The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-15

put, taking the human element away
altogether, and conveying the idoa that
the writer OF this Psalm, for example,
was laid hold Of on some particular
day by some uuseOn power, and forced
TO write down 90 many sentences which
were not his own at all. This idea OF
course made It very difficult 10 explain
the changes Of the pronounS For II II
were a pieco Of plain dct0tion, why
should the same person be spoken OF
sometimes in tho first person-veraos |
and .; II will say Of the Lord" then
sometimes in the sAcond-varsos 3 to
IS; "lhOu shalt" "lhou shNlt;" aud
then again in the third person, verses ii
to l6; "BOcause he hath set his 1--we
upon Me, therefore will deliver him
So 1t made it very difficult to explain
the pronouns, with the old idea oil mere
mechanical dictation,
And in thG second place, AMI much
moro seriously, it conveyed tho idea
that these We're 40 many promises to
the effect that any ono who would walk
with God would never suilDr anything
would never take cholera or smallpox,
for instance, though thousands wsro
dying about him, Nothing makes init
dels quicker than that; they know it's
not true, There IL no word
in tho Bible to assure you that
however many Thousands may be
dying around you, your life ahall be
spared.
What, then, il the assurance of this
Psalm2 Ara these assuraNcei not OF
any value to us? Certainly they are
These Assurances OF safety are not direct
promises oil God but they are the OK
pressions OF the conviction that has
been wrought in this godIy mans soul
by the experience OF Gods dealing with
him, And all who walk with God a.
he did may have similar condolences,
equally valid, and in tho strength Of
these assurances may go into any dan
ger where God may call them to serve
Him, may 90 without the slightest fear;
and it they fGii--if TOR example while
they arc ministsring to those who are
smitssn with pestilence they should TALL
victims to it--thsy will still 'ablde un-
der the shadow OF the Almighty" safe
and blessed in the one evOnt RI in the
other,
DIRECT WORDS OF con.
The only words in the Palm which
come directly from God-they are all
from Him, Of coursoi every word OF it
comes through one VINO spAke as no
was moved by the Holy Ghost-but tho
only words which come directly from
God are these, from the fourteenth
verse to the end. And you will observe
that they do not promise that the man
that loves aud trusts Him will have no
trouble, but lhoy do promise what is far
better, II we knew it, that He will Ger.
tainly be- with such n one in all his
trouble. Let us read 1t again and SEQ:
"Hs shall call upon Me, and will
answer him; | will be with him in
trouble"
The special vAllo Of this psalm lies in
that it 10 q genuine SOU experience. It
promises safe and sure retreat from
all that threatens to disturb or annoy
or endaugcr. Is not that a blessed
lesson tn come 10 US from 80 old and
dark a time?
There ia an old saying that "PrNyor
and provender hinder no mans jour
ney." How prayer oils the machinery
every day, to say nothing OF tho bless
ingi it brings from on High! Alas for.
the creaking and grinding and wear Of
rusty machinery that would accomplish
very much more with so much less toll
aud wear, II Only the owners would take
q little time now and then to have it
cleaned and oiled. That 10 what We
want this morning-frst the cleansing,
and then the oillng. But our illusirN.
tons have takan us too lar awaY from
tho fg.tree shade. Lot rs 90 back to it,
and let Us all got familiar with 1t, ospe.
cially in the vacation days.
l have SAID It is good travellers
psalm. 1t is also GOOD stay.at.home
psalm. All, there may BIO some that
are just as busy, just as hard at it in the
month OF August as in the reSt OF the
year. But | hope. my dear friends,
those OF you who have to keep hard at
it all the year through will have some
OF this delightful tig.tree shade expOri-
enco on some OF these lovely summer
evenings and some Of these fresh sum.
mer mornings. Aud ~, | suppose,
many do find 1t somewhat OF holiday.
timo, with q little more time for leisure,
lotus try to eater into this delight, this
enjoyment, and 80 form a habit through
these weeks Of summer that will 90 with
Us through all the toll and stress OF tho
autumn aud winter.
And in order that we may enter into
the secret place OF tho Most High, and
abide under tho shadow OF the Al.
mighty, lot us by all means turn our
backs upon our sInS, aud set our faces
with patience and perseverance, to cul.
tivRte this habit. Aud so shall we all
know, without commentary or EXPOSE
tion--wo shall know in our own expert.
onCe what 1t is to "abide under tho
shadow OF the Almighty"