Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-11

tion Il il the Hal
leluiah u heaven II Is word which
cannot BE- translated BY one word into
any other language. and is, therefore.
transferred
NsIieIgjsh Of Mature.
The fir-t use Of the word Is at
the close ot Psalm i0t This Psalm
Is the nnest poem on nature
have ever read Il begins by call
ing on the soul 20 bless God
and thea ascribes TO God the great
ness. honor and majesty which
study OF nature suggests 10 q 70
sgiOus mind The Hght Is God.
garment The heaven is the canopy
which h- has spread and the
foundations OF the ocean he laid
lie makes the clouds his chariot
and walks upon the wings OF N.
sind III. thunder Is his voice
He made the springs which watsr
birds and beast The grass for N.
cattle. the trees for the nesting birds.
the hills Tor tho Wild goats. and tho
rocks for the comics ar. the expr~s
sion OF his love and wisdom lie made
the laws which govern the sun and
moon Even the darkness serves .
benevolent purpose In the midst II
this beautiful scene man -goeth forth
to his labor until the evening
Tne HslleluIsh of Pre~icenes
The One Hundred and Flfth Psalm
which also clos.s With ~Hhleluiah.
deals with the history of Israel and
the Psalmist sees the footprints Of
God In history as vel as In nature
Il vas God who covenanted with
Abraham. made oath unto Isaac
and confirmed the same 10 Jacob.
Il was God who protected his people
when they were but few In number
II vas God Who called FOR a famine
upon the Iand' when prosperity had
caused them 10 forget hts laws II
xaS God who sent Joseph into Egypt
and then Moses as the deliverer of his
/ people Il vas God Who sent the
darkness and turned their water into
blood Il Eas God who spread a cloud
over them for a covering ant gave
them FIRE 10 give light in the nigh,
II vas Cod Who opened the rock 2ad
queuchsd their thirst
rslielsish Of Grace.
The one Hundred and sixth Psalm
begins and closes With HAIlelujah.
and the ksy note Of It's contents Is n
the nrst verse Give thanks unto
the Lord. for his mercy endureth for
ever lie prays . visit NE with
thy salvation. and he makes con
fessiOu of sin We have sinned
with our fathers. We have committed
iniguity. We have done wiekediy
The saved sinner can sing this
~Halieluiah- 81 mercy more loudly
aad swestly than any other And
Gods mercy fills him with song
because his Justice has been satisfied
in Jesus Christ Mercy eannot rejoice
against Judgment because judgment
has been met and mercy made possible
through the atOuiug sacrifice OF Christ.
-Halleluiah for the eru-s- is the sous
OF the redeemed Il comes To Us
from heaven and will return with -
TO heaven.
t+alIeiu,ah Of Judgment.
This appears in Revelation 1877,
Halleluiah salvation and honor and
power unto the Lord our God. for true
and righteous are his judgments: for
he hath judged the great harlot. which
did corrupt the earth wSh her forni
cation. And Sgain they said Hxllsiu
iah. And her smoke rose mp for ever
and ever" The HallsIuiah Of iudx.
/ II
natures who cannot endure the thought
| that God could send one to hell. And
yet any one with 6 spark of nobility
| OF character must rejoice over the
apprehension and punishment OF Ger
tain criminals. When the papers pub
/ lished the fact that a young man
entered large room in Buffalo and
stood In line with those who were re-
ceiving the greetings Of our beloved
president that he might murder the
man who Was ready to greet him with
kindness. some theologians in New
England. who had been preaching that
there was no hell. were frank enough
to confess that there ought 20 BE- a
hell for at least ous man. for McKin-
ley and CLolgosch ought not TO be
togeths= in the same place There
are creatures with the outward re
sembls nee OF men in Chicago whose
business is TO ruin young girls and
sell them to houses of prostitution for
$50 and SIS. and these creatures ought
to be- In hell. and will certainly go
there unless they repent For such
men to escape hell unless they repent
would be cause for everlasting re-
xret.
HslieIujah OF Sovereignty.
"Halleluiah. fer the Lord our God
rcigaeth'
God seems TO be dethroned. but he
Is not. The fact that he does not
strike dead monsters of iniquity In
human shape is proof that he is merct
full. When. therefore. read in the
press Of the orgies OF those who lie
in wait for the innocent and seek their
destruction. | say: "Hallelujah: God
is merciful." And when I read that
some monster has been overtaken by
retribution. | say with equal empha-
sis: -Hallelujah: God is just" When
I hear a Slasphemer revile God aud
the Bible. I say: ~HaIlelujah: God Is
merciful. or he would be smitteu
dumb. and whvn hear the same raxa.
yet not the sane. because he las been
transformed BY the grace Of God. prai,-
ing God for the redemption through
the blood Of Christ. as many a one has