Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-14
SATURDAY NIGHT
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THE LAND or HEARTS DESIRE.

Text. Ask and II shall he given you."-
Matt. vii. Z.
The audacity OF faith II is onl.
equaied by its simplicity The story o
Aladdin and his wonderful lamp !
outrivaled by the story OF firth. Tn
Bible promises are startling. Did Je
sus mean them. or was II mere rheto
ric. Just Juggling with words? II
thou cnnst believe. all things are pos
sible 10 him who believeth." said thu
Master one afternoon. The disciples
gasped; the Pharisees shrugged thei
shoulders II Christs statements wcr,
false then he was deceiver. his Mes
siahship an imposture. his gospel fab
ricatlon unworthy OF our belief. Eithe
Christ was wrong or else We are max
Ing n fearful error In neglecting TIN
greatest secret the world has. Prnye
II the migbtiest weapon the Christian
possesses. and he lets the blade rus
md the edge dull. When his scientiti,
friend arches his eyebrows Mr. Timlt
says. 81 suppose that really prayer 4
only a healthy spiritual exercise nm,
teaches submission" \ man comes I,
my door at 2 a. m. and says. "Dr. FUR
Wis. my little girl Is dying md asks tina
you come. sing one Of her little sun
day school hymns and pray" Well
answer, II have n flxed rule never I,
open my door until morning. How
ever, Just You keep on knocking. II
will do you good II is healthy ex
erclse." That Is n fair illustration OF
the way some folks would have US lool
at prayer. Christ says. ASK and "
shall receive"
The Land OF Hearts Desire.
My boy Rob thinks the automatic
restaurant in nearby city the great
est thing In town. It's the acme OF
simplicity. No appealing look to moth
or for second piece Of pie. Simpl.
drop coin In the slot. pull the lever
and the things yours. It's sure the
place where boys drenms come true
But. say. Christian. You stand nj
the cupboard OF God. What scel
you? What do you ask OF God
Love. victory. self control? You stu
dent--knowledgc; You sick-medicine
healing: You position. sup
port? What do you wlsh:" said Jesn,
70 Bartimneus. THAT might receive
my sight" In moment the miracle Il
done The film was lifted from his
poor eyes: he saw the green fields. th,
purple vineyards, the blue sky and til,
| - x,sh Ind h.ata1 him n
this day Of brilliant scientific achieve
ment and wonderfully successful re-
search the dean OF the greatest med
zeal school on the continent said TO me
II and my intimate cofraters are con
WINGED that the mind largely control,
the body; that health and happiness
depend on what and how we believe
Disease and healing OF disease ar,
largely consequent on mental condi
ton" According 10 your faith" sny'
Christ Gods reservoirs are full Tn,
size Of your pitcher determines III,
amount you will carry away.
The Law That Lets.
The constant challenge of the New
Testament Is. Use your faith" Blu
don't pull on door that says
Push" Not solitary thing is gol
on earth. no matter how simple. unless
in harmony with and In obedience I,
its laws. Turn the faucet In the wronl
direction till your fingers nche. not I
drop Of water will You get. We live II
a world governed by laws. They stnnt
on every side, silent sentinels. guard
ing the treasures within. Maroon
obeys the laws OF electricity and gets
the miraculous. Edison obeys the law.
OF physics and does the impossible
laws that govern the spiritual world
According to your faith" In keeping
Of this law Is great reward. He VIII,
obeys gets the prizes. Efficient fai:l
I'm the spiritual realm Is the SAINT
/ quality as In common life. Jesus call
on men to test II known law. You d,
not have 10 cultivate the law. II anc
its results are always there. II you
step from the roof you do not have 7,
wait for gravitation 10 draw you 10 th'
earth. Don't get faith. Use II. Faitl
and results-one Is always measure,
by the other. That is Jesus challenge
Try II. When you see your large
stretch your bow. You can do thin,
because you think you can. and you ar,
not defeated until you say so.
But Why the Delays7"
Yes: things are given" us and YET
not Internationally, as II they dropped
out OF the blue sky into our lap. Nei
Their Marconi nor Edison got wireless,
W monograph in that way. The twelv,
disciples met their Waterloo one mem
orablc day. They had one unbroRei
series of successes for months. Bui
this day they spoke the word IN vain
The pharisees gloated over their dis
comiiture. why couldn't we drive on
this evil spirit;' they asked the Mas
ter when he came. This kind goctl
out but by prayer and fasting" oh
a condition they didn't understand II
we always found nj once the thing VIZ
sought life would he AT stnndstili