The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-26
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 'rhe ludgments of the L0rd Tdra are ,d trSs Ss much fine goid.S-PsaIms. xix. 2, 10; All the talk these days is Of gain, PSe bs tiine ffrsr sueh sfks eroP 1f The
 uation2' The business man, In what Sns nin esam tels Mhst us WI What so is the best investment, the greatest gain, the treasure better than than gsld; II IS n0s no,
 nor the diaraond fields of Africa II is not contained in iron safes and bank cellars. It Is not paid in cnecks or dHsHi dfSide1ds 0d 0i0 rhe 0s secret of it is not learned in schools and universities. t | is only taught in one school--'5od s----
 ana and the 8St best @t ISs poseo b learn IS our | knees. holy life. lived after Gods
 commandments. Is a great treasure, And 1t is a treasure within the
 reach of all, this holy. God-fearing lie with contentme nt-- for the two al
 wsys SaSS So fSsSnsf nGtRns al. s scod es Gans of life tre tasteless without the salt of true religion. We see this on every diamonds and gold, and 1t is rare indeed People profess contentment, but they always want more. man once put
 up a notice that he would give ms field
 He had many applicants. Then saia do you want my. feld?"
 are leading godly life, keeping Gods omnandInents. praying to. Him ana trusting to Him. you will be content; not otherwise. And not only content
 but happy The man who serves Goa has every reason to be contenTed, be- cause he has all that he absolutely
 5s Hsu may say 1yu that SayS y9S food fo eat. clothes to wear; what more do you want? The Lord Jesus had not 2"
 much; Perhaps yonr food is coarse coarse | with no appetite. The millionaire may have his fine picture gallery, hut the poorest man in the country has d finer
 Sec the sun rise in the morning ana set in golden splendOr in the evening Is to look on a picture more beautifuI
 chan any one can paint What artist | first snow in winter, or river flashing in the sunlight or rainbow spanning
 the heavens, or wheat hled. bending
 under summers breeze? You can | breathe Gods pure air as well as the | richest or the greatest in the iand
 with perhaps more freedom from care | money or position Neither wealth nor honor nor conquest nor success | can of itself make one happy. But
 with a quiet mind. among distress. | write The Pilgrims Progress Tn Bed ford Jail. If we have holiness with we have n,Sn | gains great wealth by labor, anxiety and worry; but what then? When ne dies, what can he take with him : left behind--- the kings crown. the conquerors sword the rich mans mon ey-must all be left on this side Of
 Contentment teaches us how to bear troubles. The school of saints IS the
 school of sorrow. The whitest robes s56st and farss sn Rsms h o heaysn yssst be9 tSs
 ton" If your path of life Is very
 rough, 1t is to teach you to walk with
 more care If it Is very steep: t IS IS
 make true men of you----true soldiers
 ----and so He puts you in the nard places on a hot battlefield. He wants
 you to the way of the cross. We are | to follow Him In all things, suffering here that we may one day he with Are you disappointed in your hopes l Are you bereavcd of those you love
 It Is to make you set your aneetion
 t9ing6 aSoYe We may M@s.. sa | not but he went on his journey light | ing the Lords battles and bravely do- | Ing hiS duty what though he nlled
 a nameless grave? God gave him Par
 adise instead. The world calls our | losses and sorrows curses and misfor- l tunes; God teaches us to find In them
 blessings.
 Those who have godliness with com | tentment know what to do with all | their worries and anxieties. They just | trust God and go on. Some people let worries fix upon them and sting them 1 to death. Gods servant takes these
 worries and lays them down at Jesus
 feet, knowing that in His own time
 and way He will put an end to them
 Why should you worry about the fu-
 ture? Cannot the same Jesus who fed
 5000 people feed you. Cannot the | God who orders the whole universe
 order your small affairs? Cannot your
 Father take care of His children .No l good thing will He withhold from them | that walk uprightly."
 l Therefore be content with such
 things as you have. If you have God
 for your friend you have all that you
 need. If you have eodliness with con | tentment. you are rich beyond all that
 this world can give For you have l treasure In heaven. where neither
 moth nor dust doth corrupt and where
 thieves do not break through noI
 steal--an inheritance ineorruptible and undefled. that fAdeth not away