Evening star., 1907-11-02

themselves into the belief that they are
finding out God and knowing Him in the
greatest and best sense OF the word,
when they spend their entire time study
ing into the wonders Wmcn he mas Great
ed without ever really getting to know
Him IN His personal relationship TO them
selves. They even go SO FAR as TO say
they can worship God better out in the
open fields studying the sermon In
lovely flower than listening to dry dts
course. Now 1t may be quite true that
they gain more head knowledge of God
in this way, and that they might gain
also much heart knowledge py coming
near 20, God through nature, but IL Is
also true tina; God himself established
and commanded attendance at divine Wor-
ship in His churches. and that when We
attempt to put 1t ASIDE for na,ur" siuoy
it is as If we should seek to know MI
Edison through Spending hours IN me
study of the marvellous inventions, the
e ectric light. the phOnograph and the
newer and more marvellous discoveries he
has made in the world OF science why,
after knew thoroughly the workings
of every one of these th.nss We would
be no nearer to knowing the man as
man than when We first began. we
should never be able to recognize him in
tie street nor know him we'll enough to
ask him to explain to US some of his In
ventons The knowing of God must
come first through heart knowledge. and
we must make Of him a friend In the same
way We would make earthly friends
Talking with Him often about our every
day life until we feel we have spread our
entire confidence before Him. and letting
Him talk with us through the Law
which we may read AS from his own
mouth" Then Iet Him lead us into HIS
fields and beside His water brooks and
woodlands and it " II be a new world we
shall enter because We know the God
who made It, just as the inventions or
Edison would open new wonders 10 US
If we know the man and could ask MIN
to explain all to US.
Applied Truth.
An old German commentator was IN the
habit of spending much time in prayer.
A friend once made search for him in his
own private room. and coming near to
the door he heard the voice of the saint
talking Thinking perhaps his friend had
a visitor he halted a moment before
knocking and heard these WORDS; on,
nv dear Lord Jesus, l am SO glad that
you and I are still on the same sweet
old terms
A little dying Scotch boy was once
asked if he was not afraid to die. His
reply was: "Oh, no. ] am not AFRAID, ioT
I ken Jesus and Jesus kcns me!
Augustine in his "Corfession.' tells
story of two Courtiers in attendance upon
!
! public games The two courtiers strolied
into some gardens and entered the house
of a Christian While there they were
att acted by a manuscript life OF the
. hermit Anthony. AS pastlme one peean
to read and presently cried out to his
| friend: What attainment do we propoS"
| to ourselves so great as to be tn" lntimat"
friends OF the emperor? ana even "hen
arrived at how unstable and fuli OF peru
is the position? But here. If / wish to b"
the friend of God, He will receive NE
Immediately.
Mr.. ToIler o. Kettering invited a com
panv to meet Robert Hall In the fore
noon they took a walk into the country
and upon returning at the dinner
hou- Robert Hall went up TO his room:
When dinner was served and Or. Han
did not appear a messenger was sent for
him and found she approached the
door that h was upon his knees praying
aloud to God. When the report was
mad- Andrew Fuller. one OF the guests.
exclaimed: Don't disturb him. he is with
his b-st friend
When we have friend whom We truly
love we cannot refrain from sp hak!ng
often Of him to others, and bringing
others to know him also. A sailor. con-
vertad just before setting sail on long
voyage. seemed to have literally fallen
IN love" with his Savior. He was so
happy in thr love of Christ that no fear
OF ms mates u"ltIItu Nun from hAtti'i4S
to pray at night The first night there
w7ra thirteen bootiacks hurled at him
and night after night he had to knee! and
pray amid the insults Of the crew. Never
.helass he persisted in talk nR with God
and so Crsat was hs f-iendsh p that he
was kept from falling back into his old
ways and ono by one his fellow mates
became serious and finally came to Jesus
also. feeling there must be something in
religion that could stand abuse and still
be firm.
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