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came and went and saw no signs of dan ger. It certainly behooves us to be grateful for dangers that are seen and are escaped, but it behooves us all the more to be grateful for dangers that are unseen and are escaped, that doubtless outnumber many-fold the dangers seen. — o — I t C an ’ t B e D one Rev. Ernest E. Ford, of Glendale, Calif., preaching recently on “The Preoccupied Soil,” in the parable of Matt. 13 :7, used the following illustration: A young man went to a pastor and stated that he would be willing to join his church, with the understanding that he could have his liberty. He was connected with various worldly organizations, and was fond of the dance, the theatre and the social life of the world in general. “All right!” said the pastor, “you may come in and have your liberty if I may make one or two little stipulations." “That’s fair,” replied the young man. “Will you be in your place as regularly as possible in the prayer meeting, and al ways give your testimony or lead in. prayer?” The young man became very thoughtful and then replied— “Itji&an’t be done." “So,” said Mr. Ford, “It is impossible to mature thorns and wheat in the same soil with any degree of success.” — o— Our; ability to stay with God in the prayer closet is the measure of our ability to stay with God out of it. — o — Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee nofeood.—Penn.
Prayer for the preacher is an office which the youngest convert can exercise to the spread and power of the Gospel. There will be more fire in the pulpit when there’s more prayer in the pew. — o — C ut A cross A journalist once accused Mr. Spurgeon of harping on one string. The great preacher acknowledged the truth of the charge and said that he could explain it. “Wherever I take a text in the Bible,” said he, “I always cut across lots as fast as possible to Jesus Christ.” That is what Paul did (1 Cor. 2 :2) and what every preacher should , do. Moreover, we wish that our Christian editors would learn to do the same thing. Tons of paper and barrels of ink are be ing wasted in useless discussion these days while the souls of men famish for CHRIST HIMSELF and Him crucified (1 Cor. 1:23). Warn against false teach ing we must, but as Mark Twain said: “I don’t care how much a man says as long as he says it in a few words.” Say it in fewer words, brethren, and let a greater proportion of your words be used to exalt Christ as the world’s sin-Bearer. Things are all out of proportion these days. Cut across. ,—o- - I nvitation T o C hurch Rev. D. B. Headrick suggests the fol lowing : Meeting is held here on Sunday,1 In morning and at night. Won’t yom cbme along with us And join us for the right? The devil has arrayed his forces, But God, we know, is true. He’ll lead His own to victory, He’ll more than take us through. Let’s worship here together, Sit at our Master’s feet; Let us know that some day in Heaven We will for eternity meet. H ----- :-- :------------ !------- S E R M O N G A R N I S H #>---------------------------------------------* U nseen D angers Dr. Francis Clark tells an interesting story of a young'man living in Maine, who was out in the woods one day with his camera, taking photographs of attractive bits of scenery. He came upon the mouth of a little cav ern between rocks, and he said to him self, “I will see what sort of a picture I can get out of that cave,” and as it was a dark day, he decided to take a time ex posure instead of a snap shot. Steadying the camera upon his knee as well as he could at the edge of the cave,, he gave the sensitive plate a long, deliberate look at the semi-darkness within. He went upon his way through the woods, returning home, and several weeks afterward, in a leisure day, he de veloped his picture. Imagine his astonishment to see in the picture, in the very center of the cavern, with arched back and bristling fur and within springing distance of where he had balanced his camera, a huge Canadian ¡lynx, that might have easily torn his eyes ¡out or have destroyed his life, and yet he
SPIRITUAL HELPS IN VERSE * -------------------------------------------- * G od I s F aithful “God is Faithful”—Not, He has been; Not, He will be; both are true; But today, in this sore trial, “God is Faithful” now to you! —o— D on ’ t D oubt “Doubt that the stars in orbits move, Doubt that the sun is fire; But do not doubt God’s holy word, Thus making Him a liar.” '-^o— L ive D ay B y D ay I heard a voice at evening softly say, Bear not thy yesterday into tomorrow, Nor load this week with last week’s load of sorrow. Lift all thy burdens as they come, nor try To weight the present with the bye and bye. One step and then another, take thy way— Live day by day. L ove A S oul T hru M e “Lord, lay one soul upon my heart Prayer is work, dost thou believe it? Prayer is power, wilt thou receive it? Prayer the path the Saviour trod, Prayer the touch that links with God; Make thy life a prayer, He will answer-^here or there! —o—’ His F aithfulness Though waves and billows o’er me pass In whelming floods of ill, Within the haven of God’s love •My soul is anchored still; For though the stress and strain of life My thread of faith may break, The cable of His faithfulness No storm can ever shake. .;')'-Lo— C are A nd P rayer When every care in simple prayer Is to God’s footstool brought, We have no ground Whereon to found One single anxious thought. —o— His W ill A lone “Once it was my working, His it hence shall be; Once I tried to use Him, Now He uses me; Once the power I wanted, Now the Mighty One; Once I worked for glory, Now His will alone.” And love that soul thru me, And let me nobly do my part To win that soul for Thee.” — o — L ife A P rayer
Adapt or Adopt 9 • “ T H E issue between the Bible and the critics,” says Prof. Allis in the “Princeton Theolo gical Review,” “can be summed up in a word, ‘adopt’ or ‘adapt!’ Shall we ‘adopt’ the Bible as the standard by which all things, even the conclusions of modern scholarship, are to be tested? Or shall we ‘adapt’ the Bible to what may be today ‘the proved facts of modern scholarship,’ but tomorrow may occupy a con spicuous place in the museum of exploded theories ? The one will give us the blessed assurance that we are built upon the foun dation of the apostles and pro phets, Jesus Christ Himself be ing the Chief Cornerstone, that we share the faith of Abraham and David, of Isaiah and Ezra, of Paul and John. The other will impress us more and more with the distance which separ ates us from them, and what is far wo r s e , separates us from Him to whom they bear witness, a distance which tends to become a gulf which the bridge that is called Reinterpre tation can never span.”
A fterwards H eb . 12:11. When a sudden sorrow Comes like cloud and night, Wait for God’s tomorrow, All will then be bright. Only wait and trust Him Just a little while, After evening tear-drops Shall come the morning smile.
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