Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-10-01
THE STORY.

Tor Is years now jeremiah the
1 prophet had been a keen observer
% the reforms which the good King
Josiah had been carrying on. The lat
Ter had vigorously purged Judah and
Jerusalem OF the high places and the
groves and The carved images and the
molten images. He had broken down
the affairs Of Baalism and had made
dEst o. the erayen images over the
affairs and had scattered il upon the
graves o. those who had sacrificed
unto them He had burnt the bones
u the priests o, Baalim. And when
he had removed from the city and the
nation all traces OF the idolat-ous u-ac-
tees. he had caused the temple OF
Jehovah % BE- repaired and had re-
stored the pr.esfly services there. and
then later he had caused a great eel
ehratiou % the Passover feast 20 be
held So thar IL seemed that a great
revival Tas going 70 change he chr.
rent q the life OF The nation and
bring them back in loyalty 70 God
Jeremiah The prophet. as We have
said, followed with keen interest all
those splendid reforms. and AZ their
beginning had b.u eager 10 throw
himself into the WOr. until an incident
had occurred which had revealed 10
him Thar both king and people were
building up a false hope Of a restora-
lion Of The nation TO It's old-time row.
er and greatness. Then in the seclu-
sion % his retreat jeremiah soggh,
ont The testimony OF the Lord. and
there Il had been revealed to him
thai as Israel had gone into CAPTIVITY
so judah must ultimately be c
tered as a nation
And with such a message as this he
had gone 10 King Josiah Strange
indeed. would il have been had his
message been q welcome one. Strange
would il have been IL the enthusiastic
young reformer had been willing 10
accept the view that he work he
was performing for the nation must
necessarily be only OF a temporary
character. and that ultimately the ma
ton mHsf suffer f0r the centuries Of
evil which il had wrought.
50 IL was thai King Josiah cIunp
10 his false hoU-s. and 50 it vas tbar
Jeremiah really in sympathy with the
great work fhe king was doing found
himself a student of the reform moye.
ment. rather than an active partici.
pant therein. Thus the Years had
come and n and through tbosa
years be had labored TO bring the
king 70 see the truth as to the fate az
the nation as God had revealed II ~
him But until the finding OF the hook
Of the law during the repairing Of the
temple the king would in no wise
listen 10 Jeremiah's words. How.
ever. when he had heard the word.
Of the book he had been sore trou.
bled and had sent 10 Huldah. the
prophecies. TO interpret the meaning
thereof. and she had sent back word.
saying
Thus saith the Lord: Behold. I
viii bring evil upon this place and
upon the inhabitants thereof. even
all h curses that are written in the
book which they have read before the
ain OF Judah. And as for the king
OF judah. who sent you to inquire
OF the Lord, so shall We say unto him.
Because thine heart was tender. and
thou didst humble myself before God.
Behold, will gather thee to thy
fathers. and thou shalt be gathered
to thy grave in peace neither shall
,hine eyes see all the evil that | will
bring upon this place and unon the
inhabitants of the same