The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-08-29
THE PEACE OF GOD.
1t May and Should Abide in the
Hearts of the Children of God.
Care and Worry Are Contrary to tn
VIII or Purpose of God for Them
Sermon by the 'Highvay
and Byway" Preacher.
copyright, by A. n. Kellogg Newspaper

copyright, by A. n. Kellogg Newspaper
Col
Chicago, 1902.
Text: Be careful for nothing; but in
with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known unto God. And the peace OF
God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus. hill 4:6, Z.
a Wonderful Message.-What a pic
ture Gods Word gives to us in these
verses of the life which walks in the
full privilege of a child of God! No
care or worry, constant communion
with the Father, the abiding JOY of
a 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 a new world, where
the sun shines brighter, the birds sing
sweeter, the flowers are tinted with
rarer beauty and exhale 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 ad-
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
awe-subdued 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: "Is-is this Heav-
emp" And it will be a bit of Heaven
let down into the life here and will
lead back over a pathway of light and
Joy to the Fathers house where in
fullness is spread that which has been
enjoyed as a 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
and fellowship with Him. So it not
only tells of the wonderful privilege
of the Christian, but points out the
way by which to become possessed
of that privilege.
The peace of God. 1t fathoms the
deepest depths of human misery and
despair, it scales the highest arches
the dwelling place of God. It reaches
from the rivers unto the ends of the
earth, touching here and there life
and making it glorify its Author and
Oliver. It is all this and more, for it
"passeth all understanding. Finite
men cannot measure it. The infinite,
omniscient. ALLOWING God alone can
compass it and fathom its meaning.
We talk of peace. What meaning does
the word convey.
The artist, seeking to portray peace
upon the canvas, marked out with
the brush and paints the great grim
cannon, and just within its dark, yawn-
ing. death-dealing mouth he placed
the birdlings in the nest, while on the
rim the parent bird poised its grace
full body and with swelling throat and
uplifted head it poured out its soul
in sweet song. He succeeded in IL
Illustrating the thought of security and
rest amidst frowning and ominous
surroundings, but he did not tell all
the fullness of meaning in the word
peace.
The babe, nesting on the mothers
breast, is nourished and cared for
with never a thought on its part
of how or from where, and expert
ences that peace moment by moment
and day by day which permits it to
grow and develop. Here is an added
thought of what peace means in the
heart.
The little one, out with its father
on the dark and stormy night, was
asked if she was not afraid. With
surprise kindling in her great blue
eyes, she looked up and said: "How
could I. when I had hold of papa's
hand?" Such sense of perfect protec-
ton and sheltering care from every
gust of wind, from every thunderclap
and lightning flash, that nothing but
peace could reign in the heart while
she had hold Of papa's hand. Perfect
trust here. putting away every care
and worry, while she had hold of
papa's hand. Here is another element
which goes to make up the thought
conveyed by the word peace. But the
peace of God cannot be fully defined.
1t can be blessedly experienced and
sheds a glad light all down the rugged
pathway of life, but to define it and
tell what 1t is is beyond the power
of human tongue.
"Peacei peacei Wonderful peace
Coming down from the Father above;
Sweep over my spirit forever, pray,
In fathomless pillows of love"
How to Obtain It.-And our text,
az we have said, makes plain the way