The Topeka state journal., 1913-08-09
EVERYBODY'S Bible BOX.

for ministers and eVangel1stS 10 Iolo
meetings for men only" where mat
ters are discussed that would be Of
fensive in regular public meetings,
and that would not look well in
print? [ had the misfortune to at
tend such a meeting recently, and was
nauseated by the grand stand play
of the evangelist in discussing affairs
that slum habitues and buns usu-
ally talk about. Is there any record
of our Lord Jesus or the Apostles con-
Quoting meetings for men only
Why should questions be discussed
before young men that we would not
want our mothers and sisters to hear!
(H. o. T.)
Answer-we should strive to take
charitable view of this matter as.
doubtless, the evangelists who adopt
such peculiar methods of preaching
the gospel have good intentions al
though it may be said, they have
a zeal but not according to knoWl-
edge" The Lord and His Apostles did
not engage in any of these side issue
arrangements, but were constantly de-
voting their time and energies to the
proclamation of the things relating to
the Kingdom Of Heaven They were
striking at the roots of all sin and
evil by setting forth the message
whose regenerating influence would,
in time kill the entire tree of self
ishness Is not this the wisest way
after all? Why spend time and en-
ergy in hacking away at some of the
innumerable branches of evil which
are bound to flourish as long as the
roots are not interfered with? The
command of the Lord to His follow
ers was Preach the Gospel" One
of the greatest offenseS that could be
committed in the regular army Is
disobedience to the commands of the
superior officer. Some who profess to
be soldiers of Christ have not yet
learned to be obedient to the COM
mands of the Captain of their saliva
tion"i
Owe read that without faith it
is impossible to please God" Sup
pose that one has accepted the invi-
tation to become a joint-heir with
Christ in the heavenly glories, and
has cOvenanted to be obedient to the
divine will even unto death, vO1un- !
tarily laying down his life day by day !
in Christian service; and suppose that |
in time a feeling of doubt enters in |
as to whether the offering has been !
accepted or not, and also, there is a
disposition to shrink back from the
fulfillment of the terms of the cove
nant made in the first place; will there
be any chance for such a one to gain
eternal life and receive the blessings
of restitution in the next age? i
(Thomas.)
Answer-There is an old saying to |
and this thought is also conveyed in
the expression of the Apostle when he
says, speaking as the Lords mouth !
piece, My just one by faith shall live;
and if he should shrink back my soul
does not delight in him.
1898. Then the Apostle adds, But
we are not of those shrinking back
into destruction; but of faith in order ;
to a preservation of life.'' When we
reflect that the Lord God is the su-
IRENE ruler of the universe, and that
all of His laws and commands are just
and true and righteous altogether, and
have been made in the interests of His
creatures; then it is realized that 1t is
the reasonable service for every ra-
tionaI being to be in submission to the
divine will. Those who have come to
this realization and who have solemn
ly agreed to be obedient to God and to
lay down their lives, devoting their
time, energies and talents, in His ser
vice. and then who deliberately shrink
back from the fulfillment of the terms
of their covenant of allegiance to the
Lord; we can see no hope for such;
they are in a state of rebellion against
their Creator, and merit the fate men
toned by the Apostle-destructio
Q.-Please permit me to ask a ques-
ton. What is the soul of man2 Is it
the memory of man, or the intellectual
part that comprehends God, that is the
soul? 1 sure would like for to know
Just what the soul is.-R. c. H
Answer-This question is one that
is repeatedly asked, and one that is
rasily answered from the Bible. 1t is
clearly defined in the first three chap
ters of Genesis in the account of the
creation of man and his downfall
through disobedience. If one will just
forget all of the vague and mystical
theories relating to this subject which
we're generated in the gloomy pre-
,incts of a former age of ignorance
and superstition, and will limit their
neditations to the clear and simple
eachings of the Scriptures, then, and
hen only, will this subject of the soul
De made transparent. There are three
hings involved in the creation of man,
md there are, body, spirit, and soul.
Fhe body was formed of the dust of