Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-12-22
No. 81

methods, we must accept and may
reaf1irm. Farther than this no
man is justified in Judging. The
reproach Of uncharitablenese is
often made against Christians and
the churches by outsiders, thoca
who are not protesting Christian.
by reason Of the untenable att
tndes-from Scriptural stanG-
point-they often assume and tho
Inconsistencies they practice among
theulselves--tlo one towards the
other, in regard to protesting
Christians and preachers Of the
Word, The poriecsions of God,
the attributes OF mercy, love, teas
derness, justice and equity all rise
up and plead for charity for
brotherly love among Christians.
This was the sign by which they
were known of old: "Sco how they
love one another
There never was yet a human
being born into the world that was
lot touched by lovo-that had not
the light Of reason and the light
Of conscience, which IS the light Of
God, (and God IS love,) shining in
the soul. The reason and the cons
science, rightly exercised, can see
and read the existence Of
God, His glory, His God
head, in the works Of His
hands, The Psalmist says; "He
hath setHis Tabernacle in the sum-"
That is, the glory and majesty and
the love OF God fill the whole
world, pervade all things, and all
men areencompassed thereby Every
living soul, therefore. has an illu-
ninatioa in the order Of nature by
the light of conscience and by the
light Of reason, nd by the wogking
OF the spirit Of God in his head and
in his heart, leading him. if he will,
to believe in God, to hope in God,
to love God and serve Him, and
attaining unto this he is, as a con
sequence. embued with that other
great virtue, the love cf his neigh
Dor as bimself-which neighbor.9
mankind, the love of human souls,
the desire 10 60 forth and plead
with them and lead them to the
Master. Hence we see Evangc-
lists going forth and accomplishing
great results. But right here VIC
pause 10 say, that VIC would not bo
understood as impl ying, even, that
because of the infinite mercy &
God for His creatures il is L
of Importance whether ons worshi
Him as an actual member OF tn
church, or serve Him Gin spirit
and in truth" outside. No, we
could not in justice say this, For
although there may be many bys
ways, there is but one true and
royal highway leading to Heaven,
the way which the Man God
trod and traced out for those who
would follow Him and be saved.
1t is the way of the Church, which
is sure and safe, and guarantees
the pilgrim light, support, aud uns
erring guidance, until be enters
the Home of his eternal rest.
It still remains true, however, as
we have said before, that Gods
mercies, unknown to US, are over
all His works, and the infinite
merits of the Redeemer Of the world
are before the mercy-seat OF our
heavenly Father for the salvation
of all, even OF those who follow the
little light which in the order of
nature they receive; and the
man who lays hold of the Sword of
the Spirit and buckles on the
armor of His Righteousness and
goes forth to carry light and glad
ness and knowledge of Him along
the by ways, where the homes Of
the sinner and the fo.saken of men
are-the man who goes down into
the dark, searching with the lumin-
GUS eye of faith and the zeal of
Gods love for sinners, will, when
he does the work, forgetting self,
in the name of Christ Jesus, find
pearl after pearl of transcendent
glory, and bringing them up
from the abysses cf sin
and ignorance will give new
beauty to Gods Spouse-the
church militant, and joy in
Heaven, and will win for himself
the glorious inheritance to "Shine
as star for all Eternity.
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