Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-28

man. 1t may find expression in an
exalted emotional state in n
heightened clarity of mental per
ception, in noble deeds, in the de-
velopment of character, indeed in
great variety Of ways; but its
seat is always the mind of man
and ns ultimate cause the Deity
himself.
How II Is Applied.
For countless ages electricity
has inscribed its magic tracery on
the storm-cloud and performed its
all important functions in organic
life but not until mems eyes We're
opened by experience and trained
observations TO recognize its laws,
was it practically applied to the
need OF civilization. Similarly,
unchanEinE moral and spiritual
laws have existed through all
times, but they have not be-
come operative in human life,
until the tye of some seer is
opened by great experience,
or under the direct influence
of the Spirit of God; he is led to
see and proclaim them. Thus. God
is in all, and reveals himself
through all nature and life,
but it is only through the
mind and on the lips of His high
est creature, man, that truth is
freely appreciated, formulated and
applied.
The New Testament was written
in the Greek language and is COM
posed of twenty-seVen books. 1t
was written to set forth the char
acter and teachings of Jesus
Christ. the mediator of the New
Covenant" by at least eighty men;
among whom were the apostles,
companions of the apostles and
brothers Of Jesus, The books were
written at various times during the
second half of the first century.
4 Great Guide Book.
The Old Testament contains not
merely the word of God, but, to-
gether with it's complement the
New, is the great guide-book in
finding and knowing Him. 1t blaz-
es the way which the pilgrim of
today, as in the past, must follow
from his cradle to the throne OF
God. At each point it is richly il
Illustrated by the actual religious
| experiences of real men and WON.
en-. Their mistakes and their vic.
tories are equally instructive. From
many vantage points reached by
prophets and priests and psalmists
we are able to catch new and glo,
rious visions of Gods character
and purpose Of mankind. Through
| its pages--sometimes dimly, some
times brightly, but growing evel
clearer-shines the divine light Of
Gods truth and revelation, cul.
minating in the Christ, the per
fected revelation and the supreme
demonstration that man. though
beast by temptation, baffled b!
obstacles, deserted by friends, anC
maligned by foes, can nevertheless
by the invincible sword of love ant
self-sacrifice, conquer the worlt
and become one with God, as die
the peerless Knight of Nazareth.
1t required no imagination t
picture the young Jew of Nazaretl
eagerly studying in the synagogu
at the temple, and alone by him
self, the sacred writings found il
our Old Testament, for this fact
clearly recorded on every page Q
the Gospels. The events of Hebre'
history and its heroes--Abrahan
David and Elijah were all familia
to him.
Based on Sermon on Mount.
The Old Testament was tn
background of a large portion {
the Sermon on the Mount. Fror
Deuteronomy VI, 4, 5. and Levitt
Gus XIx,18, He drew his marvel
GUS epitome of all law and duty
In the wisdom literature and espe
cially in the Book of Proverbs, H
, found many of those practice
truths which he applied to lif
with new authority and power. A
every point in His teaching on
recognizes the thought and Ian
guage of the older scriptures. A
the moments of His creates
temptation and distress, even i
the last agony, the words of tn
ancient law and Psalms We're o
His lips.
The first translation of tn