Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-01

the mountains or SIN! FOLLOW me, ana
will lead thee back to thy Fathers
house" And as soon MS that gentle
Christ takes our hands to guide us our
anxiety disappears. Then perfect peace
despair give place 90 hope and tri.
umph Her ways are ways 90 pleas.
antncss. and all her paths are peace"
But there Is another fact want you
10 notice about these paths Of gospel
peace They are the most healthfu Of
all paths to travel They Will give
clearness To the eye They win give
breadth to the chest They VIII give
strength TO the nerves aud the nus
Giles. They will give wonderful rcsil.
iency to the brain. And they viii make
men drink out Of the fountain 81 per
pctunl youth The simple fact Is 4
great many people are Sick not be.
cause they need medicine, but because
they need the grace Of God iu their
hearts to make them tread the paths
OF peace Then while they get spiritual
health they will find their physical
health renewed also Aud an this
can be demonstrated on physiological
grounds
In the first place, II you will only
learn 10 trust God you are going to be
emanclpated from useless worry, that
awful physical and mental curse which
Is racking your whole organism to
pieces You remind me of little child
who goes to bed and is frightened
with foolish dream You put your
little boy to bed and kiss him good
sleep But in the middle % tie night
you are awakened 10y n heartrcnding
cry. "Oh. mamma" lou emil out:
Yes. my dear Come into bed with
mamma" And your haby crawls into
bed and you say, Did ms baby have
mamma: great big bear was running
after me and almost caught me up -
Then YOU say. Never mind my dar-
Ing: just lie close TO mauma, ANA Size
will not let the bear touch you" Then
your boy nestles down by your side
HAd gus VdIthF ~ Ntt'il
frightened by Dream.
Now. my brother, that is the trouble
with you You have q whole herd 1T
bears running after you one OF those
big bears is going to eat up your bust
ness ana another one Of those big
bears IS going TO swallow down your
good name. and another is going TO
steal your child. and another stcal
your home You are frightened with
foolish dreams. These dreams. called
worry are racking your whole body To
pieces You cannot sleep by night, and
you cannot rest by day. and You can.
not properly digest your food What
you should do is what your little baby
does when he has bad drcams He
knows you will take care of him aud
let no harm come e him What you
need to do Is to nestle close up % o'od $
heart He will take care of You He
will never fail you Then il YOU can
only grasp this infinite truth al This
useless worrying viii leave YOU And
in nowlse will the value Of the gospel
be shown quicker than In the benefit
TO your phy steal health
But there is another fact | want you
TO learn about these gospel paths NJ
peace The longer you travel them the
more beautiful they become Oh" more
YOU Will be stimulated by their fra.
GRANGE ana the more they Wit reveal 20
you the messages of Gods love They
will be 70 you just what the paths Of
the woods are to the lover OF nature
The farther he travels over them the
more fascinating and beautiful he finds
them.
God Is Love.
might appeal for confirmation 20
the experience Of any aged Christian
You with your white hair ANA trem-
bling limbs; you. who are leaning on
your staff you have been followin Z
the gospel paths OF peace now for over
half century. Tell me. YOU with
your fourscore years, is not Jesus more
precious 10 you than he was when as a
ruddy checked lad you first surrender
cd your heart TO him. oh yes an