Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-22

engraV1ngs or a stgnet, Holiness to
the Lord" This inscription was worn
upon the mitre Of the high priest, who
stood as the representative of Israel.
The word used for holiness has as
its root idea separation, dedication:
hence this inscription meant that Is-
rael was separated unto the Lord.
This word may be applied to mani
mate things, such Is the vessels and
vestments of the sanctuary but In
the case Of men, such separation as
the word sets before us will result in
moral purity and righteousness.
How do we need to be thus set
apart to God! This separation is to
reach the heart and life as we'll Is
our service. One might even go to
the foreign field and yet be unyielded
to God, so far as the daily life is
concerned.
Such separation is expected Of all
Christians, for in the New Testament
all are spoken of as saints-separated
ones. We have heard of a teacher
who called the worst cheat In his
class, Honest; the most tardy boy,
P%unctual; the most indolent boy. Dill
gent. AS they were so addressed
from day to day, they grew ashamed
and tried more and more to live up to
their God calls us saints:
let us be saints-separated ones.
The Permeatlon Of HoIlness.-Zech.
ariah 1920 reads, I'm that day shall
there be upon the bells Of the horses,
Holiness unto the Lord: and the pots
In the Lords house shall be like the
bowls before the altar" This refers
primarily to the happy millennial day
which is coming. At that time, holi-
ness shall so permeate life that kitch.
en- utensils shall be as holy as the YES
sells of the house of God. Even the
horses. which were not commonly
used in Israel because they savored
so much of war and display. shall be
~consecrated: the very inscription,
once placed upon the priests mitre,
shall be found on their bells. But
while this passage looks to the fu-
ture, we may even now permeate our
lives with holiness.
Our diversions NAV be hallowed.
MANY are mad at this point, vet our
r%ecreations may be INDUCED in religl.
ously. in order to better service for
the Lord, We NAV even consecrate
some things which. under certain cir.
cumstances, would not be lawful. A
young man found that the very violin
which had been a snare could be used
TO plorify God: this was like writing
on the bells of the horses. Holiness
TO the Lord.
Business may be sacred. A man
was told that his heart was diseased
and death might come at any time.
He said to his employees. "In the fu.
ture, this business will be so conduct
ed that II my master comes at any
moment, I will not be ashamed" This
attitude towards Jesus Christ will
make all business sacred.
All our work may be sanctiied. A
busy life need not hinder fellowship
with God. Have we noticed that the
Levites acted as butchers, bakers,
merchants. LAWYERS. physicians teach.
ers, and did many lowly things, such
as lighting the lamps, sweeping this
floors and preparing the wood for the
altar? Yet thew were ministers of the
Lord, Our Lord Jesus Christ toiled
for 30 years at Nazareth, vet when
he came forth God said. This is nv
beloved son, in whom | am well
pleased" Paul says, even to slaves,
whatsoever We do. do 1t heartily. as
to the Lord, and not unto men.
We serve the Lord Christ" (Col.