The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26


 prevented Napoleon attacking Yelling ton at Waterloo in the early morning ana which delay was a great factor In the triumph of the English? W hat about the dense and impenetrahle fog which settled in New York harbor in the early morning of the day on which Washins- ton and his troops escaped from Lons Island and made 1t possible Tor the American boats to row safely under the very guns of the English feet when could have annihilated them. Wha. about the frost which came in answer 10 Americas prayer just at the right tune after A thaw which destroyed the io- custs by the millions a few years ago III our western states, where they were de- stroying the crops eyerywhereT Were not those storms and those frosts tne voice of God in answer to prayer as wei as astronomical answers to prayer. Soo speaks to us in times of drought "nen we pray as he answered Elijahs prayer of old when Ahab fled to Jezreel 10 es- cane the deluge-"Hath not the ram father?'' Gods rescuing voice is heaId in the Rrowl of the storm; Gods shlie Ia seen in the incubating sunshine, anu if It is best for us Gods storm anu ooo sunshine are seen and felt Tn answer so our believing prayers. ,,,
 Pnt I find the mighty forces not oniy astronomical and atmospheric put ais9 socialistic subserving Gods cnliufel' use the word socialistic not III i's @ row sense. I allude to 1t In It's proau sense of mans relationship to man. III inc friumphs of defeats of nations. Tn the supremacy and the overthrow Of thrones I find that the great onward moVeiiien's .,z of the world have been employed TOT @ ,ne resene and salvation of Gods peopies for all time.
 In the Fullness of Time.
 What Is the meaning of that verse Galatians iv, 4, When the fu.iness or lime come. God sent forth his Son, made of a woman under the law to redeem them that we're under the law, that we we might receive the adoption or sons
 Was not one time in the sight or Gou just as favorable as any other time on no. There were certain prophetic coiu'. tions which had to be fulfilled. NO. 'ne least of these was that Jesus had to pc born in Bethlehem of Judea' i,o" VI this to be accomplished? After the Whole civilized world was brought under the do- main of the Roman scepter God prompts 1 Caesar to order that a Jewish census DC taken. What was the result? In oraei to obey that command. Joseph, the ca' | penter. who was married to Mary' hau 1 to take a trip to Bethlehem. He was one of the descendants of David, ana all HE | family had to be counted In the village where the royal shepherd boy once hVeo l Then through Joseph, through oaesa'
 through a foreign command Jesus "as born where prophecy said Christ shoulo l be born It Is folly for you and to say God might have fulfilled the prophecy in a different way" Yes, he might But Gods way was a true way. And in order | to accomplish that way Caesar must con l quer and Rome must rule. A, l Can we not in the same way see tht l finger of God in the discovery or Ahie1' l ica. in the birth of our constitution, II
 the awful tragedy of the civil war, IT the strange acquisitions of Porto Hice | and of the Sandwich and Philippine | islands? Can we not feel that the boom l ing guns at Port Arthur and the success 1 of one political party over another al' ! the voice of God heard in the same "oros 1 thai Paul snake when he said that Gof is working out his plans through the movements of the nations? Because witf
 our nearsighted vision we cannot see the | end from the beginning that does moi lessen the workings of Gods movements | for the salvation of nations
 | Mans throne is higher than the stars l God has made him a little lower than th' | angels Yes But on account Of Jesus | sacrifice for us God has sent his ansels | to reinforce us in the awful struggle against sin and temptation and In tn' l battle for the worlds redemption. H'
 has sent them, not here one and there one. ..The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels, Th'
 Lord Is among them as in Sinai, as In th' | holy place. These angels are every
 where, willing to minister unto us ane l care for us.
 Reinforced by Angels.
 | Mighty angels for our protectionl Oh
 my brother. in the struggle of life car
 you afford to be downhearted and sloth
 full? Have I not said enough to encourag'
 you to do anything and everything il
 Gods name? When the King of Syri'
 sent his horsemen and charioteers to cap
 ture Elisha the prophets servant wa sore afraid Elisha was not. Why? HI