Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-03-26


the scientific laboratory.
Men are willing to graft precision
10 studies In material things. They
want the fractional, the specific there.
They boast Of their precision, but
when precision is insisted upon con
corning the Savior Of the soul thes
forthwith designate II as iiarrowness.
They say, I'VE know and shut the
door to all directors. But when the
subject is the Savior Of the soul, they
demand that we consider 1t as com
peting with other arguments and need
Ing only to be classified as fit for
their company.
Why should 1t be thought that a
Caesar Augustus should do anything
else but bring forth his pagan theories
even II he subtracted some from
them, try to vamp them onto the
teaching Of Him who is the Truth?
That, surely, unless his proud heart
yielded. Why should 1t be thought
that NicOdemus would at the mo
ment accept the Truth, unless his
proud Pharisee heart yielded? We
see in Paul the force of what we are
saying. This man. Pharisee Of the
Pharisees, does yield. In that cry
what wilt thou have me dor the
proud boast OF the man collapses and
the real majesty Of Jesus claim ap-
pears in its commanding reality.
Why should men think today that
because a man has accomplished a
few mixings he should be heard on
how men can be saved? Why should
man, because he is peerless in
physics, be counted upon to pronounce
about the credibility of holy Scrip
ture? Is a man guaranteed to, make
good bread because he can play a
piano we'll?
All, 1t is the attempt to classify 'the
wisdom of men" as a necessary ac-
compartment and abetter to the gos-
pei that is confusing and betraying
the people. Its legitimate result is a
profuse mixture of speculation such
US NOulu Hot We AOltIhltu lut fuhhihS
a ship In the storm or running bank
In town.
The moment you allow here what Is
commonly designated breadth" you
fall into maze Of speculations. And
to place the saving of the soul at the
mercy Of speculation is to make it
forever insure. To place the re-
demption of the soul upon the basis
of speculation Is to have no guaran-
teed good news to tell about it. To
place prayer upon the basis of specu-
Iation is TO practice addressing the at
mosphere- To place heaven upon the
basis OF speculation is to sound the
death knell Of hope. To place the out
look for the world upon the basis of
speculation Is to increase intrigue ard
make bankruptcy of virtue.
THE TRUTH Hush, men, your
guesses and your ventures. What
criticism have you to make upon
either His claims or His loving offer
ing of Himself for you, once for ali?
Why listen TO the revel of your guess
ing? Why let contending voices, born
Of ancient falsehood, dull your hear
ing? Have you lost your way In the
forest? There Is one sun. Have you
tossed In the storm until the extent
Of the sea made you Incapable of pic
turing at all plainly the shore? There
is one safe sheltered harbor. Did you
cry in distress until your very excite
ment served only to increase your CON
fusion? There is one heart that can
sOIace you. Do not delay. Accept Him.
He Is the Truth.
"For the time will come when they
Will not endure sound doctrine: but
after their own lusts shall they heap
to themselves teachers. having itching
ears, and they shall turn away their
ears from the Truth and shall be
turned unto fables"
What. after all, Is the value OF all
men think they know, II they do not
know the Truth?