Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-03-10


inon in the New York Heraid's compe-
fitiye seriex-Dr. 7 alrna-e on the Main,
seek peace, anu pursue it.t-psaln
xyxiT., Il.
these words mean that peace is an oafaot
WorthF Ct being vigorously sought. even in
DEED OF being hunted after.
a. 1Aers Is peace which i the opposite os
Mofft The futu-e is always uncertain.
we iay Cur plans is wisely as we max. but
sHeIe are lnnuuerabie contingencies be-
tween them and their realization. Vakaan
| asking ourselves, Have I omitted anv I'M
ppNant Item from my calculations? Have
II nue my money in good securities. or in an
enterprise that after all lacks promise? is
accident or sickness going to befall me?
have made proper provision for my fam
lily or for my own old age?" There are
lines Of care upon the faces we meet. Even
thougn some people are careless and light
hearted, most men know the stern realities
OF lie, and do not east OF cares easily Life
prlnSs its Worriments, and where there Is
worry there cannot be peace
:. feace is the opposite Of conflict. War
oesoiates a land. Weary marches. fierce
battles, horrible carnage on the side of the
army and deSolatl0n and sorrow in mnlti-
tudes OF homes marx its continuance.
Ieace means reunited Nation. business
prosperity. intellectual and social advance
ment, happy homes rewarded indnstry-
W
the word progress" .Tumultuous pas
slonS rage ID some mans breast envy
Sna"s or avarlce 5hrlvels or anger LAGER
Gtes orlust burns. What q contrast to such
one the real saint, with the Sabbath morn
ing calm upon his brow and peace like a
river in his heart.
8. Peace Is the opposite O; a disturbed
conscience. 1t IS unfortunately true that
there are great many men who are not
concerned about their evil doing. It is not
peace which Is in such souls but moral
staSnation. The pretty uniform testimony
OF mankind, on the other hand is that the
human heart is not at peace. That men
leel themselves to be somehow ont Of right
relations to Diety is the thought that un-
derlies all religions. The great question
that comes to the front in heather lands
az well as in Christian is. "How shah n
man be just with God?" Unit, that oues
ton Is satisfactorily answered there is no
peace.
The important, practical question now
Is, How shall peace be secured?
/. As contrasted with worry, the way Of
peace is trust. Trust does not iInplv care
lessness or Indifference. In our Lords
beautiful discourse His warning in regard
to the cares OF life is really not Take no
thought, but rather 'Be not anxious"
Your heavenly Father He says, know
eth that ye have need Of all these things
No one is rightly relieved of care in plan.
proper care and reasonable diligence arc
very different from worry
Ihls lesson OF trust is not always easy to
learn. but it can be learned. God is on the
ulrone OF the universe. We do not under
stand His plans, but it is enough that He
rules. When we are sure Of our pilot we
need not question every time He shifts the
helm. We cannot see the end from the be-
ginning, but the Father can. It is to be
understood that losses and failures. great
er or less, will still come into our lives.
But they will not interfere with the peace
which trust in God brings. It is the peace
OF the great ocean d"aps. even though the
tempest RACES on the surface. Nor is such
peace stolidity; it is rot superficial light
ness. 1t is full and true and it possesses
the soul. 1t is deep, pervading, endur-
ing.
9. As contrasted with conflict. peace ia
TO be gained by conquest. 1t is the battle
fought through to victory. It was thus
that our nation gained peace in the War os
the Revolution. How precarious Just now
the condition Of Europe, with each nation
armed to the teeth It is not a satisfactory
peace when war may flame out at any mo-
ment. Nothing Is ever settled until it is
settled right
In the conflict Of passions in the human
breast peace can he had only by conquest,
man must be the victor over himself or
the evils within him will continue in angry
wax. Ht peaceful possession or truth
comes only through conflict fought to a
finish. We deprecate theological contro-
versies and some of them indeed are fool
ish enough. But even Theological warfare
is better that Il calm which is the quiet Of
death. When the great fundamental reli--
ious contentious have been fought through
10 victory permanent and productive peace
will ensue.
3. IS contrasted with disturbed con
science, peace comes through atonefnent
There will be peace only when man is 1T
one with God. The bringing this to pass
is the atonement-thro Jesus Christ
The salvation which Jesus brings is not in
sin, but from sin. / is Il work wrought not
so much for the believer a. in the believer
1t is no artificial process hingir. on q legal
action. II IS something real and vital II
is a new life in the believing heart the life
Of God within the man, deep and high and
wide as the divine grace and lasting as
eternity. This is true peace-peace here
on earth, and peace swelling In fuller tide
out into the life that lies beyond this.
Rev. 0IIvFR 4. KrSGsBURT
Pastor Of the Presbyterian Church, New
Hartford, y. I.
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