The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-08-16

lYA9lSlk- kl2SLLLl and closest atten-
ton given through
out The speaker said in part
The world does well to keep up a
. cheerful, outward demeanor-to drive
dull care away" to the best of its abil-
fly. Nevertheless, there is great force
and weight to st. Paul's words to the
effect that the whole creation is
grooming and Travelling in pain togeth-
er. waiting" for Messiah's Kingdom
and its long promised blessings to lift
the curse of sin and death and to re-
store to mankind the smile Of the Fa-
TIERS favor. Reason though they may
that there is no personal God-that
there is merely blind god of nature.
an evolutionary force, ETC., neverthe-
less. deep down In the heart. men be-
lieve that there is a God. Almost I'M
consciously the mind attributes to Him
Wisdom, Justice and Power-but little
of Love or sympathy with humanity
and its fralties.
This very intuitive knowledge Of
God is closely associated with many
ENm9n troubles. AS the root Of near
L. Icy uuuhle perhaps deep below
-. noe, is sin--disobedience to
r.....' rincipieS of righteousness.
49,. II ..H II looking for of retribu-
tivt aHu 40 ertainty as to what it
VIII mean This is true not only of
many ChrSJiln5. but frequently true
also of others who have made no pro
fession, who have taken uluu iH'm
no solemn vows of Obedience
This troubled heart coud.'jYa Gus
uat always ahow upon TIE .,,
aoWntmes the troubled EonW ...
.eIrre to try to fur.et g., lH..
a4u'timcs It's owner Is ..:,'...., D..
.iatll picaSure-SeeE,u@, in r.d&l2uc ,u
drown some haunting grief. Sua.v
times relief is sought through intoxi
eating liquors or narcotics: sometimes
in SIicide. Sometimes the troubled
one is on the stage. One cannot sure
ly know that the merry laugh and witty
joke and CHEEKY song do not come from
a troubled heart. We are sure that
they do, in many instances, for fire.
quently those who have been indulg-
ing in merriment have committed sui
eide a few minutes thereafter, leaving
messages that their hearts had been
severely burdened, while outwardly
cheerful.
We have much sympathy with these
sorrow-laden hearts AS a race we
are walking through the valley of
the shadow of DEATH" day by day
On every hand we have reminders Of
this-grief, disappointment, headache,
heartache, etc. If we are measurably
free from pain ourselves, yet have
sympathy, we are panied In the inter
est of others. If none of our own
dear ones has recently died, the great
Enemy, Death, has laid hold upon the
home of neighbor. brother, and he
is bereaved and a reflex shadow falls
upon our hearts; and further, the
thought comes that our home may be
invaded by the great Enemy which has
already swallowed up twenty thou.
sand millions of our race-and that by
Divine permission. because we are sin
ners-and because sinners are un-
worthy Of everlasting life.
The Fear Of the Lord.
In our troubles we. sooner or lat
realize the lack Of human sympathy
or, at least, its iulssAtency. Feeling
our helplessness, We instinctively look
to our Creator. In the hour of trouble
remarkably few doubt the existence of
God. AS Jesus said, "Ye believe in
God" But as we look TO the Almighty
for protection and consider Divine
Justice and realize our own weakness.
es and shortcomings. the heart of man
fails. How could he think that the
Omnipotent One would have interest
in or care for such a worm of the dust
as he feels himself to be? How could
Divine Justice look with any SYM
patty upon the course of selfishness
which he recognizes stretches out be.
Riud him in full view of the All-Seeing
Eye?
"1'he fear Of the Lord is the begin.
ming Of WISDOM IS the inspired Mes.
sage. Surely many have this begin.
ming of wisdom come TO them at some
period in their lifes experience. But
such fear is the start to wisdom only
when it leads the fearful one to great.
er carefulness of living and to de.
sire for the Heavenly Fathers approx.
al. II this be the Leading Of the fear
it is indeed the precursor Of, The lead
er TO. wisdom. As proper fear ol rev
erence for the Almighty comes IL, Il
acts as restraint upon sin. 1t tends
to make one more. thoughtful. more