New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

sno1sh Of the nature OF God and His world 10
end 1t would mean a crash in the universe II
W@ere were not So This is no mere outcry OF the human
THIS is the splendid demand Of the human reason
living ruling Cod II a hi thnss sse5 aid 'heor 562 work I
6aa c6seeher to them that love God. there would bs
chdos In the moral world
THE RESULT OF EXPERIENCE
=. Over and over. We have seen for ourselves THAI
me- tne t9ings which we thought were most adverse
TWn % rabs lives we have seen 1t in The lives Of others
out OF it for US We know that ii worked for GOOD
We we Gnafed cha under hardship in our childhood and
sessions rs and gTeyes that he give his ehii-
strong and manly in their straightened CONDITIONS
and he sees his old companions ruined by wealth
poor. All that We ali know And We t.'' ars T suTs T
that mat some experiences work together for good TO
rsslduum OF experience which We cannot adjust to
For some of US there are some great facts Of
3,b 3ur hVeS WHICH seem 10 cut directly across the
Isl we know how long it takes work out
know how much wiser God is than we ',aISs aTe and
yet our hearts cry out We think there could
end without such cost An. well beloved as we
6Ie 6- ssne WIN each other az such time, be sure
whom his mother conforteth. so viii comfort
always think 1t wise TO Try 70 expisi. But She
Seip 6sR always synPathiHe she can always seek 70
The difficult thing is not TO have experiences.
peculiar about the life of each Of us there Is q
lar larger element Of likeness In all lives We
diner somewhat; We similar IN larger part.
to US all The largest difference l. in our ,nterpre
tation OF these experiences Once more let us try
Illustration of II.
Your office boy, let suppose. thinks you ars
a euTnpdgeon s calls you cross grabbed. hard un-
along with those in the fertile Soysh mind l' Aet
uaily, suppose again. You are none OF these
do business II you have not dependable helpers
about you and you know. that this boy can never
quite as much you cannot allow him him to fail yoG'
Now he falls you at some critical point saws he
forgot, or he didn't think it was of any iTnpor-
wrong. time; And YOU. rebuke him sharply. you
OF your rebuke and discipline. But the value OF
II will depend utterly on his Interpretation OF It.
him NJ bitter s Your very effort to do him COED and
% carry the Iegitinlate purpose Of his being IN n
not understand you II does not work for his
sttitude m toward i YOU II he trusted you. II he
looked up 70 you. as you deseTys one on our s ths9Ty
with, other influences for his good. beGanse , he
loved you AS It is. 1t will not work for MS good.
feet OF adverse exPer:ences-severty; ..,.-.,-
y9oT your oednes Dey may You n4 favor hmm you show
him every kinness you are generous % s 10 HIM ma You 6
Will respond in one Of two ways. He viii be in
t 1iease vou and serve YOU to repay and recoE-
nze your goodness; else he Will become slOvenly
taking advantage OF your goodness becoming more
and more seif-importanI ana LEAVING You hlo11 I1
him to account sharply for errors he makes more
ne ne lneI tba a. ax1srtance OF vo1r rooIness His
tne saIeoe t+J ~ IL is The entire difference And
his INTERPRETATION is determined by his est innate
that You have his interest at your heart. your
goodness win be an insoiration to better thingT;
that he Is so valuable that you could not arord
to treat hl ~ n @ Sry ba viii forget YOUR goo5aess
and viii become demanding where he might vel
goodness will work for good 10 the ernpIoye who
regards you, who loves you who trusts YOU
Do YOU not see that II is parable Of our own
i've boss Vbat we get out of our experiences at
HE ne band will depend altogether on what we think
Of Him II trust Him. II We love H.5n. We
snod soad Af m viii sometimes be our own personal
good; It will sometimes be the ~"2d OF he enter enter
prise OF which all part therefore gr1ld
for us II we do not love Him il We doubt Him.
good s ioail and "TS they may not do So Thsv NAV
for ruin. and not for good John and Jndts :. W. VI
culiar relation to Him by the position which ea,h
held But John and JUDAS tGoE s a.,Lsl1T ogbt f9
the culture OF one and ruin OF The other one eSn
exploited Jesus for his own uses
RESPONSES OF DIFFERENT NATURES.
our fathers used it century ago You OUT size
by side some warm day on the srnshlLe a e'Io s y,
with fuiI power uoon them And the response Of
ne ~ IT'S being to be drawn out. and lies there.
growing harder and harder The other allows 10
moisture TO be stirred into new activity. and grows
more and more fluid The suns rays are the same;
the response of the natures IS different And We
Zach Is as II must be. But when we have come Into
the realm Of the human viii words OF praise ana
of blame are quick TO be spoken. We need always
10 enter a strong protest against the notion that
men cannot control the response which thew mako
no the Influence OF God. ANY man can reSpont
OF Christ he will Welding 70 them or rebeIh1g
against them And the result OF the WORKING o.
the forces OF God. whether IN severity IN good
ness will be determined by the atritude whicn We
take 70 Him. whether or not we love Him
II IS a painful fact that nothing God can DO
for some men will commend Him TO them It
He disciplines them. they grow bitter II Hs
ravors them. thev neglect Him and care nothing
about Him They win not resnOnd 20 Ills In
derstand Him. And IL Is blessed fact that when
we know God and love Him, nothing that comes
needs 70 shake faith in Him. II II IS good
ness comes. then learn 70 give HIN thanks:
if n severity then learn to trust Him until
we can see how 70 give Him thanks even for that
Certainty OF the cooperation OF the forces Of the
world for the man who loves God does not rest on
the narrow experience OF the life we are tvlnf.s
but on the nature Of things Since God Is God.
and since those who love Him are seeking Eiis
will the whole universe th~t goes onward under
His control IS bondslave 70 His people OUT OF
all the interplay forces. now seeming raV0ranle
nov seeming adverse one result Is coming sSear,y
corning-the glory OF God and the good OF his
people Some day shall see u 80. This day
We may trust Him for H.
WASTE AND POVERTY