Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-08-01
TIVE MINUTE SERMON
l.. Rev. Lucius A. Edelblute,
i A Curate of St. Peters Church,
Mew York.


pn9 u Sneak unto the Children OF Is
~ that they go forward
fael, lna' "a 1edDie. like individuals, have
brouP9 moments These are the crises
Aer cii.r'q rather the cataracts in lifes stream.
sgElle, IN the hour of these crises that
Ma ..Ir;dual OF a group of individuals show
S' y rbat metal they are really made.
Isl wnd' ely ST Paul stands out as the first
o@ s,ben tbe vessel on which he was sailing
18TH WI, @ns was dashed to pieces on the rocks.
'sg hon mi coolness did Sir Thomas A'Becket
I ~, the altar in Canterbury Cathedral
~ the on-rush of his assassins Think
asWssbinqton and Lincoln as they stood by
|,ss Helm Of State
|R@ Flo lives Of great men are full of examples
u o.t;eoce courage and fortitude when
AM pa rises came upon them. They had
s1aed what Faith in a Higher Power than
29e lives really meant Moses early in his
III lad learned this too. For, in the crisis
# The Exodus he steadily points the Chill
IN Of Israel to the Living GOD; and in the
rIs Of the text we see his Faith rewarded:
J i hidden. Speak unto the Children of
- that thew 90 forward" Altho' the Red
"a stretched before them, and they seemed
g~oassed about on every side; with the
srotan Hostess pressing IN upon them; still,
81 Faith he speaks;-they marched forward,
a1 what seemed. TO be an insurmountable
S6acle becomes the glory of their nation.
E#Ihe hebrews as lar d lu6lI IdllH III
5asovah was concerned were in a state on
asfancv when GOD bids them cross the Red
IA We to-day with the fuller revelation of
aesus Christ are in the state on maturity,
III therefore have not the same excuse
u they.
HWnh real Faith in our hearts what may
ID not do and accomplish? What place may
ID be waiting for US? 1t may possibly be
one Of the leading spirits of our times; or
II not this, it may be simply to help form
nbiC opinion or some soul towards a better
with proper Faith in GOD we are sure of
aogress in His world. We are surely com
b 10 something better; certainly a fuller
2d richer life. 1t may be after we have
posed Red Sea; let us hope not! But pro-
Hess there must be- And our strength as
Il take our place in it will depend upon the
sith We have in all-wise, almighty, and
4oyng Father.
There are to-day reforms going on in all
q great nations of the world. None. SO
narked as the one to make the State of
Feater use To oil its machinery SO that
perry individual will have a better opportun-
y to live better, freer, and happier life
free country. This is not the drifting
PTards an utra-form of Socialism, but is
Tger Faith in enacting the precepts of the
9ospel OF Christ Not revolutionary! But
r I simple action upon, Speak unto the
-ha.dren OF Israel that they go forward"
0ne IS struck to-day by the mighty cry
Ping up Tor the protection of the family and
he home. BY the wave of temperance
weeping over the country as never before.
|! The noble efforts to stamp out the white
asue, tuberculosis; and to make our city
tnement habtable With such PLAYS as
q Is Battle" and the writing on the Wall.
pun books and magazine articles on tene-
-ent reform, PROGRESS is CERTAIN. We
llast De concerned, if we are truly a part of
ms church; for the Faith which She
s,3:asesses places Her in the front ranks of
We must often act as if in the dark,
-HP4 because we are ignorant of the full
AN, Am o. Lie. But when we are sure that
~ mas spoken, unquestioned obedience
-Nt iolioW. The Children of Israel were
~ an OF the event that was to follow as
~ proceeded toward the Red Sea; but the
~ 9ll 3nd was given, they trusted, and passed
- y uaLgeT safely. Let US fill to-day and this
-, s-Gll with active obedience based on I'M
- Inning Faith. Surely we have light
- CLs lot the next step forward
-sr. .-''llah S1--nce and the Emmanuel Move
;orl. are dong much for many faithless
ls i m mat !, has stimulated their Faith in
a. t SFGoaneSs q GOD and His loving care
ss,a .iis ehildT-. Let us see what Dr. Wor-
ssrt tle exponent of the Emmanuel Move
Ia H.. HdS 10 ~ about religious faith Re
-I;,L rain, ae says, is simply that trust
uenras t1s 81 lst puts in nature and its Sc
nj y VINE all normally constituted men
! tbe a lieH Z ends; only now it is extended
-,st Plefe NJ the unseen, where it becomes
~. -. N the Gaodness of GOD. in the Divine
So- q me Of creation
AN S is hard to see the goodness of
-e ,ra aA happens, but that is because
- I. out rite and carnal. Much. as we