >"''i i sale Is this. think the,
~ not ordinarily But cou.;d,.,
what i man will ,to for tn. lake Of
Lew pennies. How such a man can
'""k at himself III 4 Ql.>>. or bear f.
be- alone with himself. c.nnn,
y maj that l'ia. tirr> til.
system OF petty traui. III Which Ii,
has trainc,l his Young men. In.
correspondents. all that are connected
with him in business. making them
!awi"i- covering them over % tina,
they shall not excite alarm. and
weaving nets and -Xcu-c- t. hid.
'iI"in-a man that ""c- or in ihi.
"onr-c tf"';i week to week. LIua"iuu
people. while he curirlIc, Lim.rlf.I
tn way through. do Van suppo.,
HAT such l man can enter the kim.
''"n Of God: Would it not be Kind
Il aoinc angel were to sound I'M,
trumpet III hi, ear every single day.
SAVING: 1T We've better that Il mill
-to'ic shout b" hanged ahou, IA,
n"'k than that th"u >nould-t hay,
r!ia'sc this profit 10y >tr,h ,nca,i-."
A''i VIII there not come" a time when
Z very penny .Wruny from the tr-mi,-
my, pal.Ied loaf. when ","rt uduI.
'cr"'ci article of food x>-lrink. "l
I"c';i'ine, when every acfE"f fraud Oh
= i''t'ing -hail rise uu,Eiu I.Igmcni
FG.inst him eack fioil4r that he LA.
gained i'll unlawful why >hnIj cry
him '.fct IN, wouli be-: .
>.laIl rririhution. It g nc soul.
E.lin by him that viii ri" up on thai
,.ly and -av. thou di,t-l t"ar.. those
1amnablc fraud, and l.lm ruined
frchnnge.
GETTING RID OF n,i nAnn:.-r
once heard q minister -nv.: >upro>.
-"'he cold morning Yea should ."
:n'" 4 ueighbor's hose and lind II III
in-y at work on hi wIlIuw.
rafc!!hg away, aud -lIuII,iaSE Via.
was up to, ant he should reply.
Why, ann trying 20 r"muyc til,
but ., fat i. get il, oil one
It on. Another" would
ecu not cay. ':NiIv man, let Won,
y h'.ow alone and kiudlc Your ri..
AID i!ic frost iii soon CON" 81!
hn| have you moi ~ccn p"upl- lao
-: 20 break 1n Ilicir bad habit one
after an"ihGt w;,i,,ut avnil: VIII
are ,ihc. H. u.nm who ;,'.irn
-rratch the irc'-t fem Iii wi,riuw-
LIT tla fire niipIr T." hud aud man.
:irL!cd at the altar Ofpraycr. burn it,
:..-:r hcarts, ard t!.e Lasi:- VIII soon
= "!t away. -.
II %" wish sHc",-- in life. maxi
perseverance, YOUR. Eo..!m friend, cX-
''.i''i'e s"us No cOr!n-rInr, caution
: II cider brother. and hope YOUR
Z %a~tian geniu-. i1dlfsYn.
~ 90 ia tf.