The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-25
ASECRETOF HIS PRESENCE"
Sunday Discourse by Rev. Or. J. Wilbm
Chapman.


nian nas never delivered more eloquent
ana convincing message than u contained
~ ~ tne following Sermon, entitled, The
secret on iis Presence lt was preached
rom tns text: lie that dwellcth IN the
secret pace o, the Most High shall abide
uhuer INC SHADOW OF the Almighty.
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10 me thls is one oi tne most beautifnl
expressions IN az the bible; beautiful be
Vausc IL Is poetic, nav more than that loi
tne reason that IT holds up before us one
Of the greatest privileges that can come
20 vne chlidren oI God.
There IS difference Of opinion as tc
Mo ,o tnc author oil inc Fsalms may he
we get INTO the way of thinking that
navin wrote everything IN the Psalter
but Moses IS the author here. The Tai
Wuo aseriues nov only TINS one 70 nm but
Ine nine preceding as well. The rule IS
.h'o ~ the Isa,ins without name III
the title are TO be asei1bed to the poet
whosc name rs gwen IN the nearest preced
'ng que, put tnis rue VIII not Always hold
goou' ihis rs the Psalm quoted by the
nev'l u wneh nc was tempting Chrlst upon
,,ne moun,aln' ana II mas ever been throb..
o'hg WIN WIN comfort for every troubled
soul whoever wrote 1t; 1t, is beautiful,
ana all will agree that the lesson taught
y one touching, our communion with God
ana our Fellowship with Jesus Christ.
noe occupy the same position IN TINS
Wor'n' All are saved and It Is by the
3he precious blood OF Christ: But
,nere Is so much more TO the Christian
me tnan SIMPLY being. saved: that Is
1nW me beginning. The blessings here
offered are given IN very general way.
sod IS no respecter OF persons, and SO it is
's If He had said. any one who viii fulfill
ne conditions may have the blessing; and
Is there Is onY the one CONDITION, namely,
snht we ehal, d"e,i III the secret place
~ lhe NiosV Hlgh' you would thlnk that
I'LL wouln accept, Tor the promise is that
we shaii ao,ne under the shadow OF the
himiehty Ihe blessings here promised
are not Tor all believers; but only for
nose Who nve IN close Fellowship with
,od, Every enid oil '5od looks toward
tthe inner Sanctuary, and the mercy seat
Dus an 10 not dwelt there. lhey run to
~ W UneH an" ENJOY occasional giimpses
d Tue race OF rum VINO Is there TO I've
,eeii oue tnev 10 noc community aoine
~ Nj nn,Ns'erious n presence ana inns
PvHs,ne nm eyery owe.
,ne tsson mv,eh ds wen as nring 1t K
,ou. anu WIN tus nimost uhutterane
ohg,ng n enne we mgr know now to ABIDE
~ Wy se,IeI OIL rus presence mat '
NV ul"uent YOU lhe suule,' May Uhe
oru neip Us every one! | nave been on
,ne p,oMmtaIu TOPS ol ,hrlstiah eNper'
rcrrii When l nave seemed 70 see INC facf
" i'ni WIN 'oFeu me una gave himseh
inr me- an, ! nm sure that YOU can say
W sure, pmt the 'eNt saws tnae we may
sDiun tnere IN our thoughts Wn,le We may
ee e ai' the u,'e III the very th'ckest oi the
ugh, ,or ,iod ,
hEe the verse Every word is sweeteI
ll,an Money IN tnr noneycomb. IL Is SO
test,ul 10 know that there ls any mlace
"iso so,netn,ng very winning TO me IN
.ne Laee .haI - lS = secret pince' ,or INA,
'uieiy means tnas Eod mas something tha'
~ ,uso ritshue,i lor me ana for me alone
nen aF there, | am away from the
NorIu. IL Is thn pace MRS. brown diS,
overeo When she wrote the beautl"
nyhh;
T mSe IN sohtnar Z" sned
me n1n,tentiai tear'
az an ms promises ia plead :,
,, Wheh none put Ofod can hear
ihere IS something about the word
shadow That always interests, FOR there
,ncyer has been shadow without the
light; thus the secret place" must be
place OF brightness. 1t is u place where
God is. for the nearest Of all things to Inc
rs ! Journey IN the sunlight, is my shadow
ana he VINO walks in my shadow or rests
m it must be very near to me; so that
reach forth my hand and touch Him: |
TO lace. 1 know there - sense IN which
fod is always near us. lie Is IN all things
and and He is everywhere. But there is some
thing, about the secret OF His presence"
TO which every one is stranger until
he has dwelt there.
In the 18th Psalm tue psalmist seems
IN the first part to be writing OF the
presence OF God IN a general sort OF way
AS another mas said. HE had been beat
ing out the golden ore OF thought through
successive paragraphs OF marvellous power
and beauty, when suddenly in the fifty.
hrst verse he seems to have become con
sc'ous that He OF whom he had been
speaking had drawn near and was bending
oyer hin. lhe sense OF the presence oi
dod was borne IN upon his inner con
sciousness, and lifting up face on which
reverence and ecstacy met and mingled,
nc cried: Thou art near, Q l.ordp II
we could only attain unto this how strong,
how happy, how. useful we should be. 1t Is
possible as well TOR those of us who are
m the very midst OF perplexing cares as
Tor the priest or the saint; for since the
Master bids MS all to abide in Him, and
does not limit either His meaning or the
number of people who may obey, | am
absolutely certain that il rests with me
and with you to determine whether we
shall take advantage OF our high privil
ege,
|.
The typical reference must be to the
molly place of the tabernacle. which the
Priests were privileged to enter; but Peter
new dsnsnaat0 as .nai we nave become n tms
g that t is possible for o rs to ',DU, enter on
chat ground. If this internretat;nn il ol
lowed, then it is somethinp too won
aeriul almost to describe. to which We