St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-04
THE PEACE OF GOD.
It May and Should Abide in the
Hearts of the Children of God.

Hearts Of the Children Of God.
Care and Worry Are Contrary to tn
will or Purpose of God for Them
Sermon by the "Highway
and Byvay" Preacher.
(Copyr1eht, by A. N. Kellogg Newspape
Col
Chicago, 1902.
Text: Be careful for nothing; Gut il
everything by prayer and supplicatior
with thanksgiving let your requests bt
made known unto God. And the peace O.
Sod. which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Chris
Jesus. hill. 4:6, z.
A Wonderful Message.-What pic
ture Gods Word gives to us in these
verses If the life which walks in the
full privilege of a child of God! Ne
care CT worry, constant communion
with the Father, the abiding joy Of
thankful heart, the indwelling
peace Of God keeping the heart and
mind through the overshadowing
presence of Christ; these are the en-
riching treasures which are set be-
fore us. Let the fullness of meaning
which are in these words take hold
of your heart, and life will be trans
figured into new beauty and meaning
for you. You will find yourself sud-
denly translated to new world, where
the sun shines brighter, the birds sing
sweeter, the flowers are tinted with
rarer beauty and exhale a more ex-
quisite perfume; where new graces
appear in the loved ones Of the home
and in the friends whom you esteem
and cherish; where in every cloud
which darkens the vision and obscures
the way can be seen the smiling face
of the Saviour. and where in every adj
verse wind which shrieks across your
path you can feel the tender, strong
touch of the Master and hear Him
say, as He quiets the rising fear in the
heart: 'Peace, be STILL"
The little street waif, hungry, dirty
and cold, with the memory of the bar
rem walls, the squalor and cheerless-
ness of the place he called home
burned into his heart during the few
cruel years of his life, who was taken
into the luxurious home of the rich
but Christly woman. and sheltered,
and warmed and fed, and who, with
awesubdued voice, finally managed to
stammeringly ask: "Is-is this Heav-
emp" was not more deeply touched
by the comfort and refreshment he
received than is the soul which drinks
the full meaning of the words of our
text. AS they unfold upon his vision
and he feels the unspeakable peace
of God in the heart he will catch him
self exclaiming: isis this Heav-
emp" And it will be bit Of Heaven
let down into the life here and will
lead back over pathway of light and
joy to the Fathers house where in
fullness is spread that which has been
enjoyed as foretaste here.
The Peace Of Colour text tells
Us that it "passeth all understanding,
that it "keeps the heart and mind
through Jesus Christ" and that the
way in which the soul comes into pos
session of this wonderful peace Of
God is by casting every care upon
Him and having constant communion
md fellowship with Him. So it not
only tells of the wonderful privilege
If the Christian. but points out the
way by which to become possessed
If that privilege.
The peace Of God. It fathoms the
Ieepest depths Of human misery and
despair, it scales the highest arches
# Heaven and fills all the spaces of
he dwelling place Of God. 1t reaches
rom the rivers unto the ends of the
'arth, touching here and there a life
md making it glorify its Author and
liver. It is all this and more, for it
passeth all understanding" Finite
men cannot measure it. The infinite,
all-loving God alone can
ompass it and fathom it's meaning.
We talk Of peace. What meaning does
he word convey.
The artist, seeking to portray peace
lpon the canvas, marked out with
he brush and paints the great grim
annon. and just within it's dark, yawn-
ng, death-dealing mouth he placed
he birdlings in the nest, while on the
i'm the parent bird poised it's grace
III body and with swelling throat and
plifted head it poured out its soul
a sweet song. He succeeded in IL
ustrating the thought of security and
est amidst frowning and ominous
but he did not tell all
he fullness Of meaning in the word
eace.
The babe, nesting on the mothers
reast, is nourished and cared for
18th never a thought on its part
I how or from where, and experi-
noes that peace moment by moment
nd day by day which permits it to
row and develop. Here is an added
bought Of what peace means in the
cart.
The little one, out with its father
n the dark and stormy night, was
sked if she was not afraid. With
lrprise kindling in her great blue
yes. she looked up and said: "How
ould I, when I had hold of papa's
and?" Such sense OF perfect protec-
on and sheltering care from every
nst of wind, from every thunderclap
nd lightning flash, that nothing but
eace could reign in the heart while
lie had hold of papa's hand. Perfect
'ust here, putting away every care
nd worry, while she had hold of
apa's hand. Here is another element
hich goes to make up the thought
'nveyed by the word peace. But the
eace of God cannot be fully defined. ,
can be blessedly experienced and ]
eds a glad light all down the rugged /,