The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-05-14


2 fore that mission was fulfilled, he wa
in all points tempted as we are. II
: bore temptations, sorrow, calamity
distress, grief, pain and adversity
all without sin. He conquered th
last enemy, death, and gave US ever
lasting life. He stands now beckon
ing with his hands, saying unto u
come home to glory. Love worketl
evil to no man, therefore love is tn,
fulfilling of the law. Law is tht
guardian Of liberty. The mind is tht
index of law, for the mind is the main
spring in mans life. And when
the mind is uncultured or weakened
the man Is to society what watch is
without q handspring, a useless in
struinent. a genius is useless with
out knowledge. he can talk but prove
nothing, shine but give no light,
please but give no instruction. He
is like perfect lamp without oil and
wick. o soul, why rot go smiling
in the refulgent path of heavenly vir-
tue? For virtue is the manifestation
of God. Bear and forbear with it, for
it is the vital principle Of your exist
ence. 1t is the antidote for the poison
that sin has made on your soul. Look
away back in the time of the Mosaic
law, and you will see where the chill
dren of Isreal were bitten by ven
omous serpent which caused terrible
suffering and death. Many were dy-
ing hourly, and tie best physicians
failed to give any relief. Moses
prayed in behalf OF the people, and
in answer to his prayer, God told Mos
es to make a brazen serpent, and
erect pole with the serpent elevated
upon it, and whoever was bitten, that
would look up at that image, should
be healed and live. How simple was
the remedy. After every human ex-
pedlent had been resorted to, in vain,
to rid the fell-dstroyer from the peo-
pie, petition, a prayer, was offered
up to God. Now, what virtue was
there in that image of brass, or in
simply looking at it? None. 1t was
Il trial Of faith. A command of God. /!
What striking comparison opens up
here between this image and Christ. /
How nearly they stand i'll the same
relation between God and the people.
And how wonderfully appropriate is
the bite of the serpent the type of SIN.
When Adam and Eve were created
and dwelt in the garden of Eden, in
l state of chastity and holiness.
clothed in god-like spirit, and but
little lower than the angels in heaven;
hat old serpent, the Devil, bit them
with sin and they ate the forbidden
,ruit and fell from the summito or vir-
.ue's lofty mountain and were ex-
pelled from the beautiful paradise of
iod, to the low state of sintulness:
md as curse for that sin, they were
ioomed to cat the bread they earned
)y the sweat of their face. This was
he deplorable condition Of the whole
luman race. They were witout a
savior, and had 30 image upon which ,
o look as an antldote for tie bite of {
in. So God saw the necessity for a .
emedy to raise the people from this
allen state. He gave the people
'avior, his only begotten son, that t
;hosoever should look upon him, as c
aeing been crucified, buried, and t
lsen from the dead, should be healed :
MI live forever. Thus, as in the i'm I
ge, we must believe and look up to :
'hrist for salvation. Some weak h
minded people contrive the way OF II
1eir own redemption, and in that d
Ontrlvance construct the machine
lat kills them. These are the self II
ghteous men, who cling to their own !,
onceity nature, whose minds are but Il
ing mirrors to reflect the false i'm - y
ge on natures screen where both is
cd and man can see it. They are Il
Ike drunken sots, they are baptizing tc