The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-19
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it shall accomplish His purpose. The
Law of the Lord is perfect. convert
ing the soul, not man 81. The Bible.
is the authority on the beginning and
on the destiny OF man and as i I is
written, SO j believe it from cover to
coyer.5Ilis sWeeter 10 us than honey,
yea the noneyconb. The one who is
trsyeren toward the Word is reverent
toward God. and the one who is irrgv-
serent toward the Word Is IrreYerent
toward God. know woman who is
in the hospital for the insane. She
was gfea reader and 4 splendid stu
dent. When she was put into the.
hospital she was given books and mag
Iazines. but she developed a mania for
tearing them to pieces They gave
ner Battle-Ground books and maya
zines, hoping this would resist her
mania. but she destroyed these and
then she was deprived. OF that luxury.
Some people are just as insane to-
ward tho Word Of God. They try to
cut 1t to pieces and tear it to fraz-
ments and tell us what they believe
and disbe1feYe. But the Word is set
tied in heaven. AL scripture is given
by the Inspiration Of God. Holy
men of old wrote 1T as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost. Christ
said, Not one jot or little of thlg4
Word shall fall until all these things
shall be fulfilled III You may tear this
boo to fragments in your wratl
against God, but itFwould be as easy
for yqn to tear down the heavens and
grind them under your heel as to get
rid Of tire Word Of God France tried
to get rid Of this Word and to show
its contempt for il, dragged Il
volume Of the Word through the nth
of'the streets tied to the tail OF mule
and the streets Of France became red
with til blood Of those who were loyal to
&c and the sewers Of France were
strangled. illeg itimate babes. IT IL;
true that they who fall upon this
Word, shall be broken, but they upon
whom It shall fall shall be ground to
powder. s
We need a vision OF the church az,
she Is and on ght to he. gjss
Love the church OF G cd. She is the
noblest Institution the world has ever
seen. The church is a divine institu-
ton ordaineds OF G Cd If sh were npt
divine, she would have persisted long
ago by the false doctrines that have
hour1shed under the guiEe OF Christi.
antty and tile false Impressions made
her. The chnrch b. with all her faHl ts
and failures is irresfst bic. Christ said
The gates Of Hell Shall not prevail.
against her aud for centuries. Hell
has been hurting It's wrath against the:
church. People have said to III e. THE
reason u am not a Christian is that
the church is not what she ought t to
De. There are SO many professors
who are no possessers. You have in
the chu rch, those who drin X cheat.
defraud; :slande err their nelghbors. are
dis honest, swear, foulmouthed, who
claim to- be fol lowers Of Christ, and
we skno W the charge is true. But
Christ would say, What u Is that to
thee? Follow thou Me-, Hypocrisy
y the honor tina vice pays to virtue.
feople have said ITO me. s.'4 AS long Ms
the church is not perfect, I will have
nothing to do with IT, Christ never.
spared #hypocrites. His most scathinF
denunciations were hurled araiust Z M
Ipretenders in religion The church,s
not perfect and Is not looking for
perfect people If the church were
"a ade up of perfect people, how many
or#us would bel int he church !? If the
churc p We're perfect, would not be
the pTeacheratonight And ff tie
church were perfect, tho man WHO
demands tperfect lion OF the urch
would never be La fit subject to Be
come a member The church lis =
hospital and it is to care for tt1e sirk
and needy ones. The church IL nor
perfect, Blu we, have "A LOT 81 gonfii
people Who arc striving on towards
perfec lion: Here is a. man who saws
=. I vi Il no be VI car penter because
there are 80 me cal enters who are
Ebunglers: will lot DO a doctor. h.
cause thore& are suackss III medicine.
will not be a lawyer. because there
are some little, .unc cru pul ousg shystaras
am ong the iawyera. u WI I'LL never i1a-
come an artist because there are
mespaint daubers. will never. ia
Fl military man, because there Arr,
some who arc coward will never
be a merchant, because 81 there are
some who are far short OF what they
ought to be- If you would lea = Al
mansta King u he th at. you M ould say.
He Is ready for the lunatic asvlut,.
There is4 no profession, no businaAs.
no ofganizatien TIL at can claim thAf
attention or any body OH TIL q ground
;ofs ite pstfetti ION. The church opens
her doors and if1Ff tas you to coin 3 i'll
N S hsrSfe and wants you toP