Evening journal., 1911-02-16
Christian EndeaVor
Society
Serenity; How to Get II and What II
AccOmpIishes.--Johp 14.1,27; 1888.
Topic for Sunday, Feb. 10, 1911.

A man who possesses the trait Of
serenity, is almost curiosity nova
days. Our age has been called the auto
mobile age. There is surely great
deal Of truth insthat saying, for our
generation Is one OF stress and strain.
This is an age of worry We do not
look 70 God IN faith. nor do we think
that He can help us We are coming
more and more TO consider that all
things that come for our good and BEN
eft are the result wholly of our own
efforts and deeds. This decade has
brought on a great and mighty fight
for mere existence. The struggle has
become so strenuous and unceasing
that many of our men have either al
most or wholly forgotten their Gre
ator and the One from whom all bless
ings flow. If men would become calm,
quiet. and considerate. what wonder
ful change would come over the coun-
try and what a revolution there would
be IN the realm Of religion and religi-
GUS circles.
The question now arises ss to how
we may come into possession Of sere-
nifty I'm the first place we can get it
through prayer. Prayer is the great
est medium by which human being
may converse and be in most intimate
relation with God. All our great men
such as Joseph, Abraham, and Moses
were. continually calling upon God In
prayer and supplication. Solomon. the
wisest king OF the old Bible history at
tributed bis serenity 70 prayer If we
would pray and not merely repeat
words, We would have our prayers
answered more often, and the peace Of
God. which passeth all understanding
would keep our minds and hearts In
perfect serenity.
In the second place, we should put
more trust and confidence in the Lord
Jehovah. Trust and confidence follow
long companionship and acquaint-
ance. We learn to put our faith IN our
family physician and are willing to go
TO the operating table at his sugges-
ton. Have we as much faith in The
Great Physician, our Heavenly Faith
er? Even though we sometimes lose
our faith IN one Of our earthly friends
we should never fnd cause to lose
our faith I'm God. II God does not al
ways see fit to answer our requests.
He knows best, why should we lose
faith in Him. Remember the trust Job
had I'm His Father in spite OF the un-
Ceasing troubles IN his life. Some peo-
ple would worry over nothing. II we
cannot help a certain thing, then
worry Is useless. Abraham had the
valuable trait Of serenity and did not
worry and fret even when he led his
only son to the place of sacrifice, Thus
we see by the lives Of such men that
n We put our trust wholly in God that
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present OF future If God cares for the
sparrows and birds, will He not care
for US, we to whom He sent His only
son. Jesus Christ that we might be
saved through Him.
Then, If we were more careful stu
dents Of Joel's Holy Word, we would
have the great peace Of those who
study the Law. Through Bible study
We can know we'll the lives of the
great preachers and teachers who trod
the shores Of those Eastern seas. We
can become more and more acquainted
with the teachings and examples Of
Christ during His sojourn here on
earth Then again IL we are we'll sc-
Quainted with the Word of God, We
will live nearer TO God and his re-
cepts. For we will have the expert
ence of the early Christian fathers and
disciples to profit by.
One OF the products Of serenity is
mental calm. Worry has killed more
people than ell the diseases OF the hu-
/ man race. Our hospitals aud asylums
/ are becoming crowded by men who
= have filled the youth Of their lives with
worry. On the other hand, the man
who does not worry. the Que who
does his best and leaves the rest 70
God, is very rarely sick
The man Of self-control is usually
a God~fearing man, He is not the man
who gets into q great furry over tri
fies. A man who is ever calm, peace