The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-09

words upon 1t: Throw trash mere. DO
sanitary and be sane;'' and there is q Iine
of 50 for splitting on the sidewalk. ina
pulpit is q lumber room OF dusty uoSC-
ments and the health resort OF invaiids:
Oh, for a box-a large box-faStened 10
the gatepost of every church. INTO Whlcn
pastors might throw their dusty doCu-
ments and theological trash. On. Ior an
Ct dinance against the deposit on the sldC-
walks of Zion of the vile expectorationS
of consumption doctors of the LORD:
Zion beautiful for situation, the JOY OF
the whole earth. is 1t possible tnat zion
has become the spittoOn for the ocrlpeS
and Pharisees OF the twentieth century:
God forbid that in the low and vulgar
sense of the term. | should prefer aSalhSs
the pastors of this age the charge OF
immortality. but with grief and sorrow OF
heart in the name OF Cod, ana Wltn
of His truth, L do charge them with that
refined Phariseeism which subscribes 10
one creed and believes another; when
tttheS the mint and the anlse. ana me
cinnamon. and neglects justice and mer-
cy and the love of God; which, on the
eighth day circumcises a man. that the
law of Moses be not broken and then cru
cities the holy One for making man
every whit whole on the Sabbath day;
which teaches for doctrine the COM
mandmentS OF men, and makes the woro
of God Of none effect by its tradition;
which loves darkness rather than light be-
cause Its deeds are evil; which stands be-
fore God with a lie in its right hands and
| then wonders what is the cause of the
| spiritual death in Zion; which belaborS
| the people for their faults and refuses
/ to De buneted for its own faults; yea,
which. with death grip and Balaam-iike
bluntness, holds to the old nan-seu
landmarks and In response to the sugges-
ton or more excellent way. withdrawS
within its he'll and says. with brow of
/ scorn. I'VE have a right to make our
own rules and regulations, and establish
our own doctrines, and if YOU don't like
/ them, you get Outi''
/ Yes. the church has right to do her
own VIII. no mistake about that-the
same right that Feagan had to make the
1 rules and regulations for his gang of
| handkerchief stealers.
/ All around Us men are dying of hunger
| and We have no compassion on them.
| They ask for bread and we give them
| stone: they ask for fish and We give them
| serpent. We are trying to FL the bellies
| OF Gods people with husks which swine
| do eat. Our creed fOr that IS the food we
| offer) IS "a mass of things cOnfusedly
| heaped together. with here and there a
solitary fact Of consequence" and We call
why. yes! they call it knowledge.
! Who may dare To name things b. their
| real names? The fools who did know
| something, and were weak enough to eX-
| pose their hearts unguarded-tO expose
| their views and feelings 10 the eyes Of
| men-they have been nailed to CROSSES
If these allegations be true (and L
! would anticipate 10 difficulty in proving
10 any reasonable man that they are true.
| except, Of course, as regards his own
| church,, let justice be done though the
heavens fail" Stand by the truth. being
assured that the truth is able to take
| care Of itself and Of the man who dares
to proclaim Il. If the truth is on your
side, God is on your side. for God is
| truth.
Some years ago man came from Eng
| land to America He was an EugIishman.
! but he was naturalizeG and SO became an
| American citizen. After a few years he
/ became restless and dissatisfied and went
| to Cuba: u civil war soon broke out in
/ Cuba, and this man was arrested by the
| Spanish government as spy. lie was
| tried by courtmarual. found guilty and
| ordered to be shot. When they told the
! poor man the verdict he sent 10 the
| American and English cOnsuls and laid
| the whole case before them, proving his
| innocence and claiming their protection.
| They went TO the Spanish general and
| said: Look here: this man whom you
| have condemned Is not guilty The
| Spanish general replied. He mas been
tried by our law ana found guilty: he
| must die"
! The morning for the execution came.
| The condemned man vas brought out
| sitting on his collin, in a cart. and was
| drawn 70 the place where ne was To be
| executed. a grave was dug. They took
! the coffin from the cart ana paced the
| man on II. took the black cap and were
| Just drawing IL down over his face. Inc
| Spanish soldiers awaited the order to fire.
| Just then the two Consuls rode UP IN
| haste: the English consul spTduE from his
| carriage. took the union jack and wrap
! DeI IL around the man anu the American
| consul wrapped around nm the star
| spangled banner. Then, turning 20 the
| Spanish officers. they said: "tire upon
those flags. il You dare The power OF
| two great governments was behind those
| flags and they Gid not dare 10 fire upon
them.
So saith the Lord: Call upon Me in the
dav of trouble and I Will answer thee
stand by the truth my dear brethren, and
| your citizenship IS above, and heaven ana
| eartn are laid under tribute for your pro
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INC arms and Gods banner over ana
| around you is love stand by the truth
| and IN every emergency u NE the uu.h
| will stand by you. Them that honor AIe
| | will honor. and they that desplse Ne
shall be lightly esteemed. .
IF any man VIII do His will he shall
| know OF the doctrine There are times,
and they come to us all at q me period II
| life. when the hand Of mystery : Ia-G
upOn us-times when We teel "a sense pi
our own wOrthlessneSs and lose IaltA IN
all human goodness. when life seems
blank aud dreary waste, with nothing OF
hone except the merc!ful gate oi Ce3'n
which opens az the end; times when thlck
darkness is rouud about US, ana We tIS
| out almost in despair. Is there q God.
and what IS He thinking about. To let t-ie
I world eroan on in such way; Is Jesus
GOD OF man. or beGuttu. fable: - are
| a real thing. or only troubled dt-alh'
| and what shall the waking BE-: times "neh
| the soul is cut loose troH all It's ola moor
| lings and goes d'-f tuS, d4fltHS over tHS
vast infnitude with an AWFUL sense Oh
| s0Iitsriness In sucu All hour. what are
| we To a02 The answer IS, obey DO the
duty which lies before you ans Wh-ch ou
know to be right. BE kind. De scpte, al
up life's measure with loves sweet wlaei
do Gods viii, so Ear as YOU know It's
Will and by all the laws OF the human
heart, and by the word Of Cod NOu >iial!
not be left In doubt Obey and YOU s.laI
have knowledge. knowledge which means
eternal lie and blcssedueSs at God = riSnL
hand; knowledge which cannot be oo-
tained within the walls Of academy Or
university "Ne are AI5 learners II ye
do whatsoever / command you (See J.
Robertson's sermonD
1T is more blessed to give than 10 re-
ceiye" Are those words true- Inc
wiser answers. They may be true 10
You, but they are not true TO me So
fshness has changed the truth ID GOD IN
to lie" THE natural man Giscerneth
not the things of the spirit ON me
other hand, the man VINO obeys and gives
makes this answer: Yes. Il Is more q. -
ed-a thousand times more biesSed-lo
give than to receive He has tested tne
words of the apostle and he knows by
experience that they are true 20 taSLe
and see that the Lord : good
Jesus Christ IS the Master VINO DrHSlfIe7
over the School Of Spiritual Know ietse'
and He has laid down three rules Tor iil5
learners" The first Is obey. the second
IS obey, and the third IS obey. Let the
cry of the newborn century De: 20 Tor
the priZe-a diploma from the great
schOolmaster's hands"
Please understand. ] believe IN tEe
churches, indeed I do. but who may ignore
the fact that they are bound about ana
burdened with many creeds and doctrines.
and cannot 20 with these" Men are
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