The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-13

their graves, and they have not shruhk from the
scorn and anger of the age. The mob clever
and stupid religious and irreligious, has always
been against them, and they have not cared,
they have said with Paul, TO me it is a very
small thing that should be judged by you, or
of mans Judgment But Jeremiah was not
naturally man of strong fiber. Timid, shrink
ing, sensitive, he was placed by God IN the FORE
front of forlorn hope in which he
was predestined to failure and martyrdom.
For her there was only the world beyond. He
who has hope of eternity is not greatly worried
about the present time. Dioeenes searched the
streets Of Athens with lantern at midday
to find an honest man. Jeremiah, in
Jerusalem, says thai never in its streets
nor in its broad places could he find
a malone just strong servant OF the Lord.
He thought if there be such, God might pardon
Jerusalem, as He had pardoned Sodom. He
found profession, but not sincerity; remorse, but
not repentance; chastisement, but not amend
ment. The days were evil. There was strife
among the high and low There was careless
ness unbelief, self-seeking, insincerity, and
amid all men completely at
their ease They were quite sure that
nothing would happen them. Jeremiah thought
differently. He knew that greed, falsity and
corruption could not last God cannot forbear
with the evil of men always. Men forever can
not endure their burden. They may be long
lived, but doomsday comes to them in the end.
1t has always been So The great empires of idol
airy and sin, what have become of them-blood-
stained Nineveh, colossal Babylon. sensual
Egyptl The fire has scathed their palaces, the
storm has scattered their glory, the sand has
swept over their temples and their pyramids.
The polished, classic races, with their lust and
their slavery, have all persisted. This is the
moral or all human tales-it is but the same re-
hearsal of the fact: First freedom, and then
glory; when that fails, wealth. vice, corruption,
barbarian at last
'"The certain doom of sin and the sure hope OF
savior are the two simple principles which. on
page after page are set forth with SO inspired
force There has been no age since the world
began which more needs prophet than this. !
significant abuse of speech are constantly con-
founding the church. were capable of feeling
their true needs, the dangers of the times would,
In @ great measure, be averted Let true
prophet arise; let him see and speak the truth;
let him bring his moral genius to bear upon the
shams Of the world; let him describe things as
they are; let him tear the mask from the face OF
hypocrisy; let him force men TO the hollowness
of their pretended convictions, and such
will stand alone and stand In the shade. He
will be prosecuted because he dares to obey
God rather than man. Evil came upon Jerusa-
lom, and it came before Jeremiah's death. 1t
came with deluge and thundercrash If
minister speaks plainly and without solemn
platitudes of the vices of society, its base and
prurient gossips. its mammon worshipers, it's lux
ury and its selfshness he will be attacked by anon
ymous writer's on all sides; by those clever sheer
ers in whose hands is half the journalism of to-
day. mean by all that have said that it Is
time for all of US to search our hearts as it were
with candles and see whether not we sin
cere. For truth and faith the prophet will face
death: he will gladly take his place by Gods
victors,' whc have been earth's departed"