The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-01

So he SalQ IN part
The world does
well to keep up cheerful outward
demeanor. Nevertheless. there IS great
force and weight 10 st. Paul's words
to the effect that the whole creation Is
grooming and travalling 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 a 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 Power-but little
iof Love or sympathy with humanity
and its 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 observation-disclosures to rec
ognized principles of righteousness.
and a fearful looking for Of retribu-
ton. and an uncertainty as to what It
will mean. This Is true. not only of
many Christians. hut frequently true
t.of others who have made no profess
sion.
| A World Of Troubled Hearts.
| This troubled heart-conditiou does
not always show upon the surface
Sometimes the troubled heart seeks
the theatre to try to forget its trou-
bles. Sometimes It's owner is miners
ed in sinful nleasure-seeking in en-
deavor to drown some haunting grief
Sometimes relief is sought through in
ltoxicating 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 iudulg-
ting 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. II we are measurably
free from pain ourselves. yet have
1 sympathy. we are panied for others.
In our troubles we. sooner or later.
realize the lack of human sympathy
or. at least. its impotency. Feeling
1 our helplessness we instinctively look
to our Creator In the hour of trouble
Remarkably few doubt the existence
of God.
Losing Our Heart Troubles.
The Father knows your heart trou.
bles He wishes the burden to be
there until you appreciate its weight
until you will he ready to cry to Him
that you are sinsick. weary. troubled.
and above ALI hungering and thirstlng
for righteousness and deriring 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 yon. He has anticipated your
needs. your iongings. yonr necessities.
He has already provided the Redeemer
who is mighty TO save. Believe that
Divine Love. as represented In the Re.
deemer sent Of God. Is exhaustIess.
Eboundless. sufficient for all your needs
Ii 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. hut your heart
will be joyful and happy in fellow
ship Divine.
You need not go to any earthly priest
hut. as the Master said. go to the Fa.
Ither In secret. Go not in your own
name or merit. but in the merit OF tho
iRedeemer Go Scripturally. claiming
Him rs your Advocate md appealing
n His Name for forgiveness provided
Iby Divine mercy-to cover all the sin.
Of the past and provide for all the i'm.
lperfections unwillinGly yours for the
future. even to the end OF the way
If'oming thus. Jesus becomes your
Priest. your Advocate. I'VE hare an
tdvocnte with the Father, Jesus
Christ the Righteous" q John ii. II
Let US come with courage TO the
Throne of grace thu. we may obtain
mercy and end grace TO help In every
/ lime OF need" (UpbrpWs iy 1G,
/ We cannot give this message to the
,ntire world ut present. even rs jesus
,ould not do so. These must await
he inauguration Of the glorious King
ION of Messiah soon to be nshercd in
when "every blind eye shall lie opened
ind every danf err unsf"ir"h