The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-02-21

it must not stop here; we must
carry out to a finish our prearranged
plans to accomplish something worth
while. If our life be one of toll and
suffering if the world outside be cold
and dreary, what a pleasure to re-
turn to the sunshine of happy faces
and the warmth of the ones we love
and remember the wise mans eyes
are in his head bat the fool walks in
darkness. knowledge is the light of
the world; to provide it requires a
lot of study, thought and application
of mind to produce any degree of
knowledge that will do us any good.
We must stick to Lines aBd keep
in touch with the rules laid down
for our guidance in Tue higher and
nobIer walks of life. The gFeatese
menace we have to contend Win is
the fanatic, the man WhD is wildly
extravagant, especially ON religious
subjects the fellow who can ad
does quote from the Bible scripture
TO substantiate any statement he
may make. He will calculale the
cause and effect of current Heuts
from dates and prophesies as re-
corded in holy writ; he will apply
every quotation that will meet with
his requirements and weave the
whole into a very plausible story
and will tell it with as much SINGER
ity as if it were all a gospel fact. Ia
fact these fellows tell these yarns so
much and so often that they really
believe it themselves-and they are
a dangerous class of peOple-they
do not disturb the tranquility of a
developed mind, nor do they have
any effect on the progress of Chrlst's
teachings, but they do gather about
them class of people who, having
no other source of light, not from
necessity but from choice, and into
their receptive minds pour the ven
ON of their doctrine. This makes
them dangerous. While they do not
disregard the teachings of the meek
and lowly Nazarene, they do mis-,
lead in the conceptions OF his lnten'
tons. Such teachings should not be
tolerated or countenanced in Chris
tan community. Of course this be-
ing a free country, and assuming
the suise of a religious sect, it is not
so easy to stamp it out, unless 1t
could be proven that it had direct
influence in corruptiDg the minds
and retarding the spiritual develop
ment of the people. who have come
in contact with it's teachings. Can
any man, brought up in this enlight-
tned age, with all the advantages OF
knowledge of soul to save and
heaven to gain, with divine prom
Use that Il go to prepare a place Tor
you, that where | am we may De
there also;" then the invitation,
Come unto me- We that labor and
are heavy laden and | will give you
rest" and hundreds of other equally
good and divine promises, which We
can all receive. And with tain
and tenacity we can get them all
we do not need any new doctrine
nor do we need any new interpreta.
tons of the scripture; the same Ola
book has been our erandtatners
guide, our fathers guide, and as a
heritage it has been handed down TO
US; it is good enough just as 1t IS.
What we do not understand we have
Moses and the prophets. Let US
hear them. Every church has a
Moses or a prophet in the pulpit
ready and willing at all times. I'M
der any circumstance, to set any
man straight if in doubt as to
Christ's meaning when he said seek
We first the kingdom of heaven and
all things will be added" 80 it IS a
very plain proposition, aWfuily easy
Of acceptance and worthy OF all con-
sideration.
We have the Bible and DO not
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