Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-08-11
God is guide. Apart from him I could
do nothing"

God is guide. Apart from him I could
do nothing
What Jehovah was to the wandering
fsraelttes. going before them by Gay
and by night. indicating every step ana
stop of their journey.h he Is just as GER
tainly today to the Christian. DIVINE
direction for the disciple is one OF me
assurances that makes possible his
peace and confidence.
Wherever God guides there are sure
to he green pastures and still waters.
The proof of a journey is its goal. Di-
vine guidance is to be judged. not by
any incident by the way. any tenn
porary hardship. deprivation or suffer
ing, but BY it's whole length and by us
destination. SO Judged, it must be con-
tossed that the Lord leads his W III
ways of p~leasantness and paths OF
peace. and that In the end he has Tor
them glory. power and happiness he-
yond the grasp of mortal mind.
Ehe united Christian testimony OF all
agHa is pronounced in declaring that
the Lord cares for his own with all Il
fathers tender care. In danger to bo ~
| and danger to spirit. in poverty. perse-i
cution nd In problems OF Il hundred!
sorts he has been strength. wisdom
deliverance. and IA personal friend. We're:
every friend of God possessed Of the
pen of a D;tid there would be n
counted psalmN as eloquent as any In
the old testament, testifying to the
overlooking goddess of God. J
The Christians lie. is not a rudder-I
less. s~ailless. pilotlessXhip, adrift on Il
strange and storm-lasEsd sea. He has
an infallible chart, a safe, sound ship.
a perfect pilot II a sure haven.
The greatness of Gods power Is not
more wonderful than the small uses he
makes of 1t. He places his divine om-
impotence at the service of human inlpO-
tence. The least Of the needs of his
feeblest creatures is sufficient to con-
mand the exercise of his almighty
power.
They who keep closest to the guide
find the way easiest, and hear most
clearly what he has to say.
All who are guided of Co should be
leaders of e
THE hand of God in American His
tory" is a favorite theme with public
speakers. The subject is fascinating,
and 1t is easy to show that the special
guidance n protection of the AL
mighty has been v~Ouchsafed to this
chosen land, tina his great designs
might be worked out here. Lead.
Kindly Light" the favorite hymn of
our fastest martyred president, was
more than the prayer of a devOut
Christian heart; 1t was the expression
of a deep, patriotic faith. President
Mckinley. like many of his illustrious
predecessors, showed by word n deed
that he believed that the special provi-
dence of God was exercised In behalf Of
America. This is the surest ground OF
our national faith and u national
| hope.
Lead, kindly light. amid the encircling
Lead thou me on.
The night is dark and l am far from
Lead thou me on.
Keep thou my feet: l do not ask to see
The distant scene. =
One step enough for me.
SO long thy power has led me. sure it still
Der moor and fen. Ger crag and torrent
The night is gone
And with the morn those angel faces
Which i nave loved long since
And lost awhile. :
Guidance implies following. God il,
guide only to those who will obey his
command, Follow thou me-" The
shepherd IL such. only to his own flock.
Tho most popular passage in the old
testament Is the twenty-third psalm.
children. and the last confession of
faith on dying lips IL The Lord is my
shepherd" In that truth is wrapped
up the comfort and confidence which
the human heart Graves. While 1t lei
true that "all We. like sheep. have gone
astray." 1t is equally true that, like
sheep, we need and desire the protect
ing. comforting, guiding care OF a good
shepherd. No life Is so happy as that
which is consciously in the keeping Of
the Good Shepherd.
NEWS AND NOTES.
There is talk Of a new S2.0oA0 900 uni,
versity in Texas under control Of the
Presbyterian churches. north and south.
In Manila there are now 5000 Metho-l
dists. 2.700 Of whom are natives. Eleven!
chapels are maintained.
There Is a Baptist church seating 2oo|
persons In Santa Rosa, CAL. built en-
tirely Of timber sawn from a singlst
redwood tree.
Club women Of New York will SUPP
port q deaconess to work in the church;
whose membership was . greatly de-
pteted py the burning OF the Slocum.
Staten Island Christian Endeavorers'
maintain a summer home for city poor
children. wherein last year go childrenj
were entertained for q period of ten,
days zach.
The Congregatlonalists have a now
associate editor for their Sunday school
publications. Sidney A. Weston. Phi. D..i
who resigned an in~structorship In Yale
university to 60 to Boston.
The American evangelists. Torrey ana
Alexander, have English enGaSements|
az tar ahead " 1904. Mr.. Alexander rel
Gently married Miss Helen Cadbury. q
famous ouakers and philanthropists.
There - talk In LONDON Of q great
Christian mission among 'society'' peoJ
pie. The late Henry Drummond didl
work Of this sort with conspicuous sue
cess and was In . way . social 'lion'l
among London's best people.
Almost nim~ultananuGlx NTH thn ~