Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-19

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AS usual there
as.1zz.A1s2 ~ was n good crowd
(G4SI02 RQSSEII and closest ottcn.
tlon given through
out. The speaker said I'm part
The world does well to keep up
cheerful. outward demeanor-to drive
dull care away" to the best Of It's abil-
ity Nevertheless, there is great force
and weight to st. Paul's words to the
effect that the whole creation Is
groaning and Travelling In pain togeth.
er. waiting for Messlah's Kingdom
and It's Compromised blessings to lift
the curse Of sin and death and to re-
store 10 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. etc. neyerthe
less deep down I'm the heart, men be-
lieve that there Is God. Almost un.
consciously the mind attributes to Him
Wisdom, Justice and power-but little
OF Love or sympathy with humanity
and its fralltIes.
This very intultive knowledge Of
God Is closely associated with many
hum, n troubles. As the root Of near.
ly every trouble, perhaps deep below
the surface, Is sln-dlsobedlence to
recognized principles Of righteousness,
and fearful looking for of retribu-
tlon, and uncertainty as to what 1t
will mean. This is true, not only of
many Christians, but frequently true
also Of others who have made no pro-
fesslon, who have taken upon them
no solemn vows Of obedience.
This troubled heart condition does
not always show upon the surface
Sometimes the troubled heart Is IN the
theatre to try TO forget It's troubles.
Sometimes Its owner IL immersed In
sinful pleasure-seelIng, In endeavor to
drown some haunting grief Some
times relief Is sought through lntoxl-
eating liquors or narcotics; sometimes
In suicide. 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 lndulg-
ing In merriment have committed sui
eide few minutes thereafter, leaving
messages that their hearts had been
severely burdcned while outwardly
cheerful
We have much sympathy with these
sorrowladen hearts, As Il race we
are walking through "the valley of
the shadow of DEATH" day by day.
On every hand we have reminders of
thls-grlef, disappointment, headache
heartache. etc. II we are measurably
FREQ from pain ourselves, yet have
sympathy, we are palned In the inter
est Of others, II none OF our own
dear ones has recently died, the great
Enemy, Death, has laid hold upon the
home Of nelghbor, brother, and he
Is bereayed and n 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 tho Lord.
In our troubles we. sooner or later,
realize the lack Of human sympathy
or. at least, its impotency, Feeling
our helplessness, we lustlnctively look
20 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 20 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
onlnlpotent One would have interest
in or care for such worm OF the dust
as he feels himself to be? How could
Divine Justice look with any sym
pathy upon the course Of selhshness
which he recognizes stretches out be.
bind him in full view Of the Al. Seeing
Eye?
"1he fear OF the Lord Is the begin.
nlng Of wisdom" is the inspired Mes.
sage. Surely many have this begin.
ming Of wisdom come TO them at some
period IN their life's experience, But
such fear Is the start to wisdom only
when Il leads the fearful one to great.
or carerulness OF living and to de.
sire for the Heavenly Fathers approv-
al II this be the leading OF the fear,
Il Is indeed the precursor OF, the lead.
or TO, wisdom As proper fear OF rev.
erence Tor the Almighty comes In, Il
acts as restraint upon sin II tends
70 make one more thoughtful. more