The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-03

CAMBRIDGE CITY Ind, Dec. ;. -
The relation between sin and grace,
and the divine plan for the salvation
Of the race. We're discussed by DR.. Z.
J. Bulgin, in his sermon al the taber-
nacle here Friday night. He based his
discourse on II Samuel, 9. / and 10,
saying:
And David said Is there yet any
that is left of the house of Saul
that ! may show him kindness for
Jonathan's sake?
SO Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusa-
lem: for he did eat continually at
the kings table, and was lame on
both his feet
There is not anything in all history,
sacred or profane history, that is more
beautiful and chivalrous and grand
han the love of David for Jonathan
and the love OF Jonathan for David.
David is King of Israel. and as he
muses. over the history of the past he
calls in the high sheriff named Ziba,
and he says to him 'Ziba. is there any
one left of the house of Saul that /
can show kindness to for Jonathan's
sake| Jonathan had risked his throne
in friendship for David.
Finds Crippled BOY
Yes. there is boy by the name OF
Mephibosheth. The word means Grip
pled and smashed up. His home was
IN lo-debar. He was hiding from the
king. He is a grandson of Saul, the
only son Of Jonathan. He knows what
his grandfather tried to do to you.
Go fetch him in, says David.
sixteen trumpeterS and an escort
Of sixteen soldiers under Ziba's or
ders went to bring Mephibosheth in
! can see poor Meshibosheth with
his crutches, lying on the adobe floor
IN little cottage made of grass and
palm leaves. afraid to meet the king
i can see the crutches tied on the
hack OF beast and Mephiboseth lifted
into the kings chariot
They reach the kings castle.
hcy gave the pass word and The
great door Of bronze swings open and
Mephibosheth is ushered into the pa
ace OF the king and the door closes
behind him and he gazes upon David
the black eye, the hawk nose and his
head crowned with jewels. Poor Me
phlhosheth falls to the ground and
says, i am nothing but a dead doe
in your sight
David Is Fair.
But God bless David. he laid aside
his crown and he stripped off his roya
robe. He said, Say. boy, put hel
there. You are the image of VOW
old dad. Say. boy, your father va.
The best friend I ever had He haz
arded his prospects of being king in
order to be my friend Your father
and ] made A promise and we sealed
II with blood covenant. that if
died first he would take care of my
folks. and vice versa, and now, boy
YOUR daddy is gone, and ! am going tc
do exactly what my covenant callel
for
Is it not a beautiful story? Now
argument No. /: Mephibosheth is Z
picture OF the disabled human soul
Al of his life NTephibosheth was {
cripple in both feet The Bible is {
mighty plain book. It don't bea
around the bush
"A thing in the Bible is called fol
what it is. Sin is called sin. Hell
is called hell Damnation is callee
damnation. Blood is called blood. anC
Calvary and Gethsemane were awful
but the thing that made them awful
Has sin Sin is an awful thing.
thank God for the plainnesS of the
Bible and | am going to talk a little
about the condition of man who /.
away from God Like poor MephibOe
oeth you are hiding in. Lodebar afraiC
TO do business with God because yoi
-r" a. sinner.
Mephjbosheth was cripple and h,