The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-05

Tbe Golden Text is. Whatsoever
Man soweth, that Shall He Also
Reap" Gal. 81
RY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
readiness to face all the facts IS
the frst mark of a strong cnaractef-
Jesus suffered no deluslons cohcsIllltil5
humanity or Himself he knew " i l.-
vas in man" His programme was no
frridescent dream. one OF ule oue
cropping signs of His herolc heaIs
was the fact that He knew from .lls
bepfnnine who should Detray HlIi'
that among the twelve there was . y
daz. So He faced the fact OF nypoc-
rites in His church. and dealt with the
subject clearly in at least two paraples-
FIvnOcrftes are a fact. IneTe IS no
use Of trying to minimize mem OF 70
exn1ain them away. They exist ana
ALWAYS have existed and viii exist, so
long as It is to the advantage OF the
bad to initiate the good. 1t Is mis-
take to assume that hypocrites are
confined exclusively to religion There
arc more of them outside the cnurch
than IN it, Every calling has them
and every circle of society They are
even in the lower realms OF nature
know a doc who is a hYDocrlte- ne
will make the neighborhood miserable
in cunning season. unless he be per
Ynitted to 90 forth with the gunners.
As house dog. he is very fine. good
Scotch collie AS a bird dog which ne
pretends to be, he IS a sheer hypocrlte-
re goes through all the motions of
well trained pointer He viii stand"
about as often in a DAYS trip as he
thinks IS essential to the game but
he has no nose whatever FOR birds
When he stumbles over covey OF
partridges or a rabbit. he viii run
madlv after 1t, but the stuDidest cCg-
ton tail on the plantation can fool him
with ease.
What Is HvDocrite?
One point needs to be cleared IN. It
IS very common for persons outside the
church to rail at hyDocrites within the
church. as if they were thereby find
ing fault with the church itself If all
that they say is true. they are simply
complimenting the church and con-
demning the hypocrites.
There is a distinction to be made be-
tween the stumbling saints and the
real hyDocrites- One is a man trying
to do good. and falling short of his
goal; the other is, designedly. and for
his own personal ends. assuming the
livery OF righteousness, without really
being in its service
For the brother who has fallen. or
for the one who is struggling toward
light with all his might, though against
fearful odds. we should have naught
but pity and help. For the designing
and impenitent hypocrite, we should
have naught but condemnation. He is
of the devils planting The exercise
both Christians and critics of Chris
tians would clear this subject of much
Of It's completely.
A Deed of Darkness.
This story of the wheat and the
tares. told by Jesus, sets forth more
clearly than any argument the whole
situation It is parable of comfort
and caution. and counsel. It should
give the good man peace and make the
bad man tremble- By it is set forth
the strong patience Of God, but also
the inevitableness of his sure reckon
ing; and the eternal truth, that at the
end every one goes to his own The
accounts Of life are finally Justly au-
dited. Here is the parable in the words
OF Jesus Christ Himself:
Another parable set h e before them.
saying, The kingdom of heaven is
hkened unto man that sOWed good
seed in his fields but while men slept,
MS enemy came and soWed tares also
among the wheat. and went away. But
when the blade sprang uD and bore
fruit, then appeared the tares also
And the servants of the householder
came ana said unto him. Sir didst
thou SOW good seed in thy field ?
whence then hath it tares? And he
said unto them. An enemy hath done
this And the servants say unto him
Wilt thou then that we 90 and gather
them up2 But he saith. Nav. lest han
" while We gather w the tares, We
root up the wheat with them Let
both grow together until the harvest.
ana in the time of the harvest I will
say to the reapers, Gather I'D first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to
burn thems but gather the wheat into
the barn"
A Life's Philosophy.
Wrapped UP in this story is clear and
wise teaching e9on the questions
which concern every one who does any
measure Of thinking. Let some of them
be enumerated briefly.
The good is of Cod. The GOOD seed
did not happen It was planted bv
the Sewer. He designed it and He
prepared the ground for it. and He
looks forward to a harvest from it. Left
to itself, good produces only good.
ming.
Sin is of Satan. The bad in life is
OF the evil one. God did not send evil
though he suffered it. The aees-olf
problem Of evil in the world is illumin-
ated by these clear words Of Jesus
me taFes We're planted among the
wheat by the enemy They are not ar
of1sno Of the wheat; they are allen IL
T. Their mission Is mischief desjgned
by the father of lies.
At first it is hard to tell the good
rom the bad Look at the next Grove
OF people you meet and YOU cannot
NJ glance. pick out the righteous
men from the unrighteOus In thf
beginning tares look like wheat The
owner passing by his field when fb<
crop began to snrout, could not tel
wnlcn was grain and which was tares
the bad.
Creators Of Critics.
It is better to grow wheat than +,
pInck lares. Here is a big blunde
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