The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-27

patience. Virtue demands US TO bear AMI
forbenr. We sadly ask. might not tn
world be betteri We should ask. can not
make it betteri In these scriptures thl
and gives wholesome advice for help x
make affairs better.
I'VE must not sit in a corner and grum.
BILE. See that old man or woman, witt
spectacles on nose, wrinkles on forehead
and wrinkles on heart, sitting querulous il
the chimney corner. Hard lines mark ths
face. Harder lines seam the heart. Some
thing is always wrong In life. Wicked old
grumblers, sitting amid smoke, until no sun.
shine is seen. Then see that young man
who lives an aimless life; or the giddy CIR
never satisfied. Their characters are loost
jointed. Bad training at home by incon-
sistent Christian parents, and shiftless ways
in life have brought no thankfulness unto
God as a power into their reckless lives.
THE SECRET OF ,CoNsEcRATED LIVES.
what is the secret Of living as unto the
Lord; living ccnsecrated lives1 These must
be under the constraining power Of grateful
souls.
"a consecrated life is a separated life
From WHAT From all that initiates
against proper exercise of our God-given
functions; all that dwarfs our nature.
dethrones honor, or hurts our fellows. How
extensive is the sweep OF these propositions
Thankfulness should lead US under their
sway. Can be selfish. idle. wasteful, dissi-
patedi
~ must also be separated to- something.
From and to embrace all reform
Separated unto all that is noble; builds up;
enriches, blesses home and land
rs all this easyi No. Enoch tried It,
and God translated him. Elijah tried 1t,
and was swept to heaven IN a fiery chariot
Mneou e. 81
people tried to kill him. Bu1yan lived as unto
the Lord, and prison bars iuolosed him tor
weary years. John Knox trod this path
and found French galleys as a slave and
faced Morton and Queen Mary. Luther
nailed his theses to the church door in
Wurtemburg and pulled all Europe about
his ears. The separated is not easy. Yet 1t
is the only blessed life.
What are some rules to govern such q
hfes Eph. ", o. etc. gives directions
about the relation Of wife to husband, par
allel to the relation of the church to Christ.
Paul points to an eternal and universal
principle of religious obedience to rightful
authority. God is supreme, and all conduct
must be as unto the Lord If this princi-
PIE were planted in all lives; if all felt their
relative sense Of deep need of support from
God and patient, pious fear of rightful law,
o, what peace and Joy would spread over
the land. No jails or uniformed and armed
police would be needed
Paul. in discussing relations between
employed aud employer, adds that all life
and service must be in simplicity Of heart
No duplicity, but single service as under the
divine eye, must prevail All, it must be
yielded heartily with good will, as doing
service unto the Lord. Love, earnestness,
diligence, with thankfulness.
AN EYE UNTO THE LORD.
$50 we must have an eye unto the Lord
for his own blessed reward of grace. Luther
said grandly When a servant maid sweeps
out room, she can do a work in God.' So
Paul teaches. SO George Macdonald has,
in expressive poetry, pictured an humble
woman sweeping out dirt from a Gothic
temple, and seeing q vision of her Lord, who
blessed her soul for faithful service.
"A thankful heart prompts us to take
life as it is and try to make It better; not
grumble at the sharp corners; but take
care how we turn them. We must then do
as the Corinthians did; first give ourselves
In gratitude to God, III. Corinthians, viii, 81
and learn how to live or die for him, Romans
XIV, g. Then when asked to contribute for
orphans, or to give for Christ's work at
large, feeling that we belonged to the Lord,
men would not give niokels, where they
should give dollars, which they have and
SOaAA oP1AAC SOa sCCH oh4 10 ONGE aA1s
No accidents occur. There never was
one. God ia never surprised
at what comes to pass. Our
narrow view cries Accident We see q
wheel plunglng with mighty forward leap
and think all is wrong. Not 50, the master
thinks. Beautiful products CLEAN yonder
from all that twisted machinery. D, let US
be thankful that the great wise, all-seeinQ
God directs all And let this songful spirit
rxfN
secrated as unto the Lord l will now
look at just two points, the source and the
beauty of such life.
THE SOURCE OF A HOLY LIFE.
Its source is in Christ Our life is Christ
In US. Here is an illustration from the
beautiful life of noble man
John Potter, the model church worker
of Pennsylvania. Early In life Gods
spirit lmoved on his heart. When II year
old he read Doddridge's Rise and Progress.
His soul surged under its power. It wal
winter. Snow covered the ground. In ar
orchard under the appel tree, he kneels and
prays Above the frozen branches crackis
the pale moonbeams struggle through
clouds the winds sigh; the boy wrestles fol
his salvation. In daylight he is In the barn
in some dark corner, in great agony. Slowly
he finds his way TO Christ and peace. He
feared to speak of his state. But after some
months he sat at the Lords table, and neve
n nearly seventy years did he retrace hi'
steps. Separate In Christ. he was thankful
No worthiness was found in self. In Jesus,
his Savior, he was more than satisfied.
go the eminent DR.. w. P. Breed, q
young man, went to his pastor, DR.. Johr
NJ Krebs, and said he would like to be q
member of the church. but feared he would
break his VOWS. The wise reply was: Has
not the Savior promised to give strength &
those who go forward in duty, trusting 10
himr Breed answered Yes Said DR.
Krebs: well, then, suppose you put him Il
his wordp That reply settled the question.
"In Christ is the center of all life and
power. JOY is born here. Thankfulnes
illumines and leads to higher life, as unto
the Lord.
BEAUTY OF SUCH LIVES.
''No beauty equals that OF character. The
fair face and form of Absalom were hi
shame and ruin. Wreathed smiles on Deli
lah's face are not hymned by the noble
poets, not set in the glorles of heaven. They
blaze with the fierce glare of he'll.
Look on features around you. Can YOU
not trace the soul in the face and in the life
Mark on these busy streets the chisel lines Of
sel6shness See the pencil touches of lust
You can read unmistakable hieroglyphics Of
soul on revealing countenances.
when God dwells in the SOUL love leadl
her beauteous train OF grsces; sweetness Of
grace sanctifies, rehnes and softens; COLDER
sunshine of heaven overfows and blesses.
think of gentle, ripping lake and verdant
hills Its clear depths hold the deem blue