St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-07-19

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tie feet to His side. The Bible may
be on the shelf or even in our hands
for the few minutes of perfunctorJ
reading; the stereotyped prayer may
fall from our moving lips while the
heart is buried in the affairs of this
world, but Jesus is not there. he
only comes where room is made for
Him. Will you not make room for
Him so that the little ones may come
to know Him, too? On the walls vi
the home love best hangs this motto:
"Chrtst Is the Head of This House.
The Unseen Guest at Every Meal,
The Silent Listener to Every Converse
ton"
And knowing the blessedness of His
presence since we made room for
Him and receive from Him daily
portion before beginning the duties
of the day, we would rather part
with any treasure than miss tn:
blessing He alone can give. Make
room for Jesus in the home and then
daily lead the little ones to Him.
where His benediction and blessing
may rest upon them. Talk with them
about Jesus, and chords will be set
to vibrating in their lives which will
never cease throughout eternity. Be-
gin the day with Jesus, and often it
will close with the eager plea as the
tired little head rests upon its pill
low: Mamma, tell me that story
about Jesus again." And as the
dropping eyelids and gentle breath
ing sweetly announce that slumber
land has been reached we finish our
story of Jesus and leave the little
one in His arms to rest.
Lessons from the Little One.-Up
into the face of the Master the little
one gazes in loving wonder, little
realizing he has been lifted to the
pinnacle of greatness in the King
dom of Heaven. True greatness never
realizes it's greatness. The essence
of true greatness in the Kingdom OF
Heaven is childlike humility, which
sees only the Lord and accords Him
first place and loving service. One
of the distressing hindrances to the
work of the Lord to-day is the same
spirit which was displayed in the dis
cussion of these disciples as they
journeyed by the way, and which We
are now so ready to condemn arc
wonder at. There is to-day the same
seeking of the chief seats at the feas.
which was so sharply rebuked by the
Lord upon one occasion. Plenty Of
self-appointed leaders; too many
willing to be generals and too few
ready to serve as the unknown pr
vate. Let this little one teach 20,
the lesson of true greatness in the
Masters service.
But first of all note the development
of our Saviour's sermon, as recorded
by Matthew, in the eighteenth chap
ter of his Gospel. Having set the chile
in their midst, Jesus goes on to say
''Verily, I say unto you, Except We b
converted, and become as little chill
dren, We shall not enter into the King
dom of Heaven" Not question afte
all of position in the Kingdom, bu
the vitality important one of first get
ting into that Kingdom. These word
of Jesus are addressed, not to stran
gers to Him, but to the disciples VIII
have left all and followed Him.
"Peter, have called you from you
fishing nets to make ct you a fishe
of men. You have heard and obeye'
my first call, but the fact that you ar
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ing the chief seat in the Kingdom i
evidence that you as yet do not reall
belong to my Kingdom. Except We b
converted and become as little chill
We cannot enter into my Kingdom.
There stands Peter, with the rest Q
the self-seeking disciples, and as h
turns his eyes on the little one sittin
on Jesus knee and sees with what al
sorbed interest he presses close to tn
Saviour's breast in loving confidence
he begins to see himself as Jesus see
him, and to understand the import G
His solemn words. Peter the sci:
seeker does not belong to the Lore
Peter, absorbed in his argument t
prove his right to the chief place i
the Kingdom, is in danger of losin
a place in it altogether. I believe
can imagine some of the argument
Peter brought to bear that day t
show John and his brother that h
was entitled to more honor than wei
they. He put everything on dol1s
basis, and evidently was gloating owe
the fact that the schedule of his sha1
in the partnership business they ha
been carrying on presented largt
total than that of John. Therefore
Oh, when will Christians cease to plae
the dollar above the humble service
the giving of this worlds goods abo'
the Offering of themselves, a "ivir
sacrifice, holy and acceptable unit
God" The vision of that fair-haire
child resting on the Masters bose
that day never left the memory
Peter and the other disciples, b.
brought them many times to the
knees at the feet of Jesus in humbl
childlike faith. May we all learn Il
lesson, and become converted (turn'
about) until we are completely turne
from self and see only Jesus.
Take Heed-Jesus has led step
step from the little one in their mid
into His Kingdom, and now He is reae
to give them glimpse into beau1
full mystery of that Kingdom, and F
prefaces it by solemn, "Take heed
sTake heed that ye despise not OF
of these little ones; for say unto 70
that in Heaven their angels do alwa.
behold the face of Ny Father whi'
is in Heaven" When Jesus says "Tal
heed" there is solemn import in Fl
words. And with the eternal interes
of one of His precious little ones
the balance, there is no installing II
} intensity of His meaning. Two stri
| :,~ conditions mark the a attitude of III