Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-26

anu CoCally ignorant OF the Slmples
matter pertaining to the Kingdor
Of God. The humblest child o
: God is far more familiar with tn
: affairs of Gods Kingdom than tn
4 ablest jurist or the wisest diplomat
f who is not a Christian. Davi,
! says, 1 have seen the wicked il
| great power and spreading himsel
like green tree in it's native soil
. Their eyes stand out with fatness
they have more than heart coult
wish. They scoff, and in wicked
ness utter oppression: they speal
loftily. They have set their mouths
in the heavens, and their tongu.
walketh through the earth. -
Now, Naaman, captain of the
host of the King OF Syria, was &
great man with his master, and hon
orable, because by him the Lord
had given victory unto Syria;
he was also mighty man of valour,
but he was leper." A leper! you
don't say SO? oh how sad! What a
whitening blight upon this. other
wise, great and useful life! 1t is a
sad commentary on the lives of not
a few of our great men, that they
are spiritual, and not infrequcntly,
moral lepers. 1t is often the case
that great men, especially, great
scholars of the spectacular, walking
encyclopedia, moving picture type,
become free thinkers (infdels)-
yeritable upas trees, poisoning the
very atmosphere about them, blight
ing and blasting the lives Of all
who come within the range of their
influence. Payne, Voltaire, Hume
and Ingersoll were all learned as
we'll as talented men, but they were
all free thinkers (infdels) and
sophists and wrought untold evil,
not only on the generation in which
they lived, but their influence will
not cease its deadly work till time
shall be no more. It is one thing
be b able, with the Apostle Paul, tod
Speak Gods wisdom in a mystery, |
which none of the rulers of this
world knoweth, for had they known
it, they would not have crucifed
the Lord of glory" For the
word of the cross is to them that
are perishing foolishness; but unto
us which are being saved it is the
power of God. For it is written, l
will destroy the wisdom Of the
wise, and the prudence of the pru-
dent will l reject. Where is the
wise? Where is the scribe? Where
is the disputer of this world? hath
not God made foolish the wisdom
of this world? For seeing that in
the wisdom of God the world
through it's wisdom knew not God,
it was Gods good pleasure through
the foolishness of preaching to save
them that believe" Il Cor. l:
1921
Did you ever notice how little
Naaman knew about divine things
and how to obtain spiritual bless
ngs? When he was told by the lit
lie girl of the prophet in Israel who
could heal him, instead of quietly
out the prophet of the
Lord, he loaded his chariots with
'ich gifts and went to the King of
israel. In so doing, he manifested
good deal of worldly wisdom, but
howed his utter lack of spiritual
insight.
Supporting the foreign mission
;ause is simply rendering a loving
,bedience to the Master, who said:
Go ye therefore, and make disci.
lies of all the nations" Can l lay I
ny just claim to discipleship my l
elf while l fatty refuse to obey !
his plain, positive commandment i
f Jesus Christ? Is not this COM
nandment just as binding on me as
he one which requires me to be +
'aptized? Jesus said, "Ye are my ]
riends, if ye do the things which /
ommand you" IF ye love me, !
e will keep my commandments D 7
He that loveth me not keepeth not a
~ words" Are not these state a
lents of Jesus just as simple and @
heir meaning just as clear as the
,nglish language can make them? n
After all it is only the true friends 4
f Jesus, those who really love him, T
nat contribute to missions and take Il
n active interest in giving the gos- t
ell to those who have it not. He p
ays go ye into all the world and f
reach the gospel to every creature. h
tut those who do not love him are "
OF going; nor will they make any d
oeciaI effort to send seme one else. il
He that loveth me not, keepeth not
~ commandments" This is the
reat pivotal point, the hinge on
hich the whole matter turns. C