Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-05-25


mitied. And this vote, however unintelli
gently and blindly Il may be doing Il, De
clares after it, dogged fashion that Israel !
true to her trust in certain way. Johl
Bull is Israel according TO the flesh. II,
knows not his heritage as yet; and will
even pout or fume II one who knows shal
tell him whence he comes. His glory 1,
under a cloud, his godliness Is form with
out the power; "lhe carcasses Of his king
are in his high place. the "s,one Of Israel'
in his midst is hidden under a chair on
which his monarchs sit, instead Of set up
on pillar in whose presence they stand
with uncovered heads; his places Of worship
are among the tombs"' instead Of sparl
from everything bearing deaths hateful
stamp upon II, nay, the temples are more
like tombs than temples and too often are
only burial places for souls; yet with all
this and more true, whenever Il comes 10
the test. this Israel in eclipse will let all
men know where he stands. He lie like the
darkey, who on being called before the
church for lying and stealing, when full
proof was given Of bis guilt confessed all,
saying: ayes bred'ren, il is true, did
steal and did lie; but dere's one ting
hab left an I'll nebber glib II up; Use got
my religion yit"
And so Parliament. for all England de-
clsred last Friday night. There were men
voting on the question Of questionable NOR.
ais, men Of loose lives and looser principle
Deists, Unitsrians, what not. But when il
came to allowing an Atheist, like Mr.. Brad
laugh, to sit with them, IL mattered not
that the great Prime Minister was for It.
His own party doggedly turned their backs
on his logic, unanswerable a. it was, for
the Israel in them took fright and no hu.
man speech could convince them that in
voting for the second reading Of the Affirm
alton bill they were not voting against God
And so they plainly told the world that
whatever had been given up and whatever
charges could be substantiaied, they would
keep their religion" IL is another en-
phatic chapter in the history Of this won.
derful race, who are what they are because
away back yonder, in half-forgotten age,
one man uds tWeto God. And God blessed
him and his seed forever. Frenchmen
wouldn't have done what Englishmen did
last Friday night. They do not mind be-
ing called Atheists. A Briton would for
lett his Prime Minister'S favor, or cut of
his monarch's head, rather than give up his
religion. And the same thing will be true
IN Manasseh (America) when the test is
applied. No Congress will ever take ain
God we trust" of our coinage. 1t was late
n making its appearance, but the nation
will never get along without 1t after this. |
For once am glad Of it. The "form with
'ut the power" ia feeble thing, but it is
infinitely better than nothing. hope Mr.. |
Gladstone will not "go out" do not
hink he will. The nation wants him to |
emain. But l am glad he was defeated.
By the way, he has significant rame for
hese wondrous times, has he not? "Glad- |
Stone" Wouldn't il be appropriate, il
Under Gladstone, the Stone Of Israel
hould be drought FORTH" recognized at
ast, with shOutings OF grace, grace unto
{! With Victoria (best Of queens) upon |
he throne tool Her very name a type
4 the times Of triumph for Jesus just
head "Crazyl am II" Well, we shall
ee what we shall seel
DIR. Stoddard sails to-morrow-restored
n health perfectly-a real Faith Cure"
ever there was one. Praise The LORD
{ was a resurrection from the dead; some
hing that only our Jesus can accomplish.
raise His dear name foreverl
We are all we'll. We like our good
'iends, in whose house we have lodgings,
etter ever day. Housekeeping sits light
: upon Marie now, for mystery OF pound,
Killing and pence no longer broods over
er life, darkening il more or less. Wife
'ws on buttons, mends rents, reads aloud
" me and fills every place she is called
}, refusing persistently to get on the scales
} that we may know whether il is Is or 10
'tun." My own weight is al stun T." A
tone" is IA pounds, so that puts me down
l6l lbs.-above my average. Willie and
harley are being called to preach and
ng occasionally and will soon be fully
gagged, trust. They were at Bethel
reen last night and came back jubilant I
Ter a good meeting. As for George, who
nerges from babyhood the 22d of this
onth, and becomes ''young lady" Of IL,
can only say ss the old story books said
Jack, the Giant Killers bean stalk, "and :
grew and grew and grew, until" But !
e ia very good baby and the 'life Of the
'use." II she turns out as we'll when she
"grown," we shall all be satisfied.
Now that we are at work, we go out
ELY to see the sights Of great London.
lie dear LORD gives us no end of enjoy
mt in everything, for we take all from
i'm and enjoy il in Him. What happy
?! Beat it who cam PRAISE THE 4
Ord! Ever in Jesns,
GEO. o. BARNES.
R0UE couUTY