The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-08
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t.nipsS TENT Hhohoeytr hath not. from
MIN shat re taken even that which he sccfnetb
~ have LukcN.lr.
crSsRAi TRuru Whatsoever a man sowcth
that shall 40 also reap
Tlur Ictwcen ~ G. SIos3 In the reign Of
Jcrt Doari n Of Israel
pI..cs Tie prophecies were sposcn IN
Bethel the religious center. and Samari.A the
capital
CIRCUMSTANCES. Amos. announcing woe
against srad icr their Sins, aroused The anger
II ths leaders Aru1giah. tho chief priest of tho
roldcncali uoFshi u at Bethel. denounced Amos
a. traitor and consrlrator. because on hls
thrcalcnl n:.s. and ne badc the prophet 70 homo
u Judah. Amos replied by still moro earnest
warnings. aud clcar,r vision Of Israel doom
T-dsy's lcss u ~ . portion ofthis address
HELPS OWN HARD piACrs-l. "A basket 4
sumner fruit" nh object lesson Israel was
ike this umEer fruits 90 TWAS rirc for Dc.
sfructon. ~ II was too late 10 grow my
more To- ltwCuld soon decay. = Not pass
ry any mOrc;" not overlook their sins; not pass
without taking notice 2. Cast forth with ~
ienrr Ia great asy & AZ the fearful judgment. or
me scrc ofdcath: there were none left even to
mourn 3 when will the new noon the fes
iival hold on the II rsi of tho month. when bust
ness was laid aside mum sS:l: Kings .ea)
BE gone =" they would not stop their greed for
gain. even fog worship. set forth wheat"
from the rranary fer sale The crh.h:" thrce
p,cks AMI three pin's They cheated IN guam
tlfy. The shckcl great tho shc1scl Weighed
half On ounce Troy. and as used MS q weight
frwelShlns the unconcd silver With which the
wheat was paid fer 80 that they cheated in
price .. The needy for q pair OF Shoes sold
them for slaves. because they could not even
pay for secs. :. 1.-The cxcellcncy OF jacob
the Lord Himself: Grail that Israel might have
been 10 Eicry and blcsscdncss g. Rise up "a
food" rather the river. like the OVERLOOKING
81 the Ntic. Cast OUT" troubled. "Anl
drowned" and sink again like the upacavals
o. an carttquakc. O. Tho sun 70 10 down nj
10 M they would pass aw ny suddenly before
their time. in the midst u their prosperity. 10
.Sackclo'h, badness" signs OF mourning ~
Seek the word Of the Lord" seek for prom
iscs Of help In their great need H. Tho sin
q Samaria:" the golden calf az Bethel. by
which Sar-,aria. the capital shred. DAN.
10 the NORTH. where the golden calf was placed
The Manner" OF worship at Dccrsheba. a |
place q idola'rors worship Their idols would |
fail thcri ia their time o. need
LESSON CoMMESrs-Ju as am
writing this, we hear Of famine in
Dakota. owing 10 droughts. The dis
tress is something fearful, and the calls
for help from other parts Of that state
arc loud Yes. a famine is a fearful
thing. and one which brings death and
disease IN its train. But that is not the
kind OF Z famine Of which the prophet
speaks in this lesson. There are other
famincs besides the famine Of bread
just suppose that in cur land there
were famine Of knowledge: that all
our colleges were closed. and that all /
high schools were blottcd out. Suppose
that all books were destroyed. and All
newspapers ceased to exist, Suppose
that we lopscd into state Of real saw
agcry, and that there were no educated
persons ieft in the whole land. What
an awful state Of affairs that would be.
II were better for us to cease to exist as
= people, thfn for usto livcon under such
n condition Of affairs Yet this was not
the kind Of famine that the prophet
was foretcll:ng. There is worse fam
inc than that. II Is . Iomine Of fAs
Word cf the Lord- This Is the faminc
that the prophet said would come to
Israel II they persisted in the way that
they we're pushing, He said that the
ePy would come when they should run
p and fro in all the earth and should
seeS 1hc Word Of the Lord, but because
1ey N 50 long and pcrsistcntly re-
lected thcy should not be able 20 find il.
~ this prophecy been fulfilled?
N~fli, TO sec the answer tothat. we have
only 70 look at the state Of Israel to-
day. They are. as nation. devoid OF
that which is the highest form Of truth.
Nowhere in all the earth do they seem
70 bc able TO find the truth. though II is
on every hand
And are there no famincs Of the Word
q God excepting among the Jews? Are
they the only people who are starving
ior lack OF truth? Certainly not. Ec-
lection % the'Word Of God as we hear il
results in the same way in ali places
and all times There Hrc in England
ana IN this land scientific men who have
famine Of the Word III God. They .
nave fed on the huslss Of Goddess slepti- Y;
cisin until they are starving for lack Of !,
some spiritual food The Word Of God ,
mas been rejected. and their souls have /.
become dvarfed as result. Darwin !.
w w. such II one, and Huxley II another. ,
"hcn the year before he died Darwin ,
vas asked as 70 his belief ia the exist
'nec q God he wrote: Can one trust ,
!" me conviction of q monkeys mind?- !
ana Huxley stigmatizcs man as fail
ufe' and as "a wilderness OF apes
surely such men are starving for d lit ,
rs truth, and yet there are large num- /.
PETS ofthose In our tines who are fol- !
owing them, and calling them great /.
men Yes. II their teachings are fol- !
owed England and America will socn !,
nave horrible famine Of the Word Of !,
oeu- This means the baldcst material J,
m and that means civilian !,
uon that must soon crumbc to pieces. !,
. srael crumbcd and failed. :,
I'M there are those among us who 10 !,
~ believe any such nonsense as is r. 4
Nlfca p In the above lines. Vet in 4
spHe p cur orthodox faith. We have a i
'1,ninc "a the Word Of God. !,
low Il it in your home and your i
N y there an abundance Of the Il
"ura n Cod there. or ere You starving 4
~ lacl' q the truth? Well, there Is d y
ryna ocyond which. II we 60, we shall y
NJ " able 70 recover what VIC have \,
=" ~ Israel went beyond thar point. I,
I'll nov Tor centuries she has been suf- \,
,r.'nR ing consequences. SO the soul n
ia. !. ~ 81 far nrc jccting the truth that
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