St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-04

over the gift of Saviour who ha
cleansed him from all sin. And whe,
he went out from the presence of tn
Lord he forgot all about his burde
and left it behind, while the dove o
Coos peace sang a new song in hi
heat such as it had not known TO
many a day.
Freedom from care and worry, be
cause we cast it all upon the Lord
Think of it! Why it is said that car
and worry kill more people in tn
world to-day than disease or calam
1ty. We find it written upon the brow
OF the multitudes of people we NEE
daily. The father carrying burdens
IN his business that are fast tinging hi:
hair with gray, and shortening hi.
days upon earth; the mother bravel,
struggling under the cares and re
sponsibilities of the home, and day By
day feeling her failing strength un
equal to the increasing demands upon
it; the conscientious pastor, the faith
full Sunday school-teacher, the conse
Grated missionary, the earnest Chris
tan worker in whatever field his eff.
forts may be conferred, find the dis.
couragements of their work pressing
heavily upon them and care and worry
setting its mark upon their faces and
weakening the power of their service
1 read not long ago Of dear servant
OF the Lord working in the dark places
OF one OF our large cities upon whom
the depressions of her work rested 50
heavily that the resultant care and
worry unbalanced her mind and she
took her own life. Oh, if the joy and
gladness of the message of orr text
had gotten hold upon her heart she
would have ceased to carry burdens
which Christ alone can bear, and the
bright sunshine of the peace of God
within her soul would have continued
to shine out in the dark places where
she had been called to labor. No care
or worry, for Gods Word tells. us in
imperative and emphatic way ito be
careful for nothing" That is, do not
be full of care for anything. Not care
less Indifference which dulls the sensi-
bilities to the burdens and response
billtles about US, but freedom from
that burdened condition of heart and
life which sinks under the load and
brings encouragement which dims the
spiritual vision.
The Christian who lives within tine
sphere OF the thought of this text is
alive to his own needs and duties as
well as to the needs and burdens Of
those about him. but he does not try
to carry them alone, but passes them
along to the great Burden Bearer who
wears the heaviest end of the yoke
and bears the largest part of the bur-
den OF the load. Just as my little girl
helped me carry the heavy bundle.
Her chubby hand grasped one end of
the package, and we walked along
happily together, I carrying the load,
while she rejoiced in the thought
that she was helping papa. Chris
tians are trying to carry burdens
God never intended them to strug-
gle under, and gloom Is being cast
over their lives which is undermining
their faith and wrecking their use
fulness and happiness. Elijah car
ried the burden of the sins of the
children of Israel so upon his own
heart as to be unable to see single
one of the 1000 in Israel who had
not bowed the knee to Baal. We see
him fleeing before the wrath of the
wicked Jezebel and, broken in spirit,
throwing himself down under the
juniper tree in the wilderness, he
pleads with God to let him die. He
las struggled along with the burden
If his work, trying to carry it all
alone, and now, after the glorious
over the prophets of Baal,
Ill seems to be lost, and his efforts
n vain. Did you ever feel that
way, dear Christian? Well, God was
patient with Elijah, as He is with
vou and me when He sees us trying
% carry burdens which He alone can
'ear. And He gave Elijah nourish-
nent and strength until he could get
nto the seclusion of the mountain
astnesses of Horeb, and there God
SKIS, as He asks you and me some
ines: "What doest thou here,
Iliiah?"
What doest thou here with that
'urden upon your heart and
hat Encouragement sapping your
trength? Elijah's place was back
here with the 1000, to encourage
hem and rally them to battle
gainst the forces of evil In their
1idst. He has been SO busy carry
ng the burden of that whole people
hat he has failed to see them, and
ad run off to the wilderness in his
encouragement. Is not that the way
GU do, sometimes, my brother, M
lister? Carry burdens which God
ANTS to carry for you, and then be-
ause you think you are doing it all
nd that there are none standing
18th you, you fee to the desert of
encouragement and feel as though
GU wanted to die. Quit that sort
thing. Cast all your care upon
hrist, SO that you will be free and
ght-hearted to fight for Him. This
the first step to having the peace
God in the heart.
Communion and Fellowship.-And
lie second step is taken when we
IN everything by prayer and suppl
alton with thanksgiving let your re-
aests be made known unto God"
l response to Gods query: "What
pest thou here, Elijah?" Elijah be-
ms to 'unburden himself to his
ord. And then the Lord, in quiet I
hiding, tells him that back in the
nd from which he. has fled there
e seven thousand whose knees