The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-03-15
THE FOOL VERSUS CREATION.
<',I'he FOOL Has Said in His Heart There is
no God.''
Rev. Alex w. Bealcr in Atlanta Journal.

the facts.
1t appears on the Bible docket as
"The Fool versus Creation" and is
stated in the Book Of Psalms by
David, in these words, "The fool has
said in his heart there is no God. The
heavens declare the glory of God, the
armament showeth His handiwork,
day unto day uttereth speech, night
unto night showeth knowledge.
With your permission, | will be the
solicitor general in this case and will
seek to sustain the assertion that is
made in the bill Of Indictment drawn
up by the Psalmist. Those who read
this article shall compose my jury.
Ladies and gentlemen Of the jury,
let me make few Introductory re-
marks as to fools. What is fool in
the literal meaning of the word? A
person of dwa1fed brain and clouded
intellect. On the face of every fool
God has left His mark as plainly as
He fixed the brand of murderer on the
brow of the unfortunate Cain. The
low forehead, the small lack-lustre
eyes, close together, the sharp, peak
ed nose, the half-open, jrrcsolute
mouth, the vacant stare, the meaning
less laugh, the idle words, the am
bling, shutting gait, the loose, swing
ing aims, all together proclaim the
fool, one Of those unfortunate crca-
lures having small amount Of rea-
SOB, the crowniDg glory If mankind.
Sad, indeed, it is to look upon any
imperfect creature, any one dwarfcd,
or manned, or blind, or afflicted with
any bodily ailment TO make them OBJ
jects Of tender solicitudc to all with
whom they come in contact, but sad
der still to look upon some poor un-
fortunate whose brain is crippled,
whose reason is impaired, for they are
indeed helpless creatures, often made
to furnish sport for thoughtless men
and boys. Like some blasted tree
that lifts it's withered branches to the
sunlight above the wood, in which
s.a:dy oaks and lofty pines are grnw~
ing, euch an one walks among his fell
lows, blasted, marked By God, whose
hand for come unknown reason, has
been laid heavily upon him.
A fool is always doing something to
make himself ridiculous. Not content
with being fool he must always be
doing or saying something to prove to
the world, if there was any doubt on
this score, that he is fool. There
are many kipds Of fools in the world.
Some men are fools in their speech,
always saying something uncalled for,
something it were better left unsaid.
Some are fools as to the clothing they
wear, having two hundred dollar
clothes on q fifty dollar salary. Some
are fools as to. the houses in which
they live, having mansion to shelter
family Of three, and paying out all
!, the money they can scrape together to
pay the taxes on the same and to keep
up the repairs. Some men are fools
as to their eating, pinching themselves
to the limit, to have table groaning
with good things. so IS to make a
show to those who come within their
homes. Then there are some men
who are just all around fools, gifted
in the science Of folly whichever way
they turn.
To this class belongs the fool about
whom am writing, man with no
better sense, than to stand up with
his bold assertion against the beau
tiful heavens, the work Of an Almighty
hand.
But the Psalmist, think, was con-
templating those about him who were
denying God by shutting Him out Of
their lives. The number of men who
make total denial Of God were few in
David day, and they arc few today,
but there are khundreds who while
they confess sGod swith lips, shut
Him out of their lives. This is the
kind of man to.whom the indictme nt
refers.
The fool hath said in his heart,
there is no God. r.. The heavens declare
the glory of God" These are the two
opposites that claim our attention,
objects that are as far apart as the
east is from the west or the kingdom
OF God from the domains Of the Wick.
ed One.
The Spiritual Fooll The man on
whose sonl .he'blight of sin has fallen,
aud who Sees no beauty in life Of
( consecration. E The man whose love
for social or political power, like some
dirk cloud Of earth, has blotted Gods
x ssun1ipht frnm hia life md h;6dan ~