The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-07

the mistakes of good men think of the
miserable narrOwneSs of those who
talk against missions to the heather
anu refuse TO contribute. or the cold
ness OF those who discourage under
the term Stunning" efforts by Chris
iian people to fight the devil In his own
strOngholds of the brothel and the
rummery. Elijah. though a good man.
made some mistakes. So far has he
turned aside that we are tempted to
think his estimate is just that be can
hencef0rth be of no service to his Lord.
But we shall see that heaven can make
abundant use Of even cross-g grained en-
ergy. so only it have good heart. See
His method with this devout heroic,
but misguided saint.
God showed Elijah the impotence of
the Carnal. There IS no reproach. Go
forth and stand on the mount before
the Lord" There came sweeping down
the granite crags of Sinai Il gust ana
then II blast and then hurricane that
uprooted the ancient trees. and rolled
the loose fragments OF rock against one
another till they flew in pieces like
millstones subjected to too swift revo.
luton. The appalled, saint knelt
hreathless. ard as the tornado spent its
force he lifted his eyes for a nearer
view of God But the Lord was not
In the wind The earth rumhled the
crags We're split. the mount itself
rocked. the ground opened great fiS-
SureS. he day of the dissolution of ma
ture Itself appeared to have come. He
looked again But the Lord was not
in the earthquake" " The lightning
darted out of the clouds. Hash follow.
ing fash in tue terrible splendor of
Oriental tempests tin the atmosphere
seemed charged with continuous flame
and Mount Sinai aud the cave and the
armament itself seemed ablaze. Again
he strained his vision TO discern i'm the
binding glare One yet more glorious
But the Lord was not in The are."
As has been fuely said Elijah had
conceived God simply as power. His
own achievements had been wrought
by power. He is now made 10 reco..
nlze The futlliy of mere force. This is
Il needful discovery for us. Especl.
ally for the worlds great ones. The
man who In finance or industry has
won the greatest success is speedily
convinced of the impotency of thar
which men ordinarily consider victory.
Whatever teaches us this is good. Fail
IRE, disappointment. sickness each is n
blessing in disguise II Il lifts us ont of
ourselves ana makes Us feel that with
all the world can give there is some.
thing else needed.
He showed Elijah the inhultude. the
lneXhaUsuble power and goodness and
glory Of the divine. The cyclone was
suited, the earthquake spent. the light.
ninss burned out and yet God came
not. Then on perturhed ana torment
ed nature silence rested as when the
hShed galley slave is permitted to rest.
as when the Atlantic roaring for days
falls into calm" The cave. I'm its
deepest SrottO, was penetrated with
the spirit of stiffness No breath
stirred. The seer felt an awe. not less.
but greater than before. when there
came voice. mysterious. thrilling his
hSart and asking the old question The
oid answer was given, we must believe
with new meaning. for the great les
son of time and eternity had been
taught
In the cave of Horeb the fundament
al truth of the Christian religion is re-
yealed, a truth every mission. however
humble: every church. however
adorned every cathedral however
magnificent, must illustrate. Not tbe
earthquake. cyclone. hurk-buriy. but
the still small voice. Here is the So
cret of God. Not the startling. but the
pleading not the violent. but The ten.
der; not force. bur pity: not Slnatic
fury. nut gospel grace: net by might
nor by power but by Ny spirit saith
the Lord. God is love. Not an uu-
seen God. but saving Christ. He
came TO Horeb voice. he left il an in
itiated man says 4 urlcp
But hom the living of the Christian
turn to his dying. The close Of every
good lie has dignity Ike unto char
lots OF tire and horses of fire" But the
likeness rms on immeasurably beyond
death. st. James tells that Elijah was
a man Of like PASSIONS with us. Then
our lnhrmitieS thank God. allow MS n
life that does not end With earth. The
thought of All Saints is Of the steadily
accumulaiing honOrs and ioyS of ~.
deemed souls. We see Elijah 90. Rut
i5 is not the last Of him. Malachi said
he would come back on eart Cen.
turtles later the world asked ..ohn the
Baptist If he Tere Elijah Some he.
lleved Jesus must be the day of
Transit sulltloE, Elijah for n moment
was with us, at once on earth ana in
glory
We can trust those dear departed
ones, VIII memorials cluster around
with tba / arH E.l 1 Tft.i