The Globe-republican., 1890-02-12

Written expressly for the G LOBE. REPUBLICAN
TIE NEED OF SACRIFICE.-In all ages
of the world the religious instincts Of the
race have pointed toward a sacrifice for
sin. Because of the universally of this
deep seated conviction it is very justly
concluded that it has its origin in the in-
herent needs of mans innermost nature.
''Without shedding of blood there is no
remission Why should blood be shed
that sin may be forgiven? Sin is fear
ful thing in the moral universe, rs both
observation and experience teach US.
Yet man is very slow to apprehend its
nature, or to estimate its true character.
The same sin is vastly worse when OBJ
served In some one else than when expe-
look upon it as light thing, not very Of
fensive to himself. and should not be
so to others. But sin involves the spirit
ual life of man, aud sometimes degrades
the physical life to the level of brute.
No presentation of this truth in words
would sufficiently impress it upon mans
mind, so that he would comprehend its
fullness, unless with the presentation
there should be an object lesson. So in
the typal lessons of the Jewish dispen-
sation the bullock, lamb and dove were
objects used to teach the need of sacri-
flee.
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But IN THIS connection man is very
slow to believe that his whole nature is
tainted by sin. AS when. on exposure to
small pox the blood becomes tainted.
and finally the poison breaks forth in the
visible and dreaded disease. so the moral
nature of man is tainted by sin and the
poison breaks forth in the visible and
dreadful sins and crimes that are COM
mitted by both men and women. But
man tries to convince himself that some
part of his moral nature is LETT intact.
untouched by sin. pure; and that by
some means. he knows not how, he may
of merit, receive the smile of God. But
to impress upon his mind the deep. dark
whitening. destroying nature and effect
of sin, there is need of the shedding of
blood" that he may know the depth of
sin. As the shedding Of blood involves
the life of the animal. SO the commission
of sin involves the life of the soul. And
rs the taking of blood destroys the life.
so sin destroys the soul. So without the
shedding of blood man never could have
apprehended and seen the full effect of
sin until it would have been too late. 1t
would have involved the life of the soul
without his knowledge of the fact. But
now with due appreciation of his sin
and guilt, and with an apprehension of
Gods mercy he turns to Christ and asks
pardon and forgiveness, knowing that He
who reigns above is not only just, but
merciful and holy. Thus, not alone to
satisfy Jehovah. but to teach man his
sin and guilt ''the sacrifice is slain from
the foundation of the world
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The TONGUE!-The apostle James
knew human nature pretty well. In his
Epistle he says some very wise things
about the use of the tongue. The
tongue is very little member and boast
eth great things. The tongue is a fire, a
world of iniquity. So is the tongue
among our members that it defileth the
whole body, and setteth on fire the course
of nature, and is set on fire of hell. The
tongue can no man tame: it is an unruly
evil. full of deadly poison. Out of the
same mouth proceed blessings and ours
ings. My brethren, these things ought
not so to be-" The apostle was certainly
a practical. Observant man. He knew
where one of the greatest Of evils was.
that anywhere infests society-the evil
of an unruly tongue. He knew how its
deadly Influence made itself felt. No
one is exempt from its biting criticism.
Such tongue vents the spleen of its pos
SCISSOR upon old, middle aged and young.
1t attacks the poorest, the richest, the
meanest, the best in society. 1t is never
satisfied unless dissecting character.
but strange to say, will never taste the
good qualities of man, woman or child.
The tongue will search all day for de-
feet in a life, and then roll the defect over
and over, tasting. relishing it. as if it
were the choicest tidbit. Such charac-
ter rs Thomas Kempis, Bishop Simpson
or DR.. Hall, it has no use for-would
turn away from in disappointment
nothing there to the taste. But did you
know that MIR. MeddlesOme, Madam Ru-
NOR and Miss Gossip never take good.
clean mental meal? They are always
hunting around in society and in peoples
back yards for the rubbish. garbage. ref
use and Offal-even the slops, that they
may find a delicate(C morsel to roll I'M
der and around their Shiny tongues. i,
Like the vulture. the mOrsel never tastes
good until from its stencil they scent it
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