The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-14

minded. that he had a vain self-esteem
which made him u~nteachable. And the
charge of casting Gods words behind
him would imply that he gave them a
subordinate place in his life and put his
own judgments and thoughts before
those of God. More than likely, intel
lectualism and higher criticism were
barriers THAT prevented Gods words
having due weight and influence in his
life.
A ND now we enter upon another phase
n of the character of the Forgotten OF
God. He is a COMPROMISED with evil, for
when he saw the thief at work-oh, no
the thief who breaks into houses and
steals everything he can lay his hands
on. This man is respectable in his thiev-
cry alongside of the man who robs ina
business deal or engages in questionable
enterprises that promise large prohts, or
takes advantage Of the mistake or a
clerk or cashier which Is in his
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 h~ighwayman
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
it came to polite stealing in business he
smiled a~pprovingly. especially when ne
was in on the profits. And not 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 utWard
| conduct of high moral r~ectitude, yet he
is a partakef with adulterers because his
bosom friends, his associates are moral
" defective, and he knows it, and yet he
aDd fnrOnfQ And
then he gives his mouth to evil. All,
how unclean and vile is much Of the con-
versation of the smoking room or the
| social circle. The questionable wit
ticism, the double entendre, the smutty
| story. the light, fippant, joking re-
marks upon the most sacred relations
of the married life. all these issue from
the mouth given to evil. The Forgetter
of God is the mar or woman OF polluted
Inns. He is also the liar. Lying is one
of the commonest of evils. 1t is cOnSld-
cred quite the proper thing among the
majority of people, and yet it is an
abomination in the sight of God. And
then Their. is the slanderer and back
bitter, even towards those Of his W
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 ano
low conception of God. quite in conson-
ance and harmony with his W life ano
character. And this is the Forgotten Of
God.
90 much for the Forgotten of God
= You know who he is, without FUR
ther discussion on our part. You knO"
whether you yourself are a Forgetter
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. H'
holds out His promise OF salvation. II
pleads for us to consider u condition
orr dange and our chance Of escape
"Now consider this, We that forge
Cod" and then He goes on to warn o
the impending danger. Listen, We For
getters of God, "lest l tear you in pieces
and there be none to deliver Here l
the danger signal. Here is the sign pos
written by the finger Of God telling yo'
that lust ahead of the pathway whlcl
YOU are pursuing III cdIeleSs Aol5o1A"
ness of God there are judgment and pun
ishment. Gods mercy and patienc
must not be counted for weakness. 1
Lord is not slack concerning His prom
Use, as some count slackness; but is lone
suffering to you-ward, not wishing tina
any should perish, but that all shoul
come to repentance" There are thos
who doubt God, who do not believe tina
the judgments which He has pronounce
against sin will be fulfilled. Jesus en-
countered such skepticism and referrin
hack to Noah declared that the peopl
, of that day had manifested the sam
reckless disregard of Gods warning
"and as were the days of Noah, so sha
be the coming of the Son of man. re
as in those days which were before tn
food they were eating and drinking
marrying and giving in marriage, unit
; the day that Noah entered into the arl
and they knew not until the flood cam
and took them all away; SO shall be tn
coming of the Son of man." And Pete
having declared that God is not slac
concerning the fulfllment of ever
: rromisa and every Judgment, goes c