Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-29

near MS voice. mus III order TO reach
Gods secret places Of thunder We must
get out OF the world We must lift
ourselves above its mcanncSses and
sins We must lift ourselves from
earth and walk with God and commune
with God upon the mountain tops Of
love aud gentlcness and kindness. We
must learn upon these mountain tops
OF spirituality to breathe the pure air
Of the purposes for which we were
born and for which we can live through
all eternity.
Professor Curie's Death.
My friends. would like 10 ask you
blunt question: Have you ever tried
10 seek God far away from the haunts
of man: Have you ever tried To coin
munc with him in the secret places Of
the thunder: In order To do this you
do not have to climb the Matterhorn
or Mount Shasta or Mount Rainier or
Badly Peak of New Mexico You do
not have to leave the city walls and
HE yourself TO the hills had listen 10
the songs of the thrusheS and the WOO
HES III lUt iIUUhhs - HlIii ttll i've III
the city and yet not he In the city.
We should do so If We We're really alb
sOrbcd in spiritual things. Some time
ago Professor Curic. the great diScoy-
ercr Of the element radiun, was walk
ing through the streets OF Paris with
his mind 50 concentrated upon his sci
cntitic problems that he was utterly
unconscious of his surroundings When
heavy truck rumblcd down the
street his ears were deaf TO the noise
and To- the warning calls of the driver.
and he was crushed to death in an in
slant as the ear of the Indian jugger-
naut would crush out the lives of the
dcvotees who flung themselves under
its revolving wheels My friends, how
many times during the week do YOU
Withdraw yourselves from man TO com
mune with God: How many times do
you seek him in prayer and IN holy
communion: How many times a week
do You say To Your loved ones. Come,
let us go and talk with God for Il little
while in the secret places Of thunder.
as Moses talked with him upon Sinai's
heights:"
But find that Gods secret places of
thunder are upon the mountain tops OF
difficulties. as we'll as in the quiet
places removed from the ordinary habi-
tatiOns of man. They are To bc found
only among the steep heights where
the eagles build their aericS and where
only the most persistent of Alpine
climbers Is willing TO go. DO You sup
pos for one instant that the pSanist
h,iu an easy time finding his lost sheep
ia the secret place OF the thunder!
Nay Mcthinks that one of the other
shepherds at first went forth with him
TO hunt the lost sheep. David said to
him at starting: "Ephraim. You go
down the valley in this direction. and
| will travel in that direction You keep
calling and | will do the same. Then
we shall meet NJ the foot of yonder
hills Then il we do not lind the sheep
In the valley, why. we must seek her
In the hills" Thus they do. and the
lost sheep Is not found. Then up the
rocks they begin To ~. higher ANA high
er. Now the darkness settles Now is
heard the blood curdling scream Of the
wildcat Now comes the roar of the
mountain lion hunting his prey. They
climb on. Their flesh IS lacerated.
Their clothing Is torn. They stumble.
They fall Now they have To go over
narrow ledge by the side of steep
precipicc Ephraim grows tired. He
treInhles with fear. He says: David.
/ am going back We can never find
that lost sheep. She has either been
dashed 10 death upon the rocks or else
she has been slain 10y the wild BEASTS
But David keeps on He keeps on climb
ing and slipping. but higher and higher
he goes, as he calls, "Yoohee. Yoohee.
oh. lost sheep Yoohee. Yoohecr' At
last yes. at last. he finds her in the
secret place OF the thunder.
On Mountain Tops.
All. yes; the secret place of the thun-
der Is always To be- found upon the
mountain tops of difficulty. II is no
easy matter 10 be- real Christian. II
is no small task 20 listen TO the voice
of God in the secret place of thunder
and hear Alright and obey Alright /
was never more impressed with this
thought than some time ago, rs
was tramping along the country roads
OF the lowland Il couple OF automobiles
passed me. The women in those ears
We're dressed in the latest fashion.
The men We're lounglng back IN their
seats. The gentleman with whom
was walking said How would you
like to lie riding in one Of those ma
chlneS:'' No" answered. that Is
not the way people get health Nature
does not give strong lungs and stout
limbs TO those who are seeking the
easy times. but only 10 those who are
willing To make sacrifices for a." But
the work of trampng over the low
lands WAS nothing Ia the work OF
climbing the San Beruar,linO hills. In
the first place, even though we were
walking. we had 10 take every ounce
OF weight out OF the wagon that we
could take. We kept in the wagon