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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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