The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-20

| God. He is a c~ompromiser with evil, for
the thief who breaks into houses n
| steals everything he can lay his hands
on. This man Is respectable in his thiev-
| cry alongside of the man who robs in a
business deal or engages In questionable
| enterprises that promise large profits, or
| takes advantage of the mistake of a
clerk or cashier which is in his favor
| when he saw this kind of a thief at work
he winked and smiled a bit and thought
what a sharp fellow he was, and perhaps
he was in on the deal and shared IN the
| profits. He wouldn't do anything dis
| honest, not he! But he will let the other
| fellow do the dirty work and he will
| pocket his share of the proceeds. Yes,
| when he saw the thief at work, he con-
| sentedst with him. Had he seen a hun
cry beggar %purloining a loaf of bread
| from the bake shop, or the highwayman
holding up the wayfarer and taking his
| valuables, he would have been quick to
yell thief" so loudly that the policeman
could have heard him a quarter OF a mile
| away if he had cared to do so. But when
| 1t came to polite stealing in business he
| smiled approvingly, especially when he
was in on the profits. And no only is
| the Forgotten of God a compromiser
| with evil, but he is a partaker with
| adulterers. He is a man of the world
who, though perhaps not himself a
| moral leper. fellowships with those OF
positive immoral habits. The social
fabric Of the present day is becoming
| rotten with moral irregularities. Di-
| vorce is coming to be the rule rather
than the exception, and marriage ties
and vows are thoughtlessly and lustful-
ly formed and then more thoughtlessly
and lustfully broken. And the Forget
ter of God, though he may be in outward
conduct of high moral r%ectitude. yet he
| is a partaker with adulterers because his
bosom friends. his associates are moral
ly defective, and he knows it, and yet he
excuses and overlooks and forgets. And
| then he gives his mouth to evil. All,
how u~nclean and vile is much OF the con-
versation of the smoking room or the
| social circle. The questionable wit
ticism, the double e%ntendre, the smutty
| story, the light, flippant, joking re-
marks upon the most sacred relations
| of the married life, all these issue from
| the mouth given to evil. The Forgotten
of God is the man or woman OF polluted
lips. He Is also the liar. Lying is n
| of the commonest of evils. 1t is consid-
cred quite the proper thing among the
majority of people, and yet it is an
abomination in the sight OF God. And
then there is the %slanderer and back
bitter, even towards those OF his own
household. and last of all the Forgotten
of God is spoken of as the corrupter OF
the true God; that is, he has a loose and
low conception of God, quite in conson-
ance and harmony with his own life and
character. And this is the Forgotten OF
God.
90 much for the Forgotten of God.
y You know who he is, without fur
Their discussion on our part. o know
whether you yourself are a Forgotten.
But whatever your attitude may be to-
wards God, God has not forgotten you.
He appeals to you and to me. He warns
of the danger. He waits in mercy. He
holds out His promise of salvation. He
pleads for us to consider our condition,
our danger and our chance of escape.
Now consider this, ye that forget
God" and then He goes on to warn of
the impending danger. Listen, we For
getters of God, "lest l tear you in pieces
and there be none to deliver Here is
the danger signal. Here is the sign post
written by the finger of God telling you
that just ahead of the pathway which
you are pursuing in careless forgetful-
ness of God there are judgment and pun
ishment. Gods mercy and patience
must not be counted for weakness. The
Lord is not slack concerning His prom
Use. as some count slackness; but is long
suffering to you-ward, not wishing that
any should perish, but that all should
come to repentance" There are those
who doubt God, who do not believe that
the judgments which He has pronounced
against sin will be fulfilled. Jesus en-
countered such skepticism and referring
back to Noah declared that the people
of that day had manifested the same
reckless disregard of Gods warnings,
land as were the days of Noah, so shall
be the coming of the Son OF man. For
as in those days which were before the
flood they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until
Tho dow that Noah entered into the ark,
and they knew not until the flood came
and took them all away; so shal be the
coming of the Son of man" n Peter,
having declared that God is not SLACK
concerning the fulfillment OF every
promise and every judgment, goes on
to say that "the day of the Lord Will
come as a thief"
TT ANGLING over the head of the For
ii getter of God, like the sword Oh
Damocles upheld by a single hair, Is
suspended the judgment of God. 1t does
not fall because Gods long-suffering
mercy and patience withhold it, but in
the fullness of Gods time mercy, pa
thence and love will have been xhaus
| ed, and then the wrath of God like a de-
vouring FIRE will break forth. Listen!
Heed My warnings, God says, lest l
tear you in pieces and none shall deliv-
err" None shall deliver!" Chicago
has but recently witnessed the sad and
awful death on the gallows OF those des-
perate young fellows who ran such a