Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-11-06

! OI I11Ul JHdJ Selb ht, as Ilc boNth
in Gethsemane, "Not Ny will. but Thine
be done" At the beginning of His minis
try, in the midst of it and near to It's close
He gave forth the same music. What
life it was.
"The strong mans strength to toll for
Christ,
The fervent preachers skill
| sometimes WISH but better far,
To be just what God wills
No service in itself is small.
None great though earth it fill,
But that is small that seeks its own,
That great which seeks Gods will.
Fourth. Paul was certainly an illustra-
ton of the spirit of our text. Tie caught
that vision in the sky as he made his way
to Damascus and he never forgot II, lie
said truthfully. Il was not disobedicnt un-
to the heavenly vision This made INN
insensible to him surroundings. There is
really nothing more pathetic than his re-
Enumeration of his trials. ii Cor. II: 2l-2I.
'Of the Jews five times received ] forty
stripes save one. Thrice was | beaten with
rods, once was | stoned. thrice | suffered
shipwreck. a night and day | have been
in the deep: in lourneyingS often III ncrl's
of waters, in perils of robbers III perlIs OF
mine own countrymen. in perks by. the
heather. in perils in the city, IN perlS m
the wilderness. IN perils II the sea, IN
periLs among false brethren; i'll WEAKNESS
and painfulness. in watchings often, IN
hunger and thirst, in Hastings often. IN
cold and nakedness." And yet here he
says, II have learned with whatsoever
state | am, Herewith to be content lie
was with Paul to the very end. II Timothy
4: 7,S. II have fought good fight have
finished my course. | have kept the faith;
henceforth there is laid up for me a crown
of righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge. shall give me at that day,
and not to mo only, but unto all them
also that love His appearing,
That was the secret OF his VICTORIOUS
life, and that the secret of his triumphant
death.
II He is before me no path is too hard
for me to travel, since He walks in every
way in which He would have me 60; nor
shall ever walk in darkness, for lie is
the light of the world, and in Him is no
darkness at al" nor shall | ever DO moved.
Have you never noticed the differences
between the second and sixth verses in the
reads, He only Is my rock and my saliva
ton; He is my defense; | shall not he
greatly moved" And the sixth is the same
with the exception OF one word. HE only
is my rock aud salvation; He Is my de
Tense: ! shall not be moved. That word -
gro n 4
n; - ...no,i - ronGjn,rn b,,
,',' a. to Co.,, Lnnn ,,,,
.hot IT, ,.,a;t;n hoan. shorld not hn uurh
VIZ, .e ,it to., s' fnoco sLnrIJ
s"t" L v""' ,ner 49, ,hn sooonI J.,
. ."' &c I,u t ~ oi.o,, III -
'"'' ~ ''''' NV " ~,
He is before me IN all experiences,
whether OF sorrow or OF Joy nut since men
are porn unto troun'e as 'he SPa'HS ny up
Waru II Is wei TO remember lhal ne = ne
torc Us IN suHerlng' 'herr never nnS oCe,l
heart acne ON the par "l any "i ~, ''I'
lowers that the pam dld not reach nm
ana tie haa teIioWshp WIN Us IN our i hni-
terlngS as we are privileged 10 90 IN MS
lie snail ne with us even III uea'h'
Since Jesus is mine III not fear undrcss-
ing.
But gladly put off these garments of
Cay,
To die in the Lord is covenant blessing,
Since Jesus to glory thro' death led the
way"
".
1t is an awful thing for a life not to have
the helpful presence OF God.
ooh to have no hope in Jesus,
How dark this world would be-"
Ono of tho ocean dancers that cautains
fear almost moro Than nHvthing clsr * fhn
DANCER of coming in contact With A "dera.
Lief "a a shin ahandonrI at sea il called
There are now sunnoscd 70 he about thirty
Of sucb vessels floating about at the viii of
The current in the At,ant,r waters They
arc w;thnnt Mot haye neither crow nor
mddar nre bnnnd nowhere and carry no
cargo r. any now Onr Of them Which
has a careo Of MAHOGANY an hoard and i
level with The waters edce has been drift.
;no ahont s;mco N,rcb ls0l
Tbc ner;Is Of nollision ,'n At sea have been
reduced since the steamship comnanies