Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-17

The world does
well to keep up cheerful outward
demeanor 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-
theirs favor. Reason though they may
that there is no personal God-that
there is merely blind god of nature,
an evolutionary force. nevertheless.
deep down in the heart. men believe
that there is God. Almost uncon-
sciously the mind. attributes to Him
Wisdom. Justice and Powerful little
of Love or sympathy with humanity
and it's frailties.
This very intuitive knowledge Of
God is closely associated with many
human troubles. AS the root OF nearly
every trouble. perhaps deep below the
surface. is sin-disobedience to rec
ognized principles of Righteousness.
and fearful looking for Of retribu-
ton. and an uncertainty as to what It
will mean. This is true. not only Of
many Christians. but frequently true
Of others who have made no profess
sion.
A World Of Troubled Hearts.
This troubled heart-condition does
not always show upon the surface.
Sometimes the troubled heart seeks
the theatre to try to forget its trou-
bles Sometimes its owner Is miners
ed In sinful pleasure-seeking in en-
deavor to drown some haunting grief.
Sometimes relief is sought through in
toxicating liquors or narcotics: some
times in suicide. One cannot surely
know that the merry laugh or witty
joke or 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 few minutes thereafter. leaving
messages that their hearts have been
heavily burdened while outwardly
cheerful
We have much sympathy with these
sorrow laden hearts. AS 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 for others.
In our troubles we. sooner or later.
!, realize the lack of human sympathy
or. at least, it's tmpotency. Feeling
our helplessness we instinctively look
/ to our Creator In the hour of trou BILE
remarkably few doubt the existence
of God.
| Losing Our Heart Troubles.
i The Father knows your heart trou-
t bles. He wishes the burden to be
! there until you appreciate its weight
/ until you will be ready to cry to Him
that you are sinsick. weary. troubled.
j and above all. hungering and thirsting
for righteousness and desiring recon.
Citation to Him-the smile of His
Face. He has not waited for all of
this to take place before making provi-
sion for you. He has anticipated your
needs, your longings. your necessities
He has already provided the Redeemer
who is mighty to save. Believe that
Divine Love, as represented in the Re-
J deemer sent Of God. is exhaustless
boundless. sufficient for all your needs
If you will accept of the Divine ar
rangement through Christ, your heart
troubles may be at an end. You will
still have troubles in the flesh. weak
nesses. aches and pains. but your heart
! will be joyful and happy in fellow
ship Divine.
I You need not go to any earthly priest
but. as the Master said, go to the Fa
ther, in secret Go not in your OWE
name or merit. but In the merit Of the
Redeemer Go Scripturally. claiming
Him as your Advocate and appealing
in His Name for forgiveness provided
by Divine mercy-to cover all the sins
OF the past and provide for all the i'm
PROJECTIONS unwillingly yours for thu
future. even to the end Of the way
Coming thus. Jesus becomes youl
Priest. your Advocate. I'VE have al
Advocate with the Father. Jesus
Christ the Righteous" q John ii. u
Let us come with courage to thu
Throne Of grace that we may Obtain
mercy and find grace to help In every
time of need (Hebrews iv. 10y.
We cannot give this message to the
entire world at present. even as Jesus
] could not do so. These must await
the inauguration of the glorious King
, dom Of Messiah soon to be nshered in
when every blind eye shall be opened
and every deaf ear unstopped. !"
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