The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-26
Two Works of Grace ~
y y and Gods
y y Hand in it All
BY w. @. ANDERSON
CHAPTER VIII.

Sam Jones says once when he was
waiting for his train to pull out he
heard the conductor say to the engineer
"Have you enough steam to start with?"
and the engineer said he had, and the
conductor said, "Pull out, and before
they had run mile the engine was
blowing off steam.
promised to give the readers of The
COMET three months ride to the Holy
Land, and before we start we must
have steam enough to start with. 1t
will take several things to give each
one the necessary steam to make the
trip, and be able to see and enjoy all
that there is for each one along the
way. 1t is true that most men love
darkness rather than light, because
their deeds are evil. (St John 8, 49,. }
But to make this trip we must love
light aud Truth and be anxious to 60 in
search of more light, more truth and
more faith. Millions of men have died
without Christ and without hope who
waited a whole life time for faith and
grace to carry them the whole trip
when so much steam as that would
burst the little engine into thousand
atoms. Just as the stomach needs food
so the soul needs fuel to fire it up for
the journey. The souls fuel is Gods
word sweetened with earnest prayer
that desires a greater love for it. Some
times fasting and prayer are fine des-
serts for the soul. 1t is said that large
emigrating fowls always fast for a
number of days before they start to
change climates so as to tighten their
bodies and make it easy to fly.
would advise some at least to reduce
their weight before starting on this
journey, as some might meet with the
terrible fate that Judas met with. acts
| 1, 49, wonder if Judas was a beer
drinker? Grony.) l can't think that
any man ever has or ever will make a
trip to the Holy Land who takes more
delight in feeding his body than his
soul, or that delights in increasing his
flesh more than increasing his faith.
This trip has two Meanings first, by
faith into the rich experience of a holy
life, and secondly, the mind only is
carried by a chain of truth into the
Holy Land where the King of all Kings
is to reign over his people. We often
hear quotation like this: "The way is
SO plain that the wayfaring man, though
a fool, need not err therein" But lei
us examine the word and see if this
will apply to all men. The prophet
Isaiah in this whole chapter is speaking
of Christ coming to the Holy Land
We will give you the reading as it is
"And an highway shall be there, and {
way, and it shall be called the way O.
holiness; the unclean shall not pasl
over it; but it shall be for those, the
wayfaring men, though fools, shall no
err therein" The highway spoken O
here means the road that leads peopl,
i to the land or city, but the way mean
the God life in the people which tn,
prophet says is the way of holiness ant
that the wayfaring men, though fools
, shall err therein. Isaiah 35, 81 Coz
has not promised anywhere in his wor'
to become any mans teacher till he ha
: become holy man by being grafte,
into the Holy Vine. We are giraffe,
into Him by the Holy Ghost, and the
He becomes our teacher. (St John IA
It 90; I John 2, 27.) This being true
how much more enjoyable will be tn
trip to those who are able to see, hea
and understand all as they pass alon
the highway and the way.
Sam Jones says say what you pleas
about sanctified people, but he has ne,
er seen one yet that would not pray j
public and testify to Gods saving an
sanctifying power. 1t is written, g
: the Son, therefore, make you free, '
shall be free indeed" What is MOI
pleasant than perfect freedom anywhel
in the wide, wide world? Get tn
= freedom before you start anywhere.
comes by faith.
Sam Jones names the stations to IL
Holy Land, as follows First statio
Conviction, (not much attraction aboI
that town or,station); second, Repen