The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-03


Tornado" The scene was evidently
placed in one of the wi1dernesses of the
west. A young man In the overalls
and the wooden shoes of poor farm
er stood upon the edge of field, with
his poor young wife and a couple Of
children clinging to her poor dress.
They were looking. yes, out OF the sad.
dest of eyes. Why7 They were look
ing at magnificent field Of wheat
that few days ago was almost ready
to be harvested. But that wheat by the
storm was battered down and crushed
into all sorts of shapes, like the waves
Of the sea tumbling upon the beach
They were looking at the wreck Of a
whole year Of work. They were look
ing into the hloodshot eyes and the red
tongues Of hungry pack Of wolves
about to be unleashed by starvation,
which soon would be growing and
snarling about their doors during the
coming winter. All, yes, 1t makes
great deal of difference how one looks
at coming years labor before and
after a destroying tempest! Most Of
you, like Job, have had your lorna
does Of trouble" which have wrecked
the home and destroyed your business
and killed your cattle and sheep and
left you stripped and forlorn. -
Not Every Dark Cloud n Tempest.
But though bitter trouble may have
assailed you in the past that Is no rea-
son why you should think every dark
cloud presages for you a destroying
tempest Indeed, | go further than
that; do not believe your past storms
Of troubles have all been destroying
tempests. You are still living, you
have survived your worst troubles, and
now, chastened and strengthened, you
are going forward armed by past ex-
perience and wiser by your trials,
strong in faith, to meet what the new
year may bring.
It can bring with It nothing
es But he will bear lis through;
Who gives the lilies clothing
VIII clothe hts people too.
When the great philosopher wrote the
words Of my text be WINS expressing a
negative truth. He that 1bserveth
the winds shall not SOW" and the con-
verse OF that faet IL that IL a man will
cn1y 60 forth with a brave heart. If
he will only plant and sow his seed
faithfully and conseientiously, God will
give him d large harvest. To him
that soweth righteousness shall be a
sure reward" VIII you not believe
this7 O man. will you not go forth
to your coming years work with q
brave and a hopeful spirit for q coming
conuuest7
But there are some whose apprehen
sions of coming trial are based on facts
Of different kind. ~ trouble says
one. is not due to lack Of faith IN
God or In my own utility. but Ia the
loyalty OF others. The apostolic ad-
vice not to be uneaually yoked with
unbelievers extends further than the
marriage relation. am finding that
out In the broader sense Of business
tt also means that those who are nm
equally yoked together can never pull
well as team. NY business assoc.
ates and l are frefting and worrying
and irritating and retarding one an.
others labors.' .
Yes. brother, i at once catch the
meaning OF your Bible smile. Al
though born In the city. haye spenta
great deal Of my spare time in the
country, and | have witnessed again
and again tents Of horse team pulling.
The farmers harea great deal Of pride
In their horses. If Gle farmer can have
d perfectly matched team Of heavy
farm horses he always think they can
outdraw mud output all other teams ID
the country. It il not uncommon III
tie county fairs. 60 have these trials Of
strength testesi a great load will be .
piled upon d sled at tie bottom Of
hill. Then the team viii be hitched up.
The farmer will take the relns firmly
In his hands and cry. let np! If the
horses pull together evenly and steadi
" In all probability the sled will
move over the hard, bare ground as If
the runners were slipping over the
winters snow. But IL one horse Jerks
at his traces one moment and then
balks when his mate ii pulling It y I'm
possible to move the heavy load. The
great difficulty with your business and
professional life may be that You are
not equally yoked" with your associ.
ates. You may have pulled while they
were baking, and they may be pulling
while ron are baking. But did you
ever stop to think that perhaps your
lack Of faith ii yourself may be the
chief reason why they have no faith
Ii ycu ana why they do not work fl
harmony with you
Faith Ii Needed.
Lack Of faith Id our own work will
kill absolutely any faith others may
have I'D our ultimate success. The old
proverb says, "Rats will leave siak-
Ing ahip. Ali our friends and assocE
ates viii leave US as quickly as they
can II they oace get into their minds
lie thought that we ourselves feel that
ne are certainly doomed to failure. A
nan who n always anticipating fail
ire and taking gloomy view or the
future not only works IlaIf heartedly