The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27

"Psalms of Deliverance" cnme as a
viyifying power into the hearts Of the
returned exiles, who in the midst or
their joy were overwhelmed with diff
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
J 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 go
or the pilgrimage to the Celestial
CITY: rs this the 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 SEEN"
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 the Lord turned again the
captivity 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 the
iniquity of thy people" Cancelled it,
as an account of debt is Cancelled,
or taken away as a heavy, crushing
burden. Covered ali their sin. Blot
ted out of sight, covered it with a
mantle, 80 that they were in Gods
We need forgiveness as wide as the
sin. And we flDd in the Bible as 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, a new
world experience, they lost the indie
pendent nation, but gained the indie
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 DR..
John Thomas of Liverpool: Every
man who knows anything knows that
one law can be neutralzed by anoth-
er. There is a law of gravitation
which keeps this Bible here upon the
desk. That law cannot be altered, it
cannot be stopped; it will draw, and
draw, and draw, whatever you may
say or do, but it can be neutralized
by the law of my will. can lift the
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 its conse-
Quences."
God has done much for them, but
they longed for more. So many evils
remained, the nation was yet so i'm
perfect, so far from what it might be.
Illustration from DR.. Chapman's ad-
dress to the Harvard students. RE
member, friends, that it is Gods
standard your life and mine must
come up against. A friend of mine
went to see an old washerwoman, 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 into
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 1 came in, and now they don't
look white at ALL The old woman
said: What can stand against God
Almighty's white"
There is a charming little booklet
called Expectation Corner" an allie
CORY on prayer almost as good as "Pil-
grim's 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
lngs Office, full Of blessings marked
for him which his weak faith would
not expect, SO that his door was
closed when they were brought. He
saw another storehouse, called the De-
layed Blessings Office, 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
Of time