The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26

emn duty that we should search tn,
Scriptures TO know more perfect.
what the will of the Lord il. We ART
all living under this Law-it ls thel
pressing question. What notice arr
we taking of 1t? We cannot plead
ignorance OF the Law being in force
for II has been long and widely pub
lIshed. and this publication binds yol
to enquire into 1t and acqualnt your
self with 1t.
Although we do not rise 10 such ap
probation OF Gods word as that th'
PsalmIst shows when he says, 20 how
love they law II Is my meditation
all the day." How sweet are thy
words unto my taste! yea, swecteI
than honey unto my mouth" Tiny
testimonies have I taken az all herit.
age forever, for They are the rejoicing
Of my heart" Although we may not
rise to such appreciation OF God!
word, yet We may learn to give II
value; yes. increasing and lncompar.
able value. rs the guide OF life and AZ
the one support in death. But this re-
suit cannot be obtained by careless and
casual reading. The Psalmist said thai
his meditation was In Gods law all
the day. and that he rej0iced in 1t as
one that ilndeth great spoil. We find
that the riches OF Gods word are not
easily Obtninable but that is only ac-
c0rdinE 10 our experience OF other
valuable things. Not infrequently thu
most precious things are the most
difficult to attain: Iron and coal and
gold do not lie on the surface of tho
earth. but have to be sought for care
fully and with great trouble. The
earth does not yield her choicest life
giving products--its corn and oil and
wine without much painstaking skill
on the part of the husbnndman. 1t ls
so with the Bible. Some OF its highest
truths by no means lie on the surface.
They are there most certainly. and
they are to be found but they need
patient investigation and humble,
prayerful thought In order that they
may be discovered.
Thus to show In your use OF Gods
word. that you honor it, and take 1t
MS the Thessalonlans did. for what 1t is
in truth. not the word Of man. but of
the living God. this is to honor God
himself. and so to set forth His glory.
Remember that the coming of this
word to you puts upon you great re-
snonRibility which you cannot escape.
You have heard Gods voIce-so far
you know His will-shall not then the
language of heart and life, as you
stand In respectful attention. be ever
Speak. Lord, for=thy servant hear
eth?"
t2l Again we have distinct oh
legation in the use We make of Gods
church.
You cannot ignore the Christian
church as a great factor in your life
and in that of the world. You were
born under It's shadow, and its 0bli-
cations, like those of citizenship in
your native land, rest upon you.
whether you acknowledge them or not.
Go back in your mind to the beginning
of the Christian church, and you will
find that the church is as conspic.
uous in the history OF tile world, as
the sun in the midst OF the heavens
As clearly as we can trace the day
backward To its dawn, We can trace
the life of the Christian church back
10 its beginning. In the year that
Christ was born. this church had no
existence. but hundred years later.
1t not only existed. but had spread so
widely over the provinces of the Ro-
man empire. and had struck its roots
so deeply into the hearts and con-
sciences OF mankind, that the whole
strength of that great empire was I'M
able to destroy 1t. A hundred years
later, and the church had become a
still greater power in the world, with
a definite faith and a collection OF sac
red books, and an internal organiza-
ton. and an active missionary agency.
And the links OF its unbroken success
sion. from that time to this, are among
the most indisputable facts of human
history.
Now. then, what is your relation to
this church? Your loyalty to it. and
your activity in connection with 1t?