Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

DI. IdImage, In MS journey west
ward. through Europe, has recently
visited scenes of thrilling historic
eveLts. lie sends this sermon. in
which he shows that nations are judg
ed in this world and that God re-
WIrGs them for their virtues and pun
ishCs them for their crimes. The text
: Isaiah vii. 20. I'm the same day
shall the Lord shave with a razor that
Is hired. namely. by them beyond the
river. by the king OF Assyria.
The Bible is the boIdest book ever
written. There are no similtudes in
OSsian of the Had or the Odyssey so
daring. Its imagery sometimes seems
on the verge OF the reckless. but only
seenis so. The fact is that God would
startle and arouse and propel men and
nations. tame and limping simil-
tuGe would fail To accomplish the Oh
5ect While there are times when he
employs in the Bible the gentle dew
and the morning cloud and the dove
and the daybreak in the presentat on
OF truth. We often find the iron chariot
The lightning, the earthquake. the
spray the sword. and. IN my text the
razor This keeu-bladed instrument
has advanced in usefulness with the
ages In Bible times aud Lands the
beard remained uncut save in The sea-
sons Of mourning and humiliation but
the razor was always a suggestive
symbol David said of Doeg his an
tasonist Thy tongue Is a sharp IA
Zor working deeeittu!ly that is. il
~ MUS 80 '-'''i. t.I' is'' ''i' i iV'i''
USED ,of deadly lhtisloh
Ia ms s.sihihs N this weapon OF
the Joile- appears undef the following
circumstance: Judea needed 10 have
some Oh rs properties cut OIL. ana Voa
SENDS against II lhtee AssNfl&n kings
hISI Sfhh3'hefl'. theh f-st hauuoh
ana d4teFWafd NeuiifhdaheZIdf. heS'
three sEa'p ihF'Slohs llal cur 40"
'he glory OF Juaea are compared 20 80
many sweeps 'I the iazoF across the
li't % '"e idil". Ana THESE ueNa'sta-
Mons We're railed hifpd razor because
""a to0k me Kings o. NsSEFla WIN
WHoh NJ hdd no sEnpa ny. 20 90 the
"ofh ana PAID them IN palaces anu
spun ana il"Nd'ioft7- he'e hinS9
Wee hired - execute the divine be
nests. Ana now the T. n. when on Its
Nf>t reading may have seemed trivial
OF ii..'p'- Is eh'rsed WIN homehtouS
IhiPOI L. III tIe sdllie ddE snail the
Lord shave win a razor that IS hired.
haihtN. DE them 7eYohd the river. pF
the sing OF Assyria-
Ea<"r> Of Judgment.
Well. il Gods judgments are raZOrs
w had better be careful how We use
them on olhef people. IN careful
sheath THESE domestic weapons are
Put away where no one D! accident
may JOuch them. ana where the hands
OF children may not reach them. Such
instruments must he carefully handled
or not handled at all But how reck-
less some people WELD the JudS-
ments of God. II a man meets with
business misfortune. how many there
are ready 10 cry out: nat is Judg-
hieEt Oh COO upon MIN because he was
Fnpulous or arrogant or over
reaching OF misery. thought he
would get cut down What clean
sweep OF everything. His city house
and country house gone. His stables
emptied OF al the fine bays and sorrels
and grays that used to prance by his
door All his resources overthrown
and all that ne prided himself on
tumbled into demolition. Good for
hlm' Stop. my brother Don't sling
around so freely the judgments OF
God. for they are razors.
Some OF the most wicked business
men succeed. and they live and die in
prosperity, and some of the most hon
est and conscientious are driven into
bankruptcy. PERHAPS the unsuccessfu,
mans manner was unfortunate and
he was not really as proud as he look
cd TO he. Some of those who carry
tbefr heads erect and look imnariaI are
in eaedv COAT and clourh hot ard M,
hacked shoes is as Droud as I.ucifar
You cannot toll nv a mans look Per
hams he was not nnscruD,,Ious in busi-
,ass tor there are two sides IN sver,
efor.. and everybody that accornnli.b
e> ANYTHING for himself or others q =
i,.d.,-4rio,.sl1, led about pa.b,-,. III.
h,,.ines. misfortune vas not l., ,,.,is,h
. b,+ tho f,+bo-l,, .tf..:,,ii,,,, =,
.-.e-..ra him FIR bearen o,d cd NO.,
loxa him far more than he Iovas va,
- can nav dollar for dollar o,1 -
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