The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-19

tion It is the Hal.
lelujah Of heaven. It is a word which
cannot be translated by one word into
any other language, and is, therefore,
transferred.
HalIeulah Of Nature.
The first use Of the word Is at
the close Of Psalm 1O4. This Psalm
is the finest poem on nature ]
have ever read. 1t begins by call.
ing on the soul to bless God,
and then ascribes to God the great.
ness, honor and majesty which
study Of nature suggests to a re.
ligious mind The light is Gods
garment. The heaven Is the canopy
which he has spread and the
foundations Of the ocean he laid.
He makes the clouds his chariot
and walks upon the wings Of the
wind. The thunder is his voice,
He made the springs which water
birds and beast. The grass for tha
cattle, the trees for the nesting birds,
the hills for the wild goats, and the
rocks for the comics are the express
sion of his love and wisdom. He made
the laws which govern the sun and
moon
The Hallelujah Of Providence.
The One Hundred and Fifth Psalm,
which also closes with "Halleluiah,'
deals with the history Of Israel and
the Psalmist sees the footprints Of
God in history as well as in nature.
It was God who covenanted with
Abraham. made oath unto Isaac,
and confirmed the same to jacob
1t was God who protected his people
when they were but few in number.
1t was God who called for famine
upon the land" when prosperity had
caused them to forget his laws. 1t
was GCd who sent Joseph into Egypt
and then Moses as the deliverer Of his
people. 1t was God who sent the
darkness and turned their water into
blood. It was God who spread a cloud
over them for a covering and gave
them fire to give light in the night"
1t was God who Opened the rock and
quenched their thirst
Hallelulah Of Grace.
The One Hundred and Sixth Psalm
begins and closes with "Hallelujah"
! and the keynote Of its contents is in
the first verse. Give thanks unto
the Lord, for his mercy endureth for
ever" He prays 20 visit me with
thy salvation and be makes con-
fession Of sin: I'VE have. sinned
with our fathers, we have committed
iAiquity, we have done wickedIy."
The saved sinner can sing this
"Hallelujah' of mercy more loudly
and sweetly than any other. And
Gods mercy fills him with song
because his justice has been satisfied
in Jesus Christ Mercy cannot rejoice
against Judgment because Judgment
has been met and mercy made possible
through the atoning sacrifice OF Christ.
"Hallelujah for the cross" is the song
Of the redeemed. 1t comes to rs
from heaven and will return with us
to heaven.
Halle'uiah Of Judgment.
This appears in Revelation 1912.
"Hallelujah. 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 with her forni-
cation And again they said Hallelu-
] jah. And her smoke rose up for ever
and ever The Hallelujah Of judg-
; ment seems to shock soft sentimental
natures who cannot endure the thought
{ that God could send one to he'll. And
yet any one with spark Of nobility
: of character must rejoice over the
Q apprehension and punishment Of. GER
Q tain criminals. There are said to be
! creatures with the outward resem-
blance Of men in Chicago whose
a business is to ruin young girls and
/. sell them to houses Of prostitution for
q $50 and s75. and these creatures ought
= to be In hell. and wiz certainly go
there unless they repent For such
d men to escape hell unless they repent
would be cause for everlasting re-
e greet.
e fialleluIah Of Sovereignty.
n "Hallelujah, for the Lord our God
q reigneth
q God seems to be dethroned, but he
/. is not The fact that he does not
= strike dead monsters Of iniquity In
I. human shape is proof that he is merei-
u ful. When, therefore, read in the
J. press Of the orgies Of those who lie
Il in wait for the innocent and seek their
destruction. I say Hallelujah God
is merciful.T And when read thai
some monster has been overtaken BY
retribution. I say with equal empha
y sis: "Halleluiah; God is just" When
d | hear a blasphemer revile God and
Is the Bible. | say: "Halleluiah: God Is
D. merciful, or he would be smitten
e dumb, and when hear the same man
q yet not the same. because he has been
q transformed by the grace Of God pFais
b ing God for the redemption through
n the blood Of Christ. as many a one has
d done. / say: sHalleluiah Halieiujah
for time and eternitvi"