Evening journal., 1910-04-13

although there are gloomy souls who do
not show much cheerfulness even then.
but just as we tell the value OF a lamps
light, not in the sunshine but when It IS
dark, so the value Of a Christians rell-
gion needs the dark days TO make It shine
forth IN all It's beauty. What Is our re-
ligion good for, anyway, II not TO help
TO be cheerful IN times Of hardship and
disbursement. the times when we most
need help?
Whoever really believes and trusts In
God must be of good cheer. Paul had
much to depress him In the storm Off the
the Island of Melits Why was he not
depressed? Because he knew that God
was on the ocean just the same as ON
the land. We cannot always understand
iod's dealings with us. nor the trials and
roubles he allows TO come on us but this
We know, that they are always love-
prompted and love-wrought, for God is
love. What blessed results would come
/ it everywhere the world over we could
get people 20 realize this one supreme
glad gift that God is not only all wise
and all-powerful. but that God Is love.
How II would soften the hurts and the
stings, bring cheer to the lonely, comfor;
TO the sorrowing, strength 20 the weak.
and an us all with Joy and peace In be-
lieving Besides, this love Of God is
unfailing and unvarylng. so that we can
rely upon IL at all times and IN all cir
cumstsances. II is related that a GER
tain man placed on one Of his buildings
weather-vane upon which were inscrib-
cd the words. "God Is love" Some ono
criticized him. saying, "You have placed
: an immutabe truth on very changeful
thing. "No II is All right" he replied.
'it means that God Is iove whichever way
tho wind blows" Yes Il is a glad fact
that His Is a love that can be depended
upon IN every condition and circumstance
Of life
Have you ever stood upon the shore OF
a river and watched tho boats sailing up
and down the stream. and wondered that
8 the same wind which sent some of the
boats In one direction sent others IN an
I entirely different direction? II was all n
3 the way the boatmen had their sails set.
D And so il is with the dark days that come
D upon u.s. Some men they drive into the
a harbor OF Heaven, and others they drive
I upon the rocks. Are your sails set right
a for the voyage over lifes tempestuous sea
p All the Atlantic and Pacific oceans of
b surging sorrow canot sank a soul that has
r asked for Gods pllotage
There is always a bright and darl
side to everything. and can we not a,
@ Christians cultivate the habit Of looking al
b the bright side2 For 1t is very much d
o. matter Of habit Two boys were eNamin,
e ing bush. and one Of them observed thai
n It had thorns. the other that it had roses
G They were looking through bits Of coloro,
s glass; and one OF them said. tho world Il
81 al,
n bright" Two men. getting well OF sick
; mess, were asked how they-wore, one says
Il II am glad I iive;" another says. "I an
sorry / must die" SO & Is all through
F.: life: what difference it makes m th
y way we look at thingsl l like the stor
n Of the por fellow who was run over b,
II train and one OF his legs had TO b
=: amputated. Thank Cod he said. Il
20 was the one have rheumatism in"
II As one OF my favor'te hymns puts q
J.: Are you ever burdened with load d
lr carer
Of Does the cross seem heavy you are calle
l. TO bear2
D. Count your many blessings. name thei
in one by one
ne And It Will surprise you what the LoI
has done
Do YOU ever realize what a different
cheerfulness in your life VIII make. NJ
only to yourself but 90 others7 Gloo
- alone has been the death Of many a pc
son. and cheerfulness has saved maj
another A merry heart doeth good 70
ny a medicine, saws the proverb. Docto
nn know that when a sick person makes
nc his mind he Is going TO die q IS We
hard TO save him. on the other han
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