St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-25

requests he made known to God would
God would always give us what we ask.
When we come to see the record of our
life as it is written in heaven. we shall
see some of our best occasions of thank
fulness under the head of prayers
denied"
Did You ever see IA little child rush
ing home from school in hot haste, with
glowing cheeks and fearful eyes, burn
ing and smarting under some fancied
or real injustice or injury in his school
life He runs through the street he
rushes into the house he puts off every
one who tries to comfort him. NO,
no, he doesn't want them he wants
mother: he's going to tell mother"
And when he finds her he throws him
self into her arms and sobs out to her
all the tumult of his feelings. right or
wrong, reasonable or unreasonable.
"Thc school is hateful the teacher is
hard and the lessons are too long he
cant learn them. and the boys laugh at
him. and won't she say he needn't 90
any more -
Now, though the mother does not
grant his foolish petitions, she soothes
him by sympathy; she calms him she
inspires him with courage to meet the
necessary trials of school lite-in short,
her grace is sufficient for her boy her
strength pertects his weakness. He
comes out tranquilized. calm, and happy
hot that he is going to get his own
foolish wishes. but that his mother has
taken the matter in hand and is going
to look into it, aud the right thing is
going TO he done.
Now this is an exact illustration of
the kind of help it is for us lin ererv
thing by prayer to make known our re-
quests to Cod" The very act of con-
tidence is i'll itself tr;nquilizing. and the
Divine sympathy meets and sustains us.
A large class of our annoyanceS and
worries are eXtinguished or lesSeued by
the very act oftrying to tell them to such
Il person lis Jesus Christ. They are our
burning injuries. our sense of wrong
and injustice done us. When we 60 to
tell Jesus how cruelty and wickedlv
some other Christian has treated Us. we
immediately begin to feel as Il child
who is telling his mother about his
brother-both equally dear. Our anger
gradually changes to a kind of sorrow
when we think of Him as grieved bv
our differences. After all, We are speak
ing of one whom Christ is caring for
and hearing with just as he is caring for
us, and the thought takes away the
edge of our Indignation place is
found for peace.
Then there is still another class of
troubles that would he cut off and
fort to tell them to our Saviour. All
the troubles that come from envy. from
wanting to be Us fine. as distinguished.
as successful aS our neighborS. All the
troubles that come from running races
with our neighhOrs in dress. household
show. parties. the strife ..who shall he
the greatest transferred 10 the little
petty sphere of fashionable lit,-ah. if
those who are hurdened with cares of
this kind would Just once honestly bring
them to Jesus and hear what he would
have to say about them They might
leave them ut his feet and 90 away free
and happy.
But whatever burden or care we take
to Jesus if we would get the peace
promised we must Iedre it with Him as
entirely as the little child leaves his
school troubles with his mother. We
must come away and treat it us Il final
that. Christ will see about it. And
then We must stop thinking and worry
ing about it. We must resolve to be
satisfied with whatever may he bis dis
posal OF the matter. even if it is not at
all what We would have chosen
Paul would much sooner have chosen
to Ice free and travel through the
churches. but Christ decided to allow
him to remain Il chained prisoner at
Rome. and there Paul learned to rest.
and he WAS happy in Christ's will.
Christ settled it for him. and he WAS at
peace.
If. then, 10y following this one rule
we can always he ut rest. how true are
the lines of the hymn no 50 often sung:
oh, what joy We often forfeit
Oh, what needless pain e hear,
All because do carry
Everything to God in prayer"
Washington society has been stirred
t" its pr"taundcSt depths this week 10y
the marriage of Senator Christiancv of
Michigan. to Miss Lugabeel of the bu-
reau of engraving. That is. she was IL
female treasury clerk. She was Door.