Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13

ill.,, 4:19; Cor, 1913; Phil, 4:13.
Mans extremity is Gods oppor-
,nity" Man, in his helpless estate.
S but to reach UP his hand 20 the
Finite and ne at once realizes that
Him there is a suffciency for all he
&&cks
Always the heart Is crying for the
What we have does not
~ tisfy; what we desire appears So
M UGH more worth whilei This very
& satisfaction is proof that somewhere,
H#bmetime, all these needs will be met
Ri all hopes in full fruition die"
So In the meantime, there are real
Zeeds to be supplied and il is only as
W e press cur claim at the right source,
IS we present our draft at the Bank OF
81 teaven where the funds are exhaust
81 ess, that our needs, temporal and
#piritual, are met. OF course, prayer IS
81 OF going TO fill the erkpty purse nor
Jay the rent; there must be action on
81 ONE ones part, either the needy one
r the one who comes to his rescue
#nust be putting forth effort along ma
81 erial lines to meet material needs.
but when all has been done, every con-
*lition met on the part of the one in
heed, God whispers in the ear of some
III His children who walk close o
81 Him that there is a chance to do SER
4rice, and in this way the helpless and
II he helper are brought together. Just
LIS Sir Launfal shared his cup of cold
.4water and his crust Of bread with the
'sbeggar and so was blest by the vision
'fof the Christ who was testing his faith
SIin beggars disguise, so do men get
Hclearer vision of their Master as they
4minister to the needs of their fellow
zman. God has promised to supply all
Jour needs. Take this just as it is prom
&ised and see how peacefully you can
rest, when having done your best to
bring about desired results and all
+ has been fruitless, you realize that God
& can take care of the balance. He won't
forget to do so either The poet says:
Can it be that the God of the universe
cares for me"
over and over has come the evidence
that he does care. You can never doubt
your own experience and if you have
i ever prayed and received a direct an
swer to prayer all the theories that
God is too busy, too Indifferent or too
high and holy to notice creatures like
unto our feeble selves, all such ideas
are exploded as far as you are con-
cerned. When Jesus heard Of Lazarus
death. His sympathy went out to those
who were bereaved. He showed the
sympathetic heart of Divinity when He
went to console the sisters; He showed
the love of God for His creatures
when He wept al Lazarus grave. God
did not want to infiict suffering and
death on mankind; because Of sin
suffering and death are here; Jesus
shows how God pities US in our blind
ness, our weakness, for having chosen
evil instead of good.
This world is full OF sad and tear
full eyes. Christ did not tell his dis
ciples there was no trouble; the three
years they had spent with Him had
been replete with ministry to those IN
distress; it would have been mockery
for Him to declare trouble without any
substantial foundation-a mere
thought or Imagination Of the brain
No, Christ was merely telling Of 9
panacea for trouble when he said
Because We believe in God, believe in
me" and Let not your heart be
troubled
! job had his troubles; we canno
wonder at the feeble faith. and poo
advice of his wife when We consider
what he endured or rather. imagine hi.
sufferings, for often times our owl
are of such a nature that we arr
tempted to lose our grip on God, bu
some one is evidently praying for vi
that our faith fail not, and our con
tinual belief in spite of all the tear'
that dim our eyes is due TO thes'
prayers. ITO ask some people to thinl
OF you is to ask them to pray for you
so we ought not 10 be afraid 70 solici
their remembrance lest a crisis conn
and we need their prayers.
Note the boundless measure of TIT
help promised. According TO Hi
riches in glory We have no con
ception of the riches in glory" ou
vivid imagination cannot pictur
Heaven, the Saviour in His Majesty
the King in His Beauty-the wealth
Of grace, OF love, of comfort, Of bless
ings that God has in His store-hous
which are ours for the asking-that 4
as far as we are capable OF containing
these blessings while in finite state
ell these are ours We are often over
whelmed by the blessings we receive
Let US not forget the blessings in dis
CuSSllS our LIldlS. AllcA AiA5 why tdA
of the trials The old adage is true
Laugh and the world laughs wit
you, weep and you weep alone. Rattle
If there are tears you must shed, go &
God in prayer and let the world Sc
only the smile which He gives you Z
chase away the tears.
Remember "The shallow murmul
but the deep are dumb" Carry you
burden with all Of its weight whicl
seems to be sinking you to an abys
OF misery TO the Great Burden Bearer
leave it there, and carry away III
song. Then you can sing
II need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like thine
Can peace afford"
And receiving this peace, you ca
continue
ooh, what comfort it brings;
My soul sweetly sings;
I'm safe from all danger
While under His wings"
Ella c. Craig.