The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-02-28

rootlet becomes the great, strong far
reaching root. and the tiny green stalk
grows and grows until the green blade
has become the great rearing trunk
sending out its mighty sheltering
branches In every direction. The gen.
tie breathing Of the little babe would
be sufficient to send the tiny mustard
seed rolling out of the hand, but
when the possibilities lying hid within
are realized "all the kings horses and
all tho kings men" couldn't uproot
| that mighty tree. Man naturally has
his eyes focused for the great things.
Gods eye searches out the little
things. What man overlooks, yea,
even disdainfully ignores, God shapes
and molds to wonderful success. The
block of marble which had been cast
aside as worthless by the mediocre
artist was picked up by Michael An
gelo when he came into possession of
the studio and his skillful hands
wrought upon It, and from that de-
spised piece of marble the beautiful
Madonna stepped forth to bring him
fame and delight the heart of the art
lover. D
It is the little, insignificant, I'M
known thing, or circumstance, or con-
dition in the church or the life of the
Christian which contains the germ of
| the revival blessing. Don't think for
a moment it is some outside condition
or some outside circumstance which
must be realized in your life before
the quickening fires of Gods revival
blessing can stir your heart. Look
around within the sphere of your
own existence, into your own heart,
and you will find the mustard
seed which If planted in the soil of
a surrendered and obedient heart and
watered with the tears of repentance
and intense longing after God, will
take root and grow into the great
tree of revival blessing spreading it's
| joy and gladness to all about.
1t has been said that revival is not
worked up but it is sent down. con-
tend that it is both. The germ for the
revival is to be found in every church.
1t must be diligently and humbly
working up the revival. God looking
on sees the possibilities in that little
germ, He rejoices in the humility,
the conservation and the diligence
manifested in the church in tending
that little germ, and then He blesses
it with mighty development and
growth. That's sending down the re-
vival. Mr.. Moody used repeatedly to
say, after his wonderful successes in
different cities and churches, that
it was not so much what he brought
as what had been sowed and grown
and tended before he came that ex-
planned the great revival blessing which
was realized. God sent Mr.. Moody
where the germ of revival blessing had
been given a chance to take root and
grow. If churches to-day are to again
know and rejoice in great revival bless
ing, they must quit looking outside OF
themselves for its realization. Great
speakers, great singing, great blow.
ing OF trumpets, great and forced ef-
forts alone never yet made a great re-
vival. The germ for the revival must
be found in the church itself, and
. carefully and humbly and prayerfully
!, tended and nourished. The little
match with its faint and Pickering
flame may start a blaze that will
sweep the town before it. And the
: germ of revival blessing has within il
the mighty fire that will set church
and community all ablaze with holy
! zeal and purpose.
1t is the tithes of little things which
we must bring into the storehouse of
God if we would fulfill Gods condi-
tons and prove His faithfulness in
pouring out upon us such a blessing
as there shall not be room enough to
receive it, / have seen union revival
efforts in which there was great stir
and effort, and some little reaping,
and then an eager and undignified
hurry on the part of the different
churches to capture as many of the
new converts as possible. That is
always the way when man gets up a
revival. But when God has a full
share in it we will see such an out
pouring of blessing that there shall
i. not be room enough to receive It.
Think of it! When all the tithes of
the little things are brought into the
storehouse, then look out! God never
fails in His promises, and the out
pouring of blessing is sure to come.
1t was the little thing which prevent
[ ed my bell from ringing. The dust and
tarnish which was hardly visible to
the naked eye had to be rubbed Oft
the small brass spring before the
strong electric current generated in
! the battery could make itself felt.
, The power was there to ring the bell
: all the time. but so little a thing
as dust and the thinnest yelling Of tar.
nish was sufficient to prevent the bell
, from operating. II Christians and
| churches would only realize the i'm
: portance of little things and begin
looking within for the dust and tar
, nish they would discover the reason
for the delayed blessing. The dust
, and tarnish of indifference and neg
lect is allowed to collect eight or nine
, months in the year, and then there Is
! perplexity and disappointment when
the revival fails to come on the spur
| Of the moment and when we think n