Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-12-17

''S VI iSls>- re always does. lie * SO
mercifnl and patient. His hand
stayed off the crisis as long as posi-
/ bic. in longing hope that | might
/ arouse TO a consciousness that IL was
/ coming. But | went heedlesslv on
1t came. / was unprepared TO meet
/ II. oh, the anguish of soul and the
| darkness that filled the years that
/ followed, Only God knows Only
/ Ills hand of mercy STAYED the hand
of desperation that would have taken
the life that He had given. No one
| but God knew IL. / went on with my
! Christian service, and others behold
ing, thought | had comfort and dc.
| light in it. But | did not. | realized
n crisis had come i'm my life. that |
had failed, and that | was rejected OF
/ God And as the years rolled heavily
by began TO pray: "Oh, God, give
me another chauce," And He did
He whose mercy is from everlasting
to everlasting and whose forgivin"
love is as incxhaustible as the ocean
always gives poor, miserable. failing
| man another chance. And thanks be
to God and the faithfulness and keep
ing power Of my Saviour, when the
next crisis came. as it always does.
and as then | realized ii would. had
! conscience up in the watch tower
with my Saviour. and I had steadi-
ness OF purpose below at the gate
with my Saviour. and with His heIp
passed the crisis and kept the city
| OF my desires for God! And other
crises have come since then. and
have found they have nearly always
come along The line of previous fail
ures. Set 4 lookout and watch for
the crises
And crises come in the experience
! of nations. The fate of Solomon
extensive Kingdom rested in the de
| cision of his son Rchohoam. who
faced the national crisis when ennis
/ saries came TO him from the tribe.
81 Israel and complained of opprey-
/ sivc burdens. And every nation be
/ tore and since Rchoboam'S dav has
| had its crisis to face Set lookout.
/ oh,-Nc nations. for the crisis will
| surely come and determine your dcs-
/ tiny. And crises come TO churches.
| The calling Of a new pastor. the
! building of a new structure the adoo-
| ton Of new policy. the method or
! raisin" funds ard disbureinp them
/ "rc conditions which may come n
/ the determining crises in the life Of -
/ church. There comes TO nv mind IN"
/ history ~ ono little church 10 which
| the crisis came years ago i'm the Sc
! lection of pastor II was n newly
! organized church. and was vigorous
! and active God sent them man
| after Ills own heart rs pastor For
| three months he did q magnificent
work among them. and then God sud
! denly took him from earth Then
! came tho crisis man came. not
sent from God. Little was known Of
| him. He came from n distant par.
/ Of the country There were rumor>
heard that should have caught Tie
ears Of the officials in the watch tow
or of the church If they had been nj
| their post and keen TO catch tbc
warning sound The crisis was ON
/ The mans preaching was fauItIese
/ he captivated the people The Off.
| Gals allowed the rumors TO be- GOV
| cred mp and explained away Thi,
man. not sent from God. was called
/ rs pastor And. oh, what thai
/ church has suffered In not heine,
watchful for the crisis and prepared
/ TO meet IT. The church was bIastc!
/ i'm its early bloom but it was mo-,
wholly wrecked IT survived the c.
/ poriencc OF those dark DAYS. God Ia.
mercifully spared it for large mis-.
sion of usefulness in She DAVIS to
come lie gave them man who boe
under Divine guidance. healed H.,
cruel wounds made by the other pas-