The Red Cloud chief., 1911-10-26
A Psalnn Of
Deiverance
Solsy SeAssj lssssa fss 0sa. -. 1911
Specially Arranged for This Paper
LESSON TExT--psalm ss.

--Psu. 1263.
PLACE IN HIsroRY--Just whom this
Psalm was written II unknown. but in its
spirit Il belongs TO the return from the
exile. the times Of our last two lessons.
Psalms 12l. 122. l26. $50 arc among the
Pilgrim Psalms.
Psalms Of Deliverance" came q q
vivifying power into the hearts Of the
returned exiles. who in the midst OF
their Joy were overwhelmed with dim.
culties, and hardships and discourage.
ments. The reality was far differ.
ent from tho ideal pictures in their
minds. They had seen Victory glori.
GUS In tho distance. but were not
plunged into the turmoil and smoke
Of battle. They were tempted to say
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: ''Is this tho happiness you have
told me all this while Off" But songs
OF deliverance keep the celestial hope
ever In view. They point out the
way to the things hoped for, and show
the evidence Of things not seem"
Thou has been favorable unto thy
land" shown BY bringing back the
captivity Of Jacob. This was . most
marvellous event and not even to be
hoped for In the natural course Of
things.
when tho Lord turned again the
captivity Of Zion," caused the stream
Of captives that flowed to Babylon to
turn back and now to Zion; like the
streams In the SOUTH" in suddenness
and ovornowing fullness.
The loving kindness Of God proves
that he has forgiven their past trans.
gressions. "Thou hast forgiven the
iniQuity Of thy people" Cancelled It,
as an account Of debt IL Cancelled,
or taken away as q heavy, crushing
burden. Covered all their sin. Blot.
ted out Of sight. covered It with q
mantle. 30 that they were In Gods
sight as those who had never sinned.
We need forgiveness as wide as tho
sin. And we find in the Bible a. many
terms expressing forgiveness 40 we
found for expressing sin--Forgive, Re.
NIT, Send away. Cover up. Blot out.
Destroy. Wash away. Cleanse.
The returned exiles gained q new
knowledge Of Gods Word. . new
world experience. they lost the inde.
pendent nation. but gained the inde.
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 q new law to override the
consequences. In the words of Dr.
John Thomas of Liverpool: every
man who knows anything knows that
one law can be neutralixed by anoth
er. There IL Q law Of gravitation
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 neutralixed
by the law Of my will. can lift the
book and make the law of gravitation
to appear as though 1t were not. That
Is exactly what we say about the par.
don Of sin and the arrest Of it, conse.
Quences."
God has done much for them. but
they longed for moro. So many evils
remained, the nation was yet 30 i'm.
perfect, so far from what It might be.
Illustration from DR.. Chapman's ad.
dress to the Harvard studentsJ RE.
member. friends. that II 10 Gods
standard your life and mine must
come up against. A friend of mine
went to see an old washerwoman, and
% he entered the house the sheets
hanging on the line In front Of the
house impressed him - especially
white. spotlessly white. He went into
the house, and was there for some
time. II had commenced to snow In
the meantime. When he came out
he noticed that the snowhakes 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 60 very white
when came in. and now they don't
look white at ALL Tho old woman
said: What can stand against God
Almighty's white'"
There IL charming little booklet
called Expectation Corner" an alle-
cory on prayer almost % good % "Pil.
grim's Progress" A poor man In
Redeemed Land mourned over his pov.
erty, and was taken at last to see
the Lords treasure houses. There he
found room called the Missed Bless.
ings once. full Of blessings marked
for him which his weak faith would
not expect. 20 that his door was
closed when they were brought. He
saw another storehouse. called the De.
layed Blessings once. full Of good
things for which the receivers were
not prepared. or which were not fully
ripened for their best use. They were
growing and would be sent In fullness
pf time.
Truth shall spring out Of the earth.