The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17

are against me-" explained jacob,
when the outrayings of Providence
were no longer discernible; but at
that very moment the horses and
chariots were on their way to carry
him down to the land of plenty. It
seemed a great calamity that turned
aside professor of natural science
from his self-appointed way. but Scot
land gained through that the minis
try OF Thomas Chalmers.
A Divine Hand at the Helm.
It is hardly possible for us to APP
preciate the force of the original
verb, work together" The thought
Is that there is a benehcent power
grasping, subordinating, overruling
and directing all things for the larg-
est measure for good. True, this
good may not always be apparent, but
it Is none the less real. We cannot
measure the movements of Provi-
dence by che swift beating of our lit
tie timergces. Gods clock strikes
once in a thousand years. It is not
a question of calendar. but of char
acter. The thought of the text in
wolves the largest good. This is the
goal of the divine intent. God is not
absorbed in gratifying our temporary
whims lie will not condescend to
our petty wants, as the indulgent pa
rent who pampers the spoiled child
by granting the sweetmeats for which
it cries. Gods medicine Is not always
sweet. II is sometimes bitter-sweet,
but If it is necessary to our highest
l. l. 4
statement of the text employs a sim
gular verb with plural noun, denot-
ing the harmonious workings of
Providence, and we may rest assured
that this power is working in our be-
half every moment. Though we deny
1t and resist It, the process continues,
silently and savingly, ,subordinating all
things to our final good, yes, and ma
king even the stumbling blocks OF
life steps toward the throne.
Oh, what q comfort there is in this
thought! There can be no wreck,
for Gods hand is at the helm; there
can be no calamity, for His wisdom
and power override for good all that
comes to me. The promise Is in the
present tense, not in some aeon of
eternity these things shall result in
good. but here and now, amid the
changing scenes of life, poised as we
are in a probation bounded by two
eternities, it is the believers privi-
lege to look through and beyond all
secondary causes and agencies to
trace the footprints of God as upon
the billows moving forward to the ac-
complishment of His beneficent pur-
poses, and to know that "all things
work together for good to them that
love God"
God Thinks OF Me-"
1t is this thought that gives to me
my position in the universe. If God
thinks of me, loves me, and watches
over me, it is because | am a part of
His plan. l may be but a rough peb-
Bile, yet l have my place in the great
universal, mosaic. l am essential to
the unity and perfection of the whole.
/ am here but for a day. / am not
tenant, but tourist. Eternity Is
my race course, and the universe is
my home. All things are in league
with me; yea, they are my servants,
working together for good" "There-
fore | shall not be afraid for the ter
rOr by night, nor for the arrow that
flieth by day, nor for the pestilence
that walketh in darkness, nor for the
destruction that wasteth at MONDAY.
A thousand shall fall at my side, and
ten thousand at my right hand but
1t shall not come nigh me-" Yea, I
shall not tremble when death knocks
at the door. for he comes as the mes
senger of God. bringing my passport
to yonder world out of sight, still
working for my eternal good.
Standing thus, strong and secure,
the future flames with light, clouds
roll back. the eternal day draws nigh.
and although dark questions around -
me rise and the path is not always
plain before my eyes, faith brings the
distant near and enables me to sing
with John Burroughs:
Serene, ! fold my hands and wait.
Nor care for wind or tide or sea;
] rave no more 'ganst time and fate,
For 10! my own shall come to me.
The stars come nightly to the sky,
The tidal wave unto the sea;
Nor time nor space nor deep nor high
Can keep my own away from me.