Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-12-06

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which he obtained witness that he
was righteous God testifylng OF his
gifts, and by 1t he being dead yet
speaketh Hebrews ia.
The inspired writer gives Us very
short biographical notice of scripture
characters. But very comprehensive
and pointed. They tell us simply
what they did and leave us to infer
what they were, their virtues were not
over stated, their faults not concealed.
There are many things which conspire
to make Abel q most notable charac-
ter. He was member of the first
family that ever lived upon this earth
and the first human being that was
called to pass through the portals of
death How great has been the hRr-
vest since that fatal day! This earth
has become cemetery for the victims
who have followed him. But he WAS
the first human heart over which the
fingers of death CROPPED, the first
whose warm bounding life was chilled
by his icy touch. But Abel carried
in his heart treasure greater than
the wealth of earth God witness
that he was righteous
His wicked brother could kill his
body but could not kill his soul.
This vile cruel persecution COM
menced very early after sin entered
the world and deepened and widened
from the days of Abel uutil the pres
ent time. Please turn to Revelation, 6
l-9-1O. One thing however that
prosecutors cannot do, they can kill
good men, but they cannot kill their
principles. The man dies but the
truth be q ters lives on.
God tells Us it was because his own
works were evil and his brothers right
eous that maize Osin to say his own
brother. but be did not get rid of the
troubles some protest of his brothers
principles by killing HIM, for God
said 1.-The voice of thy brothers. blood
crieth out to me from the ground" 1t
d d not only call to God but to men
, h never spoke as pointedly and elo-
quently in favor of Gods grace as
when in this bloody shroud be lay in
his grave.
Aoel WAS the first to test the power
of Gods covenent of grace given to
his father. In the same family where
the old enemy sowed the seeds of sin
and death both temporal and spirit
ual the grace of God began the work
of restoration. That where sin
sbounded grace did much more
abound by carrying the soul of the
of death. It is wonderfully strange
that there is a ten6ebcy in the heart
of sinners to put human merit before
grace, or msa's SHABBY works in
place of Ohrist's glorious works of
free grace. There is nut one thing
that can sava q sinners soul from
death, and nothing but thar, nothing
besides that, nothing before that
G n sgva soul, and that is faith III
J-tus as the only sacrifice for sin.
It was by thus Abel was saved aud
every sinner saved from his time to
this was saved in the same wav, and
all who will come now will fnd par
don from ali sin by faith in the shed
blood of Jesus of NJ rel without
money and without prlce A g~ntle-
man tells Us that he asked little girl
of five summers if she were a sinner
No Sir" she, promptly replied. but,
said he ''heve you never done any
thing wrong?" 20, yes. a great many
times" How then can you say
you are MT a sinner" st is
taken away" was the reply "Who
has taken it away? Il have trusted
in the Lord, Jesus CHRIST" None
could have given a clearer and more
intelligent idea of the plan of salvation
The grace of God like an angel of
mercy Is walking abroad and in sweet
and clear tones sound forth the story
; of Gods redeeming love and saving
grace to every wretched perishIng
sinner of Adams race, Come IN o
, me all ye that labor and are heavy
laden and I will give you rest to your
{ poor souls" Here and there some
/ poor perIshing sinner believes the
message and is saved Now it 10 g
persecuting soul, then bscksllding