Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-16


lowed by Threshold purpose to where he woul
go, what he would do, and what he would say, wha
he would be- the height OF his ambition being to ge
into his fathers house, and with his fathers ser
vants, Nhat he might get the bread which they had
and to spare. Not thought above his poor empt
stomach; he was not looking for sons place. bu
q Servants place; while the father was occupies
with the son, just as he was; knew what was in hi
heart, bat was longing to provide the KISS the robe
the ring, the Shoes there opening for his SOL
among the servants, but there was in his father
hearta All this is the Fathers provision in grace
not the reward OF merit, neither is it romance
the doctor would have it, but the Spirits testimony
of a cersain man with two sons, repeated by ou
Lord to the Pharsees, who stood unmoved 80 far al
the record goes. No softer, no more tender nt
kindlier feelings, they hated Him without cause
they were unmoved by His faihfuness, they reject
ed, .despised, Slew Him. Jesus had never followed
the prodigal's father with Luke sixteen had
change been wrought in His enemies, which ou
writer declares had taken place.
Toe Scotch doctor is an inventive genius,
abounds in origanities, perhaps nowhere does he
reach his cimacteric in the absurd as in connection
with hs reference to the woman Of John eight, anC
the selection OF publican of the twelve, thus
he introduces his readers to ST. Mary Magdalene
He is not symmetrical; his disposition to fly off al
tangents and to follow abnormal lines in the discus
sion Of the wonderful character he proefsses to
write of, shows him but poorly taught in the
Word
This realm of an imagination infamed by a loose
rein Chfown to the conscience, with. slack concep
tions OF the Divine inspiration, coupled with mora
Judgment untutored by the Spirit, is an unsafe and
an unsound place into which scholars in God'l
school may be safely introduced. Let the Bible bt
Invested OF it's ,sanctity; let vain foolish man i'm
agne that he may invade it's sacred precincts with
out marring its symmetry and beauty with his silly
utterances; for if you would bring Gods book
down to the level where man has been factor 10 it'
production save as to transcription, then you al
once rob it Of its grandeur and majesty, for this man
at his pleasure drops from it's wonderful pages itl
noblest utterance aud in turn necs into it's lovely
confines his own silly details, which mars the whole
and reflects upon himself, though it may cause him
to contemplate with pride the improvements he
has wrought, while the faithful Bible student, with
increasing sadness, behOds the fair and lovely page
debauched by the ruthless and presumptuOus hand
of man. Thus we find him whom we kindly review
without qualification fitness to write Of, or deal
helpfuly with the life Of the most important Person
in the whole universe OF God. To ruthlessly forge
his way into the Holy Of HOies and trample under
foot the sacred and heavenly 40 it clusters about
His sacred Person, is brutal. The beautiful and
the truth which his friends admire in him will moi
compensate for the persstant reckless inexcusable
departure from the truth which permeates near and
remote almost every part of what he presumes tc
call stThe Life OF The Master"
The realm Of mystery and apparent Obscurity
which is common in many parts Of the Divine Mt
terance, suggests no occasion for embarrassment OF
hesitation to the iacinating Scotch preacher, who
with ease and facility assumes to supply all the
needful explanation. But "Vengence is Mine, will
repay, saith the LOrd-His mischief will return up
on his own head, and his violent dealing upon his
own plate" The danger would be small, cOmpar
atively his readers could be induced to place his
wares in Gods scaes il they could be made to line
them up with 'sThns saith the Lord" then the
true and the false would be apparent, but thous
ands accept such writings as in harmony with what
is written, only to find themselves alienated from
God and His most Holy Word. God has revealed
all men need to know, to add to or take from t ii
Of the evil one.
Distinctions through priestIy caste, hereditary
rank or vast endowments BE admired By men, hat
no place with Jesus Christ. Two classes confronted
Him, saved and lost; these who vas for Him, and
those who were against Him. The latent enmity ii
man was awakened BY Gods presence in the Persol
Of His Son, the Epirit-botn and the Epirit-taugh
believed II Him, received Him.