The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
God Providence and Man Life

unity between the scientist and the
statement Of Christ. Then, as match
Ing this general providence over the
forces of Nature. Christ declares that
God will maintain a specific equipment
in the individual within. That Is, re-
lated to Nature and her forces with
out. He uses the grass and the lily.
and the sparrow to interpret HIS
thought. He Gays that God has given
tho lily the equipment that enables 1t
to supply all It's wants. But the lily
Is not clothed by miracle, The SUM-
beam comes In the morning and whis-
pers, Little flower wake up! The
morning has come. God has sent the
sun, and last night he sent the rain
and the cooling dews. There is food.
also, in the soil. The sun father has
written your name on the palm or HIS
hand He has a beautiful dream for
you. You need not worry about your
food, or your drink. or your warmth.
for He will maintain His forces In Ma
ture. and He has given you an equip
ment for your task. Every morning
you must waken early and pump sap.
every noon you must be alert ana un-
twist the sunbeam, and extract your
tints of gold and red Every night
you must refine your perfumes In the
laboratory that God has made for you.
You may not be able to sing like The
bird, but you can make your perfume
to be kind of floral nightingale Do
not worry. Gods care to maintain
your equipment within matches HIS
care over the clouds without" And
ultimately this thought Is to expel the
joylessness and sombrcness that some
times creeps into society. Men are
learning that all things work together
for good.
The Victory Of Life.
Our earth holds no truth so practical
as this-God cares for me 1t energizes
every faculty, calms every purpose.
lends strength through tranquility.
Since Gods providence is over man.
he can bear up against every ILL., re-
| toice midst adversely and conquer
midst defeat The classics tell or a
| royal exile The Greecian king sent
| his young son. the heir apparent. from
| the palace In the care Of servant
| the child grew up In a distant village.
| Wrestling with adversely. Injured to
| hardship and daily toll, the boy grew
strong. One day he CHANGED upon
armorial bearings and the insignia OF
royalty. Soon suspicious became GER
| tainties. The consciousness of his roy
| atty, and that he was beloved of the
King, fell upon his heart like flood
| of sunshine He saw that his father s
care, unrecognied at the time, ran like
! a golden thread through the years
| That thought lent his feet wings, lent
| bis heart hope, redeemed his days from
| drudgcry. became a golden key unlock
| ing the treasures of happiness. In the
| midst OF obscurity and drudgery, the
| youth walked victorious. 1gnoble With
| out. he wore a crown within. The soul
| Is an exile Discrowned, the child OF
| drudgery, oft enthralled here, II is also
the heir OF u kingdom beyond. Here
midst lifcs troubles the soul enters
| into victory when the thought comes
| God cares for men. In that faith mer
have subdued Kingdoms. Quenched the
violence OF fire, escaped the edge o.
the sword conquered when wandering
| In the deserts and In mountains anc
| in ,dens and caves OF the earth. II
his poverty Bernard said, God care:
for me-" and his heart rose life bird
"God cares for me-" said Francis o
Assist, and his garret widened Into
kings palace, God cares for me,
said Xavier. falling through weakness
In the Jungle OF India, and 10, ever.
bush burned with Gods presence. Goo
cares for me- said Mcdonald, there
fore I cannot be too poor" God care
for me-" said the Apostle John, exilet
to Patmos, and weary with the weigh
OF fore score years, therefore I can
not live too long" God cares for me.
said John Huss, therefore I canno
die too soon" In the consciousness tina
God cares for men, heroes nav
achieved their heroism and climbed 81
high that men, admiring. would fall
pluck the very star from tho sky t
make dladems for these heroes OF lib
erty and religion.
NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS.