The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

Zion Redeemed.
This is day wherein there is great,
connection, men and women running
to and fro in the land as sheep having
no shepherds, a time of great profession
Of religion. The times of this ignor-
aneei god winked at, but now COM
mandeth all men everywhere to repent.
Because he hath appointed a day in
the which he will judge the world in
righteousness by that man whom he
hath ordained. Penn says the luxuries
Of the world should not be allowed
among Christians, because that which
invents it, delights in it, and pleads SO
strongly for it, it is inconsistent with
the true spirit of Christianity. I'm
mortality and eternal life were brought
to light. that all the invented pleasures
or mortal life in which the world lives
might be denied and be relinQuished
and for this reason it is, that nothing
less than immense rewards and eter-
nal mansions are promised, that men
and women might be encouraged will
lngly, to fors3ke the vanity and heshly
satlstactlons of the world and encOun-
ter with boldneSS the shame and suffer
ing they must expect to receive from
the world; there is spirit in man if it
Is tutored that will lead him to all the
pride, varieties and curiosities fashions
and the customary recreationS OF the
day. 1t viii lead him to hoEse-racing,
gaming and betting, theatres and such
ike, and to places where hours and
even whole nights are spent in rev.
elry and wantonness. Be aroused, ye
young men and young, women to a
sense of your duty to the Captain of
your salvation before it is everlast-
lngly too late. Processing Christians
or every denomination seem TO be
running In the ways of the world,
especially those claiming the ma mes of
Friends. They have claimed to be
people led and guided by CT Nist
alone; II they were thus led Il 1ey
would be followers of him-they w. u
Dc found working out their saliva
ton with fear and trembling. seek /,
ing the things that are above, having |
their treasures and heart in heaven: |
no IDLE talking, no vain testing. no |
SLIP OF the tongue to make a dime.
Inere Is no place in heaven for those /
VINO want to live without labor and |
without toll, for the Lord hath all
nlred In his vineyard, he hath no
!dIefS. by thy words thou shalt be
lustlhed and by thy words thou shalt
% condemned, for out of the fitness
: heart thy mouth speaketh.n
IL sn Ne Lord Jesus Christ well
rug o,, ." ~6a+ Fnolish trif1es and vain
Measures as well al grosser impro-
,rieties the minds of men nd women
we're fixed, and how much they We're
from the heavenly spirit
# life, and how hard it would be to be
Veaned from the spirit of the world.
wherefore to induce them to it he did
lot speak to them in the language OF
he law, that they should have an
earthly career, great dignitles. long
ife and the like, he spoke to them In
lingdom and a crown that are immor-
al. that neither time, cruelty, death,
rave nor hell, with all its instruments
;hall ever be able to diSappOint or take |
awav from those that should believe |
and obev him. If it be recorded that |
hose who heard not Moses were to |
lie, much more shall they who refuse to |
near and obey the preeepts OF THIS
great reWarder OF ali WHO dlIlgenGly |
seek and follow him. BRING Ao more
OblatiOnS, the calling OF aSSemDtles, IL
IS iniquity even the solemn mes6Ings.
7 our appointed feasts my soul haseSn;
when We spread forth your hands VIII
hide mine eyes from you; when ye
make many prayers 1 Will not near;
when you make you clean
put away the evil of your dOings from
before mine eyes, cease to do evil, learn
to do well, seek judgment for Zion for |
Zion shall be redeemed with judgment
and her converts with righteousness |
for iC is only the willing and obedlent |
that shah eat the bread of the land. |
Therefore saith the Lord, the mighty |
are of Israel, will turn my hand upon
thee and purge away thy dress and
take away all thy tin and I will
restore thy judges as at first and thy
counsellors as at the beginning:
Christ himself said, "Beheid,-
stand at the door and knock; il any
man hear my voice and open the door
1 will come in to him and sup with
him and he with me-" What door can
this be but that of the heart of man?
that vital part, or, in other words, the
soul that never dies. There is where
the law of the Lord is written. 1t is
there that he speaks to as. 1t is only
when the spiritual ear is open that we
can hear his voice. He is knocking to-
men, and many, many hear his voice
and open the doors till they see who
their guest is, and 10 and behold, they
shut the door, for they are not willing
that he should abide with them, for
the heart of man is like the iron OF
old, it has been full of other guests, its
affections have entertained other
lovers, there has been no room for thy
Savior in thy soul; wherefore salvation
is not yet come into thy house, though
it has come to thy door, and thou
hast often been proffered it and hast
professed it long, but if ne calls, if he
knocks, still that is if his light yet
shines, if it reproves thee still, there
is hope that thy day is not yet over and
that repentance is not hid from thine
eyes, but his love is toward thee still,
and his holy invitation continues to
save thee, unless thou believeSt that
the who stands at the door of thy heart
and knocks and sets thy sins in order
before thee and calls thee to repent
ance, be the Savior of the world, thou
wilt die in thy sins, and when he is
gone thou wilt never come, for if thou
believest not in him it is impossible
that he should do thee good or effect
thy salvation. IF thou believest in him
thou wilt keep his commandments.
April %, 1888. FL. A. s.
Odd Fellows Anniversary.
Thursday afternooa and evening the