The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-23

great trOuoie with israel, Judah'S
king advised q religious counsel
with Israel's prophets. They proph.
esied smooth things, and babe Ahab
60 forward in HE plans. Judsh's
king inquired oi his friend, it there
were no other prophets? eyes,
said he, there is another prophet,
but l hate him, because he always
prophecies evil things" He was
sent for and uttered evil things to
and to come4to the king, but he MT
tered Gods mind, he simply told
the truth. There are christians yet
in the world who hate the prophet
that utters Gods truth.
AS this was true in Ahab's day,
it was also in Paul's. He asks the
question =. "Am / your enemy be-
cause / tell you the truth % Is
Gods prophet the enemy Of Gods
children because he is earnest,
truthful and faithful? And yet
alas! ne 10 so counted by many.
"Shouldst thou help the ungodly
and love those who hate the Lord?"
The ungodly rejoice in such help
and delight in such love, not because
it is the strongest possible blow Civ
EN- to God, and against His cause.
Now see how teuderly and low
ingly TIE prophets of God closes this
message of reproot and correction:
Nevertheless there are good things
found in thee" He recognizes the
good and builds On the good. To
restate his message in the spirit OF it
it is this Because there are good
things in thee, shouldst thou help
the ungodly and love them thathate
the Lord?" If there were no good
things in us, we could not "help the
ungodly' and in this sense ''love
them that hate the Lord" The good
: things in Our profession of godii-
, ness; in our faith and devotion; in
, our, declsrakion to Christ; in our
membership in the church; in our
8 vows and prayers, and devotion,
forms in us, the power to do this
great evil. Without these ''good
. things in u.s." we would be who'll,
E Of the ungodly and of the company
Q "that hate the Lord"
The Sabbath just gone was q
f, beautiful day. Congregations at all
the churches, large, attentive, seri.
: Gus.
, YET as pleasant and inviting as
was the day, attractive and inter
esting as were the worship and SER
vices, many OF our citizens, men,
bers and not members, did not
enter church or fill pew, all the
day long.
"BE not deceived: God is not
Knocked whatsoever man soweth,
that shall he also reap. He that
soweth to the flesh shall reap
corruption, and he that soweth
to the spirit shall reap life
everlasting" The last Sabbath will
come; the last hour will come. 1t
is not far distant. Then will we be
ashamed of the excuses, we are now
rendering, for not coming to the
marriage supper of the Lamb.
The Episcopal pulpit was we'll
filled again last Sunday by Rev. DR..
Everhart of Atlanta.
Rev. Mr.. Walker will be in Call
houn this week attending the
exercises Of the Presbytery. He
, preached the opening sermon We'd
, nesdsy night. He will return to fill
his pulpit on Sunday.
, REV. Mr.. Wynne, with his charge,
, is moving in the matter of church
building. 1t will be glad day, to
, these strong noble people of God,
, when they can enter into a new and
, beautiful temple oe the Lord. May
it come soon.
WE are sorry to know that the
} Methodist pastor has been and con-
tinues to be quite unwell. Mention
of this is here made, specially. that
his congregation may know why he
has not been on his usual rounds oil