Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-07-31

/ God. For all the PROMISES VI +ho
Him are yea, and in HIM omen' un'I %. On
There is not in all the exigencies OF our
lives a trial that cannot be Offset by 9
nronise of help found in The BlDle anu
these all centre in Him.
Third: He is near as prayer,answerins
God John l6: 1924, "And in that DAY "
shall ask Me nothing. Verify, verify, !
s,.v unto you, Whatsoever ", shall ask tne
Father in My name, He will give ~ HU% ,,
Hitherto have We asked nothing IN MY
name. ask and We shall receive, that your
low may be full" This is Gods own word;
and # our prayers have not been answered
the difficulty is with ourselves. D,
| Fourth: He is near as gracious faIner'
John IA: 0lO, "Jesus saith unto him;
Have I been so long time with you. ana ma
vet hast thou not known Me, philln! lie
that hath seen Me hath seen the Rather,
and how sayest thou, then, Snow US AS VI; IN
Father? Believest thou not that l am III
the Father and the Father in Me! Inc
words that I speak unto you speak not
of Myself, but the Father. that dweieth
in Me: lie doeth the works" BY these
words Jesus wanted Philip to know when
he had seen Him touch the eyes. OF the
blind and raise the dead and comfort the
borrowing he had had vision OF the
Father in His infinite love.
We have lost the sense of His nearness.
First: In Genesis Is: l6, we read. Ana
Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he sa'di
Surely the Lord is i'll this place; ana l
knew it not" After Jacob had had his
dav of flight and his night of dreams he
awakos to say, "Thc Lord was in this; place,
and knew it not and the reason he qua
not know was because ne was deccittnl
and dishonest, Ii we give this the right
rame we shall say he was sinful. but sep
arate us from God ard hide His face from
us so that He not only will not hear but
He cannot sec. "Blessed are the pure IN
heart, for they shall see God r.. :,
| Second: In Exodus 3: 5, We read, AND
He said Draw not nigh hither, but Oft thy
shoes from off thy feet, for the place
whercon thou standest is holy ground.
| Moses had no idea that he would see God
! in the burning bush, fer he was not eX,
pecting Him, and let it be remembered
| That we have failed to see Him because
our minds are not set upon Him. lie is on
every side of lis, and if we did but look Tor
Him we should see Him at every turn OF
life and every hour OF the day. Your posi-
ton NAV be very unsatisfactory to you,
but it is possible for YOU in the most me,
NAL place to see Christ just as Paul had
visions of Him Consistently, and yet ne was
| only tent maker.
Third: In Amos 3: 3, we read, "Can two
walk together, except they be agreed!
and that word agreed IN inc lieoie 9 70
betrothal, while IN the EreeK IS SYN
phony.' The reason we nave iost s.elI
with God is because we nav H'a"s.et ~
with him: II we Wclc as a.',,iaJ ~
that one to whom we were neI,oi'. ~ i,
we have been to the claim OF God there
would have been no marriage, and IT we
we're as Indifferent to the wife of our home
ms we have been TO linn there "ouiu pc nv
happy nome. oh, ,E"t we nlRni H. II;'I
with HIM to-day ana keep slep Win LINZ
we would see linn constantly
| w..
lie is near and He will preserve. isalm
81: 1925, "The steps of good man are or
dcrcd by the Lord; and He de4hteth IN
| utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth
him with His hand. | have been young,
and now am old yet have | not seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging
| bread" 1t is written in the Bible ead
Gods word is always true. Psa I'm III: ;,
"He will not suffer thy foot to be moved;
He that kecpcth thee will not slumber.
We may not be conscious of His ncarnesS,
but He is near, just the same, we have
some time been in dark room all alone,
nothing about us; we nave 'oucnen tnI
t,ectrif button, Wnen t:pu h We i ora ou
that the furn'sllhSs Oh thr room: I'VE Oh
every SIDE OF u'' we were hoC conscious 'i
OF them, put th'y WEI" ''Sa:' anu We nav
lost consciousness Oh you, "Iu ye' ~ wv
hau p"I '''iic ~ i"''l!'iii' t''o f'"o'
we i've we would see all ABOUT uS INC e'l
dehce or lis presence, te"Sc' pat"oii, ~
Joy; Oh, that we mlSht i've IN tue luI
nlshed room OF Hon, lor ne Is near Pr,
tectnS us, aeiehalns u.s. keep'ne oaeh 'nt
Gestilence, ana so turning aSlue .ne arm s o.
death rom us, lroup'c lnhs CONF WY
near, hut cannot overthrow US. III
lfaim ~ =: theIe Is graPn'c "c8'!lP'loN
OF tas. wv hen the wicked, cve' mihc Gu
emica ana my loSs came upon me y - ,, eat nv ~
my irsh, thcy stumoled ana lell' inc
Isa'mlst has VISION OF the enemy coming
ilercely against nm. just anoHt u i'y ~
hand upon nm NY, When suddenly he stnni
be; ana 1alls' lhen IN tnc lzth Ch"ptc!
OF Acts there Is picture OF Ietef Sleeping
between the two soldiers 1ier9d 10 ,us'
ABOUT 10 Ky hands upon nm 10 orlng h'i'
"heh suddenly the chalh snaps ana NC Il
rec. Inns Is JUST hkc Hou' 1ronbe a!
most breaks our hearts, nut no, 9uile; Iea
so? Is almost dcthroncn, but not alto
gcther. lie Will not suffer US TO be cast
down and utterly 1orsaken'
| V.
What help. If we could only get into
the way of saying over and over, THOU
art near, o Lord We should be great,
strengthened. First: It would keep oul
lives pure, for we would not so frequently
be lost to sin ii VIC were conscious Of His
| ucarness.
| Second. II ,vould strouuthen us IN thi