The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-09
EPWORTH LEAGUE TOPICS.
September l3-The Call Of Isalah-Isa. E. H.

Isaiah saw the Lord. What the exact
nature of the vision Of the Exalted
One, not to be described. The six
winged cherubim the prophet saw with.
out fear, but where cherubim's faces
are hidden no man may stand with
unshrinking countenance.
The train of the Almighty filled the
temple The throne Isaiah saw was
| greater than Davids and this process
sion of ministering spirits was more
| imposing than any winding line of in
| cense.bearing priests. The holiness Of
God was the theme of the solemn song
of that wondrous retinue of cherubim.
And no one can think of Gods holiness
without sense of his own sin. Woe
! is men" is the instructive cry of every
uncleansed soul that sees God
The sense of sin is not comfortable.
| 1t aroused CONSERVATION and dred in
| Isaiah, because he saw himself, a man
OF unclean lips, in the presence of the
| Holy One. He could not delight in
| Gods presence. No one can cleanse
his own soul. That Is in Gods power
alone. If the guilt of sin is taken
away the Judge of sinners must re-
move 1T.
The simple process by which Isaiah
felt himself made new was not a nee
| essary thing. The live coal from the
altar was a sign. Isaiah had felt his
sin as being a sin of speech. since
he was prophet, and right speech was
| required OF him, above all men. He
had discovered uncleanness where he
counted himself most clean. He had
confessed his unfitness and his guilt
God had taken the guilt away. And
there in the temple. where elaborate
sacrifices were daily offered for sin.
no sacilice at all was offered, except
the sacrifice of broken and contrite
heart. But that Is always enough.
Then the cleansed life begins to hear
Gods call. 1t is not a command, but
an invitation. 1t offers an opportunity.
And Isaiah volunteers. That is the
secret of great service. Il gave!"
He who has surrendered all to God has
nothing to lose. So he can be brave.
and free. Other men must fear the
makers of reputation, the business in.
| terests."
He is ready because he Is At. He
asks to be sent. And God sends him.
For God wants persons in his service,
not a thing, nor a machine. Even
book will not serve. He Is dealing
with persons, and he must therefore
choose persons for his messengers.
The call Of God shows him in the
Wilderness OF his nsture. 1t is more
than revelation OF mercy or Of love
1t declares his glory, which is his holi.
ness, for that is the essential thing in
| Gods life. All his dealings with angels
and men and demons are in harmony
| with his holiess. Lose that. and you
| lose God.
Gods great medium Of blessing and
help and warning and counsel is hui
man soul. We set great store, and
Justly, too. by tracts and papers and all
the impersonal means of carrying Gods
ms cage. But the greatest and the
most reasonable method Is to set men
| and women at the business OF winning
others to their Lord and his law.
Fortune in Old Clock.
An artisan CT Munich has become
rich man by the sale of ar old clock
| which had been In the possession oil
his family for number OF generations
| One day a strarge appeared at his
house ard offered s25 for the clock
This sudden offer aroused the artisans
| suspicious, which were increased wher
another stranger turned UP on tho fol
| lowing day ard offered $3.50 for the
| timepiece. He took 1t to a dealer and
ascertained that IL was genuine "Pe
| ter Henle," worth nearly s25 5000. He
| nrom ntiy sold n for that amnunr He