The National tribune., 1892-06-02

instance in 3: II. (C. Cor, Is: 13.) 1t is the
lack of faith which causes men to fear tSt.
Mark, 4 40.) In all dangers commit your
selves unto the hands of God and you will be
SAFE Il Pet, d: 49, One that realizes who
| God u.s. what are his powers and resources. is
gives the idea thus:
I" Be like the bird that hating in her flight
Awhile on boughs too slight,
Feels them give way beneath her. and yet sings.
Knowing that she hath wings"
God is as wings to tho Christian who is in any
peril. Let every thing else give way, and he is
sure to fall into the arms of God.
Men often now get into lions dens. Do not
imagine you must go to Numidia to SEQ lions.
There are evil men more dangerous than
brutes, because more cunning and with greater
appliances. FPS, 10: 81 Look out for dens
infested by human lions. st. Timothy under
stood this. e IT., 4: ~ And David. (Ps.,
%: 10: 57:4)
g. Serve God continually. ". 49, Stability
of character is an element Of success. A tickle
man is failure Have some grand purpose
and stick to it. One must be decided and fixed.
He can then be trusted. You can always find
him, because you know where he is. DR.. Tai
mage puts this idea very well, saying
For the lack of that element of decision of
character so eminent in Daniel many men are
ruined for this world and ruined for the world
to come A great many at 40 years of age are
not settled in any respect because they have
not been able to make up their mind. Perhaps
they will 20 west. Perhaps they will 60 east
Perhaps they will not. Perhaps they will go
north. Perhaps they may go south. Perhaps
they will not. Perhaps they may make that
investment in real estate or In railroads. Per-
haps they will not. They are like steamer
that should go out of New York harbor. start
ing for Glasgow, and the next day should start
for Havre de Grace, and the next for Charles
ton, and the next for Boston, and the next for
Liverpool-these men on the sea of life, over
lastingly lacking ship and making no Roadway.
Or they are like man who starts to build a
house in the Corinthian style and changes it
to Doric. and then completes it in the Ionic,
and is cursed by all styles of architecture"
The Prophet Isaiah represents the Messiah
Oesus) saying, II have set my face like a
flint" lisa, 50:7; CT Eze, 3:5, 81 There
was no intention of turning back but fixed
resolve to face all Obstrnctors. Do not be
Christians now and then. Do not be devout on
be Christians i'll your town and use liberty
Qicense) when abroad. Daniel served God
continually.
T. Have courage A Christian need not
create opposition, nor need he fear it. Shaks-
pere, in Measure for Measure (Act iii, Scene },
says, Virtue is bold and goodness never fear
full" The Lord Mayor of London in the reign
of Henry VIII. threatened two devout men,
saying to them, " If you do not give up your
errors | will have you tied in bag and cast
into the Thames" They replied: My Lord,
we are going to Heaven, and it matters very
little whether we go by land or water" We
notice the courage of Daniel in the presence of
lions. Paxton. in illustrations of the Scriptures
from Natural Science, says of the lions: This
noble animal is the most perfect model of
boldness and courage. He never fees from the
hunters, nor is frightened by their onset. If
their number force him to yield he retires
slowly, step by STEP frequently turning upon
his pursners. He has been known to attack a
whole caravan: and when obliged to retire he
always retires fighting, and with his face to the
enemy" The Psalmist says, The righteous
are bold as lion" (Ps., 28:1)