Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-29
Gods Gift 10 Man

| The conditions of life are com
plex, even changing, but th
problem of life is simple, consist
ing of few essentials; yet ther
is a divine plan, and every lif
conducted according 10 this plal
is success. Gods purpose alone
forms the true ideal.
Gods call is always from igno
rance to knowledge; from slavery
to freedom. When God give.
duty, He is ready also to give
the knowledge, wisdom ant
grace needed for the doing of it
! What we call hindrances, OBJ
stacles and discouragements are
probably Gods opportunities
Why then if the above be true are
we so often troubled? is a ques.
tion often asked. I would answer
this question with the following
statements:
First, we are not willing to
acknowledge Gods superiority as
teacher and leader in our plans.
Secondly, we forget to acknowl-
edge God as the giver of every
good and perfect gift.
Thirdly, we are filled with self
Righteousness, self-will, envy,
hatred, jealousy, pride, and all
manner of evil of our own inven-
tion assisted by satan.
Again God gave to every hui
man being five senses and every
one is needed in the performance
of the duties he has assigned;
still we have millions whose SEN
ses are as dormant as "a petrified
tree.
We are living in an age of wis
dom, an era where men and wo-
men are expected to eliminate
from thesr lives all foolishness
and be and do the real and essen
tial things. 1t is time for some
of the objects Of pity now occu-
.pying space in the world to cease
trying to fool people, God
knows you, and you know your
self and mankind are continually
finding out what you are.
Hasten and find an optician
and have your eyes operated upon
before they are entirely out, that
you might see how utterly igno:
rant you are of the beauties of
this great and grand world in
which we live. Can't you see
that a man cannot uphold crime
and at the same time teach chill
dren to be good, honest and Writ
eous?
Are you blind to the fact that
you can't have living sons and
daughters and then support those
who open and carry on places of
business where they are being
killed daily?
Why not open your eyes and see
that you worship and adore those
who cannot themselves see in
Gad's law that they are not to
desecrate His Holy day?
Open your eyes and see that all
they that forget God ane turning
themselves into hell.
l can only aglee with you that
owing to the climate, few are
free from nasal trouble, yet the
world is filled with good physi-
clans, and just little treatment
will open up the elementary
canals and permit us to take in
the sweet pure air which was in
tended to strengthen and give
new life to the body instead OF
air which always seem to twist
our noses and wrinkle our faces.
From under the decaying leaves
comes the fragrance of the violet.
If your ears are not in order
for hearing the things God in
tended you should hear, purchase
trumpet or be led where you
will hear things that will help
you and help you to help others.
The boy or man who hears the
call to the gambling den and sa-
loon hears only what some other
deaf one heard, and too often the
ears of many are opened to their
sorrow, and the gift Of the sense
of hearing becomes reproach
rather than blessing.
There is a difference between
holding one in your hand and