Milford chronicle., 1905-02-10
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filled with rich farms. said 70 Il
companion by my side: Look Did r,
ever see a more beautiful country tha
that! God is certainly a rich proyid,
Tor his children" "Yes," answered m
& companion, "but did you ever stop I
lhink that, though Gods wealth is III
nnlted, he gives but few Of the neces
od blues TO man unless man is ready r
It. work Tor them? God gives us the soil
In Gou gives us the seeds. But the essen
In tlal rood products which come from
2. that soil must be developed by unceas.
~ ing toll. This fact is emphaticallv trne
OF all the cereals" Then commences
TO ponder over the words of NV friend
ana said; Yes you are right. Never
= since the fall Of man has God provided
Tor man wheat or rye or corn unless
man as a farmer will cultivate those
= cereals. All kinds of weeds NAV grow
Wlld, all kinds Of thOrns and tbistlas
certainly do grow wild, but the CEREALS
VIII not grow wild" From the earth
man must obtain his bread. He must
work or starVe The soil must be Dra-
pared; the seed must be sown. tbe
harvest must be gathered.
His Power LfmitIess
Let me remind you, too, how limit
less are the energies which God has IN
MS control. Everywhere are now
er and force, but man must patiently
stuuy ana discover for himself how IN
apply them to his purposes. Very
Slowly has he learned the secrets of
the world in which he is placed Cod
might nave revealed the whole TO him /
at the outset but he wished him to
ma 1t out for himself, and as each
source Of power was discovered be 5
must learn how to harness it Alright
lnat II may do his bidding and relieve :
lILh OF toll. Go to Niagara falls and p
-ake your stand on the ledge of rool, Il
,aiIed Observation point and watch -
Hat rush or water descending from tbe "a
'elsHtS. What power is there to light S'
ur cities, to bear our burdens to H. Id
lmlnate our habitatiOns! Yet for an
Ountless ages it has been runnino OF
waste because man did not know, er
oW TO harness it Alright. Stand on tbe trl
ashore and see the power in tbe i'm ME
'ming tide Quietly and resistJessIv 10
ave succeeds wave, breaking impo- uiu
htiy on the rocks, yet there is power era
ere that might be turned to account pIl'
ne little streamlet that turns tbe ileN
leel OF the village mill. grinding tba you
III ana wheat for a whole valley is Tue
'Dle beside the pillows of the 500 uozl
Is TOO, man may yet learn to bar. 'no'
s. that it may work for him The crle
ret is with the Lord. Man must Wea
Il ana contriye and design before be thou
master it. So long as he sits ot we
e and makes no effort II - sl'S al tOrtl
him. WHY sbould NOT O., pain
IN man this knowledge at the be- sune
lInS! Because he wished him to
elop his intellect He wished to Be
n him that there was n reward fo, inval
labor. By the sweat Of his brow he those
It gain his bread. sanct
woul
l. my friends, this problem mar true
leNeS US, this distressing question Deen
Why God permits us to str1oplo Sick
in poverty and hardship fnds him:
OlutiOn in the Bible II ,,os 80 missiC
ndlctiveness or for his own sake Dattlii
he cursed the ground. The SEN prayir
was beneficial and remedial any {
sed is the ground for thy sake" " Burde
Is allowing the thorns and tba ana
es TO grow wild instead of fba WOmal
ana the barley. Why? Bv tba around
et thrusts of those thorns Cod is sion Il
g US closer and closer TO him husDaT
By putting us in the treadmiu of the let
sing daily toll God is toooI,i,,l- her sic
n our eyes away from temnta- nave r
lie is also teaching us to turn SICK da
toward himself Work serves n was at
purpose Our toll and difficulty ue"tn
PROV are intended to draw no ullshtle
10 himself. When trust in God tile Wor
We OF him have filled the hearts VI pale
l. Wnen the knowledge of Cod OiOMs
the earth as the waters cover never u
then poverty will have fuIfIad LIuai MI
sion and will be eliminated from leflhg u
'ary world, for then saws Isoi- Tue mul
stead of the thorn shall como oonIess
lr tree, and instead of the brie,
'me up the myrtle tree. and If
10 the Lord for a name. for an -t'''
ing sign that shall not be cut 90 t'.,.--s ---'
D. sinner, thank God today that 1i,, - ~,
es your calOus hand stick to 49,, ~
OF daily toll in order that vonr b,o S''.u ~
all follow the narrow and - 80 ~
groove Of virtue and truth and Yvh,.'. 'lte ah.
ma gospel conservation and - g..
)uld easily take out Of this bis /. .n,,i,
physical ailments if he would this In
change the invalid chairs of 7 ro,d FL,
IS. the operating tables of tbe moo. fo,. -, =,
the medicine bottles of tbe to tho do,
res. the ear trumpets of tbe ovortI,,.o,,, i1 W.
ambulance wagons and the say. 81 oil
les and the splints and fbe itv ~
OF military surgeons outfit cometb >.
them as unsuitable and anti his odvors
of ~ ~ inouerh use as the comes Bu
'sia,, oiiiilese would be for sion. The
lslan race or the sandals Of on nc o,-or
chief would be for the SHORE ed in bis .,
limo Of the arctic. He couId tbe vorld
word shaighten the crooked Iniusticos
loosen the dumb lips and sion9 How
the weak lungs. God did II eiate vbot
{; he can do it now. God is Christ rnea
Yesterday. today and forev- tbrougb vo
Du. . 1Oo aoes not take all those who L
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