The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-11-08
A Message by DR.. Smith
To all believers. in Christ.

To all believers in Christ.
Text-"Joab fled to the Tabernacle
of the Lord and caught hold Of the
horns of the Alter, Benalah said
"Thus Saith the King Come Forth,
Nay" said Joab.
So many Of US are deprived the
privilege Of our Sunday message
that it will be quite appropriate
to get sermonette through the
helpful press.
Acts like Joab's doing are daily
being enacted. The Staying of just
men, Princes, like Abner and Am
ara is sheer treachery. Then when
caught in their own prepared net
for another, they rush to the altar;
cling to the horns and cry for
mercy. Such is the cry of the
Kaiser" Today he is Staying the
worlds noblest manhood; crushing
innocent Belgians, betraying Rus
sian womanhood and destroying the
dedicated temples to God. And
Now, death and all it's accompanying
terrors facing him he rushes to the
temple of God and fastens on the
ceremonial horns Of the altar, crying
for mercy, "Kamerad."
But the King Of Heaven and the
King of Democracy cry out "Come
forth And be assured he will
come to his deserved end even if he
has said "Me und Gott" and
"Dutchland Uber Alles." He, like
Joab, like Judas and all hypocrites
must come to one end. The reward
of his sin will be his death. Right
eousness and Democracy will slay
all such enemies of God, Country
and Mankind; they must come forth
and meet their doom. These warn
ings are to all men and nations,
Your sins will find you OUT
Years of practiced sin bring ruin
and death, so Germany can now
affirm. Relentless warfare nev-
er affirms truth when treachery lies
hidden beneath. Power and DOM
inion will be crushed by the hands
of righteous Indignation. Then:
l. We must not trust in external
religion such as ceremonies, rituals,
altars and ordinances, for they are
only shadows that l!engthen as they
are cast over the waves until they
are lost IN eventide. A shadow is
only a back cast of the light and
you can chase it or run from it, it
only remaining until thick darkness
swallows you and your death is
made sure. Cling not to the cere-
monial horns of the altar, but come
to the fuilness of faith as it dwells
in Christ, away from deception,
hatred and determined destruction
of your fellowman and come to
Christ, the Holy Spirit and God.
II. The spiritual life leads to the
Altar of Gods love and gives life
Joab clung to the appendage of the
alter and died, so will be the end OF
every unfaithful pretender.
Your safety is then in clinging to
the altar of Faith in God, who says
81 will never leave you nor forsake
you. Whosoever cometh unto me will
in no wise be cast out" Take hold
on the great Atonement and live, il
will soon come. The command
"Come forth saith the King, an6
then in glory you will stand having
shown mercy, lived truthfully and
honest.
,N Friends come forth and let us al
\ pray more earnestly than ever be-
fore that our boys, our dear boys
who are at the front protecting oul
homes, our country and our faith
let US pray that they may ever be
pure and good and that they may re
turn to US again. Be in earnest
Keep the Home Fires Burning
which are, Faith in God, the Gospe
of Christ and the religion of tht
country. Read l Kings 2, % to "a
Psalm "a and conclude by reading
Psalm 81.