The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-20
Woe! Woe!
Woe! Woe!

looming, and leaveth the sheep anf
heetb because he is an hireling and
careth not for the sheep" (Jno. 10: l2.
IS. My people hath been lost sheep
their shepherds have caused them t.
go astray, they have turned them away
on the mountains" der. 80: g. to ele
quent lectures on great men and learn.
ed dissertations son the old sages OF
the past, instead of leading them to
fountains of "living water" ONO. 4: la
and feeding them on the "sincere milk
Of the word" Heb. 5: 12) that they
may grow thereby.
"Son Of man prophesy against the
shepherds, and say unto them, Thus
saith the Lord God, woe be to the
shepherds that do feed themselves;''
should not the shepherds feed the
focks? Ye eat the fat (salsries) and
ye clothe you with the wool, (fieece)
but We feed not the flock ION the bread
Of heaven The diseased have you not
strengthened, with the Exceeding
great and precious promises.') Neither
have ye healed that which was sick,
ibid not visit them neither have We
bound up that which was broken, with
grief and sOrrow,) neither have ye
brought again that which was driven
away, (by cold and lifeless lectures in.
stead of the gospel delivered "in power
aud demonstration Of the Spirit and
Of .power,'O neither have ye sought
that which was lost, (the backslider ~
but with force and with cruelty have
ye ruled them. And they were scatter
ed, because there was no shepherd,
and they become meat to all the beasts
of the field, (theaters, picture shows,
cards, dancing, etc. when they were
scattered. My sheep wondered through
all the mountains (of sin and folly
and upon every high hill, (of wrong
aud evi'.) Yea. my flock was scatter
ed upon all the face of the earth, and
none search or seek after them.
Therefore, Oye shepherds, hear the
word of the Lord: "Behold, l am
against the shepherds; and will re.
quire my flock at their hand, aud cause
them to cease from feeding the flock,
neither shall they feed themselves any
more" Eek. "a: 2, 10.
If the watchman see the sword
come, and blow not the trumpet, and
the people be not warned, il the sword
come, and take any person from among
them; he is taken away in his iniquity:
but his blood will require at the
watchman's hand Ezek. 1876. '1i
"For necessity is laid upon me; Yea
woe Is unto me, il preach not the
gospel / Cor. o: l6. ''Study to show
thyself approved unto God, a work man
that reedeth not to be ashamed, right.
ly dividing the word Of truth" 2 Tim.
,: IS. "The first woe is past and be.
hol1 the second one cometh."
Second Woe: "WOe unto you also,
ye lawyers, for ye bsde men with bur.
dens grievous to be borne, (by hiding
the law FROM them until you have a
contract for feel aud ye yourselves
touch not the burdens with one Of
your fingers" ..... 7,
"WOe unto you, lawyers, for ye
have taken away the key OF knowledge.
(you make the laws and II Q poor fel.
low undertakes to read the law, you
refer him from one chapter to another.
and from one section to another until
his head gets to 'wool.Rathering' and
In despair, he gives up and submits his
case. (Lu. 0: 10, 50.
The second woe Is past, and "Be.
hold there come two woes more" Rev.
y: l2.
Third Woe: us there no balm in
Gilead? Is there no physician there?
(Sur.e) Why then Is not the health Of
the daughter Of my people recovered
Jer. 8: %. (Be cause there is not dol.
lar in sight to pay the bill
Jesus said, they that are whole
need not physician but they that are
sick" Matt. 0: ~ (but some times
they are too poor to pay the bill and
can't get him.
aye are all physicians OF no value, y
job. l3: 4 TO the poor and destitute }
"A certain woman had suffered many
things, from many physicians, (who
probably knew they could do her no
good, but just went on experimen ting)
and had spent all she had, (they had
dOctored up all the money she had,
poor wOman,) end was nothing better
ed, but rather grew worse" Mar. s: 26,
(but they kept on doctoring until her
money was all gone and then inform.
ed her of the hopelessness Of her
case)
The third Woe is past and the fourth
is like unto IL.
Fourth Woe: "Woe unto them that
join house to house, that lay field to
field, till there be no place that they
may be alone in the midst Of the
earth lisa 8: 8, (because of the great