Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-06-04

who had been caught in the tolls of
strong drink. one Saturday night the
ather had been trying to help him and
lad failed 1t seemed as though his
Ieart would break.
At midnight he was still staying on
In his office on the brink of despair.
For two years he had been working
and praying. and t. seemed to him
that lie was to lose everything at last.
Almost unconsciously he took up from
his desk a paper lying there. and his
sad eyes fell upon Katrina Trask's
little poem. and he read these words:
Lie down and sleep;
Leave it with God 10 keep
This sorrow which is part
Now of thy heart,
When thou dost wake
If still tits thine to take.
Utter no wild complaint;
Work waits thy hands.
If thou shouldst faint
God understands.
The words of the poet so met his
desperate need that they aroused the
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1at was settling down upon him and
said out loud: 81 will"
He went home and slept IN peace.
ie arose the next morning refreshed
and full of power. II was the Sab
bath. and setting himself to work with
new devotion, his boy was brought TO
trust in the Savior and was redeemed
from his sin that very day.
There are two thoughts suggested
by our text and by this story which
| have told to illustrate 1t. The first
have already indicated; that is, that
useful service nearly always has its
foundation In personal faith in God.
The man who trusts God Is NJ peace;
the man who is worried and fretted
and desperately anxious cannot serve
you much. He is too worried about
his own affairs. IL is the man whose
heart is stayed on God. whose faith
v sure and steadfast who has an In
aIhaustlble fountain OF good cheer in
his own soul, who can give you CON-
fort and inspire your confidence In God
when you are in troubbe-
1t Is also :r;la that only the man
who trusts God has proper apprecia-
tion OF the desirability Of serving
others. The man who loves and trusts
the Heavenly Father by that very
fact has his love and sympathy for
his fellow men deepened and made
more sacred. He feels that he Is no,
only helping his fellow men but IL
pleasing God. and is, in the only way
he can. making some return for tbt
infinite blessings and mercies OF Coz
to him.
The other thought suggested by oul
theme Is that service Is necessary II
order that we may keep faith ant
trust. We will not continue 10 &c
the JOY and gladness which come from
a living faith in God unless we d.
good. Trust is not given 10 US TO fol-
up in napkin and put away as
keepsake. The man who undertake
to hoard up his faith in God and thu
save 1t from burglars Is sure 10 los
it. The only way 10 keep confidenc
and trust and faith is TO use theI
; generously. giving them away in loy
ing service day by day.
1t was Paurs great JOY as he neare
q the end of his life that he had "keT
y the faith" But he did not keep il b
> putting It away in the safe depos
II vault OF his own inner consciousness
/! He kept it by telling 1t TO everybod
a. he met on the street, by carrying
u from land to land. and preaching
u under every conceivable circumstan,
into all sorts and conditions OF mel
" and SO the only way we can keep Il
kind Of faith and trust in God IN;
will be fountain OF good cheer ar
h, song in our hearts is by serving o,
-, fellow men with unselfish love.