World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1908-05-14
TO ALL WHO CLAIM A PERSON
MUST BEA socialism,
ORDER TO BE A
CHRISTIAN.
April, Is,

the rich man Z,cchaeus who
climbed up in u sycamore tree to
get u look at the Christ as ho
passed BY. When Christ came q.
ioog with the multitude (he knew
ing all things, looked up and ssw
Zacehaeus in the Tree and com.
uanded BIN 10 make haste and
come down as He was going TO
abide at bis house that day. 30
Zacohaeus came do wo end received
him into bis house joyiulIy.
Now Bro. Mcconnell you with
many Others claim that no man
can got rich honestIy--Now listen,
Zaochaeus stood and said; Lord
this half OF my goods give to the
poor, and il / have taken anything
from any man by false accusation
! am willing to restore him four.
fold, Did he lie? No. Had he
gotten Anything by false accuse.
tion2 No. How can l tell, Sim.
ply from the fact that Christ said
"This Day Salvation is come TO
thy house, When il he bad gotten
anything by fraud Christ would
have said "go and settle With that
man by restoring him iorr.lold
aud when you have settled ali
ycur debts then will Salvation
come TO your house" Blu; he say,
instead "ihis dry, il snvation.
come 10 Ibis house, must he brief
! nope tho reader will catch my
aim this is recorded 10 Luke 10Th
chapter. Now reader you will
bear in mind those people retul:cd
the master for calling On Zacchst US
and for that. reason he put forth
the parable OF the ten pieces Of
money contained IN tho same chap.
tor will not quote it as no doubt
ycu arc acquainted with il. II
simply means wha, i, Gays, or that
the inan who IN slothful and ex
troragap, md close and misery
and soci"littielD Will mover q.
noun. TO much b1! in the end will
be cast into o.ter darkness and
lost. While the man that 10 oper.
getic and movable. shifiy and econ.
onical will DO wonderfully blessed
10 the end. The parable WIG a.,
much as to say "Zaccascus has
worked hard and been econ omical
aud saving snd missed many plea.
snres OF this world that you who
arc poor have irjoyed and hc has
Travelled 10 road Of economy,
though il has teen rough 40 steep
therefore l have sheltered under bis
roof"
Let us bext notice the Christ
and his beloved Apostle Petor ut
Capernaum, when they ahet reed.
!rioute money camo to Peter and
said DOH not your master pay
triDutef What WAS petor's answer?
See the IT.. ch, and 25th verse and
Bird word Ia verso OF St, Mat.
thaw. Did he Iie1 surely not, fer
WHOM lie called on tho master for
tho ,ribu,e He, Oxen being out Of his
own country, said go 10 the sea aud
cast II hook and open tho mouth
of tho fret fish ard get q pieco Of
money which will pay for us bo.b
and be done so,
Thcn my dear brother you
seem to think God and Christ or
not only two distinct beings ba,
teach different doctrines.
Let US my dear readers read the
first verse in the fret chapter Of
st. John. LIST. vCrsc: In tho he. |
ginning was the word, and the !
word was with God and tho word
was Cod Verse a. "And the |
word was made flesh and dwelt O.
moDg u.s." This shows that Go ID !
himself was made fssh and dwelt
among us which was Christ. Be.
sides this u God is a Just God, ho
will not teach doctrine and at
the same time send q messenger to |
repute his do ,:rioe. I challenge
the world to disprove my sssorsiop |
that q law tha! God nado ten
thousand years ego is as solid TO. |
day as the rock Of Gibraltcr, and |
ssnnot DO changed, simply because |
God 10 unchaogeable. Over throe
thousand years ago God sai d |