The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-10-27

PLACE IN HISTORY-Just when tb,,
Psalm was written Is unknown, but In its
spirit 1t belongs to the return from tha
exile. the times OF our last two lessons
Paalms 121, 122. 12s, 100 are among the
Pilgrim Psalms.
Psalms Of Deliverance" came as a
vivifying power into the hearts OF the
returned exiles, who IN tho midst ar
their joy were overwhelmed with din.
culties, and hardships and discourage.
ments. The reality was far differ.
ent from the ideal pictures in their
minds. They had seen Victory glori.
GUS in the distance, but were not
plunged into the turmoil and smoke
of battle. They were tempted to saw
to the prophets that Pliable in the
Slough Of Despond, angrily said to
Christian who had urged him to 90
on the pilgrimage to the Celestial
City: Us this the happiness you have
told me all this while OFF, But songs
of deliverance keep the celestial hone
ever in view. They point out the
way to the things hoped for, and show
the evidence Of things not seen"
Thou has been favorable unto thy
land" shown by bringing back tho
captivity of Jacob. This was a most
marvellous event and not even to be
hoped for in the natural course Of
things.
When the Lord turned again the
captiyits of Zion," caused the stream
OF captives that flowed to Babylon to
turn back and flow to Zion; like the
streams in the SOUTH" in suddenness
and overlooking fullness.
The loving kindness OF God proves
that he has forgiven their past trans.
gressions. Thou hast forgiven tia
iniquity of thy people" Cancelled 1t
as an account of debt is Cancelled
or taken away as heavy. crushing
burden. Covered all their sin. Blot
ted out of sight, covered it with
mantle, so that they were in Gods
sight as those who had never sinncd
We need forgiveness as wide as tai
sin. And We find in the Bible rs many
terms expressing forgiveness as we
found for expressing sin-Forgive, re
NIT, Send away, Cover up, Blot out,
Destroy, Wash away, Cleanse.
The returned exiles gained new
knowledge Of Gods Word, new
world experience, they lost the inde
pendent nation, but gained the inGe
pendent church, from which blossom
ed the Messiah, the Saviour of the
world. The old, eternal law of sin
and death was irrevocable, never
ceased; but the changed character
permits a new law to override the
consequences. In the words OF Or
John Thomas of Liverpool: Every
man who knows anything knows that
one Law can be neutralized by anoth
er. There is law of gravitaticn
which keeps this Bible here upon the
desk. That law cannot be altered, II
cannot be stopped; It will draw, and
draw, and draw, whatever you may
say or do, but it can be neutralizpd
by the law OF my will can lift tho
book and make the law OF gravitation
to appear as though it were not That
Is exactly what we say about the par
don OF sin and the arrest of It's conse
quences."
God has done much for them, bui
they longed for more. SO many evils
remained. the nation was yet so !n
perfect, so far from what 1t might be
Illustration from DR.. Chapman's ad
dress to the Harvard students. RE
member. friends, that It Is Gods
standard your life and nine must
come up against. A friend OF mine
went to see an old washerwoIaan, and
as he entered the house the sheets
hanging on the line in front OF the
house impressed him as especially
white, spotlessly white. He went iuto
the house, and was there for some
time. It had commenced to snow In
the meantime. When he came out
he noticed that the snowflakes had
been falling on the clothes. and that
the sheets did not seem white at all
but yellow rather. He spoke to the
Old washerwoman. Why, what's the
matter? They looked so very white
when | came in, and now they don't
look white at ALL The old womap
said: What can stand against God
Almightys WHITE"
There is charming little booklet
called Expectation Corner" an alle-
CORY on prayer almost as good as "Pl
grims Progress" A poor man IN
Redeemed Land mourned over his pow
erty, and was taken at last to see
the Lords treasure houses. There he
found room called the Missed Bless
ings Office. full of blessings marked
Tor him which his weak faith would
not expect, so that his door was
closed when they were brought He
saw another storehouse, called tho De
layed blessings ONCE. full of good
things for which the receivers were
not prepared, or which were not fully
rlpened for their best use. They were
growing and would be sent In fullness
of time.