Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-09-12

pendence on the divine mind.
Patrick Henry, Americas match
less orator, committed himself to
the guidance of Gods book and
expressed a regret that he had not
done so sooner. Dickens commit
ted his soul and his children to
God through Christ. Webster
begged the people to cling to the
teachings of the scriptures as the
cnly safeguard for our civil institu-
tions.
Even the wits OF the day are
Christian men. Mark Twain, Josh
Billings and Bill Arp are all men,
bers of the church of Christ. |
wish | had time to speak of Rich
ard Watson, John Bunyan and a
lot of others who were sprung into
mental activity by the touch of the
spirit, but surely enough has been
said to impress upon you the great
truth of the text that God honors
those who serve Christ. 1t will
be, therefore, greatly to your ad-
vantage if you heed the instruc-
tons of St. James who says: "lf
any man lack wisdom let him ask
of him who giveth literally and up.
braideth not" Like the mighty
men above you, who compose the
Victoria and American institutes
of philosophy, you ought to pray
God to help you in your work, ask
for the vitallying power of the
spirit to spring you into the great
est possible mental activity.
Great people never hesitate to
pray.
The senate and congress of the
United States are opened with
prayer. The pasrliament o Eng
land will not go to business with
out first invoking the blessings of
God. The supreme courts Of the
great nations of the earth are
opened with prayer Queen Vic
tory confessed her dependence on
the Christians God and President
Cleveland asked as a special privi-
lege that he might take the oath
ofoffice on the bible his mother
had given him.
HoNoRs OF THE NEXT WORLD.
These can only be understood so
far as they are revealed in the
scriptures. Prominent among the
honors reserved for US is the fact
that we shall be permitted to enter
the presence of God. Then we
shall see Him face to face. In our
present state we cannot form any
proper conception of what this
means. No man in the flesh can
see Him and live. When the Lord
revealed Him self through the min
istry of angels, on Hoseb, the
mountain had to be guarded lest
the people come too near and die.
Not even little bird could set the
soles of her feet upon her native
branches and live.
The majesty of God would over
whelm any sensitive creature in
this world. We may wonder what
it is and cry out like Moses, 80
Lord l beseech thee, show me thy
glory" but we are too feeble to
witness it. We cannot look upon the
sun, one CT Gods creatures. with
out damage. How then can we
look upon Him who has lighted up
millions of suns and yet his glory
has not faded? As / have looked
upon all these things that have
proceeded from God, the twinkling
stars, shining moons and blazing
suns and thought OF God as the
source of all, l have caught the
spirit of Moses prayer: 80 Lord
| beseech thee show me thy glory"
And then 1 have been thrilled with
the promise: "Then we shall see
Him face to face" A second honor
is we shall see Christ. Christ said
to his apostles: 81 will that where
/ am there you may be also that
you may behold my glory" You
have doubtless thought of Christ
as he went about Judea doing his
works of mercy and have desired
to see him. You have stood by
the death-5ed of some friend who
was triumphing over the great de-
stroyer and you have longed to see
the one who sustained your friend
in that terrible ordeal. You have
experienced the thrill of salvation
as the spirit sent in Christ's name
bore witness with yours that you
was child of God, and in the fer
vor OF newborn love you have
longed to see the one whom your
soul loveth; this honor God will
confer on you by and by. We
shall not only see Christ but we
shall be like him.
Paul says: "He shall change
our vile bodies that they may be
fashioned likeunto his own glori-
Gus body" John says: at doth
not yet appear what we shall be
but we know when He shall appear
we shall be like Him." How is
He? Let Paul answer and he says:
''As ] was on my way to Damas-
Gus at midday a light shined
around me that exceeded the
brightness Of the MONDAY sun
x 4 4 and l said who art thou,
Lord, and he said 81 am Jesus. "
John saw him on Patmos and"His
face was shining like the sun in its
strength" 1t was this of which
Daniel prophesied when he said:
"They that be wise shall shine as
the brightness of the armament
and they that turn many to right
eousness as the stars forever.
Moses and Elias were like Christ
on the mount of TRANSPORTATION.