Oxford eagle., 1909-04-22

demanded Maiachi. When they had FOR
Snsten Gct AID had gone In the says
of the hsathen nasions about them,
pid they dare 70 say that their suffer
tng vas Cots faAlt ana not their
0vn-
After his words ard they turned ss
though to 20. the propk~t aruse. and.
throwing hts mantle around aim.
made as though he would go wita
them
The eei.xafioa waited half es-
peesantiy. Ut Nslsekf. xno had now
finished adjusting his robes. and had
taken up a scroll from the ,zbi-
where he had been writing -hea IN.
company had entered. stood xil~ntly
snf irtentiy h-Aoidis< thern His g.r-
seemed 20 search to the very DEPTHS
of their hearts. and they began to feel
nervous and uncomfortable.
They knew his charges aezinss
them we're true. They knew that even
While they tried TO Justify themselves
that they were guilty as h@ had
charged
Think you that God has chan<et--
demanded the prophet. breaking the
silence at last Nay. rather IL is you
Who have changed Listen. and
taking the scroll which he had in his
hand and unrulIing 1t. he read. THUS
saith the Lord. / change not. there
fore re sous of Jacob are not cor
sumed' This Is the one proof that
God Is stil in the heavens and that
hss promises 10 Abraham are rot for.
gotten-
~Rut where IL the Blessing upoa
Israel that vas promised - ventured
one. more bold than the rest
-BleSsing, where can there 10
blessing when ye eepsr, from Coe-
1s,en.- and axain turning to bis
scroll M4laehi rad thersfrou- Evea
from the dayx of your fafhers We are
eo1e away from mine ordinances. ant
have not kept then Return unso r,@
ana ~fIl return unto yoa. saish the
Lord % hosts
As the reading ceased vaiarhE i-sf-
Gated tha; the IntsrTre~ vas az an
end. and as hts ruests passess cut he
folio~et them. an1 tarni-< walke1
rart1iy away IN the opposite direction
frou that which the company os vine
drsSs~rS took
Where can - - xcizx they
guessioaet alonE themselves as they
walked alnc<
And what care rs- ve-sured 90.
q the EroGp. anxriiy. -se~iag that he
spoke 50 harshly TO Us
say noe So SPOKE NJ anosh.r.
Gasckly, the prophet SPEAKS tns
woryss of truth
-Bur they bring 10 hop~ or sncour-
aSsnsnt 20 us- r~soined the other.
Bur &c ke nor rad fron the scroll
that u Ne would r~tzrz 70 God 10
wo1t return TO ES-
Yes admitted TIE other.
rss1- The seztsnce vas Inter
-uptes. ~ n cuuucsson in the market
pl7cs. through whick they x~re pass
fr< a that moment. au& they turues
aside 20 So xhat Il vas ali abous.
II proved 80 he nothing mere thar a
c.isPurs bet~eez ozs % the merchants
of the place and a Customer over th@
purchase prtc~ of an article. the Iar-
ter claiming that an extra pries had
seen demanded after ~ had rlase the
purchase The natter ~as soou set
tied. however. bat the erowds which
had z7fheret from every side fingered.
TIE Eru1p II vine dresSers azocg the
ress The latter fell into converse
fi01 with some of those standing near
then. and after numerous cue<sions
had been asked they stated that they
had been TO see the prophet Malachi
The prophet Malzehf,- exclaimed
one Why. he has summoned the
people 10 meet him here this evening
That explains Why there we're 50
many near vhen the eoumosior arose
over there
But when ne left he departed in
the other direction exclaimed the
vine dreSsers
Well. he wiI be here. you may be
sure There he comes now added
the speaker. pointing towards an ap-
preaching figure The people fen back
on either side as the somber Egure
drew into the market place He passed
straight TO a great stone. and without
pausing he mounted il and taking the
scroll from which he had read to the
vine dressers just a short time before,
he turned TO the people and said:
Hear ye the word ot the Lord
which he speaks unto his vzvwzrd
and disobedIent people: VIII a nan
rob God. Yet ye have robbed re Bu,
ye say. Wherein have we robbed
thee. Ia titles and offerings. Ye are
cursed with 4 curse. for ye have
robbed ne. even this whole narIon-
Bring re all the tithes into the store
house. that there may BE- meat in
mine house and prove ne now here
with. saith the Lord Of hosts. IL xiI
zOs open yoa the windows Of heaven.
and pour yoa out q blessing that there
shall not be room enough to re-
ceive IT,.
Can il be that the Lord xfm do
even <oT exclaimed the vine dress
ers. as they departed for theg- houeA
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