Evening journal., 1918-04-04
HRsTItN DUTY AND KNOWLEDGE.
Psalm tie. Verses 2 10 rs,
MRS. n. FRA1fEH SMITH.


MRs. n. FRAaiEH SMITH.
The key,sord of this scripture sec
on. Translated "clcanse" means. In ihe
signal, "lo be pure. or what amounts
4 . d stronger pnrpose. ITO mako pure.
hes the Christian Duty and knowiedge
SOUGHT of ihesi eight verses represents
od's way Of purifying ihe life, and q
arecfoid progress method of accom-
li-hlng ihls puciacsiion can Doe dis
eiuc1 as iho iosirs structure of the
ccsion. That Christian duty and
nOviedSo are The terminl of ,ha s,cuc-
RE thus dlsccrned Is obvious. The
rst division may be called
J. Tho RoaArai'on % Personal Weak
Acss Verses 9 snd CO.,
The qqQesuon az verse nine How
tail youth cleanse ils way, how shall
routh be made pure, Is realization
" personal weakness scriplueally an-
icipated In Isaiah 1876 and Gao. Gods
sery chosen are shown 90 have ac-
CURED this weakness born Of sin; htlie
Wonder that David, greatest OF israeis
,0yal representatives, should have been
concerned about The youth oi that ma
ton, that the cleansing might begin at
I've founiain-head. youth. The over
whclming confession OF this weakness
portrayed in the tenth verse sounds
certainly Dayidic. lf ever man had
sought God With ihc whole heart 70
WAS he: yet ~ ever man had reason 20
cry 90 let me not wander from Thy
commandments" it was. likewise, he.
Christian Endeavorcrs. Youth Is The
kcyword Of our organization. VIC need
no Old Testament testimony That we
have need OF cleansing save That which
bears New Testament corroboraiion as.
for example. "rhere IS none righteous
no. mol one" A moi q few OF MS have
sought with the whole heart set with
a constant tendency Go wander away
from Gods commandments, even The
two commandments upon which hang
the law and the prophets. it Is inlcr-
estlng. then, 10 follow the psolmisi IN
the second division Of The section which
might bo called
II. Tho Development of Individual
Strength VERSES ~ and i2l
A remarkable feature OF the rcQllza-
ton Of personal weakness is reviewed
through a comparison OF tle last
clauses OF verses nine and ten, respcc-
lively. The needing OF Gods word adj
mlitedly necessary 90 cleansing was
evidently wanting; at very least the
prayer TO be Kept from wandering from
Gods Commandments was born OF SIN
pressure thst each one of ms knows
only too we'll u youth Is 20 be cleanscd
and personal weakness overcome, inii-
Vduai strength must he developed. The
hccding or tho word may be O prob
lem, the h.ding OF lhe word Is lhe SOC
luiion. God. shah not sin against
Thee 81 hide Thy word IN my heart
1es. thrice blessed art Thou o Lord
for thus le0ching me THY statutes.
Fndeayorcrs 70 is through The heart
door that Gods Word goes on 10 indi
>iduai strength that otcrcomcs per
eonal weakness. The pure in heart arr
blessed because 70 Is ont OF the abun
dance. on The heart that the mouil
Sneebeth and. too oflon, alas show
sial out 0f ihe heart proceeds e,l
lhoueOis. But hide Gods word in th
hear' and the new treasure viii be
knowledge OF Ills statutes II The yer!
Voice of lhe heart Is the w ord of God
how can we but heed His command
ncnls aud what can we say but Una
ve have learned Ills slNuics? Wha
VIII result may be called
Iil. The Manifestation of Acquire,
Power Verses 1870.
Here we can be brief. allowing On
verses TO speak their own verbatim
message. The knowledge that The hid
den Word has produced and. FOR weak
ness. substituted strength is slated q
verse I3. The Joy that the transiuo
has brought Is the theme of verse g.
The new duty OF consecration is On
theme OF the 18th verse. while the i6t
and final verse OF the section reveals
contrast TO the ninth. or FIRST, thJ
amounts 90 a rehukC Instead OF war
derng from the Word there Is a never
forgetting OF it. Instead OF a hear
sore ",sherewithal" there is a ligh
hearted. u viii delight myself
Just this in conclusion. Tho PSALMS
was in ihe fold-not out OF 20. II h
as one Of the chosen. perceived th
need OF knowledge and duty. and II w