The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-08-29

| fences and words were all out ana
mamma knew the whole story OF
their terrible fright and how Frances
had almost been run over by
swift-speeding horse and his hoot
had cruelty bruised the little foot,
the sobbing ceased and the sunshine
of the smiles began to break through
the tear-dimmed eyes, for mamma
knew all about it, and the burdenel
little hearts felt lighter and were
comforted in the love of her SYM
pathy. Where a moment before had
been convulsive sorrow and a weight
pressing upon them hard for their
tender feelings to bear, now was the
CHEEKY smile and happy laugh.
Peace once more reigned within.
Why? Because they had told mann
ma all about it, and when she knew,
it was all right. Oh, that the little
ones could teach us children of
larger growth" this secret of finding
and knowing the peace of God. Tell
Him everything. Tell Him all about
yourself and your experiences, and
you will find the burdens like thick
cloud, rolling off your crushed and
weary heart, and the sunshine of His
love will pour in upon you, bringing
that peace which passeth all under
standing.
SIN everything let your
requests be made known unto God"
We know this is Gods Word. His
| loving invitation to us to share every
thought, every desire, every aspira-
ton with Him. We speak the words
and yet we do not apply them to our
i lives. This is the reason we do not
know the peace of God in the heart.
How much fellowship is there be-
tween the husband and the wife, or
| between the intimate associates
where experiences are not shared?
where burdens and trials, joys and
| aspirations, are not told to one an
other? You know how it is. If you
feel that you are Withholding from
your dearest friend thought or ex-
perience or plan which should be
| shared with him you are i'll at ease,
and perhaps avoid his presence.
Your peace of mind is destroyed.
| So in larger degree is it with your
I relations with your Heavenly Father.
He is interested in every detail or
your life. You must ''in everything
by prayer and supplication with
| thanksgiving, make your requests
known unto Him." if you would be
the recipient of the peace of God
which passeth understanding.
1t clarifies the vision to talk plan
or experience or thought over In
audible words. You cannot success
fully and fully think a prayer to
| God. 1t must be spoken in audible
words within the shut closet If 1T IS
real prayer, real communion. Many
| a pet plan and scheme which we have
thought of in our minds will appear
! silly and ridiculous as we undertake
to explain it in audible words to the
Lord. Many n burden we suppose
we are carrying will vanish like the
mist of the morning before the adj
vancing sun as we undertake to tell
| the Lord in spoken words about 1T.
Many proud boast and cOnceited
notion in regard to our ability and
achievements will fall like empty
cookie shells when we endeaYor to
| speak of them in the ear Of the
| Lord. But we need to tell the Lord
all these things if we would have
His peace abiding within.
And the oil of gladness must an
noint every prayer. Not because of
what we are, but because of the
Lord "Who loved us and gave Him
self for u.s. Our text tells US not
only to sin everything by prayer and
supplication make your requests
| known unto God" but declares 1T
must be with thanksgiving. This
! element in our communion with God
| is too often lacking, and as result
our worship and service is robbed OF
its life and strength. We go into
the presence of the Lord with our
gloom and our burdens and, after we
! have rolled them over in His pres
ence and talked aboHt them, and
measured and remeasured them and
weighed and reweighed them, we
| leave our closets with deeper gloom
and heavier burdens than ever be-
! fore. Why is it? Because the es-
sential element of praise and thanks
giving is lacking in our worship
and communion. There is victory IN
| the shout of praise, in the song OF
Thanksgiving. 1t was the glad shout
of confidence in God which crumbled
the walls of Jericho. 1t is the spir-
tied music of rejoicing which revives
| the tagging courage and spirit of the
wavering army and spurs it on to
! glorious victory. We need more of
praise and Thanksgiving. Spend
| half hour with David each morning
| in the Psalms, and the sun will rise
with new power and beauty, and the
| lowering bank of fog of doubt and
disbursement will vanish away.
| The letter in which our text is
! found was written by Paul to the
Philippians while he lay a close pris-
| oner at Rome, and was face to face
with death. 1t was perhaps one of
the darkest periods of Paurs life,
and vet see the message of rejoicing
which he sends to the beloved church
! at Philippi The sound of praise
and thanksgiving burst from his
prison cell and penetrated to the
Dalace of the Caesars to the saving
of precious souls, and brought back
| to his heart the sweet peace of the
Lords glorious presence. You may
have it, too, if you will let the notes
of Thanksgiving ring out along the
pathway of your prayer and supph-
| cation, and as you leave your closet
you viii rejoicingly sing:
..what treasure 1 have in this wonderful
/ Buried. deep in the heart of my soul;
So secure that no power can mine it away.
While the years of eternity roll.
"Ah, soul. ara you here without comfort or
Marching down the rough pathway Of