Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-10-20
I'VE ARE GOING TO The DEVIL.


The above words were spoken in my
presence and to me by one q our
most profound ana accurate thinkers.
He is professional man and stands
at the head in his profession. lie dld
not speak ireverently, for ne IS al
christian gentleman Neither dld ne
speak hastily or before he had given
the matter careful consideration.
Did he speak the truth ? Ii not, Will
someone else tell NE where we are
headed?
Many never really think; they do
not know enough to make full size
thought. There are some who do
think. They not only think but they
scheme also. They think and pian..
The schemers seem to be in the lead,
because they are the active thinkers.
They think and plan to carry out their
nefarious schemes, and they work as
well. Whoever heard of the Devil
going to sleep on his job2 He neither
slumbers or sleeps; nor do his agents,
called in the Bible his angels. He IS
"a great proselyter He pulls every
body his way that he can.
Satan thinks in large circle and
plans on a large scale and he mar
shalls his forces in large way. While
the friends of right are planning, reso-
luting and piddling, he is busy bring
ing things to pass. While we talk of
orga lizing against evil, Satan and his
hosts are already on the firing line.
/ wonder why more people are not
alert to present conditions.
Many people, splendid people, who
think and think hard, think in small
circle. If he is teacher most of his
thinking, as well as observation is
confined to the small area of his study
and the classroom. He has but lit
tie touch with the outside world. If he
is banker he thinks largely in terms
of loans, discounts, ETC., and only
touches the world at the teller's
window and in larger way with the
financial world, but not much touch
with general moral conditions. The
doctors world in which he moves and
thinks is his office, examination room,
operating room and the sick room of
his patients. All these and other pro-
fessional and office people have limita-
tons placed upon their observations.
1t is true these read, as others do, but
the things that really impress us and
incite to action are the things that
we see and come into personal touch
with.
The one who can most nearly see
things as they are and therefore draw
the most correct conclusions, is the one
who has the largest and most varied
touch with real conditions in both
town and country. Thus he comes in
on of
and learns the ways and ideas of the
different classes of people. The man
who used the language heading this
artIcle, by virtue Of his position and
work, has access, practically to every
class and condition, hence his con-
clnsion is worthy of our very earnest
consideration
Ii anyone feels inclined to take issue
with the gentleman, viii that person
have the kindness to tell US where we
are going? There are but two great
personalities toward which we can go,
God and the Devil. To go toward God
Is to advance upward; to go toward
the Devil is to pursue a downward
course Toward God means to be
growing better; toward the Devil is to
be growing worse. 1t the world is
not growing better, then certainly We
are going to the Devil"
The impious Belshazzar and his
thousand lords in fancied security,
drank wine from the sacred cups OF
the Temple and praised the gods OF
gold and Of silver and of stone, and
while the banquetting hall reverbera-
ted with music and shouts Of revelry,
a bodiless hand wrote upon the wall
of his palace the doom of the drunken
king and his drunken lords, and on
that night they were all slain and the
kingdom taken from Belshazzar. While
the world worships gold and gives it
self to pleasure and RIGHTEOUSNESS, the
handwriting Of Jehovah may as sud-
denly appear across the skies, saying
sstim eshall be no more" and calling
the nations to judgment. One thing
we know is that record of every life
is being kept, even to the secret
thoughts and intents of the heart, and
all these shall be brought into judg-
ment and that awful day will surely
come. It may be nigh. "Who shall
be able to stand in the day of His
wrath 2"
One of the chief sins Of the present
times is the constant appeal to the
sensual nature. This is done mainly
through advertising pictures, the mo-
vies and the styles. Almost in what
ever direction you look you see semi
nude picture. They tell me that prac-
tically every picture show has some
suggestive features and it is needless
to say that the modern STYLE Of dress
ing is an appeal to the sensual nature