Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-03-04
LIES WORRDIENTS.
PEACE AND IT'S ANTITHESES HOW
LESSON CAN sE LEARNED.

"The Peace That Passsth All Understand
ing j. t;i- Title Of the Fifteenth SER
mon la the New York IIrraId's Con'Pe-
titiNe >sTIrs-Dr. Talnags on the Maine.
''Seek peace, and pursue psalm
xNNiy., Il.
These words mean that peace i an object
worthy 81 being vigorously sought, even III
deed OF being hunted alter.
]. There Is peace which l. the opposite OF
worry. The future L. always unerri ain.
We lag our plans H. wisely a. we may, but
there are innUWerlhlc contingencies be
tween them ana tn, aiization. Nekeep
asking ours, ives, Have | omitted any IN
portart item from my calculations have
| put my money in good securities, or IN an
enterprise that after all lacks promise: Is
accident or sickness going 10 hvial me-
Have ! made proper provision lur my lam-
lily or for my own old age. Ihere are
lines Of care upon the faces We meet. Even
though some PEOPLE are careless and light
hearted, most men know the stern realities
of life, and do not cast OF cares easily. Life
7 brings its wurrimrntS and where there IL
worry there cannot Dee peace.
,. Peace is the opposite of conflict. war
desolatcs land Weary marches, fierce
! battles, horrible carnage on the SIDE oil the
army and desolatiOn and sorrow in multi
\ iuutS VI MONIES lOuTh INH yum lhNAAAN's
/ Peace means a reunited Nation, business
/ prosI GRITTY. intellectual and social advance
/ ment happy homes, rewarded industry
/ all those good things which we sum under
/ the word progress. IumultuuuS pas
/ SONS rage i'm some mans breast, envy
/ gnaws or avarice shrivCls or anger LAGER
ate7 orlust burns. What contrast to such
! a one the real saint, with the sabbath morn
ing calm upon bis brow and peace Ike a
! river in his heart!
3. Peace is the opposite of disturbed
| conscience. It is unfortunately true that
there are a great many men who are not
. concerned about their evil doing. 1t is not
. peace which is in such souls, but moral
. -tagnation. The prettyuniiorm testimony
of mankind. on the other hand is that the
. human heart is not at peace. That men
. feel themselves to bc somehow out of right
relations to Diety is the thought that un-
dprlies all religions. The great question
that comes to the front in heather lands
as well as in Christian is. How shall Il
man Ice just with Cod Until that cues
ton is satisfactorily answered there is nc
peace.
The important. practical question now
is. How shall peace be secured.
/. As contrasted with worry, the way o.
peace is trust Trust does not imply care
I lrSsncSS or Indifference. In our Lord,
to the cares of life is really not Take NJ
thought but rather BE not anxious.
"Iour heavenly Father" lie says, know
eth that yc have need of all these things.
No one Is rightly relieved of care in plan
ming or diligence in the work of life, bu'
proper care and reasonable diligence ar,
very different from worry.
This lesson of trust is not always easy t.
learn but il can be learned. God is on tn,
3 4 ~ lt.r
stand His plans. but ii is enough that H.
rules. When we are sure OF oar pilot We
need not question every time He shifts thu
| helm. We cannot see the end from the be
ginning hut the Father can. L 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 deeps, even though th
tempest RACES on the surface. Nor is sucl
peace .tolidity: it is not superficial light
ness. 1t is full and true and it possesse
the soul. 1t is deep, pervading, endur
ing.
3 A. contrasted with conflict peace i
to be gained by conquest. 1t is the batti
fought through to victory. 1t was thu
that our nation gained peace in the War @
the Revolution. How precariOus just nov
the condition Of Europe, with each nation
peace when war may flame out at any me-
ment Nothing is ever settled until it
settled right
In the conflict Of passions in the huma
breast peace can be had only by conquest
A man must be the victor over hmsclr q
the evils within him will continue in augr
war. The peaceful possession Of trut
comes only through conflict fought to
finish. We dcprecate theological contr,
ver-ies, and some Of them indeed are foo
ish enough. But even theological warGaI
Is better that Il calm whicA is the quiet
death. When the great fundamental Teli,
ious contentious have been fought throuE
to victory permanent and productive peaC
will eusue,
3. As contrasted with u disturbed cor
scienn" peace comes through atouemcn
There will be peace only when man is
one with God. The bringing this to pa
is the atonemCnt-thrOugh Jesus Chris
, The salvation which Jesus brings is not
sin, but from sin. 1t is a work wrought n
so much for the believer as in the believe
1t is no artificial process Ringing on Il leg
action. II is something real and vital.
is a new life in the believing heart the Ii
of God within the man. deep and high an
wide rs the divine grace and lasting
eternity. This J., true peace-peace hnl
on earth, and peace swelling In fuller ii,
out into the life that lies beyond this
REV. OLIVER 4. KGNGsBURy.
Pastor Of the Presbyterian Church Ne
Hartford, Ny.
THE DEAD WARSHIP,