The Newtown bee., 1900-08-03

send not more than 10 words. There are
Just four words in this telegram. 1t is
found In John 16: 13-"He will guide
you" Christ said, IL will 60 away
some one will come and take my place.
And If 60 not away the Comforter will
not come unto you. He will guide
you" I never knew until 1. visited the
far East what guide can do and what
they require of you. We were intro
duced to our guide. He could not talk
English very we'll. He could talk sew
eral other languages very fuently but
hts English was put into as few words as
possible. There were six in our party,
each carrying little bag and wrap;
our larger luggage was sent on. The
first thing the guide said was, "Give me
everything" We said, "We always care
for our own little bags ourselves He
said, "Give me everything" We there
upon put everything down and we were
glad many times after that that we had
nothing to care for-no little bags to
carry.
learned three lessons from that
guide: 1st, Give Him eve verything. Don't
keep anything. The little bags are the
little cares. A great many people can
give up the larger luggage-the larger
burdens, but the little bags-the little
cares-they want to keep with them.
They 60 to sleep with them, they wake
up with them. Now the Guide, the
holy Spirit, wants them and it is such a
comfort to wake up without them. The
little things are what are hardest to. give
up. God does not want anything less
than guided life. A guided life is the
only life with God. Not a half hour
after we had met our guide, train rolled
into the depot. We all fastened for.
ward and found an empty compartment:
just room enough for US. How nice Il
So we settled ourselves. We could all
be together and no strangers. just as
we were all nicely settled the guide
came in and said, "Please all get out"
We looked at each other, but we obeyed
and then the guide said, ''Please follow
and not 60 before: this train goes in the
wrong direction" How many of US are
in too much of hurry to follow our
guide and rush ahead only to find we are
going in the wrong direction. I must
tell you an incident; when 1 was Is
years old. was busy one day doing
something for Mother when the thought
came to me like a flash: "What if I
should marry the wrong man. What II
I should make mistake" and knelt
down and asked for guidance, and can
| assure you that did not make a mistake.
So many young girls hate to be guided
by their mothers that they rush ahead.
| When we were at the Vale of Chamou-
nj there was young man who had sue
ceeded in iclimbing to the top of Mt
Blanc. Nothing uncommon in these
days, but unusual then. In coming
down the mountain, when he was Dearly
down, the young man became restless
under the rope which he wore and in.
sisted that the guide remove it. The
guide expostulated, the youth insisted
and finally the rope was removed. he
had gone only few steps when his foot
slipped and when we reached the Cha
mount, his dead body lay there on q
shelving. The young man became rest
less under guidance. There are so many
girls who do not want to be guided by
the mother. There are go many boys
who do not want the "Governor" Gas
they call their father) to direct them.
Il is not the best spirit when we wish to
be detached from the eternal truths and
from the church. We need guide not
only for our acts, but for our thoughts
and for our imaginations. "He will
guide you" Follow Him.
Thirdly, whenever we reached town
we found everything prepared for US.
There were carriages at the depot; ou1
rooms were always ready. Christ Is ou,
guide. He says, 81 will 60 and prepare
a place for you" He prepares place
Of usefulness for ug. I ask to be useful
In coming to Newtown was guided. A
place was prepared for me. did moi
know there was Newtown until re-
ceived my invitation to come here. A
friend met me and brought me here
Your pastor invited me here tonight
you all came; and it was all through ou
Guide. "He will guide you into al
truth"
Our object in life is not large enougi
without God in 1t. He lifts US into.
higher motive. There are no littl
things when God is in them. Life is to-
sad without guide. When I was il
London, less than year ago, something
came to me and the specialist said some
thing that made me believe 1 was nea
the valley CT the shadow, but 1 had n
fear for had my Guide.
When my boy was little, was i'll on
day lying on the sofa, he came to NJ
aud, wishirg to do something for mt
lsaid, Mamma, I'll give you-all th
pictures there are in this room."