Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-14

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Pandora, the nrst woman. for -.
keeping. She opened II incautio1s1N
and everything In It escaped exsaDt
hope. But Pandora with hope In ~
hox vas richer than she could hayo
been Y every other blessing had -
NAMED without hope Wealth vfeA,
eut hope u SORROW. Pleasure withsst
hope II Dain. Health witAout hops -
disease. Lie without hope u dsssA.
Light without hope y Aassnao. Fses-
psrity without hope IL adversely. IT,
hope ct Of the world aAA you have
NOTED cut DE Sun that rules the ~
and the stars that rule tAe niGA2
Hopelessnsss turns midday into ND
night.
The Christian has Q tAseeload 10y
coming from the past. present and h.
ture. Paul said: Il am now ready.
have finished my course. I have kept
the faith. Hencsforth." The now
Of the present is like q bridge but.
tressed on one side by the experienss
q the past and ON the other BY IL
hope of the future. He Is strong
enosgh for martyrdom in the present
because the memory of the past
means victory and the hope of the
future means glory. The end Of time
with him is the dawn of eternity.
The Basis Of Hope.
by two immutable things in which
II was impossible for God to lie." My
hope is based upon the veracity Of
God God has promised, and, II he
should break promise he would
cease TO be God. There is one excep-
ton to the scripture With God all
things are possible" II is impossible
for him to lie And this makes 1t I'm
possible for me TO be disappointed IL
base my hope upon his word. God
is conscientious. He does all he says
he will do. David Livingstone said:
My God is a gentleman. He keeps
his word" Basing my hope upon the
veracity of God is equal 20 saying that
it is based upon God himself.
The Certainty Of Hope.
1t is sure. There is no doubt about
It, Doubt is the dagger that kills
hope at one thrust Il hope so" some
times means Il guess So" but it is
misuse of a noble word. Quaint Jo-
seph Irons insists that knowledge Is
more than hope and that every Chris
tion should know rather than hop0
that he is saved. Hope, hope. hop
-. h. a., Ion no.
hope, hopping" and It means a lame.
limping Christianity. But Paul says:
I'VE are saved by hope" Hope is an
anchor OF the soul that is sure. Hope
includes knowledge. know that /
am saved and therefore hope for the
salvation yet to be revealed" My
experience of faith in Christ and the
new life which has come into my soul
is a matter of knowledge. All this
comes through my knowing God In
Christ Jesus.
Hope is knowledge illumined and
glorified. Hope is assurance radiant.
Hope is certainty with its face to-
ward the sunrise.
The steadfastness of Hope.
Both sure and steadfast" IL Is the
anchor that holds tho ship against
wind and current. A dying Christian
sailor said The anchor holds" He
saw himself on his vessel in the
storm. drifting before wind and wave
toward the breakers. The anchor IL
cast out and for several minutes there
Is painful suspense. Has the anchor
found good grounding or is 1t dragging
with the ship! Suddenly the cabDs
Is taut, the ship veerr around and be-
comes steady. The anthor out of sight
has gripped the rock and a strong
cable holds the entire weight of the
ship, cargo and crew. The winds
howl and the current swirls along 1t
q rapid pace. the waves beat upon the
sides and dash over the decks but the
ship IL safe because the anchor holes.
thus hope 10 tho anchor Of the soul
both sure and steadfast" Il holds the
soul against the winds and currents
that would drive It upon the breakers.
Its grounding Is In the veracity of
God. and It's cable Il the promise and
oath twisted into one mighty rope that
can hold steady any ship that ever
sailed ON LIES ocean. The bowling
storm may tear into shreds our phil
oeophical sails. but the anchor Of hope
holds the soul. Said great man. Il
cannot say that have so lived that !
am not afraid to die, but I can say
that l have so trusted Christ that I
am not afraid to die" Better not
afraid to live. Fear Of men which we
call shame is a current which drifts
many a soul to ruin. Hope maketh
not ashamed" While Christian and
Hopeful were crossing the river.
Christian was full OF fears, but Hope
full said: BE of good cheer. my
brother. feel the bottom and IL il
good" Hope gives good bottom all
through life as well as in death. u