The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26

Mars mad been trleu Tor the murder
of "A son of Neptune. The Judges.
twelve IN number, sat with bowed
heads, in the open air, upon seats
hewn from the native rock The ad,
yocates were not permitted to ap.
peal to pity and sympathy, The par
ties arraigned were required to add
to their oaths the most solemn i'm.
precautions upon themselves and fam.
lilies. that they would tell the truth
To deepen the solemnity of the scene,
at the base of Mars Hill was the
cave of the internal fures into whose
hands the culprit was committed
upon that hill and before that
court the friendless apostle Paul was
brought to trial. All about him stood
the ghastly idols and temples of their
ngodly worship. About him were the
| philosophers of the age. Witness the
| Hnfavorable environments. But it
was there, my friends, he had the
| courage to speak out AS | passed
| through your city, ! beheld an altar
with this inscription: To the Tn
known God Using this for his text
he began to preach his sermon. The
! shadows of the idols were upon him
At him We're cast glances of hatred
! and envy. Yet he did not tremble
He was not moved, except to proclaim
the truth.
God made the world and all
things therein declared Paul. The
/ Greeks denied that God made matter
They said it was eternal. That it
/ had always existed and always would
/ He is Lord of heaven and of earth,
says the apostle. The Greeks had
many lords, many gods. 'But he
a dwelleth not in temples made with
/ hands | imagine he waved his hand
over the idolatrous shrines as he said
| this. Then he goes on to declare
that In Him we live, and move, and
have our being He gveth to all life
and breath, and all things The
/ Greeks cOntended that they were self
/ produced, that God had nothing to do
with their creation. Paul says: 'He
| hath made of one blood all nations
of men. to dwell on all the earth
4 The Greeks denied the unity of the
human race. They contended that
they were not related to any other
class. This was their philosophy. Fin
ally Paul announces that God is the
judge of all men. What a blow was
this to his hearers. Was it true
that one greater than the court of
Mars, above the clouds, was the final
judge, the court of last resort? He IS
the Judge by the man whom he hath
ordained
THE sermon was ended, and some
mocked. others proposed another
hearing. The audience dispersed But
on those stone benches sat Dionysus
the great Judge. Among the women
present is Damaris. Their hearts are
touched and they accept Paups God
They renounce the altor to the un-
known god They realize what the
attrbutes of the known God are.
They come into a realization of the
known God. through his son, Jesus
Christ
my friends, to become acquainted
with God it is necessary that we
have the Bible to learn of Him. More
than that, we must believe in Jesus.
That is not enough. We must do more
than believe. We must accept Jesus
as the Christ and as our Saviour. We
must let Him into our hearts and
lives. When we do this we will be
in full possession of the intimacy be
tween God and the human soul We
will then know of his forgiving power
and his willingness to forgive. We
will then know of His wonderful love
He will not then be to us an un
huoNH bOu' loudS' III yOul HoAlS'
around your family hearthstone there
is an altar bearing this inscription;
TO the Unknown God Unknown to
your heart. your experience, your
thoughts. Go home. erase this in
scription, and write thereon. TO the
known God. Through Jesus Christ,
Our Lord"