Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-24
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matters over which you had no con-
troll, or in which you had no respon-
sibility. Like a swarm of locusts,
these distracting thoughts shut out
Gods light, and left you in utter dark
ness. Not in themselves evil, but if
cherished, suffered to remain, they
monopolize the hour of worship, but
it is in the closet at the prayer
meeting, Sunday school or church
service, that they will do you no good.
A MAN.
By Rev. Henry Drummond, D. D.
Text: Run ye to and fro through
the streets of Jerusalem, and see now,
and know, and seek in the broad places
thereof, if We can find a man, if there
be any that executeth judgment, that
seeketh the truth; and l will pardon
it.'-Jeremiah v: /.
Two things are needed to make a
man: practice and principle-principle
sought out with a view to practice,
practice conformed to principle, and
both according to what is right and
true; both are morally, mutually help
full, but are necessary. You may be as
strong as a lion, fleet as a deer, brave
as bulldog, beautiful as a gazelle,
clever as Satan, but unless you seek the
truth and do the right first and fore
most in the face Of day, you have not
yet come up to the mark Of a man. Is
that what the world says and thinks?
Oh, no. It's heroes, perhaps yours, are
too often not the morally good, but
daring Adventures, successful soldiers,
1.-THE athletes, quick Witted spectators,
fortune-making merchants subtle
tongued declaimers, gifted writer's,
skilful artists, polite statesmen, wear
ers Of titles, and so on. These are the
men that too often the world takes it's
praises and prizes to, needless of char
acter and principles.
IF you can find man, will pardon
Jerusalem" What forbearance is there
in God, how unwilling is he to destroy.
You know the Greek story. 1t is told
regarding Diogenes that on one occa-
sion he went through the streets Of
Athens in open day with a lighted lam
tern and flashing it into the faces of
the passers by, and when he was asked
what he meant, he said that he was
looking for a man. That was the sheer
ing, contemptuous conduct Of an i'm
moral sinner, who wished just in this
way to show his own insolent contempt
for its citizens But the injunction
here springs out of holy loving desire
that a man might be found for whose
sake calamity might be turned away
from the rest.
81 sought to find a man that would
make up the hedge and stand in the
gap before Me for the land, that /
would not destroy it, but found none;
therefore l poured out mine indignation
upon them, and consumed them in the
fire of My wrath their own way have
I recompensed upon their head, saith
the Lord God" We must not forget
that in regard to the salvation Of the
world, and of our own souls, we owe
everything to the One Man, Christ
Jesus. and that it is for His sake alone
that we can obtain blessing, and sal
walton. and pardon. Need remind you
that it is on His account, at the back
Of all, that we have any goodness and
grace? o blessed be God, that once
there dwelt among sinners a Man who
knew all truth and fulfilled all right
eousness, and of whom sod said: '"This
is Nv beloved Son, in whom l am well
pleased hear ye Him."