Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-02-15

IS sooner was the king liberated than h
?, commanded that all the prisoners il
It Compter should in future have a fire
: ana food TO eat. Thus is it with mos
s OF us. God locks us in Jail in order
= that we lay sympathize with the
r worlds prisoners He lays us upon
beds Of sickness in order to teach us
to help the sick. He exiles US in far
or INDIAN lands in order that orr
hearts of love might beat in sympathy
with the suffering hearts of our fellow
men.
But there was still another reason
why God shut Moses up in his INDIAN
exile. 1t was to teach the future eman.
clpator of the Hebrew race the great
lessons of patience. No man is fit 70
be true leader of men unless he can
keep his temper under control and be
! willing to wait patience is but living
TO-" once said Beecher. land riding ont
the gale" But one of the hardest tasks
on earth is to be willing to lie 70 and
DO nothing Thus God fitted Moses for
his great leadership over the Hebrews
by teaching him the lessons of ma.
uence down in faroff INDIAN lands.
lie made Moses just learn to wait
one year passes, then two years then
I'VE years then ten years, then TWEEN.
y years, then thirty years and then
forty years. All this time Moses was
Drooding over the injustices which
We're being perpetrated upon his Deo.
pie. But not until twoscore wears had
passed did God say to Moses: INV
son. go TO Egypt, and l will be with
thee. 60 up, and will make thee an
for an enslaved race"
Oh' now some of us are chatting at the
Iact that God is keeping us in INDIAN
exlles of inactivity! We want 70 do "
something TO aid our fellow men. but :,
Tod Is saying to us as he spake IN :,
Moses: my child be patient. Tbou D
'anst never be a liberator of tbv fol. %
ow men unless thou dost first learn Il
o govern myself Thou must abide
lere in faronf indian until thou dost y
earn this truth" Tell me. my friend "
not the greatest obstacle retardino
nee from mighty usefulness the fact :,
nat you have never learned to gov u
IN yourself, you have never learned to eH
AIT when it is best to wait? III
Button, the great French preacher, uo
nee said: Never think that Gods de. in
Us are like Gods deniaIs. Hold on III
old on! Hold on! Patience is gem w
S" Aye, patience is more than sim. Nc
e human genius. Gospel patience is ~
e acme Of gospel faith and trust. If iaY
resting our faith on Christ. 1t is the .il
vine faith which says. Though all pso
lngs may seem to go against me for u
time being, yet God is making all ""
ngs ultimately work together for Vi
od, and therefore we can afford m teu
IT. just to wait for his dear sake" WI
ere is an infinite lot of Christian use, ,Seu
losophy to be learned in these leSs
amt words Of the Hoosier poet. The anu
re | study them the more God
AXIS and teaches me the lessons of MN
fence which he spake to Moses in "a VA,
indian exile: VIII
IN no use to grumble and complain: soc
Just as cheap and easy to rejoice. 80
en- God sorts out the weather and HeaN
sends rain, God
" rains my choice. cam.
his existence dry and wet triur
III overtake the best of men. ton
little skift O. cloud II shet r.
e sun off now and then. Il
e amt no sense as I can see, v
mortals SIGH as you and me W.
ultin' natures wise intents W
loclkin' horns with Providence. This
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