The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1903-03-13

GOD doth not bid thee walt
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.
'"The weary waiting times
Are but the muff1ed peals
Low preluding celestial chimes,
That hail His chariot wheels.
Trust Him to tune thy voice
To blend with seraphm;
His Wait shall issue in Rejoice!
,'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
Impotence of the Flesh.-Misguided
human nature has come to believe and
feel that it has right to manifest i'm
patience. In fact it is viewed often in
the light of a 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 a 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 adherence
of evil. lmpatience, like the spark
which reveals the presence of the pow
der key, 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. Impatience is riot Gus |
ANAio" Nho 10 away SlilIluS up
trouble. Impatience is heartless rob-
Der 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, elevating atnos-
phere of the social function. He steals
away a 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.
Impatience is such little sin that it
creeps in unawares, and has one foored
before he realizes it. Yes, Impotence
seems like such a little sin that it is
allowed to tester in the heart and life.
But if you will trace the ever-widen-
ing, ever-darkening lines of radiation
as they spread out from the little i'm
patient thought, or word, or action,
you will be appalled, that so little a
seed can bring forth so large a tree,
that so slight pinch of leaven can per-
neate the whole mass of dough.
The Cure.-And how may the sin Of
mpatience be eradicated? How may
he Christian worker tread the full
ength of the bridge of patience, SO
hat the promise may at last be clasped
n the hand that has faithfully wrought
he will of God? How may the impa-
hence of the flesh be plucked up by the
'oots and cast away with its abundance
# unwholesome fruit? Does God tell
Is we shave need of patience" and
hen fail to help us in our need? Nay,
erily. But He Who has said: "Ye
ave need of patience" whispers in
our heart and mine, as He did in the
inpatient heart of Paul as he fretted
ndet his thorn in the flesh: my grace
5 sufficient for you, for My strength
J made perfect in weakness" The
race and strength of God are able to
eep the Christian soldier standing
rating patiently for the reward of :
he promise. They are powerful
nough to conquer the most impatient b
cart and make the fluctuations of life :
lesson into the beautiful and fra I
rant flowers of patience. Yes, I'VE have
eed of patience, but blessed be God
orever, we have God Who "can sup
ly all our need" if we will but lea I
i'm. Will you2