The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-09-02

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a Pcriious Invasion
The United States OF America has
been invaded by three enemy armies
which threaten our national exist
enee. First. there Is within our bor-
ders an army OF $500. geo illiterates
above ten years OF age; second
there is an army of 5S.ooo.Oo0 peo-
pie who are not identified with any
church. Jewish. Catholic. or Protest
ant; there is an army OF 2g.o00.oo0
Protestant children and youth, under
twenty-five years OF age, who are
not enrolled Ia any sunday school
or other institution fer religious
Training
Having seen the needs OF purlfi-
cation. and having seen that neither
example. popular literature. nor edu
cation can open fountain to the
house OF David and the inhabitants
OF Jerusalem for sin and unelean'
ness" we come 10 the Psalmists Own
answer, which ! believe IS the only
satisfactory answer ever given
''Mhorewith shall the young DsaI
cleanse his way BY taking hee1
thereto according 20 thy word.
A perfect and complete standard
is Gods word
His word is clean. pure, right anc
righteous, perfect. are and true.
No sin Is found anywhere which h
not here shown 20 be sin, and no viz
tue is known anywhere which Is moi
here shown 10 be a virtue.
The American. 10 all intents and
purposes. who interrupted sermon
in order 10 make "A dollar, not oniA
found his deserving reproof, but IN
spired these words OF wisdom
Take heed. and keep yourselve
from coVeiousness for man lift
consistent not in q e abundance o
things which he possesseth.' Luke
ll2.l5. Again, We cannot serve
God and Mammon" Here we Sc.
Moses Choosing to suffer afflictioi
with the people OF God. than enio.
the pleasures OF sin for season"
The Pathway of Purity
No guide-book anywhere has
taught the pathway of purity more
clearly than has this book. Year
ago . Y. M. {. A. worker desired e
address the young men. on the necee
sity Of clean living, and he jns
took the Book OF Proverbs. II sun
stands as the Nclearest and most Ill.
rect teacher OF young life that w
know anything about. No one car
go astray who follows its guide posts
No wonder this book has been loved
BY the best OF men In all ages. ano
hated by the worst OF men,
The Pathway of Weakness
How frequently we hear wrong
doing excused on the ground thai
everybody does IL. or duty neglect
ed excused because nobody does IL.
Everywhere else men desire 10 risi
above their fellows. No one repect
an opportunity 10 do a big thing H.
nancially because no one else does
and no wise person refuses an oppor
tunity 10 escape the flu, or other cpl
ldemic on the excuse. everybody u
having e." Here we see mem Mer
who dare to be true 20 God when al
Others are false Men who dare e
do things for God In an unusual wa,
Though they leave the crowd Her,
a prisoner becomes a ruler. a slave
Ian omancfpatcr OF race. shepherd
boy hero and a kings a child born
Ian the manger aFcrnus 10 the throns
lof God, Here a Job stands by hi
Integrity when all the world mocks
browning says: mo, when the
flight begins within himself, the
mans worth something.
Some things In each life may DC
worthy OF imitation. but only HIS
life he worthy Of importation. 81
Paul could say Il live. ana ye'
not l.. Christ liveth ~ me- Again
For me 10 live IN christ, aud 20 di'
Is gain" Here 's life cleaned b.
the incoming OF fountain OF pur'
lllfe. Blood in the scripture stand
for life. so let us read familiar
verse. III we walk IA the light. a.
lie Is IN the light. we have Fellowship
one with another. and life OF Jesui
Christ His Son clcanseth Us from al
lain" hut this cleansing r. not ~
easy a. 10 demand no effort. for
We will De cleanecd. We must tax
heed 10 His words II any man WI
come after Ne LEI him deny himself
and take up BIS cross daily and fol
low Me-
"Wherewith shall young mar
cleanse his way
BY taking heed thereto according .
thy word.