The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-05-07
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raE VISION OF The PURE IN HEART

IRE VISION OF the PURE IN HEART.
Text. Blessed are the pure in heart. for
they shall see God-"-Matt v, s.
This is a rare text for day when 1t
is considered IL fine art to suggest the
impure. We've fairly stampeded on
the tango" white slave pictures. dress
that shows as much of Il woiians per-
son as possible. social problems spicily
discussed in magazines and OH stage.
sex education in public school. vice
problems In center Of every municipal
stage as though we'd discovered new
sin of yesterday rather than 5000
years. We are making desperate
effort that every one shall see sin.
Christ calls our lurid attention. and
says. blessed are the pure in heart.
for they shall see God" Pure" means
sincere. nnmixed with evil in purpose
and love-"sine" and "cera." honey
without wax Telescope without speck,
mirror without blemish. Water and
air are pure when there is no foreign
element. Diamond and crystal are
pure when there is nothing to hinder
refraction and reflection of light. The
heart is pure when there is nothing to
bring cloud between it and God, Some
days we cannot see the sun. not be-
cause 1t isn't there. but because OF
clouds. Christ here tells great truth
without having to strain andtug with
words. Long and involved sentences
hetray the distance between US and the
thing we would like to tell. Usually
something wrong when We require
many words of explanation. What We
set clearly we tell plainly.
"See."
| have pnrposely set emphasis on
''See" change in infection. like
shake Of Kaleidoscope will sometimes
work transformation full of beauty
and surprise. This word '.see" has fine
powers 1t reminds Us first of the
physical vision. will not quarrel
with any one who expects some day to
look mt Gods physical face as we look
at each other now If some one asks.
fatlO Will ScS sbOu. tuSn Ct
"Yes." IL tired housewife asks. .'Will
there be perfect rest in heaven:"
YES" Breadwinner asks. No money
worry" None" If a child asks me.
Twill there he tops and marbles and
| dolls in heaven" l answer Yes" =
that is. IL the child was fond of these
things. because that would be the tru-
est answer could make. would
mean there would be in heaven those
things which would tit into heavenly
desires as tops and marbles do into
| earthly desires Heaven means salts
faction And il it takes hobbyhorse
to satisfy now and ! tell him. there
will be nothing of that kind there
make heaven unsatisfactory and Sc
falsify the fact. There is Il truthful
way Of telling an untruth. an I'M
/ truthful way Of telling the truth
I'early gates. Jasper walls and golden
streets In Apocalypse may be Bible
way OF accommodating itself TO our
limited experience aid imagination :
earthly symbols of heavenly things
Cold streets to q man take place OF
toys to a boy.
i II See!"
OF our five senses sight is accounted
the most satisfactory and Trustworthy
Men say. Il believe my eyes" Seeing
is believing" For this reason sight has
come to stand for direct and accurate
perception. 40 see" means not oni,
to look at. but to colnprehend-''l sex
his object" II see the truth now" 81
Christ used this word. The pure II
heart shall see God. Men have search
ed the stars and the rocks. and. failin.
To see God in them. they graveiy rs
sure us there is 10 God. If my child
said be had looked out the window
and watched the stars and cou!dn'
find God l would smile. If be said II,
had put ON spectacles and still couldn.
lind him | would laugh When som,
, scientist with telescope or microscope
tells us he has looked and seen no Coz
we look anxious and are troubled
Much agnOsticism is the blunder U
our child who expects to see Il spiri
with a lens of larger magnifyins pow
. err. Some of US are half intidel be
cause we expected to see God with on
eyes and didn't You often wish yoi
could be as sure of God as you are o
the chair on which you are now sit
ting-another way Of saying there ar
. things more certain to yo,l than til
|: existence of God. II y0u could onl.
prove God as two and two are four
Poors blinded soul. The Bible itsel
makes no such attempt nor doe;
Christ He assumes that God is til
one certain and obvious fact.
The Inner Eye.
8 Men have an organ hy which the
''see" God. That is the affections. MOI
al sentiments. faith When they ar
. right you see God Men come To dGnU
the existence Of God because they tr
: to see him with the wrong organ. a
if were to try to see picture wit
: my thumb. You would langh and say
MAN. use your eyes. You can't see
: picture with the tip Of your thunin.
Nor can you see God with your int
/. lect either. no matter how high pow
! cred It may be. Don't trust physics
!; senses to see God. or today when tn
!; cricket chirps on your bearth you wi
!: rec God: tomorrow when death sweep
The stars from your sky God will &
!: with them. See. understand God
I | Ennpinv vn,,r ho1,.t r,.ro kYaEo fh
!: experiment and be sure of it. God "a
/; reveal himself only through that pa,
!: most nearly like him. The slate car
not comprehend the diamond. ThUs
u.ha, Indaref0od Christ ind.nrsfM.d Ill