Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-08-28
BEYOND THE OCEANS WAVE
"PRAIsE THE LopD"
So1soRrH HOUSE, |
HIo HoATE, LONDON, Aug s, 's3 !

with the fondness exhibited for flowers and
his almost passionate attachment to his
dog, are three very touching char acieris
tics Of our brethren Of Ephraim.
The London market is Just now flooded
with plums especially the Green Gage
the most delicious Of them all. These ar,
grown quite extensively in En- gland, bui
most Of those in market now come acrosi
the Channel from France. To one who
vainly tried to raise them, witnessing help
lessly the ravages Of the Little Turk
(curculio) on his fsvorile specimens, and al
last abandoning in despair the culture Of
this most luscious Of fruits, green cages at
4 pence pound brings delight peculiar
and unique. In their season we had rasp-
berries in great plenty, bnt only one varie.
ty-the red--and those not like our delic.
ious "fludson River Antwerps," but com.
paratively insipid. Cheap, how ever, as
most sorts Of fruits peaches notably except
ed get to be in London, il one waits pa
tiently glutted market. For Strawberries
London leads the world in variety and
cheapness.
Saturday afternoons we have "Bible
Readings" in dear Bro. John Tod's draw
ing-room, which are getting to be very in
teresting gatherings Of those who desire to
go little deeper into the gospel myster-
les" than miscellaneous congregation
could bear.
Our address remains the same. IL is not
worth while to change II, for by the time a
letter, sent after the printing Of this, would
reach Highgate we shall be back in l02
Shscklewell Lane with our good friends,
the Griffiths, which will always be head
quarters in London. "When ye enter in
to city and go into any house, there
abide and thence depart" we expect to
obey. The LORD chose our lodgings in
London and we are so glad Of His selection
that we expect to remain where He put US,
in the meanwhile temporarily visiting this
lovely hill only as brief change, by His
direction also. Blessed guidance, this, Of
the dear hand clssping ours and never re-
linquishing His tender and powerful grasp.
Who that knows the loving presence Of
that hand would ever choose another TO
guide them2 Oh, that all knew Him as
Guide as we'll as Saviorl
have just finished reading, after earnes
prayer, Col. Ingersoll's Some Mistakes of
Moses" 1t is terrible book, because I'M
answersble from the orthodox standpoint.
1t will make in6delsby the thousands Of
those who know not the "secret Of the
LORD" God help the ingenious youth.
csrelessly taking il up with no argument
but human reason to rebut its fierce as
sault upon the very citadel of the popular
belief My heart bleeds for the man who
wrote it and the men and women who read
it. To me the answer to all he writes is
simply this: "You have mistaken my
God" Not winged arrow he shoots
smites joint in my heavenly harness now;
but I,0ould not hare read that book ten gears
ago for a thousand scorlds To-day. thank
God, it helps me; for know God-the on
ly true God and Father Of my Lord Jesus
Christ, whose name is GLOVE" AND
NOTHING ELSE But woe to the man
who reads that book without knowing God
better than He is commonly made known
from the pulpit Col. Ingersoll doea not
seem to me to be an "infdel" in the popu
lar sense Of the word, but rather an intrsp-
ID man driven TO bay by a devil on Gods
throne, while yet he seems not TO know
that there is another God possible. will
not relinquish the hope that one day he
will see my God and worship at His dear
feet. How pathetic the closing sentence Of
one Of his chapters, here after describing the
things that our God is charged with by
those who know Him not az lie is, he writes
"If there be a God, pray Him TO write in
His book, opposite my name, that denied
this lie for Him." The sentence thrilled
me, for my life is devoted 10 the denial Of
just such lies against my blessed God and
Father. Only l say not with hin, IF there
be God" for 81 know whom ! have be
lieved." Yet that sentence 80 oft repeated
in his awful book, ''if there be God" Is a
hopeful one. | cling to it with a strong
desire that one day it may deepen into
something worthier OF this great mind Of
his. When he does know Him, if ever on
earth, he will preach Him. lie could do
nothing else after what has passed. May
the devil, who ia at the bottom Of all this
deception Of us all, throw a boomerang in
Col. Ingersolls case that shall smite him
self heavily in the recoil This bold man
has "the courage Of his convictions" and
writes what thousands think in secret. lie
is not the FIRST victim Of the "letter" Of the
scripture, which Paul tells us "killeth."
can only pray and trust that he may yet
know the spirit" that "giveth life." To
know God-Ga LOVE and the devil-aH hate
is the only clue that leads out Of the laby-
rinth in which he with thousands OF Others
grope helplessly and hopelessly. Oh, that
could speak word TO help himl In the
meanwhile | say boldly "Col. Ingersoll is
not an infdel," il know one. never
read his book until yesterday. | warn all
who are not intelligibly impregnable in
Gods LOVE not 10 touch his book. To
such ii will be good reading" TO others
death by poison. And / pray no tender
conscience may be wounded by what
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