The Portland daily press., 1899-12-01


10 sssutvls y "a. - ~ ssvbsvs ths
past and eonfsssss that the hand Of 6pd
has bsss upnn him for good. Thsrs -
cot ths isast hyposrisy o. issincssfty In
an,this. But 20 - his pisss Of busln~s
ssmssrsw. You win had ms fSrshsed
wrfnkied WITH troubipd frown; there
WIN b sharp Qusrulous noess n his voice
has hsart VIII to weighed down ~ esus
an fsssbodisgs. just - shsvxh shsrs he'd
bssn no Thanksgiving duy. nor ouoas I'm
for o.. II you vsseuD - rsnipd him
Of u yoa ars Mksly 10 ~ . sharp ssswU.
He vss ssutsfsi y0AssdsSs bss ssaaS 10
snsthw matter. Hts shankEivina hss
nsas hin NJ ~ engse. bssvs. mere fan
sf faith or es1rnos u be- 10 psoroseAvs
power. 10 than ~ 0sd and slgha
New thAs y lseitin - ssssssh-psr-
haps nscssasry -asserdiDg - soDs tdsss
Of life which sssn 10 prevail nSs
b sulsd ~ ohAnos ~ fostuns-h whas
comes 10 siuply . hepDsasng. withous
anything al intsili0spt aaA dsasits
pusposs In it-shsa ! do mot kAsv but
sas " tusiidsd In his Tears for ths future.
No mater how hissssd his past mag have
besn.
: Or, II God b sueh God - some seem
10 conailsr him-a ssRt OF iatsrD ittsnt
prosiAsnes-aSw thsughtfut end tender
over his psepls. ard BOW strangely care
lsas and indiHsrsnt 10 them . sort Of
sbssntes Gsd, who Only occasisnaliy
sesns TO draw near. and take notice Of
what IL hspps ming 10 thsm, and tntzrfsr-
ing for their Good-thse there Is nos
much conssction between gratitude and
oouJags.
But II, a. you and most sincsrsly be-
lieys. nsithsr OF thsse conceptions IL true,
II life IL neither ruled b. chanos noT1prs-
aidsd over By an insrmitesnt God. II
through the thisgs sssn and experssnssd.
"Ons Increasing purpose runs"
II back of the purpose there 10 great
purpossr, wiss. powerful. loving. present..
chang lsss-then the case 10 materially
altered. On this supposition any reason
for thanksgiving is . reason equally
strong and oogent for courage. Morsovsr.it
there b. . single reason for gratitude to-
day, there can be no reason Tor fear to-
morrow. for In all that has been done for
us and for which We thank him, He hss
been moved By no abnormal. exceptional
consid Iteration, he has not transgressed
the fundamental Law OF his bsing,. be has
simply acted out himself.
We need more Induction in our pro-
osssss Of faith, more disposition and ahiii-
~ TO grasp the general principles Of God's
providsntial government. as they are
revealed to % In specific examples. We
are like the Disciples on the go OF CALI
lee in tbs night Of the storm. They had
inst witnessed the miracle Of the fssding
Of the 5000. But now when jesus was
walking on the waser they were amazed
and frightened.
We arc 20 like them. We 90 through
many . day Of sorrow and fear just be-
cause We do not understand that the
blessings for which We are thankful are
simple signs aud tokens of his unforsst-
ting care and undated power.
Now the force Of all this. Of course. lies
In the fact Of ths unohsnssable d
God. He 10 the same, yesterday, today
and forever. But that u ~ ambiguous
| word. the last. w do not grasp vsry. DAFT
nitely it. thoug ht. Just change 1t n lit
tie. Yesterday. to1y and tonorrew.
That 10 o harder thing to say than ths
other. A gooa many OF az are "a re thas
God viii bs the same through ths eternity
Of the future that he has bssn through
the eternity that lies behind, who are not
l &A.& ka t. nvnNr En-
same loving, helpful dod tom orrow thst
| he wAs yesterday. "Oh, the case 10 differ-
snt. never had this kind Of trouhls b.
FORE" So because tho trouble IL different
We expect God to be different too.
What esotisu that Isl Did you ever think
of 1t In that light: when loss ooursge
and am AfeAid. am Assuming thai
my concerns are Of sufficient consequence
| to make God hreak his usual course OF
action. and violate the fandsmantal Law
I Of his being. Friends. seor!ds are not ct
enough consequent for that much lssa
your humble life and mine. "Hs Abidstn
faithful, he cannot dsny himself"
Among those in attendance at the ser.
Vices ware the following clergyman; Rev.
v. II. Tsnn. d. D.. Rsy. Asa Dalton. ID.
D., Rev. smith Baker. ID. D.. Rev. J.
L. Jenkins. ID. D.. Rev. Harry Blanch-
ard. d. D., Rev. Lewis Malvern. Rev
L. s. J. McAliister, hsv. Francis South
worth and Rev. A. Aaron.
The singing. was under the dissotior
Of Mr.. James Stout, the regular chorits 81
OF the church.
t. A collection was taken for the Port
land Provident association.
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