‘‘GOSPEL IHOLDTESTUpT" Soad*y Strrooo By Rev. Dr. J. Wfiber

M»» God'» Ability !• Cieuw Is llhutrsled la tfet Ccrciaoirics el tbe Old Test*

"S text. "And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram droit them £‘ou S.S'.lVi.-'.w; ijts been said wr .eel ourselves condemned and that if the day of awards came/ tomorrow we should sufler loss and loft our us as an inspiration, that all our sms may be blotted out and our iranafreasious forgirta. It is of great cheer, therefore, for as to study the subject now given. It is

Scriptures, with their types and ceremoThe birds of the Bible form an interest- ■>««*£. which'th^ wsteni bro'i^ht forth etness and power. Their n the swt-ctest, their pluma

dimds, ia' a picture of Christian exhilaraH ts •eeming severe, but with the outcome ah ffii; tsss'v.'SStoSJSisr' ^■w^:3^fc. 01 i. T ira; , 5 *5 £ sH h lS tis^*8S:^'£rss3.“?ffi God called him from Ur oHhe Chaldees bs^ .^idr.hlr;^^

lust forsake the world. In Abram’s sep■ration from Lot he is a perfect illuatration of the demand made in the New Testament that we must, if we would be filled with the Holy Spirit of God, separate our■elves even from the flesh. There is ■ great battle waging, as we find when we read the connection of the text with other verses of Scripture. It is written in Genesis xiv: li-ltt—"And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive he armed his trained servants, born in bis own house, 31S, and pursued them unto Dan. And be divided himself •gainst them, he and his servants, by Bight, and smote them, and pursued them onto Hobah. which ia on the left hand of Damascus. And be brought back all tbe foods, and also brought sgsin his brother Lot. and his^ goods, and the women alao. It ia hSre^we find a real test of Abram. Many a man has cone down just where Abram stood. God is always riving us tests of character. Read very carefully tbe twenty-first to the twenty-fourth verses of tbe fourteenth chapter of Genesis, and notice Abram's anrwer: "And the king of Sodom aaid unto Abram, Give me the persons and take the goods to thyself. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I will no*, take from a thread even to a shoelachet. and that 1 will not take anything that is thine lest thou sbouldest ssy. I h»T* made Abram rich; aave only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, r, Esehol and Mam re; let them take r portion." It always '

gy Damaact_. tne Thou hast given no seed; s^o „ born in my bouse is mine heir. And. I bold, the word of the Lord came unto iiim, •aying. This shall not be thine heir, but be that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And He brought him forth abroad, and said. Look

him, I am the Lord our of Ur of the Chaldi Mad to inherit it. Ttni

whereby shall I know Sir ?* “ i<3 unto him Taka l*e"a

beifer of three years old, and

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of three years old, a years old, and a turtli pigeon. And he took and divided them in

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Hr Abram does not put this test because be is incredulous, or because be beheres that God may fail him, but “iKS-£^:-J5? 1 .“Z3S!£\!^;e.3KE r^ 1 ° -3, and a ram of three years old, rzssa tsys'i.Tq « of faith — - Q * tr » u ° D

Lis mind was wsndering, but Abrsm waits on. ys.’BjisSTi E a-us;ill r»:YASfcl“.f E fssi.’t time* to see if there wss a cloud tbe sire of s man’s hand, giving us the token of the coming of victory, and the world has said ths^t all our^faith and hope waa in vain. This is when the spiritual life grows. It is also the time when the unclean birds come to discourage us and disturb us. Just ss they hovered about tbe ofiering of Abram, so they soar above us. seeking to .7, h ,a tSs Xi, wiTjb eu%3 the fowls came down upon the cares Abrsm drove them away." These offerings are the same as those If,r,K tL'tX'Tsz "Urs.Scr-'Cf. 1

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. .’ices in the Old Testament Scriptures are more interesting in the past, be saved? ’ has been the heart-cry of many struggle be has. for he finds that when he has cut off one sin tbe strength of it seems to go in tbe channel in which anfuture, and never for a moment makes provision for one’s awful past. «3r3 i '^STi.T&0

M4 ?’* ' r *. y r^ m . U now turn to God to seek the pi been scorned. His anthonty has been

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from all sins. Much is said

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I that was _ irs a proper illustration of tl Christ. "The Lord hath laid

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our sins away, as far "as the east is from tbe west.’' it is an inspiration for us to know that when Jesus Christ died on Calvary He not only died to set us free from the penalty of sin in the sight of God, but by His death we are set free from the power of sin in onr own lives. When one becomes discouraged and finds that he of himself cannot keep from sin, the evil bird comes to whisper once again: "You need expect it. You have been born with a tendency to sin. You have been cursed with an appetite. Your old nature ia still with yon." All of which we know and believe, are faithful students of our own nature and of the word of God. But this is no license to sin, for if we confess our sin God’s word is out that He will be “faithful and just to forgive us our sins;" that is. He will be faithful to Christ, who has carried our sin away. Isaiah’s picture in tbe fifty-third chapter of his prophecy is a pictura cl Jesus Christ as the scapegoat, bearing through the wilderness the weight of our tint. For every evil bird that comes to discourage us or to discredit - God’s word there ts a sure way by which they may be driven from us. The word of God ia our defense, and you have but to hold up to Satan, whose scents these evil birds are. ~— "It is written," and be will

"And the Lord spake unto Motes and unto Aaron, saying: And he that gathereth tbe ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even; and it sbkll be unto the children of Israel, and unto tbe them, foi xix: 1. 10. If one were to give this passage of Scnptnre a casual reading he might find in it very little to arrant his attention, bnt if be studies it carefully sad compares-Scrip-ture with Scripture, he will learn that not only is it one of the most intensely interesting studies m all the Bible, hot that it £&&i.3S££5L‘Z- r Z£ of^ Die work accomplished by our bWd There waa something in tbe color of tbe beifer, for it waa not allowable to have one single white hair—all matt be red. Surely thu is just a little hint that in the sacrificial life end death of Jens Christ there wae not one eingle bright ray. The offering most he without blemish; if there was tbe least spot of weakness about it it was U be rejected. And He was without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, too—absolutely perfect was the Son of God, our Saviour. The red beifer was to be taken oufot the camp, and there put to death. And gns.-ar srsT-Srs s When’ tbe beifer wss bornod, into the iSS“SE||pS£ or scarlet. Cedar wood and hyssop were also cast in. The cedar was the proudest tree in the olden lSaa, thtUafo{ the

suggestion is to the power of Christ’s

blood to cleanse.

In the sixth chapter of Numbers, first sar r™,;,', iras .tv,', as? arite defiled himself in any way he must Fsss&itirASi tews out of fellowship the days of lua uncleanness are lost with God. In other words, if ther» ii j a onr hearts or lives any unionfesaeJ or unforgiven sin. we iray br saved ■ —we will not argue that nuestion—but our | time is lost; it counts for nothing with | God. and for ibis 1o-j of lime we shall one , day be railed to a aleirt account. How j many Christiana to-day are r.haolutrly , without |>ower. Their voices wer# ones | beard in the prayer meeting. Their testi- • mony once rang out clearly in the church. : Their Ufe in the home was without re- I proach. And to-day they have lost their L testimony. Ii is when a man is in such o V condition os this that the evil bird comes ,

straight from bell to aav to him:

"Ah, yes! You once accepted Chriet ! ■."iLri’ .k, i i 'stfs&jBjrsr^rsn \ past. You have lost it all, for your case

u hopeless!"

u^J*S. B rrlSif b 5!Z,‘‘,U"wi.'!;f3; .‘SSil:.Sjfr- l rp&.'7S.sjt b 7s answer. The silence wss voiceful. Then, j looking at his congregation these were his !

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the names of kings, the names of apostles, !

came again and again the answer: "Brethren, there is no response. These

men are dead."

I oonld call the names, too, if 1 would. Hero is the ns in- of one who was once the 1 superintendent of a Sunday-school, and j who answered not at the roll call. Here is 1 church!! but Ids”voic^ V 'denG^HeVu ' •rs Ss^a "sissr‘i"sif but there is no response to his came. And oh, tbe aadnen' here is another whoae , name was once a household word e« an ' honored minister of the gospel. Iind there ius.vssrjf.'is.Tffi.^sy,^ have come in contact with the dead. Their | easy to keep unspotted rtrom the world. , The Jews counted every open vessel un-

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en grown. When a laxative ia needed the remedy which ia to cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs should be such as physicians would sanction, tecauae its

lolesome and the remedy itself free from

ledy which physicians and parents, and which the little ones enjoy, and its beneficial effects, is—

•and for the same reason it ia the only laxative which should

and mothers.

Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acta gently, pleasantly and urally without griping, irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results from the use of the old-time cathartics and modern imitations, and against which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when nature i

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were henceforth to be separated from all | * —-— ’ A'otorp Public. worldly purposes. In this we get a.deep Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and lesson touching consecration. We have acts directly on the blood and mnoons aurbeen told that we must forsake all for ! faces of the system. Send for testimonials, Christ, and some of ns have done it. We j tree, F. J. Caxxxr A Co., Toledo, O.

have been counseled to give up the things ; Bold bv Druggists,75c. that really we have enioyed. simply be- Hall'(Tamil y Pills are the beat. | Se^teMhmg'of^GtKTs"word,°antTvrK?« ' . S*™' 1 countericitera of ^ bw sszzxssir&i&ir

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sons the most miserable. This they have taken only half the step. They have separated themselves from * u: —

bnt hxve failed to consecrate

to anything. In other words,

two sides to the doctrine of separation. ; In a Sussex (England) village is part We are to be separated from the world, j of a garden paling made wholly out of tbe

but we are at the same time to he separ- | swords of swordfish. a ted unto Christ, and that place which !

once tbe world filled is now to be occu-

pied by Christ Himself.

It is to be noted that the blood was placed upon the ear first. This is very significart to me. So j —* —

idea that if they immediately do ac

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ire converted they m bcthing for Christ, when

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_ «. — fact service cornea last. The blood placed upon the ear first teaches tba *’ ■ -re are to hear what the Lord

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baa to aay to at. If we the habit of going alone each day an ting still just to commune with God. what a source of strength it would be to os! God only tells His secrets to those who shut out the world, and thus come close to The blood was placed upon tbe band next, from which I learn we are «fot only to hear what God has to aay to us. but we are to reach out and take what He offers.

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God has promised us the Hole Ghost, it a gift. Reach out and take the gift. The blood was placed upon the foot last. This many stand for service, bnt notice the

divine order.

reached a time when rules of sure, must grieve the Holy Gboet. In point of fact, if one is to be used,of God he moat certainly surrender to God, and

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