Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-09
ABOUT CHURCHES OF MART|NSBuRG
Interesting Sketches Of Their Work, The Pastors and Sermons

in its riches. Sir Isaac Newton, after
his sublime discoveries, said: 81 do
not know what l may appear to the
world; but, to myself, ! seem only
like a little boy playing upon the sea-
shore, and diverting myself by now and
then finding pebble or prettier shell
of truth lies all undiscovered before
me-" This is the experience of every
profound student of nature. When he
compares his own meagre acquisitions
with the great mines of truth which
are open to his investigation, he feels
that his advancement has been slow
indeed What dull students we are in
the school of God? Nature is ever
thrusting itself upon us, ever seeking
to excite US to the search but it
takes us the longest time to grasp the
things which are offered us. Some OF
the greatest of modern discoveries
have been attributed to accident or
chance, when the truth is that they
have simply resulted from attention
to the most familiar phenomena The
wonder of it all is that the discoveries
were. not made before; they seem SO
simple.
Let us study with greater care and
I diligence the great book of nature;
let us familiarize ourselves more and
more with its truths: then we shall
| apprehend more and more fully the
content of such expressions as ON
impotence" and "omniscience," and the
great Author Of the Universe will be-
come to us less and less the Unknown
God.
Another great book in which God
addresses Himself to the understand
| ing Of men is the book of books, he
Bible. In this book he supplements
natural revelation, and tells us more
distinctly and explicitly the things
which are suggested therein. Through
! tlilo tt5CliSy VIZ ciloO lCcii IL VI Slll diiA
redemption; we are taught about
mans original duty and destiny. The
Bible imparts to us lessonj which, if
laid to heart, will bless and brighten
our earthly lives and will secure for
us life eternal 1t is Gods gratest
message to men through man and BY
its pages He is ever speaking to us
But how many are there who do not
recognize His voice in the written
word?
How many come to the house Of pray
er and hear the Scriptures expoundej
thinking that God it. speaking to
them? They do not look upon tie
: minister as the ambassador of Jesus
Christ. At times they resent the APP
plicaticn of the truth to their owa
lives. The Lord speaks to them, and
they DO not hear His voice. But go
farther yet How much of. divine re-
velation is beyond our ken? We can
not understand it. Some of it's express
sions are mystical and the experiences
hard to solve We study and study,
and then after years of patient re
search how little do we know of Gods
Book? He addresses us and we Go
not apprehend His message. Final
ly, the voice of God may be heard in
His providences. Jehovah spoke to
His people in act as well as in word
He spoke to them in Egypt, in the mi
racles wrought by the hand of Moses;
He spoke to them in the deliveranca
+ at the Red Sea; He spoke to them in
the provision made for their support
in the desert; He spoke to them in the
! calamities which came upon them be-
cause of their idolatry; He spoke TO
them in the restoration of their nation
IL independence, when they repented
and turned to Him again. eAnd He
continues to do so to men and nations
today. Nations stand for some great
idea, and exist for the accomplish
ment Of some national purpose. They
have a mission that is God-given, and
upon the fuifllment Of this mission
depends their perpetulty. He sends
prosperity to the nation that obeys
Him; He brings overthrow to the one
that refuses to serve Him. God is
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