The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-02

/ SultlnS IN personal effort--does Tor the
spiritual man; additional strength
comes, in both instances, as the pow.
ers and faculties are exerted The re
/ ligious life Is a growth; he who trusts
God, obedient to the monitions OF the
: Spirit, and who executes his part we'll,
/ increases in usefulness and In the ca.
I pacity to enjoy the good things OF
/ God. If there Is one dictrine that Is
plainly taupht In the scriptures ii is
that OF growth, unfCldment, The
youth, however sincere and full OF
faith, cannot posses the developed ca
! pacity to enjoy heaven to the extent
OF the faithful, trusting pilgrim OF
| four-score; nor does he yet possess the
ability to do as effective work for God
as the older servant. Why? Simply be-
ply because the exercise of these
things has not yet brought them to
their full degree of excellence: Ger.
| tainly. the germs of possibility" are
reposing in the soul of the youthful
neophyte, waiting for exercise and
/ growth,
/ Therefore, the result of trust in God,
comes the increase" a taking on OF
the "Christ-stature. comforting great
er abilities and opening the door to
larger capacities, together with that
| JOY and peace that the world cannot
give nor take away. A truly useful
| life results. A career of success. not
necessarily, as we have stated ebfore
financial" but wider. broader vision
OF the realities of existence, the cult
walton of soulpowers, eternal and
abiding; yes, laying up treasures in
the world eternal where moth and
rust are not destructive forces. nor
where thieves break In and rob" The
thought, If not the exact words, is oft
en- quoted Naked came | into the
world, and naked | shall go out" and
ii Is inferred that we can carry moth.
ing from time into eternity. Let US
see? What did we bring with us
into time? Nothing That is incor,
rect. True, things worldly-lands and
money-met us, and were here for our
use. Yet we brought soul-power, men.
tai force, moral possibilities, all latent
waiting to be touched, famed into life
and activity. Have we made good
use of the things we brought from
the shadowy shores of the great un.
known? And we carry nothing back?
No, from an earthly sense; we are
only stewards, entrusted with lands.
money and business for few feet.
ing years these must be left behind
when we feel deaths cold hand clos.
and to dust must return. But, Oh
how much Ii is possible for us to carry
with us; wonderful powers and forces,
embryonic and latent in babyhood, de-
In God and effort, self.application
Christian character, moral excellence,
mental illumination-these we may
carry into future, from which none
escape!
How acquire this trust" that we
may obtain the largest results? A |
simple, rather than a complicated, pro
cess. Through faith, realize the near |
ness of God-his omnipresence God |
is everywhere; He is around us as
that ocean of atmosphere invests our |
planet, as the Mountains are around |
Jerusalem" From point Lookout"
1900 feet above the city of Chatta
nooga. one can look down into basin |
in which that busy and prosperous |
city lies, and then. raising the eyes,
behold the mountain ranges that for
centuries have stood sentinel above
and around the site of the city. So
God is round about his people. The
angel of the Lord encampeth round
about them that fear him" Try and
realize Gods nearness.
Again, by the realization and ad
mission: II am hungry and thirsty:
God can give spiritual food and drink"
Ponce de Leon yainly sought for n
tabled fountain of youth I'm SUNNI
found the spring of i'm.
only when the poisoned ar
row OF the Indian warrior divorced
his soul and body. God is that foun.
tain Of perennial youth and vigor
We are as IL were. immersed I'm an
ocean Of ininity. OF love, of immor
.ality.
A far island floats on the broad
BOSOM Of the great Pacific; all around
ire the waves, gently breaking on
hose quiet shores. while day by day
rom the far-oh sea. rolls in the tide to
Iiss the Beach, and to extend far into
he bays and inlets. And. just as
he waves impinge upon that island
PARADISE. Gods love and mercy-ever
present. for He Is everywhere-enterl
md abide in trusting souls. How
much trust, how much of Gods spiri.
an one have? just as much as h.
esires and Is able to receivei The
ieean-tide enters the bay Of New
fork and passes up the Hudson % :
albany. but In the harbor OF the sec ,
md city of the world. the tide never {
xtends so very high; however. I'm tn >
'ay of Fundy 1t sometimes exceeds
evenly feet. because the mouth OF 4
his bay IS wide and N-shanad