The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-04
Vessels Of Gold
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But in a great house there were not
only vessels of gold and of silver, but
also of wood and OF earth: End Tim
othy. 2-2O.
Timothy was about to get off on the
wrong foot. He thought this great
house he was buliding-the church
ought not to have any vessels in it
except those made of gold and he was
going to throw out all those made of
wood and of earth.
Paul had been at the business longer.
He had got the idea direct from Christ
/ in the first place and he understood
how the church could have some
pretty weak souls i'll it, and this is
what he is now trying to tell Timothy.
Timothy thought every vessel in
the place should be for honor He
was overlooking the fact that even
in the poorest sort of house they
have a few vessels of different make
and use. Timothy needed to be set
right on this score and Paul brings
up the subject just for that purpose.
Paul understood how many weak
lings would grasp just enough of this
the church (this great house to which
he refers here) and he didn't want
Timothy going around kicking out
the very ones for whom Christ died,
and this is just what Timothy was
getting ready to do. He was quite
young man himself and had not had
enough experience along this line to
enable him to see that he was liable
to make distinction without diff
ference. 1@
Paul wrote good deal of other ma
/ terial in his letter before he got to the
point at stake. The point was that
Timothy must see that there are de-
i grees of perfection in the earthly
church and that the smallest degree of
heart power must be recognized and
used, That is why you can let most
any kind of an old sinner stay in the
church 50 long as he is trying to keep
right with God.
Paul felt his own humanity cropp-
ing out and did not want this young
preacher to lop off the human part OF
the earthly church. He referred to
vessels because this was common
place thing in the mind of the young
minister and he could seize upon the
idea readily. Timothy doubtless went
through this house before long after
getting this letter from his friend. He
doubtless looked over every vesse
he could find about the place very.
where. and said now here Sister sc
and so is this vessel. Brother so ant
90 Is this vessel. This woman is thi.
vessel and that man is that vessel. The
} idea sunk deep into his heart as yes
sci after vessel with their several
uses came up before him for inspec.
ton. He commenced to understand
right away how he was about to gel
off on the wrong track when he wal
going to tell old brother Stegall where
, to head in. .a,4.,
There was the grape dish on til,
dining table. Timothy likened il K
some brother in. his church. Their
was the coal bucket it was to Tim
! othy like the old one sided spout.
fellow he had thought OF shutting
: down on. There was the sugar bowl
like the organist, who was in her p!ac'
every time on time and at the RICH
time the first time and the last time
: can see Timothy smile as he read
!: again and agin that portion OF Paul
letter. :,
Then he would see the pots on tn
} stove. They became vessels to him
n They looked black to him, but the
I they were in the house and were Q
: use to that house. !.
1 Paul had gone through the mil
} on this matter and had got it rubbe
: into him pretty hard on several oc
J casions because he stood up for thos
who were weak in the beginning H
knew what it was to be thrown OF
bodily from an institution he had hell
ed to build up and in which there wa
/, no room for any except those VIII
passed a certain degree of human d
sign. In the new house-the Churc
: Of Christine was not going to perm
. an error so enormous.
81 That is why we can keep . man
= church to-day who gets his colol
= mixed. That is why sister with
n serpent's tongue can be retained
e the church. We need vessels OF di
i honor in every house, and she IS tn;
e vessel. Paul said we would find a
e kinds of vessels in one Of the bigge!
It houses around us, and said we shoul
e simply set the vessels apart for cc
n tain uses and see to il that we did n
e get those uses mixed up.
4 Now when you see weak broth
!. toiling on his weakness, just sit dow
n and think OF the vessels You ha'
: about the home and see which O
;. he is most like and see it you wotl
- discard that vessel from your home.
A. Now let's look at your own churc
Il There is sister D.. Is she the be-
- pot or is she the soup, bowl? Won
u you put her down as the tea kett
- all the time steaming and singing;
"a is she the double boiler. in which y,
= cook the oat meal? She might be 4
cut glass bowl in which you put 20
grapes, or she might be the foot bow
). in which you battle your feet; b
- remember she is one of the vessels
a great house, and she must be allo'
ed to have her part in that great hou
for that house is Christ's.
: There is old brother s.. Whs
4 shall we put him? He is the CT
g water tank. He has never been kno,
y - ,xor,v, ro for WEARS IL is the SaI