The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
In the Religious World
NEW HOPE FOR exILEo JEWS.


! die thts alsuse. The fall OF Jerusa.
lem and the conquest. OF Nebuohad.
/ nezyar were merely incidental The
| death was there in the Kingdoms
body. IL h the stern law OF nature
and OF God that any powers unused
I become lost. The greatest tragedies
OF our time are not those which find
/ their Way into the newspapers. they
are the hidden tragedies OF human
spirits. as when "a man discovers
that no has by neglect lost his
taste for all The higher things. and
for God Spiritual deadness Is a
calamity far oycrshadowing the
stOppage OF breath. the disappear.
ance from the body OF The mysteri.
Gus vital spark
Judah was not wholly dead, but
SO nearly SO that only EXTREMIST
measures could save the remnants.
~ God wiped her or His slate as a
nation In His dire punishment
Jehovah was still dealing with the
Chosen People as with His sons.
Tie had 90 Go a parents hardest
duty punish Ills own. To IN up.
He had first 90 east down Nothing
short of national destruction and
exile could teach the nation the sin
and folly OF idolatry And. bitter as
VAS the lesson. the Jews learned n
after the exile they never returned
20 this sin which had cursed the
people from the DAYS 81 the wilder
ness 20 the fall ~ the royal dynasty
After all, mo price is too great TO
pay 20 learn the exceeding sinful
ness Of sin
America say many voices. has
been soft she has lost her spir
fual sensitivcucss and ancient ideal
ism Luxury and sclfinduigence
have entered into her spirit like q
canker NOW comes the surgery OF
war with its healing We may lose
many precious lives. but we shall
surely find our souls
Even in The act OF blottlng out the
national hfe FOR time. we are
given rare indication ~ the long
patience and eager affection 81 God
Tor Jehovah h. pictured as rising up
early and sending. because lie had
com passion FOR His people" The
forbearance OF God ia one OF the
diyinest signs Of His Godship
Tho Preachers X On Place.
Dignity and honor have attached
70 the couings and goiugs OF high
commissions OF the Allied nations
on these shores. because they are
the plenipotentiaries Of their coun.
tries The man who comes with
he Voice OF God on his lips. "a the
am bassador OF The Most High
should ever be accorded honor IL
HIS Master Is 20 be pleased One
o, the remarkable Indictments
against Zedekiah ia that He hum.
blcd not himself before jeremiah.
the preacher Tha, looks az II the
preacher "A greater than the
king SO thought John Knox. when
he Numbered before Queen Mary
So think the bravo prophets OF to-
day. who. unafrald OF evil IN high
places DO nor withhold the Thus
saith The Lord" that has been de-
livered unto them
This fearless facing ~ SIN. In
rulers and IN people. is one OF tho
marked signs ~ the new patriotism
~ the times The state 81 mind Of
the best citizens IL one ri utter hon
asty with actual conditions they are
willing 20 hear and toll tho truth
however ugly. about church and
state and counting house and home
In the cause OF true reform The part
OF thu seer Is prc-eminenuy import
ant. We can get along without kings
and presidents and governor better
than we can get along without Genu-
inc preachers ~ the truth % God
This word needs 20 Oe said In n
day when there is pronounced ten
dency. As IN Judah ~ old 20 mock
'he messenger ~ God. 20 despise
Hls word and 20 scoN az His
prophets Every halfaedEed youth
about town. Vith never an original
thought IN bis head feels A. perfect