Evening journal., 1922-03-23

Peter to come from Jappa that he
might explain the Way more
clearly.
"He found Saul and sent Annanias
to tell him that He had heard his
prayer. He found Lydia a seller
Of purple dyes open her heart for
His Word Paul on the shores OF
the strait, sleeping, had a vision. saw
man, the man was calling Come
over Into Macedonia and Help
Paul obeyed the voice. His FIRST
entrance into Europe as gospel
propounder found Lydia by the river
side outside the city where a few
Jewish women. were met and
preached to her. Lydia becomes a
Christian. Yes. Jesus roams the
vast field Of the universe to ind his
treasures; In Egypt, He has found
Moses; David among his hocks;
Luther in the cloister; Wesley in the
rectory.
HE knows the field and finds the
treasure. dives into the deep and
finds the pearl. Then when he
found st no sold all he had and
bought II.
Jesus was rich ere he be-
came poor; rich in his Fathers love;
rich IN the homage OF all heavens
Intelligence; rich in divine preroga-
tive; rich in painless immortality;
but he sold all. laid his glory by and
became poor or az the scripture has
expressed Il 'Emptied Himaelf' But
this is not all he became man;
angelic nature was too ETHEREAL; nor
did he take adamic nature.
He was made in the likeness OF
sinful flesh with its inhrmities
As the children were psrtakers OF
flesh and blood He also himself
took part OF the same. As the
pearl diver weighted himself that he
might sound the deep where the
oyster lay Jesus weighted himself
with our humanity. went down intC
deaths vale; into the grave; there
found the lost imprisoned ones; rob
bed death Of IFS spoil arose with
the keys Of death. grave and hel
fast to his girdle. He paid a fear
ful price. not silver or gold. but nj
most precious blood. But wha
makes man so preoious7 He mus
have an Intrinsic value. The skep
tic asks was God wise paying sucl
, a price for man. when He is a
rich'7 Well all OF us has at time
, felt that way
A II have stood alone on the noun
e tain heights where amid. eternal soil
tudes. where the old bal deagl
,, huilds her nest; I have stood on tn
r strand as old ocean in her might
{ cradle Ike a breathing monster.
- have seen II IN It's sportive mood;
d have seen II angry. with heavin
l. bosom dash the luckless bark like
o toy. and felt constrained TO or.
J. What Is man that God Is mindfl
I OF himT
.e "God doesn't love things no moi
y than do. God may say they al
= good. God Is love. But love wan
> love. not admiration, IN return.
4 IAN artist conceived pictur
4, thought Il out in all It's grandel
y and transferred Il 10 canvas. Broth
I. artists came from a great dlstan'
- 10 admire. Exultant, due 10 h
brothers praise, he felt that q
he heights OF his admiration had he'
a realized. Just then the blue-ey'
-,e baby came in from the home. pull
he his coat saying. Papa, have "
70 forgotten baby7' A thrill We
he through him. The picture al
a praise forgotten. he picked up I
no little bundle OF love and said; n
papa has not forgotten his darling
e. God IS my Father, and I am 7
ek child. II God loves me as 10
my baby. I don't wonder that
rs. sent His Son to buy me.
an IF ye being evil, know how
he give good gifts to your children, n
nd much will your Heavenly Father
10 but how about the evil, the pi
10 fame. the vile? In answer would s
that is why I love the gospel
or takes advantage OF mans ruin to