The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-10
Divine announcement.

GtNtiC Et~SAt aGCtfi~uts
And the scribe said unto him. or a
4 truth Master thou hast well said
4 Ana when Jesus saw that he was an
I swered discreetly he said unto him. Thou
Y art not far from the kingdom OF God
Mark. xii. 1924.
How quick is the Great Teacher to
commend this lawyer who has shown
such sound religious discretion And
this action may be taken as a passing
example Of His distinctly benevolent
attitude toward mankind, which
causes Him to see the best and bright
est in men and to applaud it promptly.
He ever speaks in the utmost praise
and cheer that the truth permits He
says the kindest things that are true
the best and most that he can-and
I proclaims them on the spot.
The insight OF divine compassion
discovers new values in us and rich
possessions for us, and reveals the
wealth and dignity Of humanity in
such brotherly sympathy as to lift
I up the Good Master to the position Of
the healer and helper of the world
What profound encouragement there
Is in the revelation of the Fathers
love. in the good conscience that is
born of the pardon OF sins and the
lifting away of the load of guilt in the
assurance Il am with you always"
In the worlds surging sea every
dispirited toiler finds Him standing on
the noar shore at dawn, calling solicit
/ tous inquiries and offering a helping
hand. In beatitude, in parable Of
4 prodigal restored, and Of stray
sheep rescued, in exceeding great and
precious promises, in glad doctrine by
the smile of His countenance and the
glory of His presence, by every man
ner Of incitement and comforting in
\ ducement and onleading, the Glorious
4 Redeemer strives increasingly to ere
ate a new heart and to renew a right
spirit in every seeker after God and
His Kingdom. On His lips are con-
stantly such words as BE Of good
cheer @Thy sins are forgiven"
Come"
Instantly he commends Mary and
enobles her with universal and an
everlasting memorial. To the dying
believer beside Him on the cross He
made the astonishing declaration,
This day shalt thou be with me in
Paradise" And when Peter confess
ed His divinity He promptly exclaim-
ed, Blessed art thou. Simon" 1
suppose that His plan is to make men
desire the kingdom of heaven and will
lingly try to get it by revealing God
in a new and attractive form-as
Father of the people and soul Sover-
eign of every honest man: to move
the noble to attempt the upward way
by the beauty of His owE character
and to make the journey possible and
inviting By the red tracks Of is own
feet. Hence he calls: Follow me.
THE Son of Man came not to destroy
mems lives, but to save them," and
He lays down the dual principle of
divine and human love as the Magma
Charta OF His Kingdom and finds
the text for His great teaching in
the Hoslean scripture, Il will have
mercy and not sacrifice
This tenderly affectionate Lord
stands as high challenge to all the
brave and sincere, and His teaching
makes it self-evident that we can
know what we ought to know, we can
do what we ought to do and we can
be what we ought to be, and If we
can we will-this is the heroic voice
He has set Himself to arouse in us.
His gracious plan involves the CO.
operation Of His friends, and in moth
ing can His disciples be more useful
or Christianlike than in cultivating
this attitude of habitual approval and
prompt commendation of the people
we know-of sincere praise, OF burden
lifting and the giving Of ready Well
done among the weary and heavy
laden of this world. Yea higher still,
He challenges with the second of the
greatest of the Commandments. Love
thy neighbor as thyself"
In the garden Of life He stands
with hands outstretched toward the
child figure Of humanity totteriug tim
idly to its feet or in its initial precari-
GUS steps. smiling approval and call
ing teaderis, Come unto me.y-C. Q.
Wright.
Irreverent Praying.