Arizona republican., 1901-04-22
THE PREACHER SAITH

'rhs Earth Is Not the Resting Place of Man" text, Micah 2: 10, was the text of, Rev. William D. Rice. pastor of the first Church of Cheis. yesterday morning
 At the time of our text reference Is made to Israel in Assyrian bondage. It Illustrates the condition of both the righteous and wicked, here anl now. The land Is polluted by crime. under the curse. This world may we'll be repre- scented as a field. seu. wilderngss man as a laIbG.er. but his work ls not done until the getting of ife's sum- n mariner, but his rest Is beyond the ocean of life: a traveller but his desti- nation Is beyond the desert waste of time. Some act as if rest could only be obtained in this life. Let us see briefly if this earth Is the resting place of man Rest demands contact. My body Is material. l bring it in contact with material in order to rest 1t. The earth Is material, the real man spiritu- al can there be contact? None. We have physical. mental and moral troubles: all cause unrest, and how often we ask. When wJl all this end?" We recognize the fact that nature can not give rest And then, friends, the earth is very inferior to the real man 1t was created for man and he was given dominion over it, hence It's in- feriority
 The mind is wonderful. It seems so,riat inrls when the individual has grcwn cid to lose some of It's strength Not so. 1t Is only the feeble body. Give 1t new body and watch it expand. As the earth Is material. we need not ex- pect 1t to find satisfaction. It makes a mental copy of everything 1t sees, and | we should not think this strange, as 1t Is from God. It's greatness Is manifest | In the fact that IL finds not satisfaction in eat thly things, its fall in that It seems content with things of earth. Then. again, today the earth is beau- tiful with sunshine and flowers. tomor- row clouds obscure the sun. the flowers wither and the beauty Is gone: moun- | tains come up out of the sea and Islands sink beneath it's surface; stars come | and go; the nations that dictate today are slaves tomcrrow: commerce and the places that lead today In business will not be the same in a few years. The world has no social rest. The families that are wealthy and honored today are poor and forgotten tomorrow. You may take the exptGieEce of inilvldua.s. i Wealth and power Solomon says, are all vanity and vexat.on The rich mans soul wac dema nded that night. Ahab, Naaman, Ahithophel. Haman. read their histories. In childhood We long to be men. In nnntI,od we want to be children.
 | Backward, turn backward. o time, In
 thy flight,
 And make me child again just for the
 night"
 Man neve. is but always to be best"
 What l have said seems enough tc convince anyone that this earth Is n"' the resting place of man. But let u' look into the bible. We are told "therE $ no peace for the wicked" Again "T@ey are Ike the troubled sea. The source of unrest is found ~ithfI thetn--sin. Of the righteous the bible ,Seaks of tribulation, persecution tenptat.on. crosses, dfsappolntments poverty. reproach, afflictions. bodily mentally and domestic. Hence the gooc man groans. Let the weeping Rachel Job. David. Paul and some good Chris tians of today tell you of the unrest O this cath But" says one. do w not have temporary rest periods in tA' Christian life Yes. but they are shor a few flowers. a few clusters O grapes, a few notes of music. a Tiftln: of the clouds, a drawing of the curtain few moments in the home of the soul
 We are in training here. the heirs O glory. Here we are pilgrims without { city. As long as We continue on eartl
 We will wage a warfare. Only wheI our tarks are moored fast in the havei of eternity nay We expect rest, sn' then our rest WEI be found fn ceaseles activity.
 70 land of rest for thee I sigh.
 When will the moment come When l shall lay my armor by. And rest in peace at home?' Thus sang one in the past.