Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05

our hearts to praise Him forever, ard we
think as we prepare to enjoy the god His
hand has given that we win always live So
close to Him hereafter as to keep forever
out of the storm line and within the shell
te- of the wings of Him who holds the
waters Sin the hollow. of His hand
But alas! We do not! A day. or two at
most. and the wonder is forgotten. We tell
of 1t maybe, for others to know that there
is God and hallow 1t in memory as
precious experience, but let the stress be
once gone. and we get too busy again in
our own affairs to spend much TINA In
praising God for His goodness and for
His wonderful works to the children of
men,
Dr. Maclaren says, in speaking Of this
Psalm:
Its instances of divine deiverance.
though cast into narrative form. describe
not specific acts. but Gods uniform way of
working. Wherever there are trouble and
trust. there will be triumph and praise.
The psalmist is propounding a partial So
luton of the old problem-the existence of
pain and sorrow. They come rs cha5tiSe-
ments. If terror or misery drive IHen to
God. God answers. and deliverdnce is as
sured. from which fuller-toned praise
should spring"
Applied Truth.
Dr. Mackenzie tells the story of an old
fisherman who kept in his humble home
small picture of two ships in a storm, the
one upon the rocks in a tempestuous sea,
the other standing as near by as it could
get. A little boat in the picture was riding
the waves manned by two sailors. The
fisherman pointed to one in the boat and
said: THAT is my boy. The vessel on the
rocks was going to pieces and ne couldn't
stand it. The boat that had come to rescue
them couldn't get near, and the captain
said no boat could live in such a sea. But
my boy went to him and said: Captain, l
am going to save those men, the captain
said: Nelson, if you try It youll be
drowned My boy said: Captain, I'm net
thinking of being drowned. I'm thinking OF
ewing those men, One of the men vol
unteered to go with him, and he went and
they saved every man. My boy said TO
me afterwards: Father, 1t seemed to me as
II the waves were smoother neaf us than
they were everywhere around l said:
Nelson, my boy. that Is God! 7"
How to Help the Leader.
A little story of some experiences of your
own will help the meeting along more than
anything you can find that some one else
has felt Tell how you cried to the Lord
in some sore trial or great emergency. when
you could not see any way out for You, and
God answered and brought you safely into
quiet place of peace Or if you have nc
experience of your own ask Your Christian
grandmother, or your father or pastor to
you can speak of in the meeting.
Parallel Passages. - Psalms, S9:S-12;
Psalms. 1884; Isaiah, 25:4; Isaiah, 26'a;
Isaiah 32:2; Isaiah, 54:s-12: Psalms, 50;
Psalms, 91:3: John. 14:27; l Peter, 81.
Hints to the Leader-Christian Endeavor
Hymns s, 6S, 76, 81, 131, 1873, 15S 1874, III.
The Endeavor Hymnal, 49, 104, 119, 241, 297.
Have some one sing Master, the tempest
is raging found in the old Gospel hymns
at the beginning, and near the close, just
before sentence prayers. have as solo,
Jesus, Savior, pilot me-
Try to have as many testimonies as pos
sible of personal experience, how Christ
has stilled storms that arose in lives il
answer to prayer. Ask several notable
Christians in your church who are hon
ored and revered by the young people to
come in and tell some of their experiences
in a few words Use care in selecting these
speakers. Testimony depends much on the
character of the witness for it's strength
Ask your lookout committee to do quiet
work by bringing to the meeting people
who are in trouble or passing through some
sort of a storm that may be helped.
Don't forget to have many brief prayers.
For him who suffering neer has known
Who finding Christ within the storm
Shall come out In the morning sun
We welcome all that brings alarm
If after troubled waves we reach
The souls eternal, heavenly calm.
e. A. RAND.
Trusting the one great Pilot of the deep.
To be for aye my tender, lowvoiced guide,
look aloft to Him and say,
Tho tossed upon 1ife's ocean wide,
'.AlIs well! Ais well!
By day night abs WE'LL"
WILLIAM HALE.
When His steps.
Were on the mighty waters-when we went
With trembling hearts through nights Of pain and
loss
His smile was sweeter and His love more dear;
And only heaven is better than to walk
With Christ at midnight over moonless seas.
Selected.