The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13

,,,ots If he admits that there -
S" ga n.,i,n At the same time he de-
';os chat he answers prayer ne HAS
hrought his God down TO 'lle p''' n,h,
Of the petty savage chleI'"Ii ro,
Iiro,, for his own pleasure "l'hou'
aord to the welfare of his suo''V's
9'.lo ar,oesness is. therefore, species
Vi 20. w. man as a subject Of the King
oor,o before him with peuuoh:
IF he has a grievance, let MN NOV w. w.,
Il 70 others, and thus oacNpi'e w., Wv,
Tino The King invites nm i"'o ''''
nraspnce and will give audience even
49, oon,nlainings. Let him colile
ho,dlv INTO the throne OF grace ''a'
be NAV obtain mercy and ina grace W
~ IT, Li,n :, time of need" GOD IS Gu
.,,.p,ol ~ Grace and invites every
subject in need to approach Win nol
rcss And the promise IS c'ea ,,
NV God shall supply all your heeua
according to his riches in glory w.
C,,,;.+ Iosus" The resources VI
Cad,c throne are at the disposal Oh a''
~, noadv subjects. With such King
nio 1s ~ not he wrong to refuse 10
WIZ notitiooq Would it not be dis
i loval? Prayerlessness is lhueeu' VIC
l LOYALTY to the King OF the uhi'o''''
d God as Judge onswars
S God as Judge hears anu aus
t tho nraver of a plaintiff. In the par
r ohio Of the Unjust Judge NhuAo
d Io.1s, the widow has grievance
n against her adversary, ana pie"u' .ho
he shall be punished. lhousn ,. NV
ig iudea IS unjust, his judicial postum
I'd oomnels him to hear her plea, anu he.
at ;n,nnrtnnitv constrains him to gran.
m Wv notition. The argument is that' II
an unjust Judge is compelled ny i'm
ad o,o, nosition to hear the plea' anu
IN s onnc+roinod nv the importantly OF the
nlaintiff to grant it, how much 'nol0
on. will a lust God respect his ]udlclai po.
the ,;+;on and answer without demanding
tue importantly s.o;,,o
ele- Rut lust Judge cannot forgive
who has heen proved guilty, I'M
and loo. satisfaction to justice can o7
lied ooda Mercy is injustice. 1t may 10
the based upon kindness, but tlla' uo er
k. not rid it of injustice. Iheh ho" "a.
t is . nraver for forgiveness be answered.
gen. without impeaching the justice OIL t4o
;hel- iudoeq Only by anothers bearing 'n0
IS sinners guilt. i, ,s
rade To saw that confession of sin Is
.+onament enough ignores the rlshc
was eousness of God. Conless'he w.
ched docs not nay debt; 1t rather ehiolee'
tho obligation to pay. But II the oep
, big has haen Maid by another, it would d
we'll aoorant Injustice to demand secoh
gain payment.
tines God as Father.
! the God as Father hears and answer
$ OF the prayer of his child. II you W.
cars fess the fatherhood OF God ana 'he
e up denv that he is Influenced by the CT
/. ~ h,s child, you would degrade ia
,rcely bo,ow the level of the beasts OF u
e mo- so,d and the birds of the air, for th'
s the heed the cry of their young IN dlsue
n the 80 basten TO their relief. So right
When q for the Father to hear the pray
e last n, his child that the universal u
rawled ao,orsness of mankind gives MIN
coup ont,on He must hear 1t, or
hronded as UNANIMOUSLY heartless' EV
g lead ZION ethics demands 1t. For
and at poront to be insensible to the
tarting of his child is sign or INSANITY
nfrched depravty. To deny that Goa ans s. ~
or the nraver while we believe In HIS la'l
on his hood, is, therefore, to charge
with insanity or depravity
along Reward Of Obedience.
wreck The father has, OF course' 'ho -
! been n use his superior wisdom IN 81. ae
ino whether or not the child s-res4
shall be granted. The chiio ha'
IN. right to command the father eA'ep
Ger and his obedience In nature we eau
,ssenger m,nd only by obeying. II we OBEY
railroad laws of electricity or steam we
ordinary command them and they will doou,
the sud- ding But IL we refuse to opey
.ound a laws they refuse to obey U.s.
yeen the On when God promises upon &c
, locomo. conditions, and we fulfill inc
t;ons. his promise becomes oui
upon it, nand and we may lovingly lnsis'
row mar. a.. ful6llment AS father 10
assengers a child what every within OF IAN
With float ee,f,sh desire might prompt ~
nd in the oet would be to injure the CLIO.
maize the order of home give pI'
X, is un. the anarchy Of dlscordaht uen
has been As a Father, God gives 10 nIs
in this all he asks within the ''i'''''
month ago his superior wisdom. -,
eet Of the AS a subject petitionine nd
nd calmly A plaintiff pleading peio'o ayer
a child crying to father, e' y.
ought to pray. Not 10 pray n,s t., 10
nds. fore to lead an HMM t. th.t
i lands In lation to God ana hian' Hail. - o. 4,
, about 200 not doing what We J Jasns Cbri.
are about pray in the name oi 'ssa' =, th
nsive man draw upon the ieso' oo,vo
his section NJ the universe, W