The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-12

Winds and the Sea obey Him 2
Matthew S:23-34.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
E EOPLE are puzzled today by
AN the rowers that are shaping
society. They see forces al
~ work to increase the cost OF
living, to increase the rest
lessness of life. to increase
thoughtIessness, n1aterialism and IT.
reverence. CONSERVATION IS the Wolo
which perhaps best expresses the state
of a large part OF the pune minQ. Fo5
this reason the most halrDralneo
schemes of remedy find a hearing; ana
the demagogue grows faT in the Iand'
Even religion is running to second
arv remedies. Listen to the admonl-
tions that arise in the discussion on
social questions: LET us organize our
charities better and make sure or ricn
endowmentE; let us institutionalize our
churches and make them politlcaI
and industrial forums; let US ninlste,
to mems temporal and sociaI needs,
And so il goes, almost ad nauseani-
The United states congress is asked TO
charter a sort of universal peneVo-
lence trust. The Laymen'S MISSIONARY
r1ittee of some denominations, cry
ceaselessly for money as the mosI neG7
essary power: as If the new patIle
hymn of the kingdom were Aipnns D
Pay. Pay! Pay!
The Power Above the PoWers. e-
frighted church to place reliance upon
more money, more machinery, more
methods, more distinguished men, Is
really one that calls for grave consid-
Grafton. It may as well be frankly
confessed that the Lords nattles are
not going to be won by mans pow
ers. Somebody has revised the nus
leading motto OF the arous ;iS ia ~ the
better form, "He can do II, II
%s will a good battle cry for
ali Christian effort, while men re-
main in their present s s mGGa; s.
mot by might nor by power. put DS
INV spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
There is a power above the p9MeaSS -,
This is the creed for today Jenovah
still reigns. In his own ways he is
bringing to pass his own ends. EVER
new generation has to learn aIresIl,
and repeatedly, this cardinaI tr ~. 20 u
religion. The disciples needed IL; ana
thew were taught by the two signs
the sti1ling of the tempest ana the
casting out of the evil spirits from the
demoniac-which constitute [ne pres
emf Sunday School lesson. CHRIST Is
still with his own, and he still has the
sa1i noWer'' which he claimed when
speaking in the flesh.
me ra N.Y. Sa III Believe God. Count
more on him, and less on buildings
and appliances and the cunning o.
man. A faith SUFFICIENT for small needs,
as well as for great Is IN 6ns c STpcfn
The Master who stilied the tempest on
Galiiee is no. going to let the snip
of Zion be wrecked. He Is StlH Lo Lore
IS moving on earth today. 1t is equal
to every demand. The tide that mus
the great ships raises the small boats
also.
One of the familiar stories which
Christendom loves, echoing IT from
generation tn generation IN countess
songs and pictures, is this OF the still
ing of the tempest. More 1mP ES nd
upheaval of water Is the figure OF
Jesus, asleep In the stern of the boat.
No private yacht this. but a rude nsh-
Gus of fish and stained by sun and
water, the tired Teacher had thrown
himself down just as he was In ms
landsman's garb. His head was pill
lowed on his lap, and he slept.
The ciatter of the ships tackle, the
excited tones of the company. the
pounding of the newly created waves
against the boat, the rise and fall Of
the water, the Ehriel<s of the wind
through the scant riEging-all we're
alike powerlees to penetrate the thick
pail of sleep in which he was wrapped.
His was the deep, peacefuI WEAKNESS
sn his heart a great calm. storms
come to all men: it Ii the shadowy
philosophy of religion which would
have the cody exempted from trouble;
sorely buffeted. But at the center of
his life was uErufIled peace The man
in unity with God cannot be greatly
disturbed by anything In ali nature.
The roar of the tempest was maud
able to the exhausted sleeper; but the
first cry OF need from his affrtghted
friends reached him. That Is the IN
effabfe personal quality or the LORD
His ear Is ever open to the cry of his
own. II the universe were hNed with
the uprcar of the clash and collision
of worlds. the Lord would still hear
the faintest whisper OF supplication
from one OF mis- friends. And all The
might of his omnipotence is pledged
to the succor of even the least or
these. Skeptlcs wonder that a great
storm should be commanded to calm,
like an obedient house pet, all for the
sake OF q few scared peasants. That
is Just the sort of God that is running
this world. He cares for his processes,
but he cares more for his people. He
works through his own laws but he
is no modern pettifogging Judge or
lawyer. defeating laws END by tech
nicaI and consistent" procedure. His
benign will is the supreme court that
interprets all his laws. His laws were
made, not for the laws sake, but for
the carrying out of his purpose OF love
the lately aroused sea of Galiiee, the
disciples were scared They began TO
whisper one to another What man
ner of man is this? ?" They thought
they knew him, but Jesus possesses that
most delightful of qualities in a friend.
the capacity for unexpectedness. He
was ever revealing new and surpris-
ing phases of mis- character. Some per-
sons one exhausts In few hours &C.
uuaintance: few friends develop I'M
expected riches of character through
the years; but Jesus IS inexhaustible
The newest disciple finds IN him full
ness OF satisfa elton: the oldest saint
discovers in aim fresh beauties con-
stantly. The one bottomless ocean in