The Monroe journal., 1921-08-05


SANG together The liaht Of tn
mornins stars vas a song in the ears
OF those whose senses were fine
enOush % perceive it. To God the
twinklins stars are harmonious
voices:
Forever singing as they shine.
The hand that made Us Is divine.
In Psalm s5;S Ne read Thou max
est the ou'soinss Of the morninz and
evenins 10 reioiee before thee" In
Gods ears the sunrise and the sunset
are fun Of holy melody. and some
day. W TOO. in that body that shall
be like unto His slorious body" shall
have ears 60 hear those heavenly
harmonic, and enter into the ecstacy
of Him who ''rs ioices in all His
work"
In Psalm 2s;9 We read In His
temple doth everything shout
GLORY This is the temple of ma
ture. thar great and grand cathedral
in which John heard Every creature
which is in heaven and upon tn
earth. and. under the earth. saying.
Blessinc and honor and glory b. unto
Him that stitch upon the throne. and
unto the Lamb forever and ever
The nineteenth psalm is lust sub
lime anthem based upon these CORES
pondences between the WORD and
the WORKS of God,
End Text Thy word is wonder
full" This truth has been given such
prominence while speaking on the
first text that a short time only will
be given TO il.
First, "The word IL wonderful" in
itp immutahility The modern skep-
tic cries Back TO Christi" The writ
inss OF Moses are contradictory To the
truths of science" So say We. Back
to Christ For He said in His day
For had We believed Moses We would
have believed me. For he wrote Of me.
bh' AZ ~ btiifNf uut MS WIitlu-S
how shall W believe my words.
Whatever modern skepticism may
think Of the sn-called Mistakes Of
Moses could THE WORD that was
in the heeinnins with God" have made
mistake VII He said Moses wrote
of me-
Wonderful in its potency? 1T IS
the power of God unto salvation unto
everyone that helieyeth' Potent 10
lift dying thief from a mal,faotor's
cross to the paradise of God. at The
cry Lord remember me-"
That can say to the vilest sinner.
"Thoueh your sins he as scarlet they
shall be as white as snow "
That says "Whosoyer will may
comel and "WhoSoeyer cometh unto
me ! will in no wise cast out" The
matter included within the covers Of
the Bible has turned the world upside
down, laid the foundations Of modern
religion and civilization. and struck
unity through all history
OF the potency of the WORD among
the governments Of the world in the
external ways of morality and civili- !
zation. profanc history bears record |
This, good as II is, is an external
work, from without inward The real |
potency of the word. received by
faith, is from within outward. through |
a new life. because Of the receiving /
Of Person lin whom is eternal
life The one of whom Moses in
the law. and the prophets did write"
JESUS! The only perfect character
and the only sinless life this world
has ever known, JESUS! The one
who says TO the weary and sorrow
ful, Come unto me- and today there
Is throughout the world a mighty
host 30 10 testify to the potency Of His
word. In that they found in coming
~ Him the place whore sorrow sohs
itself away, and WEAKNESS finds rest
With firm faith in the potency Of this
Wonderful Word martyrs have
marched to the stake with steady and
step and have sealed their
faith with the blood Of martyrdom.
Old age has pillowed lis head upon
the precious promises of this Won
derfu Word" and have peacefully
fallen "asleep in Jesus"
Q. the wonderful potency of the
word. Missionaries have taken il to
tn uttermost part Of the world. and
today thousands have been trans
formed from canibals to christians,
from savaces to saints.
To this end your Bible Sociey ex-
lists and has been perpetuated from
generation TO generation. May the
blessing of God continue to BE- with
You all in your work Of faith and
labor Of love"
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