The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-21

relegated to a secondary place. TIL
result has been both natural and In
evitable.
graces have been readily sacrificed t
the Unsuitable greed for gain, but tn
handwriting of God is upon the wall
BE sure your sin will find you out
is an old adage, but true. Man can
not continue forever to disregard Coz
without having ultimately to recko5
with Him on the basis OF the deed
done in the body. Some instrumen
In divine Providence will vindicate thI
requirements of the spirit God an(
the spiritual life. When the finger Of
God through some stalwart Nathan q
pointed at the sinner 1t matters nd
whether he is king upon his thrond
he must listen to the "Thou art thI
man," wherefore hast thou despisel
the word Of the Lord to do that whicA
is evil in His sightW and In deep cor
triton of soul he must cry out I'd
mercy and confess, II have sinneS
against the Lord"
Not only have men as indiyidu|
been led to false emphasis upon
material, and to blindness toward
spiritual, but the church herself Ia
become too material in the expressio
which she has sought to give to tla
religious impulse. Too much Of stree
has been and is laid upon form an
organization and not enough upon I'll
spirit. Not until the church como
again to the side Of Jacobs well an
hears afresh the sweet emphasis
the Man Of Galilee upon the essenti
spirituality Of God and the supremad
and priority Of the spiritual can 81
ever enter into her full heritage
divine power. It is high time TIL
we should have done with the b
foggif1g and befooling effort to me-
the requirements Of that God who
spirit, with substitutes that are me
material foibles. It is the inners
the soul that God desires and require
It Is a damning folly to offer any su
stitute for that self which God h
destined for eternal fellowship wi
Himself. Goodness, not goods; ch$
acter, not cash: piety, not pretenS
sincerity, not sham; these are
sacrifices acceptable to that God W
is spirit and who would be w
SHIPPED in spirit and with reality.
Another truth is placed beyond pc
adventure by these words Of Jesu
True worship is not a matter Of loco
ity or nationality or sect. Men love
distinguish themselves by some
tinguishing mark and will congratulgw
and fiatter themselves that it In soe
way makes them superior to the
brother man. II he IS white, he CO.
gratulates himself that he Is not blaeK
II he ts black, he congratulates hfI
self that his eyes are more shiny ar
his teeth whittier. Doubtless demo
stra tons and sects have served sor
good ends, but If men had but learn
to sWeetly insist upon the truth g.
truths sake, instead of lining y
against their fellows in war paint a.
with tomahawk in hand, in utter d
regard Of the true spirit of the gospM
the millennium would be much near
than 1t is to-day. Argue as best
may, the essence Of religion is spi%
In harmony with the infinite spirit;
spirit to which reality, fact, truth,
the supreme consideration. To trrN
worship God is to pay to Him Il
homage Of reverent thought and feR
ing, and Of filial trust and love. II
real temple of God is a human hes
wherein the spirit Of man meets
shekinah presence the Spirit Of Go
Such worship and such worshipa
God seeks.
Again, true worship is the gre
solvent Of life's enignas. In one
the psalms credited of Asaph he see
to express the doubt and difficult
that possessed his mind when
sought to explain the prosperity OF b
wicked. It is surely a source Of CO
slant question to a thoughtful mi
that the wicked flourish while ME-
righteous are constrained to i've
comparative If not quite penurys T.
question win arise, How is it til
Gods material good so constantly M
listers to the wicked and unworthy
In honest doubt many hearts hi
asked, why should I Worship a .G
who so upequaliy distributes His ble
ingsW This was the difficulty OF
psalmfst he says: Then thought
to understand this, but 1t was too bal
for me; Until I went into the san
tuary Of God, then understood /
end Of these men," When the psalt
ist entered into spiritual fell9wslS
with God and saw the glory Of th
God in all His spiritual beauty tho
dawned upon his soul the reality
the larger truth, that Gods create
good il not material good. His rio
est gifts are not houses, or lands,
mines, Or stocks. Ellis richest atfts
those which bring the inner spisit
d man info perfect harmony with q
vine heaH. No wealth or psIf a
ease restless conscience or lift I
burden from d bereAved hearN On
God can I'll to overfowing the hume
soul with that quiet and calm. til
peacgfulness which makes all life
song
Does your heart cry out for Go
Would you know that peace VII
passeth knowledge? Then be assHss
that these blessings can come to yd
life only as you recognize the eter4
reality Of the spiritual aid placing 4
first emphasis upon the Kingdom
God and the spiritual life seeks to III
in perfect harmony with the diviS
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