The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-26
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anOther. lie rs no reSpecIer OF per-
sons" He wills that all men should
be saved and come to a knowledge of
the truth" His love reaches to the
lowest depths, and spans the widest
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
ton to the most honored and re-
spected man in the community. The
soul of one man, be he white or
black, be he college president or
street laborer, be he Hottentot or
the son OF a cultured race, is as
precious in the sight of God as the
soul of any other man. And to un-
derstand this intrinsic value which
attaches to every soul in the sight OF
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 Il nature. a soul which
could only find its perfect realization
in yielding its 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 one
born into the world in a 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 as
He is, Will we be able to measure the
intrinsic value of a soul. AS you
seek co 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 Cod
Christ used the family tie to further
illustrate and emphasize the value
of a 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
a new and brighter chapter in its 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
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a rich relative of taking one of the
children to bring up. With the dim
light IN their trembling hands they
go 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 a 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 its members with such
unbreakable 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
endeayoring 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, 1T is akin
to the JOY and gladness in the home
when the prOdigal returned. The
value of a soul is absolute and ines
Unable because of the individuality
of each soul, because of its 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 a 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 a
soul is measured by the richest treas
ure of Heaven given to win that soul
back to Heaven. Hereby perceive
we the love of God, because He laid
down His life for us" That is, we
can fathom the love of God if we
are able to realize that He gave to
the uttermost, and we can know the
value of a soul as we are able to es-
innate the value of the wonderful
Gift of God to men. But who can
know fully the love of God, or who
can estimate the real worth of Gods
gift in the person of His Son? Let
the mind dwell upon this thought
and see how the sense of Gods Won
derful love and marvellous gift and
the value of a soul will grow upon
YOU until words will be inadequate
TO express the fullness of your emo
tions.
30 could speak the matchless worth.
o could I sound the gIories forth
Which in my Saviour shinei
I'd soar and touch the Heavenly strings
And vie with Gabriel while he sings
In notes almost Divine.
"Pd sing the precious blood He split,
Ny ransom from the dreadful guilt
OF sin and wrath Divine!
I'd sing His glorious Righteousness,
In which all-perfect. Heavenly dress
Ny soul shall ever shine.