The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-15

edge 81 sin. 10y tho gospel the knowledge
of salvation from sin.
We should search he scriptures If we
desire To be sanctined. 10 be fit meet for
tie Masters use. and meet for the saints
Inheritance i'm light. Chris microscopy
prayer for His own. "Sanctify mem by
thy truth. thy word Is truth snow w,
there * but one way. assimilation 10 ms
a aracter by the spirit illJmined study OF
His word. IL Is as our rplrltS CONF, IA
contact with holy sctipture pre,'chc .I
red exhibited in sacrament ana CO.
op.ratiuE- prDNidcnccS. thut We grow UP
a. the measure Of tho stature oi me iuli-
ness OF Christ. and when Our LORI ; VII
tueliatorial work Si.dI have p'cn llnlsh %
- "a Will come 80 be- gloriiiel In Ills
saints and 20 Lc admired III them 'hd'
Nav 1 venture TO tell my own expert
ence I'm searching the scriptures III
Sometime when ] am digging rs a
MINER for myself | find such rich deposits
That / can hardly lay down PICK ana
shovel Again wn"u digging Tor othels
sfrile "f;en So large "A vein of gold
bearing quartz that ] am tempted 10 "a.
too much ore 10 my people mills Or 70
change tnc figure. W neither as CHr4st iih
or pastor. l ann studying the sacred page,
1 seem sometimes like one STAINING on
the shore Of tine sounding MAN, us pi'ioMS
FAR as eve can reach, clapplnS, 10 use tilc
y. almlsts vivid mctapur. ihelr Nhl'o
hands in praise Of he maker OF sea Us
well as of the dry land, ana i near lhc
voice Of the Lord God upon the wd'eIS
''the God Of glory thundereth- Aslli'
sm standing in thought upon lhe Gus -
"A vast plain sire ching 10 creats'i "
most bound. and all f. slll as the silent
stars. Yet the stiffness Is iuh OF Goo.
Again. as I read ] am translA.2d - inc
church ward. and lying full length upon
tie lcttcred marble of "A brick toinD Sllleu
hv the embracing roots 81 q messy HNo
oak old when cur country va. C-9SVN'i-
I,,uullS themselves biz as orJlh try trets'
m and up 10 the blue skies Hecheu win
ftsscy clouds. / seem 10 ge peeflhe IN"
in finite abysscs of space. On, the lhdsIA-
tudcs ana cNpaEScs, the altlluues "l'u
,.pths of the Bible!
Tell me this Il mere itchrew hteI1'utS'
recording natarai eyoluilchS OF IeA5-oNS
history of a rl-e- Inc pr"uuc'loii ." -, 81
human manufacture OF computation OF
earlier anonymous productions j.! uh
known editors! III, II,
the world. Tor holy men wrote ~ anu
= r,,,t.,ht into il varied human experiences
brf thcv were God-brcated men.
The Almighty wrote by inc u, in
~. a mother guides bSbys iihStIs III
f.ts.r T., ahssu- sire. or as merchant nc
t.t,- 10 steuugrapher. nor yet Win tui >
OF Johns pens ana Minus out VIZ -
y MOLE selves. as Formed by P@9I
,n,,IJ.d bv present experiences. iet w
human element does not obscure thS
..,iu.rnatural in .he diViuest Dtoh IN tiie
world A. throbs palpabiy Win d ~ -. n
personality throughout. ana ti'' 49,.
iuminat..i only hides God AS the Shehlii., ,
,t;T fr,fn revsrept WJTsnipcr IN tapeIltSlS
or temple. IL Is not Gods Moid ~ = - -
tion, but TO race, not 10 one 49,
but 10 all generations. II i tii0 'g,S
message of God TO men-lhe Nolu % 49,
ti.6 ltv.fh and ubideth forever
NsnV years since a minister hoilio
took lire and burned doWh al i g 80 -.
All OF has petSohal IiopSSi "a IN rnantcl
M The bursting flame as the oc,uil ;
nd from their beds 70 save .iI''i ..',ii,-
'Tbe sorpse of a loved ola mgr Aa".ta'
servant. awaiting honoi9ole ,'',.I,,.d f,,,n
morrow. was with difficulty shalShe9 IIoih
- fire As the strong arm ol 'hc
s,sh..r ,yas bearing the wasted form 81
80 only daughter. who had nuns l"I
enter air. she cried. Save my Blbie, bul
-. VS. MOI To De. a. persisted win lhe
N irister's library. An. bf"'hreh i,i n9H
III would like 10 cary tlts'' biDies Va
ours. blistered IL may ~ H,',,d T,e
sorrow or ii joy. into the pey9hu ~
Lam suilaw places by the sue ol "a"
dead warrior in his grave, iip''
hawk. bow and culver. that they hiaS ~.
,,.liI,- a. hand in ,he happy huhtlhe
.r.,,rgs SurN living friends do not mus
am our Bibles with our colo forms al tlic
cofiin for that We're To cohslsh tholh -
xorm and decay. II may pe tidt Iil
i,i,las win other books shall perish IN the
1,,I contiagration when the earth uhd
~ a., works shall be burned up. IL 50,
Then I love 10 believe that among the
s.sV achievements of perfected memory
will be the reproduction upon It's t5o l'. Ii
every scrI Dture book. sentence ana worn,
a, a thai ou,, of the sweetest employmengs
~ the heavenly world will be the com
1,arison of the exceeding great and pre-
cious promises. with celestial iulnilmeht.
AMI 10 find that with all the illumination
ebed uDou eternal blessedness by the
sniyit iiIumined book-that Not half has
at-..r heen tuld."