Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-12-15


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possess hin. Is worth tie sacrifice
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spread OF, n heap ss lis fees
So DOES God Sometimes surprise tie
souls @. men. We would 20, De seek
Ing hin had We 10. sl.ea6y been
found Of hin. Our sea-ch for God
las besn so long and 50 pasisa. IS
has lis search for Us Sometimes ae
discovers himself 10 rs and ere re
knox :, We are N his presence. Lie
Livingstone n the African wilderness
suddenly facing his d.scoyere-. 50
does God discover US. Sicodemus may
search for God = the secrecy o. tie
night. bu. in the broad dayligh; Jesus
reveals himself 10 the surprised Sa-
marian woman. Zacc1geus may climb
the tree 10 see The Christ. b-. Jesus
Unexpectedly calls Matthew .ro1 lis
customary place
So Go men stumble upon God in life
Men are surprised into the sp.ritua!
BIZ the very &C, O. the eternal spirit
.l -, i1a,-;,o so. Ca .hay "a
found of him Paul wen, with s!augh'
ter in his heart TO Damascus and 10.
he found not the Christians bu; tie
Christians God Verify, said the
prophet. thou art God that hides'
,hyseK. The spiritual life from be
ginning to end Is one long series o!
discovery. The hidden treasure o!
Gods all-pervasiye presence is ever
revealing new wonders to our souls
He was surprised into new men
tai temperament The very gramma,
dances with Joy. The words as they
fell from the lips OF Jesus are bub
bling over with new found delight
The man walks as It were on air ant
lives his life in gladness OF a presen'
possession. So reioiced is he in hi:
new found treasure that he agar
hides II away as something too pre-
c!ous to exploit and holds his secre
for a little while at least. in eelf1sl
monopoly
The spiritual life must ever sur
prise men into q very intoxication o
delight. The early church was on,
great merry making community. TIL
people Of that age did not understand
the abounding Joy and the oyerwhelm
ing gladness that possessed the Chris
tians who sang in the midst Of defea
and who rejoiced In tribulation. Whel
Gods surprises the soul there l
Astounding light-heartedness and
burst OF melody. Every revival Q
true religion has been accompanie
with a burst Of song.
The miners Of Wales went down II
to the darkness with gospel songs W
on their lips. In the prison-house G
PhilMppi Paul and Silas sang song
Of JOY until the very prison was smi'
US for our dry-as-dust religion! Their
is no gospel in the religion Of man
OF our people. and the missing note i
our modern Christianity is the note G
Astounding Joy and spiritual cheerful
ness. Our missionary meetings ar
too often places OF tears and trag,
dies. Our prayer services are to
often rendezvous for dispirited 70
lowers. Awake. awake, put on tn
beautiful garments. Our Christ Is
conoueror and our treasure is pur
gold.
He was surprise. into new int
probation of sacrifice. In his Joy b
eoeth ard selleth all that he has. an
buveth that field. There Is nothin
to weep over in that TRANSACTION
There is no use to shed tears owe
that sacrifice Indeed, there is no sa
rifice. Men talk abou sacrifices, sal
the immortal Livingstone; God know
never made a sacrifice. This fro
the man who wore hi. life out to he
! the open sore OF the world. and W
! with out city self-denials talk aho,
J. sacrifice!
II we wish the priceless trcasu,
we must pay the price.
Determining Ones Attitude.
" Every man determines his own at
: tude To tho life OF heaven nv his :