Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-31

temple of King Solomon The Book of
Revelation refers again and again to
the Old Testament. The Old Testa-
ment and the Book of Revelation seem
to be the shining abutments of divine
truth, while the New Testament is the
golden bridge between. How glorious
was the temple of King Solomon! built
of white marble with its holy place
and most holy place lined with gold
the wings of cherubim covered with
gold in the holy of HOLES was the She
kina, the symbol of the presence of
Jehovah. Around that temple stood
the shining pillars set in their sockets
the embodiment of strength and beau
ty. To such a temple would the Holy
Spirit compare the glory OF true
Christian character.
PILLARS IN THE TEMPLE
Suppose we look forward so years
into the future. In that far off day
this building will be no more, then
the workman will go to the quarries
they will blast out the rock and gather
the great stones for new temple.
They will fashion the pillars and set
them in their places to support the
high roof and the ample archways.
The great congregation will gather
there to worship. There the splendid
pipe organ and the orchestra will Join
the minister will eloauently preach the
same old gospel your pastor breaches
today The people will come and CO.
like the birds that build their nests
in the archways of the temple. or like
the wind that will sigh in and out.
Generation will follow generation on
to That house not made with hands,
eternal in the Heavens But listen,
there are some things about that tenn
,,la hat will N 10 nj re Oh
stand as long as the temple stands, for
thousand years. Now God compares
the noble, steadfast child of God to
pillar in the temple.
Many there are who never dream
of coming in the household of faith.
Many who attend our services refuse
to go forward. They stop at the
threshold of salvation. How many en-
ter our young peoples associations as
associate members but never think
seriously of becoming real Christians.
Many prominent men, lawyers, ply
siclans, merchants, bankers, teachers,
farmers, never think seriously of serv
ing God They are friendly to our
churches, often liberal with their mon
ey. but when they are asked to yield
heart ind life to our Lord, they utter
ly refuse to do 1t. Many men glory
in the fact that they are brothers in
they will be saved because they have
pious wives. Christianity is a person
al matter Your wife cannot impart
saving grace to you. If you are ever
saved, my brother you must come
as your wife came, as a poor penitent
sinner and be born of God. l want
you to know that the royal road to
success and happiness is by the way
of the Cross and not by the way of
. he. III I'D he
preme thing the church of God needs
today is more consecrated, spirit filled
men.
GIVE COL TO GOD
I'VE need and must have the cool
headed, hardheaded, leaders of COM
merce, the captains of industry to help
us wage war an sin and Satan. We
need men of brains to throw them
selves into the worlds work of uplift-
ing our race The church of God must
some how make gigantic, persistent
efforts to win great numbers of men
to the church of Christ. / cannot but
feel that the great united church world
movement now being inaugurated will
impress nightly thousands of the
leading men of the world. They will
see in this movement a great oppor-
tunity for the investment of manhood
and money. o men of the world, when
est need is to bring your hearts and
lives. your fortunes and your sacred
honor and build them into the King
dom Of God. When will you under
stand you should give your gold to
God and have it transmitted into the
gold Of the immortal glory.
DEVIL SURELY ACTIVE
Men never become pillars in Gods
kingdom because they are blown about
by every wind of doctrine. They are
not satisfied with the Holy faith OF
our fathers They have itching ears
for something new and so they run
off after the fads and isms of the
day. There was never an hour before
In the worlds history when the devil
had concocted 20 many false religions
as have sprung up like mushrooms in
the past forty years. Many there are
who make q fair start in Christianity
but they seem not TO be well grounded
In the faith and soon they are wash
ed away by the foul waters OF the
world. We have too many pillows.
and not few pilIowshams in our
churches. We surely need more pill