St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-04

how the Christian in this rushing and
bustling age needs patience to steady
him through the period that lapses
before the fruit of service is gath
cred! The farmer sows the seed,
but the harvester does not immedi-
ately follow the planter. There
must be rain and sunshine, and har-
rowing, and then waiting, patient
waiting, before the hope of the
farmer is realized. So in the Chris
tian life and service. The toiler in
the Lords vineyard has great ''need
of patience" in order that having
done the will of God, he might re-
ceive the promise For,
''God doth not bid thee wait
To disappoint at last:
A golden promise, fair and great,
In precept-mold is cast
Soon shall the morning gild
The dark horiZon-rim,
Thy hearts desire shall be fulfilled.
Wait patiently for Him.
1.-THE weary waiting times
Are but the muffied peals
Low preluding celestial chimes.
That hail His chariot wheels.
Trust Him to tune thy voice
To blend with seraphim;
His Wait shall issue in 'Rejoicer
Wait patiently for Him.
HE doth not bid thee wait,
Like drift wood on the wave.
For tickle chance or fixed fate
To ruin or to save.
Thine eyes shall surely see,
No distant hope or dim,
The Lord thy God arise for thee:
Wait patiently for Him.
Impatience of the Flesh.-Misguided
human nature has come to believe and
feel that it has right to manifest inn
patience. In fact it is viewed often in
the light of passive if not an active
virtue. The impatient person is the
least conscious of anyone Of the fail
ing, and almost always calls the fault
by more dignified and respectable
name. The Christian is in very great
danger of falling into this condition in
his attitude towards evil and towards
people who are living in sin. He for
gets how patient God is towards the
sinner, and calls his impatience
righteous Indignation, or abhorrence
of evil. Impatience, like the spark
which reveals the presence OF the pow
der keg, unmasks the inner self, and
with the roar of the tempest the hid
den passions flash forth. Oh, that I
might open your eyes to the woes and
troubles which are Matched out in the
incubator of impatience! Greek
mythology tells us that it was Pan
dora's curious hand which released the
imps of evil in the world, but it is no
NEUROLOGICAL tale but faithful history
which recounts the ills set adrift on the
current of human life by the impatient
hand of man. 1mpatience is a riotous
fellow who is always stirring up
trouble. Impatience is heartless rob-
ber who steals away the peace and hap
piness of the home, the ennobling
thought and inspiration Of the study,
the success of the Office, the harmoni-
Gus cooperation of the mill and factory,
the exhilarating pleasure of the play
ground, the agreeable, eleyating atmos-
phere of the social function. He steals
away mans judgment, rifles him OF
his self-control and then turns him
loose an easy victim to the horde OF
riotous fellows who follow in his trail.
mpa tience is such little sin that it
creeps in unawares, and has one f1oored
before he realizes it. Yes, impatience
seems Like such a little sin that it is
allowed to tester in the heart and life.
he n
ing, ever-darkening lines Of radiation
as they spreaS out from the little inn
patient thought, or word, or action,
you will be appalled, that SO little a
seed can bring forth SO large tree,
that so slight pinch of leaven can per-
meate the whole mass Of dough.
The Cure.-And how may the sin Of
be eradicated? How may
the Christian worker tread the full
length of the bridge of patience, so
that the promise may at last be claspe6
in the hand that has faithfully wrought
the will of God? How may the impa-
thence of the flesh be plucked up by the
roots and cast away with itslabundance
Of unwholesome fruit? Does God tell
us we shave need of patience" and
hen fail to help us in our need? Nay,
verify. But He Who has said: eye
have need of patience" whispers in
your heart and mine, as He did in the
heart of Paul as he fretted
under his thorn in the flesh: ''My grace
is sufficient for you, for My strengths
S made perfect in weakness" The
grace and strength of God are able to
keep the Christian soldier standing
waiting patiently for the reward Of
The promise. They are powerful
enough to conquer the most impatient
heart and make the tribulations of life
blossom into the beautiful and fra
grant flowers of patience. Yes, Eye have
need Of patience" but blessed be God
forever, I'VE have a God Who 'can sup
ply all our need" if we will but let
Him. Will you?
God Changes Not.
Ye may yourself ebb and flow, rise
and fall, wax and wane, but your Lord
IS this day as He was yesterday; and it
is your comfort that your salvation
is not rolled upon wheels of your own
neither have ye to do with
christ of your own shaping.-Samuel
Our Feelings.
The fact of our salvation does not
depend upon our own feelings.
As surely as we rest upon these frauds.
our feelings, the Lord will see fit to
withdraw them in order that we may
learn to rest upon Him.-Sames Han~