Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31

the highlands. A young minister to try
her faith asked her:
Nanny, suppose that after all your
praying and trusting. God were to cast
you Off"
The old woman looked him steadfastly
in the eye and answered: "Eh! mon, is
that a the length ye got to yet? Why
mon! God wad be the greater loser. Poor
Nanny wad lose her soul, to be sure, and
that wad be sair loss indeed, but God
wad lose His character. He knows I've
just hung up my soul and all my hopes
upon His ain precious promises; and IL
they should be broken. the whole uni
verse wad gang to ruin; for God Wad
be a liar"
When the soldiers were sent to take
the good old Christian Polycarp they
asked him if he would renounce his be-
lief in Christ. His reply was: Eighty
and six years have l served Jesus OF
Nazareth and He has never forsaken
me-" And the grand old man walked
forth to meet the death which was to
him but a glorious homegoing.
A traveller was once crossing the Alps,
and, as the road wound higher and be-
came rougher and every moment more
perilous, he began to be frightened and
to shrink back. The guide halted and,
said: This hand has never lost a mani
So those who trust in the Lord may rest
secure, for He never lost a man who
trusted to Him for salvation.
An old sailor once told his experience
of a terrible storm at sea. He was on
the anchor watch, and it was his duty
to give warning If the ship should drag
it's anchor. He was frightened at first
lest he would not know when the anchor
was dragging. but he found that by plac-
ing his hand on the chain he could tell
whether the anchor was holding. He
suggests that the chain of prayer will
often tell us whether our anchor of hope
in salvation is dragging and we are
drifting with the tide. We need to keep
an anchor watch, lest we drift away
from our anchorage on the rock. Christ
Jesus. Be sure He will not drift away
from us. He will do His part. He will
never fail us.
A little child during a terrible storm
at sea was playing happily about the
deck. Some one asked him II he were
not afraid. but he answered: mo. sir;
my fathers at the helm" The Christian
has a right to be cheerful, even in times
adverse, we know our Fathers at the
helm.
Gotthold tells how several German
princes were once extolling the glory OF
their realms. One boosted of his excel
lent vineyards; another of his hunting
grounds; another of his mines At last
Abelard, Duke of Wurttemberg, said: Il
own that l am poor prince. and can
vie with none of these things; neverthe-
less, l, too. possess a noble jewel in my
dominion, for We're l to be without at
tendants, either in the open country or
wild forests, l could ask the first of my
subjects whom / met to stretch himself
upon the ground and confidently place
my head upon his bosom and fall asleep
without the slightest apprehension of in
jury The soul that trusts in Jesus,
though he be poor in other ways, is rich
in that he may lie down and know that
the Lord. his watcher and keeper, will
not slumber nor sleep.
ITO what persuasion do you belong?'
asked Christian worker of a dying SOL
dier. Il am persuaded that He is able
TO keep that which / have committed
unto Him against that day.
How to Help the Leader.
Start a chain of sentence prayers. ar
ranging with a few timid members before
the meeting. to follow you in certain
order. A meeting like this should have
much prayer.
Parallel Passages = jeremiah iii % !;
Psalms. cXxvii:1; Isaiah. xxvii:3; Isaiah
xxv:4: Genesis. xxxi:i9; Isaiah. Xix 10;
Psalms, xci:11; Isaiah. xxvi:3; Numbers
vi24.
Hints to the Leader-The Endeavor
Hymnal-1O. L., 80. A.. 3O6.
Have some one sing There Is an Eye
That Never Sleeps" found in most Of the
church hymnals. 1t would be most effec-
tive a solo sung by one who could
enunciate well. After prayer have
chain OF Bible verses which show how
God watches over His children. These
might he prepared and numbered. Then
read your Scripture and make your own
remarks brief. after which should come
the roll call. as this II a conservation
meeting Try 10 manage To leave few
minutes for brief remarks from any Wis
itorS present DO not forget sentence
prayers u possible close by singing
Peace Perfect Peace" after ths sen.
tence prayers