The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
"Taste and See"


Bertha Cooper Fraser, in Sunday. School
Times
"Taste and See"
We may prove a machine by try
Ing 1t. Will the watch keep time?
Will the locomotive travel on the
track by its own energy and draw
train of cars over the mountains?
Will the telegraph deliver my mes
sage a thousand miles away and
bring me a reply in few moments?
These things are open to trial. One
may prove them for himself
We may prove science. Take as
tronomy. VIII 1t do what It is in
tended for? Try it. Make a calcu-
lation of an eclipse to take place
three years hence, according to the
rules and tables of the book, and If
the event yerifies the prediction we
know the astronomer Is not a cheat.
One may prove friend. He makes
great professions of faithfulness, say
ing, Call upon me at any time for
any service can render and you will
find me ready. Trust me-" Is he a
genuine friend? Try him. If he will
stand by you through evil report as
well as good you need no indorse-
ment, no argument He is worthy.
Will God submit His love, His
truth. His grace to practical tests?
This is one beauty of the religion of
the Bible. The Lord of the whole
earth has sent out His challenge,
prove Me"
We may prove the existence of
God. Let us not claim too much for
our religion. We shall gain nothing
by making statements which are not
warranted. But we are safe in say
ing that anyone who will, may prove
that there is God. Some say there
Is no God. Others believe that the
| evidence for and against the exist
ence of such Being are about equal.
Others still insist that this is a sub
ject about which no one knows and
no one can know anything. Many
tell us that the Bible assumes the ex-
fstence of God without trying to
prove it, and we must do the same
Is this true?
If you ask for mathematical
demonstration or a scientific demon
stration which will satisfy the INTEL
lect. we confess that it is impossible.
If you insist that this proposition
must be proved by philosophical rea-
soning which will satisfy every think
ing mind, we acknowledge that it
cannot be done.
But there is in every soul a re-
| ligious feeling, or instinct, or capac-
ity, or hunger, which reaches out
after God as eagerly and peremptor-
lily as the hunger of the body de-
mands bread. And as surely as the
hunger of the body finds something
without answering to this inner crav-
ing, so surely does the soul find
God and satisfaction. There is some
thing in us akin to God that demands
communion with Him, and enjoys
Him when He is found.
We are told of one who felt his
need of God, but did not believe in
| Him. In the distress and hunger of
his soul he fell on his knees and said,
20 God, il there be a God, mani
fest Thyself to me-" That feeble
grasp of faith took hold on God, and
was satisfied That Unsuitable hun.
ger cried out after God in the dark,
| and found Him.
Who has never felt this craving?
Who that felt it ever tried to find
God and failed? Who that has found
I God in this way has any doubt?
We may prove the friendship of
Cod. Many say they believe there
| is a God, but is He friendly? They
! doubt. Everyone feels the need of
friend. powerful friend. a wise
| friend. a safe friend, who will not
mock those who trust Him with fat
terry nor crush them with criticism,
who will never leave them nor for
sake them The Bible tells us that
God is Just such friend.
But will He prove a friend indeed?
Iie Will, the very friend YOU need.
Someone says, "If / could believe
that | should be perfectly happy, for
then | should trust and not be
afraid" You may be certain of it,
| You may prove it. Trust Him. Give
F, Him your burdens. Call upon Him
in the day of trouble. We all have
trouble. but we usually try every
| thing else we can think of before we
try the Lord. Try Him. If He
should fail you, it would be the first
case on record.
So you may prove His salvation.
You may prove that He will dwell in
the heart of a mortal. You may
prove that He will answer prayer.
ones own experience Is, worth
more to him than all the bobks on
religion that ever were written. We
! must NOT ignore Ine testimony OF
others. We must not undervalue the
Bible and great religious books
Read them. They are full of light
But above all, try your own religious
experiments. Your personal expert
ence will do more to confirm your
faith and hope than all sermons and
all arguments. One taste of honey
is better proof that honey Is good
than the most accurate scientific an
alysis. "Oh. taste and see that the
! Lord Is good" There IS within every
one an appetite for the -iEsaen spirit
nal good of the Kingdom of God.
! Answering to this longing there is an
Invisible spiritual universe all about
us waiting to afford us the blessing
we are needing. Prove God and His
rgdom Christian Advocate.
Love.
Love lasts. 1t endureth and never
faileth, Prophecies fail in that they
| are fulfilled Tongues cease. but the