The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-23

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tile, secular press.
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jlkaslgkk QS2ElAl) Sunday was from
ls-7i IS I'd r sa Il Kill. 30:
why art thou cast down, oh my soul.
ahl why art thou disquIeted In ME?
Hope thou IN God, for ] shalt yet praise
Him. All Thy waves and Thy pillows
are code over me- We quote as fol.
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The iPsallnist's knowledge. OF the sea
WIS ptpbably limited 10 the ricIrils pf
aJnfra then Joppal.. where tradition
{ says Eing Solomon once had II little
hhrbor. now filled in and cultivated
with orange groyesyItS:t1
King Dayids knowledge Of sea bill.
: lows was probably confined 10 the
huge waves which sometimes break
over the massive stones on the sea
front OF Jaffa, the result of strong
north winds. Nowhere have ever
seen the majestic power Of the sea
more strongly contrasted with human
weakness than at Jafa Port. The
water Is deep and the pillows follow
one anotner Win seemingly irresis'io'e
Iorce.
In the Psalm OF which our text Is q
y part, the Prophet likened his trials md
dlmculties and his own helplessness TO
4 those Of n swimmer battling with the
stormyssea ut Jaffa; wave after wave
/, OF trouble having rolled over him, yet
his faith In God continued. He was
I suffering for righteousness sake-be-
cause Of his faIthfulness to God. He
I knew that Divine providence permit.
ted his troubles for some wise pur.
nose z. He chilled cuporl his Soul, ven
* eSery mower %ft1T6- Min exercise
5faitlr. trust. confidence. :nnd to rejoice
p 1hebis fribulat knowing Tint they.
we're NOT marks Of lisfayor but to the
e6ntrarr1r.-nroofs Of his loyalty: and
S fbSt fins Cod was Citing and prepar.
ing' him for fiys Tmti,rn service
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Songs In tho Night.
.1why art thou cast down. Oh! my
soul? why nrt thou disquieted within
me? Hope thou In God. for / shall yet
praise Himn-for these very expert.
gefices and the helpful blessing which
they will bring to me. 1.-THE Lord Will
His lovlngklndncss In the
4 day time'-in the glorious DAP Of Elm.
manuel. when Satan Will be bound, sin
willibe uprooted and the Sun OF Right
eousness Will beam forth with healing
rays of rcstltutlon.-Acts III. 1921;
Matthew Kill, 40.
But what about the night time OF the
present, while Sin and Death still
reign. land while Satan Is still the
: Prince of this world? How should Da-
+ ,rid md all whom he typlcally repre-
senled conduct themselves In this pres.
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Z sIoil no INFO tl,a iC;od nj INV lifc"
4 + Only C;od.s children can rejoice n n
stbos trials ond 5dIlr;culties or the uiobi
of darkness which covers the earth
and tls gross darkness which Involves
y tbei heather. onIy these can sing with
tie spirit and With the understanding.
because only these may understand
clearly respecting the coming glorious.
worldwide blessings which Cod has
Il promised,
tThe nnrcgenerate. even though good
aud, moral, upright and noble, cannot
4 iai,precintef the deem things of God.
: They do indeed find temporary pleas.
ures of various kinds. and even have
less Stribulatioii than the Lord pours
i into the cup Of His faithful ones. but
after all their pleasures are shallow
and featlng. Their chief pleasure is in
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