The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30

was beautiful Many kinds OF birds
we're there, and eggs in the nests.
There were squirrels and rabbits
running about One or two hedge
hogs were found Blackberries were
ripe. There were springs of cool,
clear water to Quench the thirst.
Shady places in which to rest
What more could be desired? Yet,
these boys did not enjoy themselves
in the least. That stupid trick had
spoiled j, all At nightfall, tired
and sorry, they quietly wen, back
into the house and Went to bed va
cut facing father or mother If they
had known they were forgiven, what
a great difference it would 1aye
made.
/ rave before me two newspaper
clippings. One from the Telegram
o: few weeks ago, states tina,
Siillard H. Gutter, of Chicago, mas
publicly confessed that ne had forged
bonds Of an aggregate value OF
100000 upon which he had bor
rowed 100000 from the Chicago
Title and Trust Company. In a
prison cell he is reported to have
said: Il am nearer happiness than
! | have been for four years. Yester-
day / was a millionaire Today
am a happy pauper." Apparently no
one had suspected this man of dis
honesty. The other clipping reports
hat Bob Linder had surrendered
himself to the sheriff of Calhoun
0unty at PittSboro, Miss. for a
murder committed twenty years be-
he, too, thought he would be
happier in a prison cell. The gov
ernment maintains a Conscience
/ f'und' in which is put sums Of
money rcceivtd from time to time
from persons who thus voluntarily
~ to make amends for some wrong
hey have done,
The insistent accusation of
guilty conscience is a terrible thing.
The burden of guilt is heavy TO bear.
lie way to get relief from that bur
. den is to confess the wrong we have
done and to make restitution. But
we cannot always undo the wrong
Se have done In so FAR as we have
Yronged God and offended him we
an confess our sins to Him, as we
re commanded to do, but how can
make restitution? How can We
e relieved of the burden of guilt so
] at We will not fear to stand before
Him? The whole system of Jewish
aaCritice, offered year after year, was
but to teach these people and us that
We cannot make restitution for sin
by gifts penances, or sacrifices.
They foreshadowed the final sacrifice
of the Lamb of God who taketh
away the sins of the world" Jesus
paid it all God can forgive us our
sins and yet be just If we confess our
sins before Him and accept the sac
rifice of Jesus Christ as an Offering
IN our behalf. God commandeth
HI, own love to- ard us. in that, while
We were yet sinners, Christ died for
US" Rom. SIS. In whom we have
our redemption thru His blood, the
forgiveness of our trcspasses, ac
cording to the riches of His grace.
Eph. II. This forgiveness is a
part Of our salvation. 1t is accom-
plished, not by our own efforts, but
by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Mastery Over the Power of Sin.
Some may conclude, therefore,
that as all we have to do TO secure
the forgiveness of our sins is to con-
fess before God and accept Jesus
Christ as our sin offering, we can do
anything we like, commit as much
sin as we desire and yet be assured
OF forgiveness. Not so, Paul says:
Shall we continue in sin that grace
may abound? God forbid Rom.
S:1-2 And in the Hebrew letter we
read: IF we sin wilfully after that
We have received the knowledge OF
the truth, there remaineth no more
sacrifice for sins but certain fear
full expectation of judgment" Chap
ter 10, verses 26 and 27. In other
words the scripture teaches that
when we thru faith accept Jesus
as Savior and obey Him in baptism
We receive the forgiveness of past
sin bat after that we are held ac-
1 countable for all wilful sin and will
be judged for it. We are to fight and
conquer sin. By the grace of God
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