The Marshall republican., 1904-05-13

He hath showed thee. y man. what i
Sood.-Mieah. vi,
Then goodness does not come from
the human workshop. nor Is II discov'
cred by man. but IL revealed by God
himself. for "Hc hath showed thee. q
man. what Is good" II has its issue
In man. and the process IL thrcefold
"And what doth the Lord require OF
thee but TO do Justly. love mercy and
to walk humbly before thy Cod
DO Justly. One would think this
very easy In this land where courts
are established everywhere and are In
constant session. where every store
has Its scales and where the ya-istick
IL on every counter. where the Ten
Commandments are written on every
memory. But here we are TO he re.
minded that for every act Of justice
or injustice on earth there is a court
In session up above before which II
must come for final judgment: that
every article weighed by human hand
must go upon the divine scale. which
never errs. and that for every Inter.
probation OF the Ten Commandments
there Is an eternal and Interchangeable
standard In the hand OF God.
Love mercy. II II said that there
are yiollns In which the harmony OF
parts. the construction. the yibratory
power are so perfect that II IL the
very nature Of the ins,rumest 10 give
out harmony. This IL an illustration
OF what God wishes us all TO be In re-
lation TO himself. To love mercy Is to
live II until the whole nature is an OK.
precision OF this beautiful attribute Of
God. Mercy must enter into life and
OIL every part Of ones nature No one
can appreciate life fully until he has
learned this. No one can appreciate
the blessings and the power OF man.
hood until he has learned what untold
sacrifices his parents have made for
him. No one will realize how good
God Is until he has learned through
this divine attribute how patient and
how long suffering the Almighty has
been with us through the infinite sac.
risce Of his Son. This Is the power OF
the enduring life. TO love that which
beauties character and conduct until
by the very force OF this divine attrl.
butte you are more than hero. or saint.
or worldly conqueror. He hath
showed thee, o man. what Is good
10 love mercy.
Walk humbly with thy God. Who
can walk otherwise with the Almigh.
ty. the One who is Infinite. eternal
and Interchangeable. the creator OF all
things?
We walked one day In the Alps.
Thousands Of feet high did those
giants OF the world lit themselves to.
ward the sky as though 10 scorn the
little things OF creation. The trees OF
mammoth size far UP the mountain
side looked like tufts OF grass, and the
streams OF water flung themselves
forth In silver ribbons. changing to
spray In their rapid descent as they
hurried toward the valley. In the
presence OF these great hoary ever.
lasting hills We were silent. We felt
our littleness and walked very humbly
lest the mountains should learn that
we were so small, Can any one walk
by the bold, Jagged cliffs OF Sinai.
where the law was given and where
the thunder and the lightning OF God
appeared, and feel proud? All. no.
Then shall we not walk humbly
with the God who made the noun.
tains, the law and all things. and who
holds all In the hollow Of his hand?
Shall we not realize the untold privi.
leee OF walking humbly with One who
Is so wise, SO great and so good?
Beautiful command. this. walk hum.
bly, with thy God" He leads us by
the hand and we journey on with him
as the little child walks with his faith.
er. until We are able to say with one
OF the worlds greatest. Frances VII.
lard, when dying. How beautiful It Is
to be with God."-John Lloyd Lee,
D. D..
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