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pa;f km; hi THK (tAZKTrK-TIMES, HKPPXKR. OREGON'. THCRSD "V. JAM ARY SO, 1919. Func animals of Christianity .111 Tao Four I .it e:cr. ill tian :i- a p:irt that .u.i'i !u h. Cunl that !: i- imtains to f his nature. I5ut ii !; constituted by mahlc m" rocelviiie t .cny (,-!!; T :: dim certain is n. .1. 1HI- (.if! of 0 V. mi. i.- it . .! t:.i- ii! that in' V.-at slum!.' life." Wi-h-v.t For !! o::o I i: i- hi. sue'- it a t ri- ! !i e is . The e..;i r v inn l' 1. rd Je-r.r. "ho w.uvl ii y b 'i; men S. u, lieiiexeili mi hi m !i. V -it have eternal t Is lee ''-e pe'is''.. ah ;-ii; entered Into the world, aini death by sin; and so death ;.:sed up m all men. for that ill have shred." Rom. 5:12. "For all liave sinned and come short of (he u'hiry of -l-.d." Rom. 3:2;!. " How shall we escape, if c neglect to g.e.i' n salvaM n. Heb. 2:3. We all f..- t!'e erfiinty of death. We liope for life beyond the grave. How ran we realise rhat !i ipe? Can a nan by his own devices or inventions lecure for himself tnat life which ill not perish? There was a time hen men so thought. Chemists loilel, studied, and expprimento.1 in vain endeavor to concoct an "Elixir of Life." Travellers explored the remr'st carts of the nrtli in hope of discovering tne" "Fountain of Youth." No leiuer do men entertain uch delusive hones. We arc saved from eternal deitn bv the gift of eternal life from God. The assuramv. of eternal life may ati:-ry man's na'uraJ desire to soc ur life beyond the srave. Yet, the gift of r - 'if r ! -t miiv not be a cesirable thing. It depends upon t'i.- condi'vi mi co.-'ien' of tin life. As said Ik fore, the scriptures 1".: li-:Ui rc.rdin? the con ditions i:nd content of future lil. X verUieiess. enough is said to enable us to know that we. in t! ii;'". largely determine the condiii ct.s and content of the life to coins'. Wo must "Work out our own salva tion." The kind of a life we live r iiv determines what shall be here after. A certain university offers a course of study destgna.ed as "The .'::;: ci::.:j:! of Ma.-lf." The course is in tended to tit those who take it to appreciate, more than before the beauty of music, to enjoy it more. The Christian life is a course in the appreciation of heavenly things, it fits us to enjoy the good things whi"h God lias prepared for those who love Him. Forgiveness. We would be afraid to meet the Lord if v.e had to go into the heavenly home without forgiveness. i ! : ' he"iinl the graie with "a certain fearful ex;cetati m of judgment." presumably we would not be very happy. We would be continually oppressed with the sense of our own guilt. Indeed in this life it is terrible enough to live from day to day with the burden of a guilty conscience. I know three boys who, some years ago, after having indulged in some mischievous prank, for which they expected to be punished by the father of the ". iii" ..ii '.he next day, decided to get up early the next day and run off to the woods and there spend the day. The next morning they ate an early breakfast, helped themselves to a lunch to take along, walked about five miles to a lovely bit of .'.: r.iul there spent the day. You can imagine what an enjoyable time these hoys had together. The phuv r TARH iJiiriErTEHIS Time for Spring Work Approaching The time is rapidly approaching when it will be necessary to begin Spring farm work. ARE YOUR IMPLEMENT POSSESSIONS SUFFICIENT FOR YOUR NEEDS.? The work! neeiLs food, and more food, and it be hooves every farmer to raise as large crops as possi ble this year. LET US HELP BY SUPPLYING YOU WITH UP-TO-DATE, LABOR-SAVING FARM IMPLEMENTS. Gilliam & Bisbee Morrow County's Pioneer Hardware Dealers beautiful. Many kinds of birds were there, and eggs in the nests. There were squirrels and rabbits running about. One or two hedge hogs were found. Blackberries were ripe. There were springs of c ol, ciear water to quench the thirst. Shady places in which to rest. What mo re could be desired? Yet, these boys did not enjoy themselves In the least. That stupid trick had spi i'.ed it all. At nightfall, tired and sorry, they quietly went back into the house and v. eat to bed wft.i i iit facing father or outlier. If they had known they were forgiven, wi.at a :;r. at difference it would '.i.ive made. ' i i -ive beto-3 me two newspaper clippings. One from the Telegram ; of a few we?ks ago, states tiur. j .".liliard H. Cutter, of Chicago, tias publicly confessed that he had forged h. ni's of an aggregate value of $500, non upon which he had bor rowed I10U.00O from the Chicago I Title and Trust Company, in a pi isoii cell lie is reported to have i said: "1 am nearer happiness than I I have been for four years. Yester day I was a millionaire. Today ' .mi a happy pauper." Apparently no one had suspected this man of dis honesty. The other clipping reports rhat Bob Under had surrendered himself to the sheriff of Calhoun out.ty at Pittsboro, Hiss, for a murder commuted twenty years be he, loo, thought he would be happier in a prison cell. The gov ernment maintains a "Conscience i'und" in which is put .sums of inoney rcreivtd from time to lime from persons who thus voluntarily .y to make amends for some wrong hey have done. The insistent accusation of r guilty conscience is a terrible thi'-.g. The burden of gaiit is heavy to boar, i he a ay to get re.ief from that bur den is to confess the wrong we have done and to make restitution. But we cannot always undo the wrong ve have dune. In so fur as we hae vronged God and offended him we an confess our sins to Him, as we re commanded to do, but how can e make restitution? How can we .s relieved of the burden of guilt so at we will not fear to stand before Him? The whole system of Jewish .ucriflce, offered year after year, was but to teach these people and us that ve cannot make restitution for sin by gifts, penance9, or sacrifices. They foreshadowed the final sacrifice of "the Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world." Jesus paid it all. God can forgive us our sins and yet be just if we confess our sins before Him and accept the sac rifice of Jesus Christ as an offering on our behalf. "God coramandeth Hi.- own love to -id us. In that, whilo wj were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Rom. 5:8. "In whom we have our redemption thru His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, ac cording to the riches of His grace." Eph. 1:7. This forgiveness is a part of our salvation. It is accom plished, not by our own efforts, but by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Mastery Over the Power of Sin. Some may conclude, therefore, that as all we have to do to secure the forgiveness of our sins is to con fess before God and accept Jesus Christ as our sin offering, we can do anything we like, commit as much sin as we desire and yet be assured of forgiveness. Not so. Paul says: "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid." Horn. 6:1-2. And in the Hebrew letter we read: "If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remalneth no more a sacrifice for sins but a certain fear ful expectation of Judgment." Chap ter 10, verses 26 and 27. In other words the scripture teaches that, when, we thro 'faith accept Jesus as Savior and obey Him in baptism we receive the forgiveness of past sin but after that we are held ac countable for all wilful sin and will bo judged for it. Wfc ate to fight and conquer sin. By the grace of God ve be omr partakers ,f the divliu; nature. We become new creatures.' The old man is buried in baptism, that as Jesus was raised from the dead, so we also are raised to walk in newness of life. Read Rom. 6:1 14. A man's eil nature will ofteu assert itself over his life in such a I way that he is apparently powerless ' to help himself. Sinful habits are bonds which bind and are hard to! break. "His servants ye are to whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto right eousness." Rem. 6:16. Jesrfs has (h i med us fiom tin. '.joa.'uge of sin. "Ye are bought .vith a price", "Sin shall no longer 'rase dominion over you." But the ;;jnful nature v. ill not be overcome in a day. New converts are new born babes in Cb'i't. T: o spiritual nature is weak at first and not always able to assart Itself. It must be nurtured, protec ted, fed, and exercised until it is strong. The old nature must be sup pressed until the spiritual is able to dominate over it. We must do this ourselves. It requires effort. We must "work out our own salvation" in this way. God does for us what Tie cannot do for ourselves. He gives us eternal life and forgiveness for sins. But this fight against our own evil dispositions is something lye can do for ourselves. "Fight the good fight of faith." "Quit you likt men, be strong." "To be carnally minded is death but to be spiritually minded is life and peace." God does not leave us helpless In this fight against sin. He recognizes our natures and the power of sin owr us. "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the tempta tion make also a way of escape, that ye may be able to endure It." 1 Cor. 10:13. "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly not of temptation." 2 Pet. 2:9.. It is not cowardly to try to escape temptation. It is weak ness to submit. We should be in spired by the example, of Jesus who "has been tempted In all points like as we are, yet without sin." He went about doing good. "Overcome ' ovil with god." The Christians of I the Roman church were nearer to salvation than when they first be-: lieved because they had been de veloping Christian character and overcoming evil. This part of salva tion is progressive and depends largely upon our own efforts. Sal vation is not complete without mast ery over sin. If we continued iu sin we could not enjoy or appreciate the beauty of the life to come. The victory over sin may not be- com plete for some of us, perhaps, in this life. But we shall finally "Be de livered from the bondage of corrup tion into the liberty of the glory of the children of God." Rom. 8:21. Home Portraiture Portraits taken in the home are often more natural and pleasing than when taken in the studio. Until the 1st of March the people of Heppner can have pictures taken in their own homes at any time. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE BABY C. S. Reeves Koom lti, Barnards Lodging House. 4 Your Income Tax Honorable Milton A. Miller, Collector of Internal Revenue, Portland, Oregon, under date of January 17, 1919, makes the following statement in regard to the new Income Tax Laws: "The basic principles of the old laws will probably apply to the provisions of the new, so far as income tax is concerned, and it would be well for each individual, part nership and corporation to prepare their figures, and ascertain the exact amount of their income, so that the actual returns can be made with as little delay as possible."" It will stive you time and money to have your Income Tax return correct. If you don't pay a sufficient tax you will later be assessed the amount you should pay to gether with' a line and penalty. If you pay too much a great amount of trouble and delay is often experienced in obtaining a refund of the tax erroneously paid. We will prepare your Income Tax statement for you and assist you in determining your proper deductions and exemptions from your gross income. Besides conducting our Income Tax Accounting department, we make a specialty of selling livestock, both at public auction and private stile. We have sold several of the largest auction sales held in Eastern Oregon this Fall. If you have cattle, horses, sheep or farm machinery for sale, let us know. If you want to sell or buy a stock ranch or wheat ranch, or if you want to lease or rent a ranch, it will pay you to consult us. For information, 'phone, call or write Farmers' Exchange of the Inland Empire HEPPNER, OREGON T. R. BROWN, Manager i t T ? T ? t t ? ? t t T The HEPPNER GARAGE tee 231 Cents IPer aDflon THE machine and repair shops of this Garage are now in charge of Messrs. RIVERS & ACKLEY, men who thoroughly understand the business. All accessories, tires and car sales business continued under old management. ALBERT BOWKER, Proprietor t T ? f
