The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-26

which we sum under the word "p'o-
gress. Iumultuous passions rsee In
some MANS breast, envy snaws or avarce
shrivels or anger iacerates or lust burns.
What contrast to such one the real
saint, with the Sabbath morning calm
upon his brow and perce like river In
his heart!
g. Peace is the opposite Of disturbed
conscience. 1t is unfortunately true that
ther, sre A-srsAt many mon who are not
concerned about their evil doing. lt Is
not peace which Is In such souls, but
moral stagnation. Ths pretty uniform
testimony of mankind, on the other hand.
Is that the human heart Is not Ut peace.
That men feel themselves to se somehow
out of right relations to 9nity 10 the
thought that underlies all religions The
great question that comes to the front In
hsathen lands, as we'll as In Christian.
is."How shall man bs jost with Cody
Until that question Is satisfactorily
answered there 10 no peace.
The important, practical question now
is, How shall peace be secured?
]. As contrssted with worry, the way
OF peace 10 trust. Trust does not imply
carels ssness or indifference. In our
Lora's beautiful discourse His warning IN
regard to the cares of life is really not.
Take no thought" bur rather, BE not
anxious, Your heavenly Father. - he
says "knowsth that ye have need of all
thss, things" No ons is rightly relieved
of cnre in planning or djlfgepce-in the
work Of life, but proper care and reason
able diligence are very different from
worry. This lesson OF trust is not
always easy to learn, but it can be
universe. We do not understand His
plans, but it Is enough that He rules.
When we are surs of our pilot we need
not question every time he shifts the
helm. We cannot soc the end from the
beginning, bur the Father can. 1t Is to
be understeoi that losses and failures,
greater or less will still come inpo our
lives. But they will not interfere with
the peace which trust In God trlnGs. 1t Is
the peace of tho great ocean deeps. even
though the tempest RACES on the surface.
Nor is such psaco stolidity; it Is not
superficial lightness. 1t is fall and tue
and IL pos sasses the soul. It Is deep, per-
vadinR, enduring.
As contrastsd with conflict. peace is to
he gained by conquest. 1t is the battle
fought through to victory. IL was thus
that our nation gained Leace in the War
of the Revolution. How precarious Just
now the condition Of Europe. with each
nation armed to the teeth 1t is not
satisfactory peace when war may flame out
at any moment Nothing is ever settled
until 1t is settled right.
In the conflict Of passions in the human
breast peace can bs had only by conquest
A man must be the victor over himself
or the evils within him will continue in
angry war. The poaceful possession of
truth comes only through conflict fought
to finish. We deprecate theological CON-
troversies, and some OF them indeed are
foolish enough. But even theological war
fare is better than calm which Is the
mental religious contentious have been
fought through to victory permanent and
productive peace will ensur.
3. AS oontrasted with disturbed con-
science. peace comes through. atonement.
There will bs peace only when man is at
one with God. The bringing this to pass
is the atonement-through Jesus Christ
This salvation whi,h Jesus brings is not
in sin, but from sin. Ii is q work
wrought not so much for the believer as
in the believer. 1t is no artificial process
hinging on o legal fiction. 1t is some
thing real and vital. 1t Is a now life In
the believing heart-tbe life of God with
the man, deep and high and wide as in
the divine grace and lasting as eternity.
This is true peaec-psaco here on eartn,
and peace swelling In fuller tide out into
the life that lies beyond this.