Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-04
E%VlGE's
AWAY THE RAGS
HIDE lNloUlTY.

his Awe
,5Ar HIDE iNioUl7Y'
,o, who Are Polite, Kind
"n, c, ard Powerful Will Have
.ae. for Heaven Than the Hum
VINO Loves God.
bis sermon at Brooklyn on
!, ~ %, dealt in characteristic
.am yarious garbs IN when SIN
we IN modern society, and IN
Fae'F Monster of his DISCUSSES he
y A. reveal its deformity to
...' nut his hearers on their
t"| WI lclusion. His text was
.pnt now they have no cloak
ys disguised. Decked and
'"" ,,med and masked it gains
Etr ,I1scs from which ii would
e" '' nrn1ied. As silently as when
si,,acn. and as plausibly as
,..d TO Christ at the Top on lhe
'.w addresses men. Couid peo-
in as ii railways ls-aneXhala-
eIg" nil, the putrefaction OF infinite
'..n chastity. loathsome, God
..r that uprooted Eden and
and would push the entire
t~a.lnrss and ruin--the Internal
'id he broken. Before our first
.,rnssed. sin appeared to them
- Of fruit and the becoming as
,,.nlom il was the pleasure OF
. hr"ne 70 mon now, sin is
gj PERMISSION to luxurious graft
ia.us Christ i'll my text suggests
81, ,yo.vhody ought to know, and
sin. 10 hide its deformlty and
,ecustomed 10 wearing a cloak;
;.; also sets forth the truth that
mI straight through all such wrap
r, fhieknesscs. ! now want to
..yeral kinds of cloaks with which
: cover up their iniquities, for
n regard to these garments is
! = hanging. and every day beholds
.,vi. Of wearing them. and if you
1, titrIc while | Will show you live
AM. patterns oil cloaks.
Il seutark that there are those who
Sb,rored with official power. expect
II a successful cloak for their
k.se is IL sacreGness in Office. God
King. and ali who hold authority
w,f.d serve under Him. That COM
(has committed IL monstrous. wrong
+ elevated to this dignity persons
|fsl either by their ignorance or
kmorality. Nations who elevate to
| authority those not qualified to fill
6an feel the reaction. Solomon ex-
Ibis thought when he said: Woe
fee, o land, when thy king is a child
I rrinces drink in the morning."
nsjions of trust may be disgraced
klara,tcr of those who fill them. |
| God would have us respectful to
H.. though we may have no ad-
l. ;or their occupants. Yet this dig
n office confers can be no apology
aggression. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
fmld ON the level with the herdsmen
heir tlocks and the fishermen of
/ Pope and king and president and
f. mus; give an account to Cod. and
d by The same law as that which
1.-The hesgar and the slave. Sin is all
r. moXious when it is imperial and
Iol cannot make pride or injustice
E,v sacred by giving it a throne.
k%ar's decantcrS could not keep the
Ems finger from writing or the wall.
sin literally hurled him from the
- the dogs. The imperial vest
d. wicked Jehoram could not keep
.rsow from striking through his
|Jezebel's queeuly pretension could
|, her from being thrown over the
H. harricade of thrones can arrest
|us,irn in its nnerring march. No
b. OF thickness of official robes
/ Sufficient cloak of sin. Henry
|Louis Nv. Catharine of Russia,
h ENgland-did their crowns save
No ruler ever sat SO high that the
h kings was not above him. All
snail bow before Him who Oh the
(og-c goeth forth conquering and to
i.
! eesance of manners cannot sue
D. hide iniquity from the eye of God.
lelet, sentlemanly apostle. Paul,
h u; BE courteous" That man
Fher be a respectable wording nor
|.teat Christian who lacks good
b. He is shut out from refined cir
EG he certainly ought to be hindered
Fatering the church, We cannot
b ,aat in a man which we could
excuse in q bear. One of the first
.tA.e grace of God upon an indi-
: 20 make him a gentleman. GrutT-
&%hwardness, implacability, clan
j. are fruits OF the devil. while
u.s. and meekncss are fruits of the
are 80 important they cannot hide
'fhllty OF moral character How
II maj we ma aufactlVeness OF
su&'lty OF manners, gracefulness
l~Net-a'lon' gaiiantry OF oehaVlol
! me "feaths apon moral death;
3"'f- mat grow upon the scorl;e o.
~ DO not make IT any less OF q vol
-~e selu!elers IN Cnrlsts time dlc
..''lSl al the Whltewash. Some o!
- -e9Hhdrels have been the most
t!As. II there are any depending
.a%fd sFacefnlness and attractive
!. e'n!eanor, with any nope tnat be
gt NAT God will forgive the sin O.
'.a!' let me assure them that the div,
cannot be satisfied With smiles
rs"h1 sestlcniatlon. Christ looks
T. u.+h me skin, and such a ragged
y sAe one IN which you are trying tt
loHfSell WIZ be no hiding IN the ia,
Pg"sf' God Will not in the ludg'
a.. low gracefully you walked. no
Ylls"iy you bowed, nor how sweet!
sL41i"I; o how lmpressively yol
w. me deeds don IN the BODY WI
'ss' and not the rules OF Lord Ches'