Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-02-07
to men. What to us is the halting,
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II, SO OS, the llEaL OF LrUCn 1TT801aCe9
the speech! And. on the other hand.
what to US is the smoosa, melli-
fuous language; what to US are arts
of polished rhetoric and Of the self
poised, gifted orator: what to us are
the graceful gesture and the win-
someness OF voice, IL the speech
lend aid to evil and the speakers
heart be black? Truth cuts and it
also counts. Pretense shears lam
guage of power immortality of life
or opinion damages effect. All the
gifts and graces in the world cannot
avail to make the wrong acceptable
to the pure and true in heart. The
parallels are cogent. Their truth
forever sways the human mind.
Philosophy has never yet surpassed
them for they are the crown and the
consummation of immortal truths.
The child can read and understand
and find therein scheme for life.
And how true to life the parallels
are. Portrayal is powerful unto in
fluence. The touch of experience
makes the whole world kin. That
word picture holds most which re-
veals most. The kindergarten Of
language is full of verbal photo
-.
babe the parallels are to us. The
charm OF the printed picture Of the
horse depends upon the vision Of the
ouadruped that the child has en-
joyed. The power of the parable lies
in it's reproduction of the facts Of
life around US. No man knows so
we'll the value of sure foundation
as he who has built upon cheap
and flimsy footing course. That
friend of yours who is wasting God
given opportunities has keen ap-
probation of wasterulness that
Christ both portrayed and con-
demned. Put your candle beneath
a basket some night and then tell
me how much light you receive from
it. My brother, that was pretty poor
fodder even for swine which we en-
deavored to subsist upon before we
rushed back home to God, wasn't it?
The parallels are photographs; true,
faithful, convincing reproductions OF
our own experiences and or human
ity's. Therefore they are cogent and
powerful.
The profoundest thoughts are the
most potent for influence upon the
lives OF men. The deepest truth,
for which we have to dig, attracts
us most. The parallels are profound.
They present a field not for the grub
axe but for the pick. The search
for truth leads a man, aye compels
him, to cease placer mining and to
sink a shaft. Truth is to be found
most plentifu11y beneath the surface.
And just as the sight OF pay dirt in
the pan sends the miner into the
depths for more so the appropriation
and appreciation, by the seeker after
truth, of surface verities impels him
to search deeper. The parallels are
deep. They not only depict external
conditions and portray the visible
and objective facts of life but they
also clothe and conceal a wealth of
unseen truth that must be searched
out to be secured. The ring and the
calf and the cloak and the feast
but tell In story the outward evi-
dence OF the fathers love. We for
get the sheep when we hear the
voice of God. Don't bother with the
| yeast; think of the spiritual uplift
we would have and would become
personally II we had the fullness of
| the kingdom Of heaven within as.
I. The parallels are profound. II you
are unconvinced, just follow one of
them to the end of it's implications.
under the guidance of the Spirit.
| The positiveness of the parallels
| n refreshing. Thare II no hesitancy
| about them. The Lord was certain
| that men could understand them If
they would He was sure that they
| mirrored life and would have real
J appeal to men. Furthermore there
was no doubt in the mind OF Christ
| that they contained a measure OF
spiritual truth which any man, under
the influence of the Spirit, might
easily discern. No man has to think
twice to understand that it IS not
only unfair but also wrong to make
no use or feeble use OF divinely be
] slowed capacities. There is mis-
taking the assurance that the parable
| affords the man who puts his trust
1 in riches, that he is fool. Is there
| any doubt as to the opinion God has
| of those Pharisees who bless their
stars they are little better than
the common herd? The action OF
the yeast in the dough presents
strong picture Of the power OF truth:
i Those things that are cogent and
positive almost always have point.
The parallels are pointed. They are
both sharp and well aimed. Iney
| do not beat around the bush or be-