Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29

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 My little girls came running home from school one day some months
 ago, and, rushing breathlessly into
 the presence of their mamma, they
 threw themselves into her arms and burst into tears. Their little hearts
 were heavy with the burden of a ter rible experience. It was some time
 before the convulsive sobbing would give the little tongues a chance to tell the story of their grief. At last, after the many broken bits of sen tences and words were all out and
 mamma knew the whole story of
 their terrible fright and how Frances had almost been run over by swift-speeding horse and his hoof 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 moment before had been convulsive sorrow and a weight pressing upon them hard for their tender feelings to bear, now was the cheery smile and happy laugh. Peace once more reigned within.
 Why? Because they had told man. 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.
 ''In 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- tion with Him. We speak the words and yet we do not apply them to our 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 a thought or ex- perience or plan which should be shared with him you are ill at ease, and perhaps avoid his presence Your peace of mind is destroyed. So in larger degree Is it with your relations with yorr Heavenly Father. He is interested in every detail of your life. You must Gin 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.
 It clarifies the vision to talk a plan or experience or thought over in audible words. You cannot success fully and fully think a prayer to God. It must be spoken in audible words within the shut closet if it is real prayer, real communion.
 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 us." Our text tells us not | only to Gin everything by prayer and supplication make your requests known unto God," but declares it | 1>o hor ivir ic element in our communion with God | is too often lacking, and as result | our worship and service is robbed of l it's 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 about 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. It was the glad shout of confidence in God which crumbled the walls of Jericho.
 The letter in which our text is found was written by Paul to the Philippians while he lay close pris- oner at Rome, and was face to face with death. It was perhaps one of the darkest periods of Pauls life, and yet see the message of rejoicing