The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-19

| only about 90 men, the number having
! been cut down on account of the difficulty
:, in securing horses for the men. All
| horses to be used by Troop D in the en-
| campment will be taken to Eufaula from
Birmingham and a. veterinary surgeon
will be taken along to care for the ami
mails. A special car will be added to the
regular early Louisville and Nashville
| train tomorrow morning to carry the SOL
| diers to Montgomery, whence they will go
! Almighty. 1t would be a great asset
| In our own lives could we realize what
! place in life God had appointed for us.
AS the bird that loseth his nest so
| is the man that VANDERBILT from his
! place.
Are We in, Our Right Places?
1.-The question, then, should occur to
every man, Am I in my right place?
In the first place every God-appointed
place In life is for the glory of the Lord.
We must say with the apostle, Whether
we eat or drink, let 1t be for the glory
of Cod Any man who fails to labor
for the glory of the Omnipotent is GER
tainly not in his right place If you are
| engaged in an ungodly trade my brother,
| get out of 1t. Revise your principles, that
your work may have the smile of heaven
Every man and every atom of the uni
| verse has specific place to occupy. The
modest violet Of the woodland does not
| as the foolish poet sings.
| Waste its sweetness on the desert air.
| far from the haunts of man, God put 1t
| there in the great cathedral of nature and
/ its presence glorihes God.
| ut is not for any mere man to decide
for what God created him. 1t is not for
the selfish, sordid, self-centered man or
woman to announce that he or she occu-
pies the place destined by Jehovah. Look
up and see what God wants. Consult your
conscience and pledge yourself to do what
you feel you ought to do.
"A man is not constrained to leave his
place because of repeated failures. Read
| over the record of this man Moses; con-
| slider, the heavy responsibilities, the great
burdens laid upon him. The difficulty Of
the assigned undertaking did not excuse
him. Difficulties are not closed doors in
our paths, but open ones; they but invite
us up to larger things. When a man fails
in his task he is weak. He may be kind,
! open and generous; but he is weak He
may be good-natured and obligng, but he
Is weak The weakness of men, this SUI
pine lying down and giving up, is what
fills our asylums and our jails and our
penitentiaries. weakness is responsible
for 70 per cent of the crimes that harass
society today. In this world of ours there
are countless hazards to brave, countless
barriers to be burned away, numberless
temptations to be overcome. The saliva
ton of society lies in a God-1lled man
hood.
"If you would know your place, follow
the example of Saul; fall before the feet
of Christ in submissive surrender and
ask of Him, What wilt thou have me
do? Are you willing to inquire of God
your place in life; to permit Him to dis
pose of you as He may wish? The will
of man is his most divine quality; the
power to say even in the presence or the
Almighty, I will not!' The most divine
power that man possesses is to be able to
make his will and the will of God one.
Take the place gladly that God as
signs you; be not ambitious. Be not
exalted unduly. Dictate not to Provi-
dence. The God of Abraham and Isaac
and of Jacob will protect you always.
The records fully verify the keeping Of
the divine promise to Moses; how the
pillar of fire by night and the cloud by
day guided safely the children of Israel
unto the land of milk and honey
my presence shall go with thee and
will give thee rest And so, as Moses
stood upon the silent mount In the pres
ence of his Maker, SO shall we enter into
His presence, saying as Moses said:
"God has drawn so near,
And looks 80 sweetly on my soul, and
gives
Such free forgiveness and such peace and
love,
cannot leave His side for I am His.
Zen the dear land invites my heart in
vain;
And II the angels came to lead me there,
Smiling upon me- l could say them nay.
o God, o Just and true. well beloved
And mine forever! have gone too far
And drawn too close Tor any sight or
To tempt my burning heart away from
| No more shall descend the mount; no
Dream of an earthly rest. Now shall
mine eyes
Rehold the sweetness long denied to them,
BECAUSE I could not see Thy face and
live:
All,
,,,, r,h,, p,orv. let me see Thy face