Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1885-12-18
GEO. o. BARNES.
II Believed: Therefore Have spo-
ken"
Praise the Lord. God Is Loyeand Moth.
ing Else"


walks that the white ante attack the dead
outer bark Of oertsin trees, displaying a
notable parlislity TO the "Sheeshum." ard
someiinies, not content with forsging on the
main trunk, spread out upon the larger
branches for 20 or 30 feet from the ground.
think the "Sheeshum" II may remark in
passing) is the famous "Shittim' wood Of
Scripture, Of which the "Ark of the Cow
enant' vas constructed. 7, IL ves-- solid,
Of handsome grain and one OF the mos,
valuable OF India hardwood trees.
Well, the omniverous termites plaster the
trunk and limbs OF their favorile trees,
aud one would think, to look at them, that
human hand had hid the thin mud coat
ing on, with trowel. But under this GOV.
er, the innumerAbe horde OF ravenous 10.
sects DO their work 20 thoroughly, that IL
you brush away the envelope, you will find
every pir,icle Of dead bark consumed. and
the eleAn, living tissue quite unframed,
aud perhap' the better FOR having il, over.
cost removed, in thi- hot climste, where
such sproieciion from cold lie not needed.
As ouriou'ly examined the work Of the
busy colonies on this dscaying matter,
cav thai it was a striking illustration Of
s''aifSt lsv, about which have pondered
more. Of late, than anything else, in gath
erirg into iocu', what the dear LORD
has spoken, once and again, about it in the
pages Of Revelation. Il is wonderfully
stated 10 Rom. vile -"For the LAW Of the
Spirit OF LIFE, 10 Christ Jesus, hath made
me FREE from the LAW Of ,in and DEATH 3"
This IL a marvellous statement. 1t reaches
the pint realms OF nature and grace alike.
There IL LAW In trees LIFE, that saves
- from the rsysges OF white ants, A. sflec.
tuslly Ss the came LAW. working in my
soul, delivers IL from the desdly assaults OF
my spiritual enemies.
The termites are surely, no respscters Of
terrestrial thing. They would eat whole
tree, as readily a. its dead bark, II only IL |
were DEAD too. BItLIFE stops them, By a
subtle law Of their being. Decay is theirs,
Of right iadefsdable. Life is not theirs-by
the same rssistless LAW. Their forceps
dare not invade lining tissue. though it be
covered with the darkness OF their invest
ing earth works" and no eye mar see the
attack. LIE is is orn protection IA death 1,
its o'ra destruction, be the ins,rumentalities,
In either Gaze, what they may.
lore to think OF this immutable and
eternal Law, and lie certain and glorious re.
sulS for oar race. think see, in 1t, the
rejection Of the day star" Of hope. that
ushsrs 10, sooner or later, the dawn OF an
eternal day.
Lie IL life, and remains after death has
done its own work of destruction on all
that can die After that-dsath itself shall
40 die, that there will be "no more death"
in Gods fair dominions, as Scripture plain
ly declares.
Bat will there be place outside bis glori. I
Gus domain. where death still reisns?
know Of none such He must have al I
space, in the limitsss empire Of glory, or
lie is not God, !
II then, within, there is 40 more death 3
REV. xxi q; and Uiho,d none there shall
be brought 10 pass that saying-"jeath lie 81
swallowed up in victory" a
But how comes THE TO past' By the op. q
GRAFTON Of the LAW Of the spirit Of LIFE, that h
makes free from the LAW Of SIN and 81
DEATH" G.
The dross il consumed by aLAw pertain. e.
ing to dross /. e. il can be consumed. The j
gold shines, because the dross that obscured Il
ia gone, and thus being "fresd from the y
LAW" OF dross, can not but shine, for it is O.
ils nature so to do. Gold can not be puri- n
fed, any more than light can be enlighten- d
cd. Either may be obscured the one by g
darkness and the other by dross. These
removed, gold and light are seen to be, II
what they always unalterably were and e
must be evermore. n
Apply these ansloGies to the mystery OF G
mysteries life and death. Here we are - o
and wonder we will be forever. There are =
!: theories. Let us sift them as best we can II
by scripture.
Tae Ortlodor. The soul snd body o
separate at death to b, reunited in the res
direction. AS earth leaves US the judg' i
ment day 6nds us. The good are gathered
to an eternal heaven to enjoy Gods presence a
forever. The bad are binished from HIN, /
and all holy beings, to an endless hell OF
torment, where suhsrinss unspeakable are e
in store for all sinners who reject Gods
Savior these uncomfortable sgonies to know
no end This he'll Of horror, with lie
doomed inmates, hangs in full view OF the
saved, who are to rejoice in II "a NANTES
tation Of Gods inAsxible justice and this
20 all eternity. This running ulcer Of Lost