Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

domnei tho world, aud became heif 0f
tho righteousness which is by fauh "--
Hebrews iiiT
Subject Noah Built According 20
ne Plan
We Iarn from the study OF the
Scriptures aa we'll a. from Christian
experience. that faith ln God m the
only true grUuud upon which We can
exercise saving confidence la Hlm on
the one hand, aud on the Whor. that
iaith in Him la necessary az nrn-
requisite to securing Gods confidence
in ur God conhdes in those who con-
ie ln Him. Wa are pointed to many
Instances IA Scripture Whoro God has
made confidential friends OF those
who havo learned to place Implicit
confidence in Him God warned
Abraham OF the destruction of sodom-
/ pledged Abraham and Sarah hts vito.
that they should have "a son through
whom The naliona 81 ihe earth should
boz blessed lic nfade the prophets
w. nth piece through which ne
uuiolacd 90 the mind of man. future
events ln fact llo has appeared 30
those that love Him in almost every
conceivable form. making known 90
ihcm the secrets OF Ills bosom "No
good things" says the pfalmlal. "Will
40 withhold from them thar walk up
rightly To my way of thinking 10
u "a Elcrious thing Co Boz DO closely
allied to God D yihp ties of friendship
that Hn win cundoacend to counda I'd
ua the secrets OF Hia bosom ID ia
indeed q boon to hive on earthly
friend In whom We can thus conndo
but the value of an earthly friend
who is ihus confidential la not io ho
compared with the friendship OF Him
who knows all things secs all things.
ana who has ali-powor, both ln heaven
and earth. Moved with fear. pre-
pared an ark io the saving of bis
house"
After having been warned ol tho
approaching flood that was 10 destroy
the world and at She same time heinz
warned 90 prepare 10 vessel sufficient
20 meet tho issue Noah "raovod with
fear" That Is, he hogap the work
LOT building the ark with prudent ior3
thought the prime object being tho
saving OF bis house ia connection with
himself, ff0m being destroyed by the
food Ills FIRST Impression was 90 do
the work according 10 the plan. both
an 10 tho selection Of The material ana
also az 10 following Instructions re-
gardlng the Dimensions. God had
carefully prepared the plans aud spec
iiicuilons, making mention Of the kind
.of material that should 20 In the
building, tho exact dimonllOna. and
told him just how X should De finished
ION the inside. Noah iolt that his part
was 10 carry out the plan. as rs the
case with every honest builder. which
ho ala with great precision. uniko
many who undertake service Cor ONd.
that 60 about Il in a porunctory mau-
ncr, ua u God bad no rule hy which
Ills work should b. done. Such pro-
fossOrs remind me of the young man.
VINO was employed BY nn evangelist
no distribute religious tracts hhiuns
city Tho namS dhg iali IN .. 9 oe's ein z
on each tract. Tho young man went
forth 30 The jail and without regard 20
the several needs of che prisoners, on
las "a the nature ul the tract that DO
was giving each 81 them, Ia passing
one cell On which there was q prisoner
that was 10 hang the next day, and
feeling that ho ought TO have ono be-
You'd d doubt, he pushed one through
the narrow Opening which had these
verses Of Scripture on II. Go 81 alto
All the world. and preach the gospel
20 every creature. lie that bolicYcth
and % beptlzcd shall be- saved. bat
he thar heliovath not shall DO
damned" Tho poor man whose DOOM
was fixed looked nt u and was much
grievod. ne said; "The evangelist
knows my fate, and lnsteadd Of send
iug q tract with words Of sympathy. he
sends mo thls, which no knows Is
impossible, just % add Insult ! would
have expected different treatment
from a religious teacher" The avail.
wardness with which some professors
Of religion do business for the Lord
ID enough 20 disgust the world With
feiieion. 8ea th0m at church on Sun
day aud their sanity appearance
would lead a stranger 90 believe that
their purpose was 90 take the world
for Christ in d very short time, but
watch them through the week. ana
they are in attendance al $50 places
Of worldly amusement Such religious
Inconsistency will never Impress che
world roligiuuIlY. while religion Ia
in the world, d lH not 90 the world n
has q separate sphere ln which 81 lives
and works Noah and hia family lived
among the people Of their day, whose
wickeduees God eiadAined. but they
we're MOI nf them. Noah prudonily
but diligently worked nl building tho
ark while the people laughed, hut
Whcnf the deiuEe came Noah nnd his
family were saved. while tbs people
went down Prepared az ark for the
saving Of hia house" Noah was not
only Interested in BIS own salvation
but in that Of bis family aa we'll. I'm
IKE many of today. whose greatest
concern regarding their children I'D %
sot them into society. Nonh'a greatest
concern zoe BIS wac 90 set them into
the ark, 81 safety. Noah ala the aon-
sihle thing. though tho people though
him foolish. Now since the ark that
Noah built represents the church G.
Christ, would q not BE- best. yea, in-
nniioly best. for We. ~ parents, 10
make less effort NJ gcfilng oar child
rem Into society, and greater "a getting
them Into che church. thai az tho
proper time they may be- saved en-
hoavoni What good asa society %
iUofe people who were out Of She ark
when The floods camof ny tho which
he condemned the world 'ss.a fact
ihai Noah built the ark ln 0bediunNe
to fho command ~ God. a. a means
90 rfemrlRg himself AMI family from
tle destruction OF che il0od. has set
"A aoal % condemnation io the world,
that haa never YET been broken. That
MOI moved with fear" steadily
pr ecuiine bis work oi building iho