Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-25

My77yK rjISyHM Truth IL the
S~J great Emancipa-
Tor. All enslavers oppose the Truth,
knowing Its power on the minds OF
their victims, The taskmasters OF to-
day would faiu hide the truth from
wage-slaves. but aud II impossihle-~so
great is the power Of the press-and
there are publishers who have not sold
their moral sense for sordid gain.
When chattel slavery prevailed, the
master.found 1t advantageous to edu-
cate 4 slaves and thus increase their
valuesXbut. disndvantageous to instruct
them t9long the lines OF human rights.
The fd0datory lords wore very willing
that the common people consider them
demigdds. not subject to law NJ others.
The Ksamc principle apparently
PROMPTED the, enlperors to proclaim
themselves, sponsifer maaimHs,f ami 10
encourage their people 10 worship
them. The natural selnshness Of man
ever prompts him to take advantage
Of others; ands ignorance has been the
chain which has bound the masses.
The Bible has been the great Eman-
cipator of slaves-mental. moral and
physical. 1t is the Torch OF Liberty,
lighted by Divine Providence. The
Bible alone tells Us that all humanity
are Of one blood. creatures or the same
God. hmenable to Him. While the Bi-
BILE iistructs TINT kings ana all In All.
thority should BE- recognized. It also
tells TINT the kisg Is anenable to *
actlythe samaAaws rs hts most mental
slave. and st&sft IL hs Violates these
laws he ~ az sure 4 IA papished.
Morcoydy. the Bible poigtss out that
the present ss rx3tted 10 the future life
as CAUSE II ssnsct II shows that every
act, word and thought bears upon
CHARACTER development. and prepares us
for higher thinas In the life 10 come or
givespsysore. difacnify In reaching per
lection and Everlasting life.
"Hope Thou In, God"
Looking into the past. we sec Israeli
soddedI With fadr ~ thelf Eeypttan
taskmasters. not daring TO take steps
for liberty. But after the Exodus, after
Gods Covenant with them at Sinai.
they were a changed people. The hopes
inspired BY tile Scriptures preserved
them as a nation when contemporaries.
GUS civilization persisted.
The Jews undoubtedly destroyed
their sowh nationality. The Romans
merely performed the funeral rites in
destroying Jerusalem, A, d. 10. The
Emperor evidently claimed that the
Jewish religion must necessarily be at
the foundation OF their ungoverpable
character. Their liberty. used contrary
to Divine instruction. led to discomfort
and anarchy.
christ's Followers Set Free.
The Message OF Jesus and the Apps
ties attracted some ~tIsraelites indeed"
anxious to serve God. The early
Christians courageousIy suffered perse-
cutionzsnd carried the Gospel every
wherA The Roman emperors. Nero
and D~iocletian. perceived that Chris
tiaps had a courage witch they feared
would be infectious. and prosecuted
them horribly. But the Master had
freed them from fear OF death.
Then came a long period Of darkness,
whenkth Scriptures were forgotten,
and only the words Of bishops were
heard4ffyords misunderstood to be- OF
Divins@ authority through Apostolic Sue
cessioE Next came centuries under
eontrolfof creeds and church councils.
Darkness. ignorance and superstition
prevailed. although God had His wit.
hesses throughout that long period.
Finally the Bible again emerged. when
printing came into use. Gods time
had come for the Bible again to be the
Torch Of Liberty, and independence
proportionafely came forward Today
Britain. Germany. Scandinavia and
America lead the world. because Of the
light from the Word Of God.
Danger Nov, ss 10 tho jews.
The danger that the Jews encoun
tered IN the end OF their Age confronts
US. Not all receive the Truth In the
love OF 1t. Not all. therefore. are anc
titled by 1t. Few have turned 10 the
Lord. to become followers of Jesus
Hence we are OF: the threshold OF Q
great -disintegration, Liberty il about
10 turn TO iicense-anarchy: orr civil
ration Is about to be ruined. as was the
Jewish polity. By liberty unrestrained
by the Spirit Of the Lord.
st. Paul declared TINT the Gospel had
set him free from all other bondagesi
but that he surrendered his liberty 10
Christ. to do. not his own will. but the
will Of his Redeemer. Forcefully be
states that III so doing he became q
bond-Elave TO Christ
Blessed rs the condition OF those who
rladlyzxurrender all to become follow
ers ofsSfe Lord. Such can rejoice, be