The Grenada sentinel., 1902-09-27


no higher valne On one soul than 81
another. He .sis no respecter of per-
sons He willis that all men should
be sav.d and come to knowledge u
the truth. !" His love reaches to the
lowest depths, and spans the wildcat
space. This thought may be destruc-
tive Of the natural pride Of the hu-
man heart, but it is Gods truth, just
the same. Jesus is as ready to reach
out to save the miserable drunkard
In the gutter as He is to give saliva
tion to the most honored and re-
spected man in the community. The
soul Ut one man, be he white or
black, be he college president or
street laborer, be he Hottentot or
the son of q cultured race, is as
precious in the sight Of God as tho
soul of any other man. And to un-
derstand this intrinsic value which
God, we must be able to fathom the
infinite wisdom and love which moved
God to make man in His own image.
To give him nature. a soul which
could only find it's perfect realization
in yielding it's will to that of the
Divine and living the God-life
through Him. AS far as the human
vision is able to penetrate and the
human mind understand, every ono
born into the world in certain
sense ~ a part of God; with an i'm
mortal soul and the possibility of an
eternity with Him. Think then of
what inestimable value Heaven must
place Upon each precious soul. Not
until the brightness of eternity
bursts upon our vision and we see
God face to face and know Him az
He is, will we be able to measure tho
intrinsic value of a soul. AS you
seek GO be Gods instrument in the
salvation of souls, try and see in
each soul with which you come in
touch that something which has
come from God and which the touch
of Jesus Christ can quicken into life
and send back again to God.
The Relation of the Soul to God
Christ used the family tie to- further
illustrate and emphasize the value
of soul in the sight of Heaven.
There is joy in Heaven over one sin
ner that repenteth, because it is the
return of the prodigal to the Fa-
theirs House. The son that was dead
is alive again, the vacant chair is once
more occupied, and the aching void
In the Fathers heart is filed. The
sorrow felt while the loved one So
journed in the far country is turned
to Joy, and the reunited family begins
new and brighter chapter in it's his
tory. You remember the touching
little story told in the old poem of
the hard-working but poor parents
who found it almost impossible to
provide for their large family, and
who had the offer made to them by
a rich relative of taking one of the
children to bring up. With the dim
light in their trembling hands they
60 from bed to bed and scan each dar-
lings face as it rests peacefully upon
ling's face as it rests peacefully upon
its pillow. With an ache in the heart
and a sob in the voice they discuss
together which one it shall be that
they shall give up. Each name is
spoken in turn, but no one can be
spared from the family circle and the
roof tree. Though poverty is knock
ing at the door, love reigns within,
and the family circle remains un-
broken. So it is in Heaven. No soul
can be spared. AS God the Father
looks down upon this sin-cursed earth
He does not see single soul which
He is willing should remain out of
the Heavenly Home. What earthly
parent who loves his children can
express their value in dollars and
cents. How the ties of the home
bind together it's members with such
links as to make the
thought of separation unbearable. Is
it not beautiful to think that the
soul sustains such a relationship to
God as to be absolutely Indispensable
to the completeness and JOY of Heaven?
Heavens Sacrifice.-We have been
to tell something of
what the value of the soul is as esti-
mated by Heaven. The joy in Heaven
exceeds the rejoicing of the shep-
herd who has recovered his lost
sheep, it exceeds that of the woman
who has found the lost coin, it is akin
to the JOY and gladness in the home
when the prodigal returned. The
value Of a soul is absolute and ines
timable, because of the individuality
of each soul, because of it's intrinsic
worth as part of God Himself, and
because of the relationship which the
soul sustains to God as the Father
But beyond all this we have the sac
rifice which Heaven made to prove
the value of soul. The price which
is paid for an article at the store in
a degree at least determines the
value of that article. The value of
soul is measured by the richest treas
ure of Heaven given to win that soul
back to Heaven. Hereby perceive
we tho love of God, because He laid
down His life for u.s." That is, we
can fathom the love of God if we
are able To realize that He pave To