The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31


very infrm health. lie said 10 Mr.. Ad-
ans: II am glad 20 sec you. / hope
you are getting along pretty we'll"
The reply was: All. sir. quite the con-
trary. lind I am a poor tenant. occu-
plying a house much shattered by time.
IL sways and trembles with every wind
and what Is worse. sir. the landlord,
as near as / can make out. does not
intend 20 make any repairs"
An aged woman sent TO her physl-
clan and told him OF her ailments and
;he doctor said: What would you
have me DO. madam? / cannot make
YOU young again" She replied: II
know that, doctor. what / want you
TO do Is to help me 20 grow old little
longer The young have their trou-
bies before them; the old have their
troubles behind them. You have got
about all out OF this earth shat there Is
In u. BE glad that you. an aged sery-
ant OF God, are going 20 try another
life and amid better surroundings.
Stop looking back and look ahead.
on. ye In the seventies and the eigh-
ties and the nlnetios. your best days
are yet To come. your grandost Essoci-
ations are yet TO be formed. your best
eyesight Is yet 20 be kindled. your best
hearing Is yet TO be awakened. your
greatest speed Is yet to be travelled.
your gladdest song Is yet 90 be sung
The most OF your friends have gone
over the border. and you are going TO
join them very soon. They arc wait
ing for you. they are watching the
golden shore 10 see you land; they are
watching the shining gate 20 see you
come through. they are standing by
the throne 20 see you mount. What n
glad hour when you drop the stan and
take the sccpter. when you quit the
stiffened Joints and become an im-
mortal athlete! But hear. hear. a re-
mark pertinent 10 all people. whether
IN the twenties. tho thirties. the for
ties. tho nftIes. the sixties. the seven
ties or beyond.
What we all need Is 10 take the SUI
pernatural into oar lives. DO not let
Us depend on brain and muscle and
nerve. We want n mighty supply OF
the supernatural. We want with us n
divine force mighticr than the waters
and the ,empests. and when the Lord
took two steps on bestormed Galilee.
putting one foot on the winds and the
other on tne waves he proved himself
mighticr than hurricane and billow.
We want with Us a divine force great
or than the fires. and when the Lord
cooled Ncbuchadnezzar' furnace until
Shadrach. Meshach and Abednego did
not even have to fan themselves he
proved himself mighticr than the IRE
We want divine force stronger than
the wild beast and when tho Lord made
Daniel n lion tanner he proved himself
stronger than the wrath OF the jun
giles.
There are 20 many diseases In the
world we want with us divine Physi-
clan capable OF combating ailments.
and our Lord when on earth showed
what he could do with catalepsy and
paralysis and ophthalmia and demen-
tia Oh. take this supernatural into all
your lives, How to get IL. Just az
you get anything you want-by appu-
cation.
4 man got up In n New York prayer
meeting and said: God Is my part
ner. | did business with him for
twenty years and failed every two or
three years. have been doing bust
ness with him for twenty years and
have not failed once" oh. take the
supernatural into all your affairs! !
had such an evidence OF the goodness
OF God In temporal things whea | en-
tered life. ! must testify. Called to
preach at lovely Belleyllle. In New
Jersey. | entered upon my work. But
there stood the empty parsonage. and
not a cent had with which 10 furnish
H. After preaching three or four
weeks the officers OF my church asked
me ~ | did not want 10 take two or
three weeks vacation. said. Yes.
for | had preached about all I knew.
but feared they must be getting tired
OF me when | returned 10 the VIII
lage after the brief vacation, they
handed me the key OF the parsonage
and asked me II / did not want TO go
and look nj a. Not suspecting any
thing had happened. put the key into
the parsonage door and opened IL. and
there was the hall completely furnish
cd with carpet and pictures and hat
rack. and turned into the parlors and
they we're furnlshed-the softoat sofas
ever sat on--and into the study. and
found IL furnished with bookcases.
and went into the bedrooms. and they
were furnished. and into the pantry.
and that was furnished with every
culinary article and the spiceboxes
we're filled. and n -four barrel stood
there ready 20 be opened. and went
down into the diningroom. and the
table was set and beautifully furnish
cd. and into the kitchen. and the stove
was full 81 fuel. and a match lay on
the top 81 tho stove. and all I had to
do I'm starting housekeeping was TO
strike the match. God inspired the
whole thing. and n ! ever doubt his
goodness all up and down the world
raU mo an fuwrusp I testify that