Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24
Some Modern DTiracIen.

DuI why EU BhCh IL DADAANdA nAoNOl,
= to find how God has aided his children
in the voice Of the winds? What abou
the Spanish armada under the "goldeI
duke" Admiral SidOnia, with its u!
ships, defeated from invading British
harbors not by the English cannon
but by the tornado which swept the
English channel in 1888? What about
the storm which prevented Napoleon
attacking Wellington at Waterloo in
the early morning and which delay
was great factor in the triumph of
the English? What about the dense
and impenetrable fog which settled in
New York harbOr in the early morning
+ of the day on which Washington and
his troops escaped from Long Island
and made It possible for the American
boats to row to safety under the very
guns of the British feet, which could
have annihilated them2 What about
the frost which came in answer to
Americas prayer just at the right time
after q thaw which destroyed the To-
Gusts by the millions a few years ago
in our western states, where they were
destroying the crops everywhere?
Were not those storms and those frosts
the voice of God in answer to prayer
coming to the aid of his children?
tell you we have to realize that there
are atmospheric answers to prayer as
well as astronomical answers to pray
er. God speaks to us in times Of
drought when we pray as he answered
Elijah's prayer Of old when Ahab fed
to Jezreel to escape the deluge-"Hath
not the rain father?" Gods rescu-
ing voice is heard in the growl of the
storm; Gods smile is seen in the in
sunshine. and if it is best
for us Gods storm and Gods sunshine
are seen and felt in answer to our be
ieving prayers.
But l find the mighty forces not only
astronomical and atmospheric but also
subscribing Gods children
use the word socialistic not in its
narrow sense. allude to it in its
broad sense of mans relationship to
nan. In the triumphs and defeats of
nations, in the supremacy and the
,verthrow of thrones. l find that the
,reat onward movements Of the world
ave been employed for the rescue and
Aviation of Gods peoples for all time
In the FuIIness of Time. t
What is the meaning of that verse a
ialatians iv, 4, when the fullness of t
me was come, God sent forth his Son, r
lade Of a woman, under the law to re- t
eem them that were under the law, S
lat we might receive the adoption of Il
)nsY Was not one time in the sight ri
God just as favorable as any other o.
me? Oh, no. There were certain c,
'Ophetic conditions which had to be oi
llflled. Not the least Of these was N
lat Jesus had to be born in Bethlehem II
Judaea. How was this to be accom-
ished? After the whole civilized on
orld was brought under the domain to
the Roman scepter God prompts H
lesar to order that a Jewish census of
taken. What was the result? In DC
der to obey that command, Joseph, be
e carpenter, who was married to Of
ary, had to take trip to Bethlehem. til
e was one of the descendants of 33
lvid, and all his family had to be gil
united in the village where the royal fet
epherd boy once lived. Then through in
seph, through Caesar, through a for ur
n command, Jesus was born where
1phecy said Christ should be born.
is folly for you and l to say, God Z
ght have fulfilled prophecy in a diff pc
ent way" Yes, he might. But pu
as way was a true way. And in ma
Ter to accomplish that way Caesar is
st conquer and Rome must rule SO
IN we not in the same way see the ma
,e4 of God in the discovery of Amer ed
in the birth of our constitution, in EN-
awful tragedy of the civil war, i'll Z
strange acquisitions of Porto Rico He
Of the Sandwich and Philippine Is wit
Is? Can we not feel that the BOOM 9th
guns at Port Arthur and the sue apT
) of one political party over another tive
the voice Of God heard in the same den
'ds that Paul spake when he said WI
CJI is working out his plans che
'ueh the movements of the nations? Kio
arse with our nearsighted vision we chr
not see the end from the beginning pal,
does not lessen the workings of any
IS movements for the salvation of Eur
Ons.
ans throne is higher than the stars.
has made him little lower than tt
angels. Yes. But on account Of ing
Is sacrifice for us God has sent his chrC
els to re-enforce us in the awful the
ggle against sin and temptation gror
in the battle for the worlds re- and
ption. He has sent them, not here the
and there one. "The chariots Of own
are twenty thousand, even thou wicl
Is Of angels. The Lord is among shirl
J as in Sinai as in the holy place" only
e angels are everywhere, willing to half
ster unto us and cere for us. mate
Re-enfOrced by Angels. ports
ghty angels for our protectlon! thos'
my brother, In the struggle Of life shou
you afford to be downhearted and ment
full? Have l not said enough to woul
urage you to do anything and eY- st. ]