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the commander ordered parade os
all his troops. marched them out OF
the fortress. down into the plains. and
bade them scatter for their lives.
When the invading army approached
the fort. 20 their great surprise. they
we're told that IL had been abandoned.
They entered Il without resistance.
and set up their banners on the
towers The fortress fell. and the
Kingdom fell. and the invaders gov
erued the country with tyranny. The
fortress was eventually destroyed by
an earthquake shock. but had never
been captured by siege or assault.
Every man and every woman Is q
fortress OF Morambad. and when there
is no foe. we fear: when there Is none
near enough TO be seen. we go sneak
ing into our chamber. we trcmble. NJ
pray. We fret ourselves until our faces
are pale. our breath Is short, and our
step is feeble, we rush out over the
moat. and hasten away. TO hide In the
forests and amid the rocks and tbs
fields in the coward's country because
We have fretted ourselves. Fret not
thyself. There are too many evil
doers in the world" How can We alb
stain7 L. there a remedy Is Il reai-
Is II something that each one OF as
can get-the power 10 be brave. ="
stand fearlessly. TO worry not, TO have
cheerful faces. 10 sing when the
enemy is comings II can be done. In
10000 cases IL has been done. When
We ask the reason why God command
ed US In this beautiful psalm not to
fret ourselves. the answer Is simply
common sense. and IL amounts to say
ing that We can be our own worst
enemies Usually that Ia so. IL Is tho
sins that We voluntarily commit that
weakens us. We surrender the fort
ress by fretting ourselves into the IN
ability 10 defend II any longer. God
commands us to preserve this temple
OF God the body: to preserve this
agency Of God. the mind. to preserve
this most valuable Of all Gods treas
ures. a pure. human soul. We have
need of every possible force. There
Is need for all We could know. all the
evenness OF temperament that We
could command at all times. and We
are weak sinners before God because
We have sinned against ourselves in
fretting ourselves.
How often have men and women
destroyed their physical health by
foolish. sinful habitsg They are their
own worst enemies. When the tims
comes from them to be courageous.
there is cowardice when the time
comes for them 10 remember. they
have broken down their memory.
when the time comes for them To
fight. they are too weak to hold
spear or sword. and VIXEN the time
comes for them to get strength by
sleep. they are too nervous TO any
longer sleep. They have destroyed
themselves. committed suicide.
Unfit fer Life's Battle.
We destroy our own fortunes and
the fortunes of other people by weak
euing our powers and our influences
by frettlng ourselves unnecessarily.
How Il units us for the battle Of life'
I have seen twb nurses at bedside
one with trembling hands and over
wrought nerves. and the other going
quietly and carefully about her tasks
have seen physicians at the dissect-
ing table. one with trembling fingers.
and the other cool and calm. The
young surgeon. beginning his first
case. will feel 50 unnerved by his
anxiety that he will be almost UNFIT
ted for his task. where the slightest
deviation of a knife will destroy a life.
So God SAYS. Fret not thyself f
We can do almost anything II We
have the ability to keep ourselves
from fretting. We are told in the
scriptures that II We cease from wor'
rying. we can have the peace of God
that passeth all understanding. But
nothing but divine help will enable US
To reach that condition You have
great days work tomorrow. and II
you are going TO do IT properly you
must sleep in peace tonight. You say
it is impossible. 1t is not impossible
A young woman failed in her ex
| aminations at the university last year
| The report that came 10 me was SC
| bad. that | said there was no use for
that woman to go to school. The pro
fessor said she was not bad scholar
in class, but she was her own worst
| enemy. When examination time
came. instead Of going to bed. restins
for the work. she would study half this
night. and then find herself unable t'
sleep. waking up and finding hersel
| weak. so that il was impossible fol
her to get her mind down to real, har'
work. and to show herself In her tru'
light. Bat there Is a power above u
all to enable US To get control Of our
selvcs. and TO rest. and obtain th'
peace OF God o. what peace that u
to be anxious for nothing. but b.
PRAYER making known our requests Il
God. and then the peace Of God tina
passeth all understanding shall keel
our hearts and minds through Chris
Jesus.
/ I have tried thus rudely and hastil
to lead you forward to the rainbow Q
promise at the end OF this command
Fret not thyselt" God says We ar
to commit ourselves TO him. The
comes the promise. viz. Thou vii
keep him in perfect peace who's
mind Is stayed on thee Russell i
ConweIl. in The Standard.
From the horny hand OF toll come
the richest harvest Of euntent-N
Gfawart Roysror