The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-01-24

So It Is another world than that which /
was first started IN the solar system. Yet /
It Is ell the time changing and will keep |
changing until the hour Of its demolition. |
Of this beautiful world. this hatroul |
world this glorious world, IL may be said. |
'Yo have not passed This way before"
What Ia the practical use Of this sub. |
iectY Instead Of putting 80 much stress
upon human advice and instead Of asking |
Of the past what we ought 70 do, follow
the divine leading as the men Of Joshua
followed the golden lidded chest Of acacia,
which was the symbol OF the divine pres.
ence.
That three-quartera Of mile distanet
between the ark or sacred box and the
nont column Of Joshua's troops nightly
impreases me. 10 was q forceful way OF
teaching reverence for the Almighty. They
needed 20 learn that lesson OF reverence.
as we all need 10 learn Il. Irreverenee has
cursed all nations, and none more than
our own. Irreverence In the use OF Gods
name. Hear you IL not on the streets and
ia social groups, and is not a profane word
sometimes thought necessary TO point 10
cosityg Irreverence for the Scriptures,
the phraseol0gy Of the Bible often intro
duoed into the most frivolous conversation
and made mirth provoking. lrreverenee
| for the oath in courtroom OF custom house
/
mechanical mode Of its administration
Irreverence for the holy Sabbath by the
| way II Is broken in pleasure excursion and
carousal. Irreverence on the part Of chill.
! dren for their parents, insolence being
/ substituted for obedience. Irreverenee for
| rulers, which induces vile cartoons and as
| saesinatiOn. Irreverence in church during
prayer, measuring off song and sermon by
cold, artistic or literary criticism, and in
prayer time neither bowling the head nor
bending the knee nor standing as one does
IN the presence Of earthly ruler, thus show
ing more respect for man than to the
King Of kings, We ask not for genuflex-
ions or cireumhexions or prostrations, but
| when prayer is offered let us either bow
the head or bend the knee or let us in
some way prove that we are not indifter-
ent.
No one has come to midlife who has not
been stung of ingratitude. On the battle
field of Alma In 1854 a wounded Russian
Captain Eddington, Of the English Army.
ran to him and gave him drink As the
captain was running by to join his regi-
ment the wounded soldier shot him Al
most all languages have proverbs setting
forth this perversity. English proverb,
Bring up a raven and 1t will pick out
your eyes" Arabic proverb, Eat the
|
verb, THE ass, after having drunk gives
a lick to the bucket" An old proverb
says, "If God were to be so complacent
as to carry us on His back to Rome. we
would not thank Him for His pains if He
did not also set us down in an easy chair. ("
You will never be happy in this world If
you do not do all the good you can and
look for no responsive gratitude. All the
damage ] did a man who is my enemy was
| - AaTr 4rvho hn vea
ceived 500 a year salary into a position
where he has ever since received $500 q
year. he never forgave me, but has pur-
sued me with pen vitriolic ever since
The worst enemy you ever had is the man
you introduced and favored and helped
But be not disturbed or even irritpted
You are no better than your Lord
If the world had had any thankful ap
probation of His coming it would have
illed that Bethlehem caravansary with
flowers, which bloom there clear on into
the December month, and Herod, instead
of attempting His death, would have sent
a chariot to fetch the infant to the palace
and the oyer and terminer Of Pilates
courtroom would have pronounced Hin
not guilty, and instead Of a cross and &
crown of thorns it would have been a coro
nation. with all the mighty ones Of thu
earth kneeling at the foot of His throne.
we ninJed at IN the openIng-that we VII
not pass this way again. This Is our onl,
2 opportunity for doing certain things tina
ought to be done. On all sides there arr
griefs we ought to solace, hunger we ough
to feed, cold that we ought to warm, kinC
I words that we ought to speak, generous
: deeds we ought to perform. All that yol
and I do toward making this world bette
and happier we must do very soon o
: never do at all. Joshua and his troop
I never came back over the way they wer
/, marching toward the crossing of the JoT
+ dan. The impress of the sandal or tn
0 bare feet of each soldier showed in wha
I; direction he was going, but never did tn
4 impress of the sandal of any one of then
a show that he had returned. We are al
U facing eternity to come. There is no re
/ treat. Alertness and fidelity would not b
9 so important if we could truthfully say
q Il will be back here again. The things
u neglect now will do the next time l come
: | viii be Feincarnated, and / will resum
r my earthly obligations. Having then NOR
IS knowledge than / have now, / will dis
8 charge my earthly duties better than
L can now discharge them. l do not Civ
solemn farewell to these obligations an
I opportunities, out smlling and cheer
goodbye until l see them again" NJ
Il we cannot say that There will be no me-
n and corrected edition of the volume of GU
It earthly life. After we make exit from tn
L stage at the close of the fifth act we car
" not re-enter.
e How many millions of people have live
y and died I know not, but of all the huma
e race who have gone only seven person
y that now think of have returned, the so
n of the widow at Zarephath, the young ma
It of Main, the rulers daughter, Tabithl
s. Eutychus, Lazarus and Christ Among a
T. the ages to come 1 do not suppose theI
!. will be one more who will return to tn
u life, having once left it.
e At this point l ask you to notice I'll
l. fact that my text does not call attentio
to the crossing of the Jordan, but to ii
N WaV leading thnrptn We all thinlr rnnn