The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-29

| the sweep. Surely there must DC hint
| here rs to the breadth OF the atoaement
provided by Jesus Christ. and also clear
| suggestion as to the power OF Christ 5
blood to c.caCse.
In the sixth chapter of Numbers. first
twelve verses. we have the law or the NaZ-
! arires. From this we learn that il the Naz-
aritc dch.ed himself in any way he must
Immediately he CielnSed. or else step out
OF fellowship with God. and tha. ii lie is
ont oi fellowship the days oi his uncea n
: ness are lost with God. In other words. If
there is ~ our hears or lives auy uucon-
lcssed OF rgivcn sin. wc may nc saved
we Viii argue that ctlcstIDa Dat oar
time Is lo-': it counts Tor nothing with
God. and To- this loss Of time NJ shall one
day Gc called y Il strict account. How
many Christians today arc absolutely
without power. Their voices were once
heard in the prayer meeting. Their te>;i-
Inony once rang out c.ear.y III the church.
Their h.c in the hone Wa. without re-
proach. And to-day they have .oSt their
testimony. 1t Is W hen a man is IL such 4
condition as this tn: the evil bird comes
straight from hell to say 10 him.
All. yes, You once accepted Christ
ard Ina'te Great professions. Nou once
.ioiucd the church and gave much promise
Gf uscfuHcss. Gou were once pruinircrt
in tae Christian world. Bat now t,is IS
last. Iou have :os, ii ali. Tor lo::% case
is !iop,.css.
nave been ,a'l t!a. in the o','cr days
there was pdritln divine tliat i"'l"wad
this custom: Every once in Il wiii.c he
called the roll OF the dead, called the pa.
triarrnS Ev name. one by one. and then,
standing silent in the pulpit waited i0r an
answer. The Si.racc WAS voi,.efu. Then.
looking at his congregation these were his
words,
.'Hrcthrsn. tli""r * no response
After "a.tine these name. he would call
Tie names o. kings. tlr" names oi apostles.
the parncs oi irmouS historians he names
oi artists. or scientists. OF lnv.atnrs, of
phiianthropistS. and after the 70! call
can" .nain and again the answer:
brethren. there Is no Response. These
men are dead.
| could call the names. too II | would
Here is the name OF o"e who WAS once the
superintendent of y SunGay-SrhOo. and
who answe red no. at the roll cali llarc is
another who once stood rs ~ officer ~ th"
church. but bis voice is silent. Here is
another vino was once honorcd in so"ictr
Tor bis profcSsed faithfnlncs< uato God.
but there is no response to his uamc.' And
Oh the sadness. here is another whose
name was once household word - an
is no response 10 his name. What is the
reason: Because like the Na2aritc. hey
have come in contact with the dead. Their
o.d sins have come up again. like bones
from the grave. dc!iiinC their memory and
robbing them OF their power. 1t iS be-
cause the very atmosphere they have been
obliged to breathe. like ours. is against
COD and in enmity to Christ. and it is not
easy 10 keep u1spotted from the world.
The Jews counted every open vessel un-
clean.
Bu, ono is still lett TO us. God is still
love. He ,ti;l loves you. and. having loved
rGu will love ynu unto the cud. His New
Testament provision is a far better one
than the Old. "for, if the blood of bulls
and OF goats. and The ashes OF an heifer
sprinkinc the unr!can. sanctifieth to the
purifying of the fesh. how much more
shall the h,ood OF Christ, wEo through toe
Eternal Spirit offered Himself without
SPOT 10 God. purge your conscience from
dead works. 10 serve the living God;
iHebrewS ix: 10. l4l. We need not stay
ont OF fellowship. or be deprived OF power.
Cod il love. ard lie will give Us ali things,
If we but fulfill His conditions.
".And thou shat take the other ram,
and .aron and his sons shall put their
hands npon the head OF the ram. Then
snail thou Kill the ram. and take OF his
blood and put Il upou the tip OF the right
ear of Aaron. aad upon the tip of the
right rar of his sons, and upon the thumb
OF heir right hand. and upCn the great
toe OF their right foot and sprinkle the
blood upon the altar round about TX.
NIX: 10. 30.
Another part OF the offering oi Ahram
Wa the ram This. like all the rest. sheds
light unon the gospel. and the understand
ing o. ii is the secret OF peace for many IL
life
When the blood was >nrink'cd on th: car
and thc thumb and foot it was a sicn they
we're hcnccforth 70 be separated from al
worldly purpo>cS. Ia this we get lcep
leSsG4l touchiny consecra ton. We have
Eenn told ,hat we must forSake ali Tor
Christ. and some oi us have done ii. We
have been counSeicd to give up the things
that really We have eujoycd. simply Hc-
causc they are questionable or contrary 10
the teaching oi Gods word. and when wc
have done this the evil bird comes 10 Us.
saying:
"You hav, forsaken these things. bu'
what have you EoJ in return
Not inircquGntiv we find ;.2"soHs who
staEd in this position. who are ot al per
thcy have taken Only half the step. They
have separated themselves from something.
but have failed 10 consccratc themselves
10 anything In other words. there are
two sides to the doctrine OF separation.
VIC are 10 be separated from the world.
l.ut we arc at The same time 90 be Scnac-
atcd unto Chris. and that place which
once the world tiled is now 10 he Oc"u.
NED by Christ Himself
1t IS to lc noted that the blood was
placed upon the ear first. This is very sig
niticaIt To ine. 30 many people get al
idea that i: thcy are converted they ,auat
do something for Christ, when
in point oi fact service comes last. The
blood paced upon the ca; irs; tedchc.: the
ic.son thet wc are TO hear what the Lord
has TO say 10 u. II we cOuld but cultivate
the habit OF going alone each day and sit
ting still lust 30 commune with God. what
q source Of strength it would be To rs,
God orlv tells His secrets to those who
shnt out the world, and thus come close TO
Him.
The blood was placed npon the hand
next. from which | learn We are not only
to hear what God has to say to us. but we
arc to reach out and take what He o..ers.
God has promised us the Holy Ghost. He
is 4 gift. Reach out and take the gift.
The blood was placed upon the foot last.