The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-06
In THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
What the Church Folks Are Thinking About and Doing
Religious News From Everywhere.


the most uncongenial and difficult
company of associates. But Moses
really did have a rare lot of spineless
grumblers on his hands. What ser
mon he could preach on the grace of
good nature!
Among earths martyrs must be
counted those who have to live with
complaining, fault-fnding, whimper-
ing and petulant persons. More I'M
happy homes are caused by nagging
and Miniature than by marital inf
deity. Just as this wicked habit (and.
really is drunkenness much worse p
turns the married state, which God
meant to be a blissful one, into a state
of torment, so fretting, worrying and
fear convert the Christians relation
ship with God, which should be a
peaceful, confident thing, into a bur-
den and a cross. John Wesley said
that he would no more dare to fret
than to swear; for he knew that both
are expressions of impiety.
The Rain of Bread.
The grumbler would grumble in
heaven, if a grumbler were ever admit
ted there. Jehovah undertook to show
the Israelites that the root of their COM
planning lay deeper than lack of bread,
by supplying them with bread. First,
though he made it plain that their MUIR
muring was not against Moses and
aron, but against him. Whoever in
suits the kings ambassador insults the
circumstances are usually railing
against God
To vindicate his own glory-which is
dearer to him than men commonly think
Jehovah promised to rain bread from
heaven for them day by day-bread in
the morning, and occasionally at least,
meat in the evening. 1t was to come
day by day. suggesting that the spirit
ual life cannot be sustained on past ex-
periences any more than the body on
stale mama. OF course all this was a
miracle-"Manna? or What is 1t ;"
cried the astonished pilgrims. But that
is not wonderful. The principle of d.
vine providence is so important that
God will work any number of miracles
to maintain it. Back of the fact. and
not to be obscured by it, lies the truth.
God will care for his own, even If he has
to send the Angel Gabriel down from
highest heaven to act as one OF earth's
messengers. The Lord will provide"
is the home1y trusted teaching of this
event and of the history of all those
whom Jehovah has called his friends
throughout the centuries.
As to the mama, we can only repeat
the exclamation of those who first found
it-"What is it 3" 1t was plainly not a
natural product; we only know why 1t
was sent and the purpose 1t served.
When Gods people are in need he brings
out of his infinite treasure-house stores
new and old for their help. They think
lightly of him who says that he can do
no more than he already has done; Je-
hovah is a God of exhaustless resources.
Whatever the new conditions, whatever
the peculiar circumstances, he can be
trusted to indicate his Lordship and to
take care of his own.
Some Crumbs
Gods givings are always enough.
Heaven always holds help for earth's
hungers.
The mama for seven days fell in six;
for the keeping of the Sabbath is as i'm
portant as the feeding of the body.
A portion of the mama was preserved
in the ark as a memorial; the memory
of the past is a help in the present.
They who trust God for bread are like
ly to be given meat also.
Grumbling is not only bad form; 1t is
irreligious as well.