The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-07-04
CLOAKS OF SIN.
Dignity OF offico an Apology For
Trenspressions,

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OF authority those no, qualified 10 nm
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exnrossed this thought whom no said.
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morning. While nositions Of trust
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those who mi Thorn Ibelieve God would
have us respectful 10 tho ofices though
he NAV have no admiration for their oc-
cupants. Yet this DIGNITY which Office
confers can be no apologv for transores-
sion. Nebucbadnezzar and Abab and
Herod. in tho dav of iudgmcnt must
stand on the level with tho berdsmen
that kent their focks. and tho fisher
mon Of Cadillac pone and King and
President and Governor. must give an
account 10 God. and he iudged Inv tho
same law as that which iudges tho beg-
gar and the slave. Sin is all the more
obnoxious when IL is imnerial and lord.
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tice or crueltv sacred Inv oiving IL n
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and tbicknesses. want now 10 sneak
of several kinds of cloaks with which
men expect 70 cover nm their iniouities.
for the fashion in regard TO these gar
ments is constantly changing and ey-
cry dav beholds some new s.vle of wear |
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uftprnS al ElOHhA
The Imperial yestments of wicked Je-
boram could not keen Jehu's arrow from
striking through his heart. .Iesebers
oueenlv pretension could not save her
from being thrown over the wall. No
barricado of thrones can arrest Gods
Justice in its unerrinO march. No
splcndor or thickness of official robes
can he a sufficient cloak OF sin. Henry
VIII. Louis XIV. Catharine of Russia.
Mary of England-did their crowns save
them? No ruler ever sat so high that
the King of Kings was not above him.
All victories shall bow before Him who
on the white horse soeth forth conauer-
inc and to CONNER.
Again: Elegance of manners can not
successfully hide iniouity from the eve
of God. That model. rentlemanly
apostle, Paul, writes 10 us: ''Ro courte-
Gus" That man can neither bo a re-
spectable wording nor a consistent
Christian who lacks good manners. lie
is shut out from refined circles. and he
certainly ought 10 be bindered from en-.
tcrinp the church. We can not over
look that in a man which We could
hardly excuse in bear. Ono of tho
first effects of the grace of God upon an
individual is to make him a gentleman.
Grufncss, awkwardness, implacability,
clannishneS., are fruits OF the down.
whilo gentlcness and meckncss arc
fruits OF tho Spirit. But, while these
excellences. of manner are so important,
they can not hide any deformity Of
moral character How often it is
that We find attractiyeness OF person,
suayity of manners. gracefulness of
conversation, gallantry OF behavior
thrown like wreaths upon moral death.
The flowers that grow upon the scorise
OF Vose,iu DO not make IL any less OF a
volcano The sepulchers in Christs
| time did not exhaust all the whitewasb.
| Some OF the biggest scoundrcls have
been the most fascinating. II there are
any depending on outward gracofulness
aud attractiyeness of demeanor, with
any hope that because OF that God will
| forgive the sin OF their soul, let me as
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