The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-02
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Ten DOLLAR BILL


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ana night into day, all the good and
The wholesome plans Of the wise and
heavenly Father are dsregarded.'
The passionate white heat Of the So
cial life Of today is burning up the
noble qualities OF heart and soul
which Cod intended should blossom
| ana bear fTuitage only in the sacred
| precincts of church and home" said
| Rev. NJ. II. Eldrcd yesterday morning
| al the Laurium NJ. H.. church The
| sermon was deduccd from the text:
Judges 1924, And We said. We have
taken away my gods which l made
ana the priest and Ye are gone away;
and what have ! more? ana what is
this that We say unto me, What all
eth thee" Continuing, Rev. Eldred
said:
The text introduces us To quiet
PASTORAL scene in the land Of Israel
Micah. a true lsraelite, had, with his
family, settled in the valley ut the
foot of Mt. Ephraim. Separated as
he was from his friends and compan-
ions in the faith, he. like many an
other man. soon forgot the true God
and made unto himself gods of silver
and gold Being a very busy man,
and constantly engaged in the active
pursuits of life, Micah found little
time To worship before the gods his
hands had made and so he employed
g. young Levite To serve as priest in
his home.
The children of Dan. on one of
their warlike expeditions. looted the
home of this rich farmer, carrying
away among other thinks. his choice
collection of household gods. Micah
was absent at the time, but returning
,hortly after, was overcome with
grief, chiefly on account Of his gray
en- images. lie collected his neigh
lors and set out Ia recover them ON
,oNcrtaking them he made "a great out
cry. The leader of the Danitcs in
quired. What aileth thee. that thou
hast come with such n company?
Micah replied: 'Ye have taken away
my gods, and what have | more? And
What is this that We say: What all
''lH tllffs sNUl'l'f W SLY Nll''N shi'.'i
did not recover his gods, and we are
left To infer that thereafter he. some
how, managed To get along without
them. lndaed, | think he was as vel
' of without them as with them.
haven't much faith in religion that
can he borrowed stolen. kidnapped OF
:, carried OF on dray!
| sal. IN a Ha aud "a
. .Ic living in perilous times. The
panites are all abroad. ana the dan
ger is--not that we lose our tals'
lods, mt rather this that W.
,nthrone the false gods. and thus LOSE
y cut at our lives and experiences thu
. true God.
Il fear that many "A man has los
> his god through the invasion of tn
Danitcs of the new theology
Now, | do not pose as an ute
y, conservative. Neither do care To III
" numbered among those who oppos
investigation ana research. There cal
9 be no doubt that modern science ant
investigation, especially archeolog'
and Egyptoloey, has done much 4
y ,stablish the faith and make plain TN
truth of God. Eut. may ! say: Their
are mystic portals beyond which IN
- Land of men must not go or he viii die
" The inspira ton Of the scripture, til
virgin birth of Christ. the divine ele
ment in miracles, the vicarionS atone
mcnt, the resurrection Of the bod
from the dead-these are some of TN
problems wrought out in the mind
OF the Infinite. and are too deep fo
the minds of men.
II remember the story of the Ara
mic theologian who. in passing wei
saw the moon at the bottom OF !
. and said The moon is out of place
kllah has commissioned me To restoi
the moon To the sky He got n hoo
~ and n rope and let IL down and too
good hold Of the moon and gave
a great heave and doubled over back
wards on the grass Being on h
back he looked mp and saw the moo
and said: Allah he praised: | hay
- restored the moon To the sky
the sun and the moon and the stai
- win 80 ON shining. Gods trnth WI
go on speaking. But men. throue
rs their foolshness and self-conceit. WI
III lose God, and because they lose &c
Is. will lose their immortal souls.
sh MANY man has lost the true CO
'c' in his struggle for gold.
nj "Our Lord said. We cannot Ser'
God and mammon.' Thousands
ne, men have faced this statement Il
ur Christ, have realized It's truth, M
no have deliberately chosen To SER
mammon rather than God. Anoth
DO has said; " mammon had temples
We some of our cities. they would
re crowded with worshippers. | am n
ed certain about that; but this
u.s. know: All about us The mad rush I
~ gold Is going on.
10 Gold. gold, gold gold,
isl Fright and yellow. hard and cold;
an Molten, craven. hammered and role
"i Heavy To get, ana light to hold
II stolen. borrowed. squandered doled
as Spurned by the young. but huge
'n' by the old 80
he 70 the very verge OF the churchya
~" mold;
Price Of many a crime untold
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