The Penn's Grove record., 1897-04-16
REV. DIR. TAI4MAGE
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE
NOTED DIVINE.
Subject. 'pray for Those In Author
ity."

kings and for all that arc In authority. ~
Timothy, H., 1.
That which London is to England, Paris to
France, Berlin to Germany, Rome TO Italy.
Vienna to Austria, ST. Petersburg to Russia.
Washington Is to this United States republic.
The people who live here see more OF the
chief men Of the Nation than any b live
anywhere else between Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. II a senator or Member OF the
House OF Representatives or Supreme Court
Justice or Secretary OF the Cabinet or repro
sentative of Foreign Nation enters a public
assembly In amy other city, his coming aud
going are remarked upon, and unusual de-
ference Is paid TO him. In this capital there
IRE so many political cbteftains in our
churches, our streets, our halls. that their
coming and going make no excitement.
The Swiss seldom look up TO the Matter
norm or Jungfrau or Mont Blanc, because
those people are used 10 tho Alps. So we at
this capital are so accustomed to walk among
mountains OF official and political eminence
that they are not to US a great novelty.
Morning, noon and night we meet the giants.
But there is no place on earth where the
importance OF the Pauline injunction TO
pray for those in eminent place ought to
be better appreciated. at this time. when
our pubit, men have before them the rescue
of our National Treasury from appalling de-
iloits, and the Cuban question, and the arbi-
tEUltOu QuehllOut Ii III many uOphttIuChtS
mon are taking important positions which
are to them new n untried, l would like to
quote my text with a whole tonnage OF en-
phasis-words written by the Scared mis-
sionary to the young theologian Timothy.
sI exhort, therefore, that, first OF all. sup
pltcations, prayers. intercesslons and giving
of thanks be made for ell men, for kings and
for nll that are In authority"
nIhave the time AMI do not forget some
OF them before I get through, l will give you
Tour or Ave reasons why the people OF the
United States ought to make earnest and
continuous prayer for those In eminent place.
First, because that will put us In proper
attitude toward the successful men OF the
Nation. After you have prayed for a man
you will do him Justice. There Is a bad
streak in human nature that demands us to
assail those that are more successful than
ourselves. II shows Itself in boyhood, when
the lads, all running to get their ride on the
back OF a carriage, and one gets on, those
failing to get on shout on the driver, "Cut
behindi' Unsuccessful men seldom like
those who in any department ore successful.
THE cry Is, 'He is a political accident" or,
''He bought his way up" or, "It just hap
pened So" and there is an impatient waiting
for him TO come down more rapidly than he
went up.
The best cure for such cynieism Is prayer.
After we have risen from our knees we will
Do WlSHllk lit OlilC1hi ROOu luFitHu U 1 bVlI.
We will be hoping for him benediction rather
than middleton. II he makes a mistake,
we will call 1t u mistake instead OF malfea-
Baace in office. And, oh, how much hap
pier we will be, for wishing one evil is din-
bolic, but wishing INT good is saint
ly, is angelic, is godlike. When the
Lord drops a man into depths beyond which
there is no lower depth, he allows hin to be
put on an investigating committee with the
one hopo OF finding something wrong. In
general assemblies of the Presbyterian
church, in conferences of tho Methodist
church, in conventions of the Episcopal
church, in House of Representatives n
Senate of the United States, there are men
always glad to be appointed on the commit
are glad TO he put on the committee OF
euiogiums. After you have prayed, In the
words Of my text, for all hat are in author
ity, you will say, "Brethren, gentlemen, Mr..
Chairman, excuse me from serving IN the
committee OF malodors, for last night, Just
before | prayed for those in eminent posi-
tons, l read that chapter In Corinthians
about charity which 'hopeth all things and
'thinketh no evil. The committee OF NAL
o1ors Is an important committee, but I here
now declare that those are important for Its
work who have, not in spirit OF convention
atty, but in spirit OF Earnest importantly,
prayed for those in high position. I cannot
telp Hs Dut no Hk6 u OIL DeFuhru D6it6f
than q bloodhound, and / would rather be q
humming bird among honeysuckles than q
crow %swooping upon field carcasses.
Another reason why we should pray for
those in eminent place Is because they have
such multiplied perplexities. This city at
this time holds hundreds OF men who are
expeciant Of preferment, and United States
mail bags MS never before are full of ap-
piications. Let me say ! have no sympathy
with either the uttered or printed sneer at
what are called "of1ce seekers" II / had
not already received appointment rs minis
Ter plenipotentiary from the high court OF
heayen-as every minister OF the gospel has
and i had at my back a family for whomI
wished TO achieve a livelihood, there is no
employer whose service ! would sooner seek
than city, State or United States Govern
ment. Those Governments are the promptest
in their payments, laying just as we'll In
hard times as In good times aud during sum-
mer vacation as during winter work. Be-
sides that, many of us have been paying
taxes 10 city and State and Nation for years,
md while We are indebted for the protection
Of Government the Government Is indebted.
to US for the honest support we have
rendered It.. So / wish success to all earnest
and competent men who appeal to city or
State or Nation for a place TO work,
But how many men In high place In
city and State and Nation are at their
Wito Gnu 10 huOW Wnht 10 10, Wnen Tor
some places there are ten applicants and for
others a hundred. Perplexities arise from
the fact that citizens sign petitions without
reference to the qualifications OF the nppli-
cant for the places applied for. You sign
the application because the applicant Is your
friend. People sometimes want that for
which they have no qualification, aswe hear
people sing II want to DO an angel" when
they offer the poorest material possible for
a~ngelhood. Doors waiting TO be sent TO
foreign palaces as ambassadors. and men
without any business qualification wanting
10 be consuls TO foreign ports, and iliterates,
capable in ore letter of wrecking all the laws
OF photography and syntax, desiring to be
put into positions where most OF the work is
done by correspondence. II divine help is
needed in any place in the world, 1t Is in
those places where patronage is distributed.
In years gone by awful mistakes have been
made. Only God, who made the world out
of chaos. could out of the crowded pigeon
holes OF public men develop symmetrical re.
suits. For his reason pray Almighty God
for all those In authority.
Again, prayer to God for those In authority
Is our only way OF being of any practical
service 10 them. Our personal advice would
be to them, for the most part, an impertIn-
ence. They have all the facts as we cannot
have them, and they see the subject In all its
bearings, and We can be Of no help to them
tActpt turuuSH tuc suppllCdtlOn lnuI our
text advises. In that way we may be inflnite
reinforcement. The highest thing you
can do for q man Is to pray for him. 1t the
old Bible DO true-and II 1t is not true It has
been the only imposition that ever blessed
the world. turning barbarism into c~iviliza-
lion and ~tyrannies into repubiics-I say, II
the old B BILE lie true, God answers prayer.
You may get a letter and through torgetfuI-
LESS or lack of time not answer 1t, but God
never gets a genuine letter that he does not
make reply. Every genuine prayer Is a
chlld's letter to his Heavenly Father, and he
will answer it, and though you may get many
letters from your child before you respond
some day you say: There! l have received
len letters from my daughter, and l will an
swer them all now and at once, and though
not in just the way that she hopes for l will
do 1t In the best way, and though she asked
me for a sheet OF music / will not give 1t TO
her, for l do like the music spoken OF. but 1
will send her a deed 10 a house and lot. to
be hers forever" So God does not In all
cases answer in the way those who sent the
PRAYER hoped for, Tut He in all cases gives