Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-12-30

ness that was nourished in heavenly
places. He never exposed himself to
the peril of feverishness and passion.
In the moments of temptation he re-
tired to the mount. Even in the midst
of the crowd he had quiet communion
with the eternal. He knew how to
make a solitude even in the very
heart of publicity. He could make
sanctuary amid the very clamor of the
market-place. And so he kept his spirit
cool, and the perilous fire was never
kindled. II am not alone, the Father
is with me-"
He overcame the world by a pa
thence which waited for the hour to
strike, and which would not be
hustled into premature action. One Of
the first temptations with which the
devil assails a man is in the attempt
to prove to him that his noble purpose
is Infamous, or needless, or impos-
sible. II he fails in this temptation he
proceeds on quite another tack. See
ing that we are immovable in our re-
solve, he next attempts to make us pre-
cipitate in it's execution. Don't wait"
he says. Get It over at oncel" And
so we are frequently rushed" and
the holy purpose is spoiled by its lack
of holy restraint. Jesus refused to be
rushed. Mine hour is not yet comet"
He waited 30 years before beginning
his ministry, and there is a wonderful
sense of quiet leisureliness about him
characterizing even his public life. He
waited for the clock to strike, and
when 1t had struck he acted, and
never swerved. And he conquered
the world by love that flowed fresh
and full to the very end of his days.
Even Calvary did not embitter his
spirit! Even the shadow of death did
not sour his soul by the sense of de-
feat. The reviling of those who passed
by the cross brought no cynical re-
Spouse. And so he died, conqueror
in dying, having overcome the world
In the very moment when 1t seemed
the world was most triumphant.
Finding the Perfect Peace.
Now we have to face the same an
tagonisms. "In the world ye have
tribulation." We have to be in the
the perils of the smile, and the frown,
and the contempt, and the suspicion,
and the neglect. We, too, have to
pass from shine into shadow, and to
face the menace of the sword and the
seductions of the crown. But be Of
good cheer, have overcome the
world" But what is that to thee and
meS II "a pvarvthinp IN thee and me-
There is power in the Lords conquest
to make conquerors of all. "In me ye
may have peace" Not in ordinances,
not in bare religious exercises, not in
human fellowship, not in natures ora
tory; these may all be helpful means,
but they are not radical and ultimate.
The deep fundamental peace is to be
found only in Christ "In me we may
have peace" but to be in Christ is to
be more than companion, Earthly
relationships supply no word sutfici-
emily intimate and immediate. 1t is
nearer than linked arms and clasped
| hands; 1t is the inconceivable union
| of oneness OF spirit 1t is the union
CT the branch with the vine. Our lives
can become embedded in the Lord,
and his conquering energies, like ris-
ing sap, will fill our moral and spirit
ual powers, until we, too, become trf-
umphant. We become more than con-
querors through him that loves us.
Thanks be unto God who giveth US
the victory through our Lord Jesus
| Christ. The Standard.
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