Milford chronicle., 1905-09-15
The Mysteries Of the 8,b,e.

And how many causes for doubts in
reference to God we see everywherel
Here, for Instance, are all the doubts
men have in reference to the mysteries
of the Bible. Was there ever Il COM
pass which needed to be surer or truer
in the dark and almost impeuetrable
forests than the star Of Bethlehem to
guide the mental dOubters out Of the
mysteries of Gods providence? Here
are all the mysteries of sorrow. The
douDter perhaps has lost a little child
or the mother of his children. He can
not understand why God took his loved
ones. Shall we pass over these IBvy-
teries of sorrow with a mere wave Of
the hand? Here are all the shortcOnl-
ings Of Christians which blind tine
doubter's eyes. Perhaps some elder
of church has cheated him in a bust |
ness deal. Shall not the doubter be- |
talked to lovingly in reference to that |
matter and shown how there have been |
Judases among Christ's protested fol- |
lowers at all times? Yes, Christ wants
to draw to his arms those who are
mentally blinded He would have us
lead them as carefully as / saw the
other day boy leading his little
brother of eight summers, who was
blind in both eyes, across a country
field. As 1 saw these two boys going
past me there were tears in my ewes
for an especial reason. As they were
passing | was told that only a year
before that little boys eyes were as
good as yours or mine. But his own
brother, who was then leading him,
while hunting one day had acciden-
tally discharged his gun and shot his
brothers sight away. 20 God" l
said to myself 'can it be that some Of
IS, by our own sins Of commission or
sins Of omission, have made some of
hy children mentally blind to thy lover"
Jan it be that dOgbters and skeptics
md agnOstics and mental antagonists !,
o God are resisting him today merely
because we viii not take away the
,ands which are binding their eyes !
BECAUSE there is no one to uncover l
heir eyes-as the disciples Of old took !
If the bands from the eye sockets Of I
elpless Lazarus? o God, today give |
IS more sympathy for the honest I
oubter! Inspire MS with holy zeal TO Il
ry TO scatter these doubts away when Il
yer and wherever they are! d
Bound Hand and Foot.
But as go up to the open tomb where /"
lept the dead Lazarus l find that not {
My was he blinded, but his move d
lents were restrained. His resurrect- Il
4 body has its graveclothes bound !,
round the arms and the hands. the 3
'gs and the feet and the stomach, as II
-ell as around the forehead, the II
ps and the eyes. Indeed. so helpless =
'as Lazarus physically that he could
OF have stepped out of his crypt of =
le tomb, as you and l would throw L
ack the bedclOthes of a morning and .
ap out upon the floor, but he must "
ave had TO give n lurch and roll out ~
pom the stones Of the tomb. Then he y, "
ruggled to his feet and stood like a :, :,
atue. Thus stood Lazarus resur- =
'cted body. AS 1 so on up and ex-
nine the mans bound hands and feet
say to myself, Yes; how much IL "
-mbOl does Lazarus look as a man y
,und hand and foot with financial -
sbtr The man in financial distress ~ y,
metimes cannot make one move il :,
, would. So l believe Chrlst's words, =
.Oose him and let him go" have their ~
,plication in reference to a financial ~ =.
jeratiOn as well as a mental or in y
llectual. How much of a financial ~
)eratiOn many people need but few % p
us have any adequate conception. y y
Financial liberation is needed in the .
ore The temptations of business a.
e are mighty Here is a merchant -
hO has been left an executor Of a u'
lends estate. For years and years ,e
has led an honorable life. But the nj
rd times have come. The people y"
hO Orce bought his goods cannot III
" thcm now, for they have no money w
til which to buy. oh" he says to IL
nself IF / can only tide myself WI
er this winter l know everything 70
Il come out right" Shall he sur. q