The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25

science in its operations is a reflection
of this invincible law. The soul that
sinneth, 1t shall die" This great truth
is echoed in the experience of men
every day. The way of the transgression
of Gods spiritual laws and of Gods
natural laws is, as all experience says,
hard-hard-hard! What man soweth
that shall he also reap" is great truth
confirmed by both experience and obser-
walton. God is Just no less than merci-
full. such value does he set on right
eousness and holiness. that he Will main
tain them at any cost. And when evil
has reached its climax he will prove
himself severe and relentless in his
swift destruction OF it, sweeping away
effete and corrupt tribes~to make way
for purer and stronger races. The God
of the Old Testament is the God of to-
day, who by the milder methods OF civ
ilization is discriminating races that
have fallen below hope OF national re-
I demption."
There are many Amalekite nations and
races today that are perishing on ac-
count of their godlessness. Lord Sauls-
bury divided the nations of today into
two kinds; The living nations and the
| dying nations"
There are many perishing individuals
today also-many that are being swept
down to moral destruction by the food
OF sin in the world today. There are
many Sauls Chosen of God they are, to
sit upon thrones in the intellectual
moral. social. and religious world. Ev-
eryone OF them is chosen to be a joint
heir with Christ in the glory of his
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distinctly called to honor in Israel than
you are called to a high place as a child
Of God. to possess his best gifts on
earth and in heaven. Nothing will
change his purpose or thwart his plan
/ for you except you make the mistake
/ Saul made. There was a day when he
had a vision of what God would have
him be and do Had he been obedient
to that vision. as was Saul of Tarsus,
the promise of his choice and goodly
youth would have been fulfilled. But his
change of heart" was superficial. 1t
did not reach his Utmost self. Pride,
lf-suficiency self-will remained. Saul,
not God, was still SauPs King. and in
/ his eyes Israefs King. He could no.
bear prosperity because his character
/ had not a rock foundation, and the pree-
sure of the world was too heavy for IT,
4 In his first success and popularity he
acknowledged God. He said, The glory
does not belong to me; the Lord hath
wrought salvation in Israel" But when
he had been two years King he blew
the trumpet throughout the land that
| Saul had routed the Philistines, with
| out a word about the help OF God. His
impatient, self-suficient spirit could not
wait for Gods way, so he took In his
own hands the burnt Offering. contrary
to the express command. He was al
ways outwardiy religious. but his hear
was never true, and Samuel faithfully
warned him that for that reason he could
not keep the Kingdom But what are
warnings to a young man sure of his
power, and bound to succeed by fore,
of his own will. On he went, with hi:
magnificent endowments and poesibili-
ties, on, not TO success. but to saddles
failure: farther away from God depend.
/ ing upon his own strength, impairinl
his moral sense until he persuaded him
self he was obeying the voice OF the
Lord when he was going directly in op-
position to his commands. There arr
two sides in the destiny Of every life
Gods will and mans will: the divin
choice. the human choice. We may hav'
} the royal gifts God chooses for us. If w
= choose his way; we must lose all IL w
choose our own way in opposition L
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Pathetic. indeed, is the career o
Saul Much in his life was lovely; hi
= Twas beautiful character sadly marred