The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
DISCUSSED MISS RlvES BOOK.
REV. n JORDAN DRAWS SPIRIT
al LESSONS FROM "a FURN-
ACE on EARTH"

siderable Discussion Prom "a Norat
StRndpoint-OBe Large New York
hook store Refused go Handle ~
~ BeinE ImmoraI-Dr. Jordan sees
in ~ an Exposition of the Pauline
Doctrine THAT There l. Natural
body and spiritual Hody."
Re,. DR. J u Jordan preached az the
Fret Eapusi Church last night on 4
Furnace 81 Earth tne ude OF recent
book by Halle Erminie Rivcs. lie drew
HE text from Psiam- 1875. The words Of
the Lord arr pure words. a. silver tried
in the furnace OF earth. pur.aed seven
times
Dr. Jordan said NY attention ives IS
pe-auy called TO the text by the eu,
APPEARING OF a new book entitled. "A
Furnace OF Earth ty Halle Erminie
Riycs. an old friend o. mine from Ken
tu,ky. whole pages ~ metropolitan pa
p,rs and magazines have been devoted 60
criticism. ~ th. hook. Some say % j.
hook strous and pure while Others say
n IS disgrace 20 literature. one arge
book store Boz New York refused 20 eel
on moral grounds. while others are eager
Tor IT, After q careful reading 81 the
book see no" 'h''e "aS "' 4" '''''
OF opinion about b. u struck m as an
exposition % the Pauline doctrine that
cher. Be- natural body aud there Is
spiritual body" between which Their 4
a constant and iricpres-ihle eohhle'
Tn, book deals With the real aud not
with the idoai not Win 'h'l-s
author would have them, b1t Win '''''ee
ar they are.
The desires OF tho hesh ana spHlt. s'iN
pr. Jordan. "are sc war. anu our leiiie-
mcnt or our deoascm"nt depen ms on Wt.',n
one comes out the master he si'' -
the honor OF botn the 'utnot anu .,'
heroine of A Furnace Of EARN t"at the
spiritual idea prevailed
There are two questions Tor or '''i-
sideration iu this text. the purity o. Goa
Word and 'THc Furnaces Of EatNh.
Gods Worie are pure
" The words Of the Lotd are puI"
words. with tho SUDDEN, Of the word
VINO loves the Lord chs statement g un-
questioned iiis conception OF Col Is mat
He Is pure holy Goi-altoeether ana
incapable Of any other than pure words.
The words az the Lord are not ouiy
pure words hut they tend towards purty
they generate ana develop puttty-they
are the eXhortatlou OF purity. and the in-
spiration Of purity.
'Tne words Of the Lord are no. ONLY
pure but they are true. Thy wore b.
truth u true words then they mus
ccme 90 pass They tell as ~ the past
the present. and enc future. They teach
u7 what our relations 10 God and our fei-
iowmeu ough' To be- They give rs the
true estimate Of life and character
Would you Rove your fortune toldf then
study tho word 81 cod for i Is the IN
i"iiihie Instructor and fore-teller
\ Furnace OF Earth Earth ha-
many FURNACES ana there are m1ty peo-
pie 10 them Al times the earth appeors
@" me as one great refinery or furnace.
where there IS o constao' separation be-
tween me real metal AMI the dros+.
The earth receives ana gives forth raw or
crude material NAT may be refined. au1
perfected Tor higher uses
rake nANn' stores ana cotton. the two
'hlnss mat nave made our city famous.
ana many oi our citizens rich, as on eN-
ample
consider also inc gold. silver and other
metals. Inc nurest gold may come from
we haTnest rock 30 with the characters
or men me virgin forests, wide and wild
must precede the ideal home. the lion goes
betore the lamb. the sword before the
IioWshare ana the spear before the prun-
ING nook. Inc log school house prccedes
the coI'Ee. or university. and the tent
proceeds the temple. the raw recruit
goes before the trained soldier. The same
lnea is manifest 100 the makeup Of q man
ne cooling babe before the woolng man
the stammering words before the eloquent
sentences the toddling step before the
martial tread The babe in-the manager
I was before tho boy who astonishef the
[ doctors Of the law. and the boy was be-
I fore the man who was The Light % the
I World" the magnet or the world who
| when he was lifted up would draw all
/ men unto Him
The mind Is born un iutored. a. be-
| fore baker. monosyaables come before
| polysyllahels addition before division. he
! simple before the complex
Naturally character is without 70 IN Or
strength and takes its form from the
mold In which IL 81 east and It's strength
I from the furnace ia which 50 e. tried.
'Spirituallfcis given ms Units swa1d'iug
/ clothes. First we are babes ln Christ
| feeding upon the milk Of the word then
men. feeding on the meat 81 the word
only iu a furnace oi earth need W.
| expect their desirable purifying Except
the silver abide lu the furnace. Il comes
Z not out as silver but dross For the
/ bodily development we have food and *
I ercise. for che mind We have home. school
| college. church university and tine univer-
I sity of the universe. For the DEVELOPMENT
I OF our character We have divers tenpta-
/ lions experience and the sustaining grace
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