The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-07-02
CHURCH LOCALS
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER-
Al INTEREST.

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His meaning was obvious. "They
contain all the vital principles of
the Bible-this verse is little BIZ
ble-God's lie in His Word, is in
this passage.
Many others have felt the same
thing. 4 text Of three words will
hold in them all of revelation. One
in hearing spirit, will feel all the
power Of God in faw words. 1t is
not SO with reference 70 any other
book. Men write wisely, grandly,
strongly. But no such thing can be
said Of the wisest, best, strongest.
illustrations suggest themselves.
David says Horror hath taken
hold zponme because Of the wicked
that forsake thy law This is the
utterance of an experience--the
statement Of the history OF all real
christians is Gods experience
This spirit III man shows Gods life
in him. Without this experience,
and we have the proof that tie man
IS either not christian or has lost
his experience.
The teaching OF this one sentence
! is the teaching OF the entire Bible,
viz: That the normal state of a
religious man is a state OF peace and
yet a state of ''horror." tie is at
peace with God and all men and yet
horror hath taken hold Of him be-
cause Of the wicked thac forsake
Coils law" No code of men ever
reached such a plane. No morality
or mere humanity ever reached such
a statement.
! In the very best Of all human so:
cieties we have only humanitarian-
ism and that is all. These look
after the mere human wants: offer
assistance to man as an animal, as
an intellectual animal, without any
reaching forth of the spirit, for i'm
mortality and eternal life. 1t is no
reflection on such associations to
say this. 1t is their only mission
in the world. They are not charged
with the spiritual in man. But the
church is. 1t is her one work.
For the church or the individual
member of the church not to be in
state of horror at the wicked who
torsake Gods law" is for her to live
in an atmosphere of spiritual death.
1t is to be ''at ease in Zion - it is to
be in dying condition. The ira
vailing spirit is to be in the church;
the birth agony is. to be upon the
christian. Then there will be con-
slant care, and watchfulness over
the personal life, and constant Ell
fort to warn the wicked from his
wicked ways.
The only hope the wicked man
has is in the church of God. He is
looking for and expecting help.
This hope is in him at the banishing
point Of all other help. He is wait
ing for some strong human life to
come to his relief. He is hungrily
looking tor some human heart upon
which he can rest. How full of pain
then must be be when be cries out
in his despair 81 brought him to
Thy Disciples and they could not
cure him" The christian who is
not in state of horror at the
wicked that forsake Gods law" is
in no coalition to give help to
dying world.
The tent meeting closed Sunday
night. 1t continued p days. Much
good, in general way, has been
done. In special way of counting
success as men count, not much has
been accomplished. The Methodist
church gains twelve new members.
Some others, no doubt, will join be-
fore long.
But for Mr. Tillman's sickness
possibly the meeting would have
gone on for another week or ten
days. The interest up to Sunday
night, evidently on the increase.
The largest congregation of the meet
ing, was under the tent, in the last
service.
people came from a circle If 4ron,