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adequate to the wants of man, that
Will explain the most facts, that
Will most inspire and most cXalt
mat VIII meet the great feature OF
earth. that will neglect no one. .ho
diving child, or the dying father or
mother, such a theory will roll like a
pure river out of the single word
"Hpd. Such a theory has about il
all the power of thunder and all the
sweetness of a Song.
lri>hmcn hate the very word
government" because of the mis-
government that they have suffered
under through life. The most of us
hate the word fear" because i,
brings up the torture of soul of the
ghosts and COLLINS Of life I;ut if
instead OF the sentence The fear of
inc LORD Is the beginning of wisdom
We substitute The belief thai, God
made and maintains the world is
the beginning of wisdom" We will
nave translated into its modern
rHlsiNalcnl tn" meaning Of Solomon.
Professor Martin says of Jobs fear
OF God He rcvcrcnccd and loved
Tod, Cannon Cook declares. "Thc
fear Of the Lord is such reverence
toward him as will lead men to
worship and obey him" Joseph
l'aFNer III his great Bible Common.
lary $aN~ Pear means reverence.
Veneraii"n, ave. Il sense of the
grandeur and majesty of the Lord
h"' "t4'f Is tfat term stands for
Infinite bri!ian"e and attributes of
an intellectual kind, bat as it stand,
Tor holmes. truth. purity. Justice
ana every expression that indicates
moral supremacy. Professor Martin
ei'iargas his definition by saving THAI
,'iAe 'carpl the Lord is an lInwaycr-
ing confidence That God reignS and
that he does al! things well and
wisely, Joseph Parker continue, his
definition by say ing lie who fears
tue Lord i strong in The final expose
ilan NJ pFoVldcnce: being assured
Thai The way OF God 10 mon will he
50 revealed AT last that il will be
seen 10 have been The right way. the
Only lrlie way, notwithstanding the
varieties oil the road, the steep hills.
'he bleak deserts. the stony path. the
cu!d MYERS that had To he crossed i'm
the dark night, he atlliction that
had to be endured when heart and
l'e>h bad failed and strength had
been eXhau>tcd: the righteous will
be the first To confess thai God has
done all things wisely. we'll and
lovingly
In the revision of the Bible. the
word charity" was changed TO
love" How much better it would
be iithe word fear could be changed
to reverence" in the Book o.
Proverbs and the Psalms Of David.
The reverence Of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom. Il love to tell
this story because know It's true:
II satisfies my Iongings as nothing
else can do" Like tile sea shore.
THIS subject decpcns as we 90 into it.
Christ one day said TO his apostles.
I" nom DO men say that ann
Not satisfied with this. he asked.
Nv no 60 you say that ann" We
have This morning heard what
Professor Swing. Professor Martin,
Cannon Cook and Joseph Parker
have I" say upon the sentence, "The
tear Of HE Lord is the beginning Of
wisdom" Nov lei us hear villa; the
Bible Itself has To say upon this
theme. The Book of Proverbs give,
It's own Interpretation when i'll
declares, The fear Of The Lord is to
;.ale evil. David, in the Psalm that
we read this morning says, II hate
every false WHY" Bernard. one Of
the saints Of Gods later household
said, do not hate them. O Lord,
who hate Tree: Those are he most
perfect children OF God who rise
into that state Of the fear of God
where they can love what God loves
and hate What God hates.
The Bible declares. "Thcrc be six
things which the Lord hatetll. yea
seven which are an abOminatiOn unto
hlm-llaugllty eyes. Il lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood, a
heart that dcvi>"tll wicked imagina-
tinns, fee, THAT he wifi in runnin. to
d false witness that uttcrcth
lies. and he that sowcth discord
among brclhrcn." Christ gave a
standard by winch all men, doctrines
and institutions were to be tested:
"Hy their fruit Shall We know them"
Colcridgc declared that if he lived
in Cornwall he would preach tifty-twu
sermons every year against wrcckcrs
1T seems tonne that could not do bet
ter nan 10 preach iiilN-twO sermons a
year upon this new and Christian
Of SUlOmOn'S sentence,
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