The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-23

scented in this text is In the midst of suf-
fer1ng l discovered the promises of Gods
word. | seized them, devoured them. and
my soul was comforted in them,
That which was found must have pre-
FlouSly existed. The beauties of the divine
word may be discovered by man as they
are revealed to him by the Holy Spirit.
lhey are not the results of an inventive
mlnd. me treasures of the word exist. but
nave Ialled TO discover these treasures.
Nhen these treasures are found and real
lzed TO be treasures they are at once ap-
prOprated. Men would accept Jesus Christ
If they saw His excellency and realized the
need of Him. Under such circumstances
appropriation necessarily follows d!scov-
cry. ! have appetite food is offered, it is
nut natural that | should receive 1t and
appropriate it. The Word may be learned
by heart and yet its treasures be unre-
Vealed A man would starVe to death II he
stood continually outside a window and
looked at the choicest food within but
failed to eat thereof
THAT which is eaten and digested be-
comes part of my life. Such cordial re-
ceptlon of the word implies the absence
Trend who used spectacles only when at
table in the dining room. He was a dys-
peptlc. Church-goers should be spiritual
dyspeptics The preciousneSs of His word
consists in part in the gracious invitation
given US in the character of GOd. 1t con-
sists further in the fact that it meets all
our need in work, trouble and danger, 1
commend to you the religion Of jeremiah
a religion of the word, of the heart, of re-
Closing DR. Meloy said: Many years ago
the ambition of my bOyhood was about to
be realized in looking upon the glory of
Mount Blanc. Descending the Tete-Noir
pass failed to see the mountain which
stood Immediately before me. An i'm
penetrable mist hid it from view. The
mighty glacier could be distinctly seen be-
meath a dark veil, but the mountain, in
its snow-clad glory was hidden. 1 asked
for a room in the hotel facing the. noun
tain and slept in hope that the mist might
during the night be lifted and that in the
clear moonlight l could obtain the object
of my desire. At II o'clock l arose and
looked from the window but all was dark
ness. Ihen laid down and in my troubled
sleep dreamed of some great glory almost
within my reach but hidden from me- At
o'clock l rose again and despaired Of ever
seeing the mountain since we must leave
that day. AT o'clock my companion, a
physician, knocked at my door and said:
Rise and see Mount Blanc l threatened
10 make Chicago a more healthy city by
having one less doctor out of it if he mis-
represented it. Approaching the window
the mountain. stood before me in all it's
glory revealed by the light of the morning
sun. Never until / behold the great white
throne shall l behold such a scene again.
There are spiritual glories, wondrous and
fair, which we may behold in this blessed
world If Gods spirit will but lift the veil
from our eyes that we may discover them
and feed our souls in the vision
Seminary, occupied the pulpit of the Me
ridian-street M. f. Church yesterday
morning. Although the rain came up about
the time for the opening of the service
there was a gOOd-sized audience present
The topic of DR.. Irons's discourse was
,mrChrists Cure for a Doubling Soul;
sets the soul thinking; second, He gives it
the subject matter for thought; third, He
leaves it to draw It's own conclusion. All
these were under the guidance of the Holy
Spirit. The speakers conclusion was that
they who would relieve their own doubts
or the doubts in the minds of others should
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