The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-03-05

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jected the Bible also. believing tina
the teachings of the creeds truthful
represent Gods Word. These are wal
dering hither and thither, hungerin
and thirsting, looking for the bread d
life and water Of life. and finding
nowhere, because they seek not wher
alone it Is to be found.
"Ho, Every One That Thirsteth, Com
Ye."
Ho, Ye all hat hunger for Truth
Come We. There is an abundance 70
us all in our Heavenly Fathers won
derful provision-in the Bible. Desert
ing all the creeds and traditions o
men, let us gather at our Heavenl,
Fathers Board rs his family, as hi
children. Let us prove the truthful
ness Of his declaration that like as 4,
father pitieth his children. so the Lor,
pitieth them that reverence him" lie
us seek and obtain the satisfying Dor
ton. Let us satisfy our longings a.
the table Of Divine provision. Mari
the Lords words and consider how
truthful they are, BLESSED are they
that hunger and thirst after righteous
ness, for they shall be hlled' Matthew
v, o.. 1t is this Truth-hungry class
that we address. We know theil
heart-longings, for we had the same
We know the satisfaction which thew
crave, for we have received 1t and are
therefore doubly glad to hand forth
the bread of life and the water Of life
to those who desire 1t. There are
plenty ready to serve the appetites Of
those who long for pleasure-ball
games, society fetes, chess, travel, etc.
We have not a word to say against
these 1t is not our thought that they
are going to eternal torment; hence we
do not frantically beset them, annoy
them. Let them have their pleasure.
Let them wait for the time to come
when something may occur In their
experiences which will put them into
the class Of the broken-hearted and
contrite Of spirit and cause them to
feel after God, II haply they might
md him as a satisfying portion. In
harmony with the Masters direction.
IL Is u aim to bind up the broken
hearted; to comfort those that MOURN"
to tell them Of the oil Of joy which the
Lord Is willing to bestow for their
spirit Of heaviness and sorrow for sin
isaiah Xxi, 1-3). AS the Master ex-
pressed no reproof Of those engaged
In any form of moral reform. ever
asceticism, so it is with us. We desire
to oppose no one who is doing any
good work, whether he follow with MS
In every particular or not. There are
so many engaged in doing evil works.
and so few engaged in doing good, that
not n Of the latter class can be
spared from the ranks Of the service Of
righteousness
AS the Master did not give his time
TO temperance reform, nor social re-
form, nor political reform, but did
give his time to the instruction of the
people in the doctrines of the Divine
Word, so let us be intent to follow
his instruction in this matter. not
teaching for doctrines the precepts Of
men, but the Word Of God, which liy-
eth and abideth forever-expounding
the people the Scriptures and as
them to see the length and
breadth Of their meaning. Neverthe-
less, as the religious teachers of the
Masters day hated Jesus and his dis
for this cause, Because they
taught the people," and prosecuted
them because they did not walk in
the beaten paths of their day, so we
may expect also to be hated without
cause; so we may expect that the
5cribes and Pharisees and Doctors of
the Law today will be grieved because
the people are taught, because the
light Of the knowledge Of the glory of
God shining in the face Of Jesus Christ
Is presented to the people as an in
to love and obedience. instead
IF the doctrine of eternal torment. It
matters not that all the educated min
.stry today well know, and would not
a moment deny, their disbelief In
doctrine Of eternal torment, II
ross-questioned. Nevertheless many
them hate us and oppose us, be-
cause we show the people the true
interpretations Of Gods Word, and lift
before the eyes Of their understand
ng a God Of Love, Just. MercifuI.
Righteous altogether, and fully capa.
Die both in wisdom and power to work
all the glorious designs which he
'purposed in himself before the foun-
Of the world"
~ They perceive that the teaching
Il the doctrines Of P~urgatory and eter-
torment has not had a sanctlfy.
ng influence upon mankind IN all the
centuries I'm which II has been
Preached. They fear that to deny
.hese doctrines now woull make a
matter worse. They fear that If
he Gospel Of the Love Of Ccd and Of
he Bible-that It does not teach eter-
lal torment for any-were made gen.
rally known, the effect upon the
world would be q Increase its wicked
less, to make life and property less
ecure than now and to Gil the world
TIL more than now with b~lasphemies.
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