Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
Christian Endeavor Hour


derstand the exaltation of some who are
ready to give up all of life and yet take
sweet comfort in religion. and be really
| happy without many material dement's
| which are ordinarily considered necessi-
ties. Henry Drummond says:
There is no mystery about happiness
whatever. Put in the right ingredients
and il must come out. He that abideth
| i'm Him will bring forth much fruit. and
| bringing forth much fruit is happiness.
The infallible receipt for happiness. then.
is to do good: and the infallible receipt
| for doing good is to abide In Christ. The
surest proof that all this is plain mat
ter of cause and effect Is that men
may try every other conceivable way or
finding happiness, and they Will fail.
Applied Truth.
| The bishop of Sierra Leone wrote in his
diary: II experienced such an ecstasy
last evening in prayer that I doubted il
J I were in my right senses. I could give
myself up to Christ unreservedly. l can
not describe my sensations OF JOY. could
not praise God sufficiently fo: the great
| scheme of salvation. i remained long
time giving thanks. and praying that
such a heavenly view might not be taken
away from me-
Four men went together one day 70
climb a beautiful hill in Switzerland.
When at last they reached the top OF the
hill and turned to look at the beauties
|
| frowr sat down on the grass and ex-
claimed. Il have had no pleasure In my
walk at all. for I had a thorn in my foot
all the way" And there he sat, trying To
get out the thorn and never looking at
| the beautiful view at all.
The second man looked down the valley
at fine house set amid the trees. and
his eyes were discontinued and unhappy.
/ Il wish that house were mine" he eX-
claimed. lazily And he got nothing al
all from the beauty.
The third looked up at the clouds fear
| fully. I'm afraid il is going 10 rain,
he declared. We had better hurry
back" Ard only one member OF the
party the beauty and drew from II
happiness which he carried back with
him to his home across the seas.
great many people never get glimpse
| at all OF Beulah Land, because their eyes
and minds are filled with other things.
Richard Williams OF the Patagonian
mission said: Sweet is the presence or
Jesus. and on, ! am happy in His love
Asleep or awake, 1 am happy beyond
the poor compass of language 10 tell. NV
joys are with Him whose delights have
always been with the sons OF men.
Rev. Dr. Wilbur Chapman says: II sup
pose we might have been with Jacob
when i'm his dream he saw the heavens
opened and beheld the angels going up
and coming down. and heard the voice
of God and we only should have seen
the dreary mountains round about. I
doubt not bat that We might have been
with Paul when he was caught up into
the third heaven and we should have
seen nothing hut the humble surroundings
of his tent And | doubt not bat that IL
Paul were here today he would see God
here this morning. and he would have
walked on the street with Him yesterday.
Is not the trouble with ourselves instead
Of our surroundings or our times? Every
permitted sin incrusts the windows Of the
soul and blinds our vision. and every VIC
tory over evil clears the vision of the
soul. and We can sec Him little palmer.
Parallel Passages.
Song of Solomon. 2:s 4: Psalms. IL:
Psalms a4:19: Psalms. 1873: Proverbs.
l3:IT: Isaiah o5:t0: Psalms. 1911: Jero-
miah, 1915; Psalms. 3G:s.