Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-07-24


Good men have been frequently mis-
judged by the world. One OF the most
godly Of all the missionaries of the
church was James Evans. who minis
tered to the Indians of the frozen
north. He incurred the hostility Of
officials of the Hudson Bay company
because he taught the Indians to rest
from their labors on the Lords Day,
although he demonstrated to the com
pany's officials that those resting one
day in the week did more work than
those who labored seven days. When
Evans went to England he was re-
ceived coldly everywhere and was sur
prised and broken hearted over the
fact. Then he learned that cam
paign of Misrepresentation had been
carried on against him and he under
stood this cool reception. Justice was
finally done him, but how hard to bear
such an experience as hisl
However, even when the world has
the best of intentions toward US, its
judgment is likely to be wrong. Jesus
said: "Woe unto you when all men
speak well Of you" On the other
hand, he said: BLESSED are We when
men shall revile you and persecute
you and say all manner of evil
against you falsely for my names
| sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad"
AS matter of fact, the worlds
standards of judgment are wrong. Our
| text throws much light on this point.
In the margin of our Bibles, the word
Judgment" is here translated "day,"
so that Paul is saying: ut is very
small thing that I should be judged of
mans day" "Afan's day. is contrasted
| with the "day of the Lord" which is
still to come. The principles which
govern "mans day. are not the prin-
ciples of the Lord but rather of Satan,
who is "the God of this age" Hence,
a Christian may expect to be mis-
judged by the world, for he is a pill
grim and stranger here. The Pilgrims
In Vanity Fair, as John Bunyan has
pictured them, were looked on as out
landish men and people took them for
Bedlamites. "The world knoweth us
not"
Next, Paul goes on to speak of self
judgment. What an aTresting state
ment-"I know nothing against my
self" Certainly he was not one of
those who turn the grace of God into
iasciviousness. Although not under
law he insisted that the righteousness
. of the law should be fulfilled in us
who walk after the spirit. He knew
nothing against himself
But he Immediately goes on to say
| "Yet am I not hereby justified" PAU
knew too well the imperfection of hu
man self-judgment. Had he not once
honestly thought he did God service by
prosecuting Christians, and did he not
approve the murder of Stephen? Ever
If there is no sin in our consciousness
1t may Turk beneath consciousness
seen by the eye of God alone. The
most holy Christians feel the propriety
of singing,
III Every moment Lord, 1 need
III The merit of thy death.
Finally, Paul speaks of the judgnen
OF the Lord, concerning which sevcra
Interesting statements are made.
II To begin with, the Lords judgmen
will be complete, for he twill bring t,
light the hidden things Of darkness
and will make manifest the COUNSEL
of the hearts," This is solemn
thought, yet how comfortingI Onl,
God knows the deepest things In u
and we shall be manifested at tn
judgment seat of Christ. A story 4
told of a man who had reputation
of being most miserly. After his dealt
1T was discovered that he had pinche,
and saved to bless a woman whom h
had loved years before and who ha,
married another, and to help her chill
dren. The money that came so mys
teriously to that poverty-stricken fam
lily, and which made education and al
good things. possible, came from tn
rniser who lived In the next street an
whose name was by-word in all tn
town. What revelations the "day o
Christ" holds for usi