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PEACE WHICH CoMErH OF TRUST.

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
whose mind Is stayed on Thee, because be
trusteth In Thee. That is the peace Of God
which passeth all understanding" 1t is of
infinite value, and is the possession Of those
only who strive to keep the holy command
ments "Great peace have they which love
Thy law, and nothing shall offend them"
One cannot conceive of greater blessing
than heavenly peace. Appetite and passion,
ambition and every unholy desire are ban
ished where peace reigns. In this spiritual
condition love to God and man abounds, and
the pure spirit lives above the world having
its cOnvcrsativn in heaven.
Peace does rot mean inactivity. Every
function Of the body. every faculty of the
mind, every emotion ofthe heart may be In
lively exercise, while peace flows through
the soul like Il river, and the whole life is in
harmony with the will of God. THE
wicked are like the troubled sea when it can
not rest. whose water casts up mire and dirt.
There Is no peace, ssth my God, to the
wicked" The peace OF God involves the ex-
ercise of The highest moral qualities Of our
being. There cannot be perfect peace un-
less there is perfect obedience. 10 obey is
better than sacrifice" Obedience is the
supreme test of Godliness.
Let us then seek peace and pursue it, 1t
is universal privilege and boon for all
who desire it. In The midst Of the cares and
anxieties and perplexitics Of life. which are
common heritsge, we have the eternal as
surance Of peace. Whatever else we may
acquire there Is no wealth nor fame which
can compare with peace of mind; and pos
sessing all things beside, WithouC peace there
can be no true Joy. There are countless
blessings of life, material, mental and IN 'ral,
but all depend upon and are subordinate to
peace, the greatest moral luxury in existence,
here and hereafter.
"Acquaint now thyself with him, and be
at peace" mark the perfect man, and be-
hold the upright, for the end Of that man is
peace" 1.-The work of righteousness shall
be peace" aye shall go ont with joy and
be led forth with peace" ''Peace / lelvc
with you, my peace give unto you." The
fruit Of righteousness is sown in peace OF
them that make peace" The Scriptures
abound with similar passages i'll attcstatlon
of the exceeding value of peace, out of the
assurance to those who comply with the
conditions Religious Herald.
What book. Vast and wide rs the
world, rooted III the abySseS Of creation,
and tower ne up beyond the blue secrets of
heaven. Sunrise and sunset, promise and
fuliilIment, life and death, the Whole drama
of humanity arc iii this book Hcine, on
the Bible.
Their is no time that we need so much to
go apart and seek God in prayer as when we
are conscious Of rcs.cssncSS OF spirit AMI are
moved by ha,,y impulses. In such times
we are almos, sure to do the wrong thing
uul.ss we have taken council Of God. after
waiting before Him long enough to have be-
come perfpsaly quiel.
uoUSEKEE2EKs arc beginning 10 u1s'
cover that the fancy family brands OF
family -four are not what they are
cracked up to be. Modern methods
which grind the life out of wheat,
adulterato tho product, and present it
in market in fancy packages. have
largely superseded the old and more
honest processes, but experience is
proving that SNOWY grades OF flour do
not always make bread that is the
most nutritious and wholesome. Off
cials whose drty it is to guard against
impositions by food adulterations
might well give some of their atten-
ton to -four inspection.