Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-25
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IN The BIG TABERNACLE
The Bible n May Places Denounces
Likeness As Sin, aud Modern Mia
iss>rs Ssen Discover u

Nool1 aAss no dzWc1tTy IA unoefstAnd-
ing tho sscrss q The attraction Which
Ills ths vass building sunday after sun
day with shrongs Of eager fHtaers.
Avoiding abstruse theological subjects.
DIR. talazags preached . sermon On .
practical topse giving shrewd common
sense lessons Of ineskimable value 10 his
hsar~x. especially 70 the young people
who make up large part OF his congrs-
CATION His t<xt wac Proverbs XII, 81.
',rhs sloshful man roasteth not that
which he tcok IN hunting"
David asd JersmiAh and Esekiel and
Micah and solomon Of the text showed
hat az some tizne they had been out on
, hunting expedition Spears. lAoees.
swords and nsts were employed In this
service. A deep pitfall would be dixged.
In the centsr Of il there was some raised
ground. with . pole on which . lamb
would be fastened, and tia wild beast.
rot seeing the pitfan, but enly seeing
The lamb, would plunge fox its prey and
dash down, itsef captured. Birds were
caught In gins or pierced with Arrows
The hnnte-s In olden time had two mis-
noas-ons 10 clear the land Of ferocious
beasts, and the other 20 obtain meat for
themselves and thar families The oc-
rupation and habit Of hunters are IA
vorite Bible sirnils. David said he was
hunted by his enemy hike q partridge
upon the mountain. Ny text IL hunt
ng scene
A sportsman arrayed In garb appro-
pirate 70 the wild chase lets slip the
bloodthirssy hounds from their kennels.
and mounting his fleet horse, with . hal
loo and the yell of tho greyhound pack
hey ara Oh and away, through brake
md dell, over marsh and moor, across
:hasms whers . nisgtep would harl
sorss and rider to death. planging into
nire up 10 their launches or into swift
streams up to the bit, TIL the game 10
tracked By arippang foam and blood and
She antlers crack 90 the rocks and the
aunter has Just tune 10 30 in at the
ieath-
Yet after all The haste and peril Of the
,hase. my ters represents this sportsman
~ bang too fnd0leat to dress the game
nd prepare is for food. He lets It lie IN
he dooryard Of his homo and become a
porticn fog vsr1nin and besks Of prey.
thus by one master stroke solomon
Yives o pictare Of la<iness. when he
nys, Tho sloshful man roasteth not
nat which he took in hunting" The
most Of hunters have the game they
hot or sntrapped cooked the same even
eg or tho next day. bat not 30 with this
hgsard Of the taxi Too lazy to rip
~ the hide. Too lazy 10 kindle the Ere
nd pat the gYidiron on tho Goals.
BEAUrIruL PICTURE
The first picture ever bought was N
ugrsving Of Thorwsldssn's '.Aatuzn-
he clusters Of grapes arc ripe on the
6ns Of tcs homestead. en- the returned
bounds, painting from the chase, are ~
hg on the dcorsil. and the hunter il
Dnshouldszing the game, while the
housewife y about 10 take . portion OF
} and prepare it for the evening meal.
Unlike The psfson Of the text, she wa
ynough industrious to roast that which
Asd hssn taken in hunting. Bat the
world has had many q specixnea SINGS
Eolomon's time Of those whose lassituds
md irnprovidence and sbsurdity were
depicted In my scxt Ths most Of those
who have made . dead failure of life
tan look back and SO Q tine when q
great opportunity opened, bat they did
lot know it.
They were not as wise - George
Btephenson. "she father Of railways,
whc. when as sixteen years Of ago DO -
ecived an appointment 10 work . pump
hg engine for twelve shillings week
FRIED cut. Nov, am made man fcs
hfs." God gives to most men as lsasi
Sns good opportunity. A great 0rceiax
general was met by . group Of beggars
md he said 10 them: IF you waai
beasts to piew your land, I viii lend yes
rome. Ii you want land, I win CIV,
you some. II yoa want sced TO Gov
your land | viii Sc that you get II
BOT I VIII encourage mono IN idlensss-
30 God gives to saost people IN oppor
sunity Of eztrication from dsprsssed eir
sunastancss-
AS if 20 creats in N Q hatred for IN
Iosence, God hiss made those animal
which are slnggish 10 appear losthssma
b our eyes, while thoes which sre Dee
md active he has clothed with attract
weness. The sorteisc. the sloth, tn.
mail. the crocodile repsi rs. while IL
deer and the gAxslls arc - pleasing q
hey are dest. and from the swirl wing
Of inaunersb.s birds 0od hes spared n,
purple OF gold er iss CT crimson OF snow
whstcns>s. Besides ell this shs Biele 1
constantly as<sslsAnx the vice Of lad
hess. Solsnea seexns 10 order the idle
sut Of HE sight - being beyond ell hu
nan instruction when he ays, Go u
the ant. thou lasgaxd; consider be
wsys and be wise And Paul sesrEs :.
a<,v- aim up from his dining table. be
lore he gets sarough with the arss coars
~ tved. With he seesrsion. If any vii
scs work, nesther shall he ct.
Now. what ere the cansss 81 laxines
md what xs in evil rssults7 | knew
nan who was ssver ap 70 ssne.
S~smed inpsswihis fos him 20 meat y
pssxexssns When 10 va 10 be mar
sd ~ mneed the Sn1a- Hie wAtel
pev,,ed IA take on the hshdss AZ IN owne
md w~ dw~ys 10 slow. He hsd
sm~tisnssaai isshersy, fer which ~ d.
sss se-m rsssaah,s. 10 inusoas.es Gre
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