The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22

start out of our places where God has set
us and presume to take another where We
do not ft, or where for some reason
known only 70 God. He does not want US
TO be,
We cannot see why the things that hap
pen 10 us should be permitted 10 pc. why
our talent for art should be wasted in
dish-washing. OF our store OF knowledge
that we have spent long years in gaining
should be wasted in an ignorant little
community where We have no opportunity
to shine. often we try. with our short
sighted vision. to get away from the place
where God has placed us, not knowing
how our action may spoil His plans.
OF sacrifices are our hands full We
are willing enough TO spend hours OF
tiase and much hard labor to devote
money if we have a. and much thought,
toward making elaborate sacrifices. and
We bring them, a sort of peace Offering,
after We have disobeyed distinct com
mands and had our own way.
Take for instance the law Of the Sab
bath one days rest out Of every seven
Science tells us that this law belongs not
only to mankind but applies also to the
world Of inanimate things. Even machiu-
cry in order to last its full time and do
its best work needs day OF rest Chris
tian workers understand this. they
preach about it. They deplore Sunday
labor Of every sort. and yet they will Of
ten make use Of the labor Of railroad men
to carry them tc some place on the Sab
bath, and there they offer, as did Saul
in Gilgal, a sacrifice Of their lips for
Christ's service. for" say they, 1t is a
good thing that We can speak for Christ
land proclaim the love of God In this place,
and it is necessary that We should get
here upon the sabbath day" They say.
IS saul Of Old. we only do this for the
sake Of sacrifice TO the Lord and there
fore it cannot be accounted 10 US as dis
obedience" They take no account Of the
fact that there might be a way Of taking
that journey on another day, though per
hGps not so convenient TO them. or Of
planning that someone else should do the
speaking in that place who would not have
to make traiumcR work to carry them
there. and only fnoIy-trained ears can
now hear the blcating OF the sheep as
samuel did when ne came to give saul
the Lords message.
Other commands Of God besides re
member the Sabbath day 20 keep it holy
are commonly broken for sacrince-or
broken for our own saKes-and then a
sacrifice made as Precipitation Of the
offence. Daily. we whom God hath chosen
TO be his kings and priests. and see if
perhaps Samuel's message comes not to
US, as well as to Saul today? For what
matters it though some may say. We are
under love; we are no longer under the
law" Does not love obey the known
wish a hundred-fold more quickly
than does fear? And surely Gods com
mands OF old. even though some do not
now consider them binding are yet able
{ TO stand as signs Of his wishes in all mat
tiers pertaining 10 his children.
Applied Truth.
A man who called himself a Christian
/ sat at his desk writing. poor man had
/ just left him from whose hard. in-paid
I labor his own power and wealth had
1 prohted. The laborer's pleading face ana
I plain words had left their sting. Some
I dim memory OF what Goo has said about
/ him that Oppresseth the poor troubled
/ him Then, as he had done before. he
/ eased his conscience by writing a check
/ 10 the order OF a we'll known charity. for
! getting that TO obey is better than the