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DIRECTING OURIWEs

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DIRECTING OURLIVEs.
The Christian Endeavor topic for Nov.
3 is found in the Twenty-third Psalm,
showing David's confidence in God,
which if followed by every believer would
make happy world.
Z No words of David have had such a
universal appreciation and influence as
those contained in this splendid chapter
Their beauty and strength have been the
delight of childhood, the admiration of
manhood and the soupport of old age. In
no book is the fact of Gods leading in
our lives more beautifully set forth tn o
in the figure in this psalm of the shep-
herd leading the sheep into green pas
lures and beside the still waters
The psalm suggests number of facts
concerning Gods leading in our lives.
/. God leads US. God does not drive us,
but leads us. The Eastern shepherd
went before his sheep and led them. So
the Lord as our shepherd leads US. What
a comforting truth The Lord is our
shepherd and leads u.s. Our lives are not
aimless and purposeless.
g God leads us daily. Daily the shep-
herd watched over his sheep and led
them to green pastures and by the cooling
streams Daily the Lord leads u.s. Con-
stantly His providentiaI care is over u.s.
In. the Shepherds daily, hourly care of
His sheep We may hear voice saying
unto US, Every day will I bless thee
g. God leads. us Individually The sin
gular personal pronoun is used through
out this psalm "Mys''SsIYg and 'Me" are
everywhere used. 'aThe Lord is my
shepherd, II shall not want He maketh
me- to lie down in green pastures God
knows us and leads US as individuals, re-
gardless of the multitudes of others in
the world.
Unto every man and nation,
God will e'er extend His hand
Loving, under all conditions,
Eg II S command.
Neither rich nor poor are favored,
Only for their love to God,
Earning thus the Masters favor,
Treading paths where He has trod.
4. God leads US. at all times. In storm
and sunshine the shepherd cares for the
sheep; in storm or sunshine, in adversely
or prosperity, in life or death, the Lord
leads US on. 'Yeass though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art
with me, Thy rod and Thy staff they COM
fort met
o. Gods leading in our lives gives us
scalmn and peace in all the conditions of
our lives Since the Lord leads us, we
shall not want and need fear no evil"
This psalm breathes a spirit Of calm
and assured trust in God which should
possess all who have accepted the lead
ing of God in their lives l
NOTABLE DAYS OF THE WEEK.
Nov is the twenty-second Sunday aft
er Trinity in the church calendar. = This
is also st. Hubert'ss day in the Roman
calendar It is the formal commence
ment of the hunting season in France.
He is the patron saint of the chase and
dogs.
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Nov. g. Birth in 1884 of William Cullen
Bryant, the American. .'poet of nature =
and many years editor of the New York
Evening Post.ts 20
Nov. 4 is honored for ST Emeric,s patron
saint of Hungary. His celebrity popu-
form of Amerigo was conferred upon the
navigator Vespucci; and as the name
America is generally derived from Amer
igo, st. Emeric may be looked upon as
the eponymic patron of America
Nov. is a general election day in
several of the states. The most important
contest is that. of mayor in New York
England-when the gunpowder plot to
blow up the house of parliament was
discovered.
Nov. is the day of st. Leonard, the
patron saint of prisoners and slaves, and
in Bavaria Of cattle.
Nov. 7. Birth on a Friday, in 1906 of
Platt r. Spencer originator of the Spen-
cerian system of penmanship.
Nov. s. Birth in 1772 of William West
American lawyer and author; for twelve
years attorney general of the United
States.
Nov g. Birth in 1871, on a Tuesday, of
Edward VII, king of England.
Nov. 9 is Lord Mayors day in London,
when a giant parade takes place to at
tend the newly elected officer to the law
courts, where he takes the oath of office.