Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-04
CHRISTIAN EHDEAvOR.
'rayer Meeting Torie Fer the Week
Beginning Dec. 8, 1912.

6S9tENt.E CcC- o. AS&G.
Topic. : Lessons Of the snow Job
xxxviti. III Edited by Rev. Sherman H
Doyle. D. Z.
There is nothing IN all the universe.
great or small that cannot teach use-
full and Important lessons. The psalm
list saw the glory OF God depicted by
the glos.cus orbs OF the hea sens. and
in the dew the prophet behe,d an illus
tration Of the gracious workings of
Gods 81 Irit among His people. In all
the realm OF nature there is nothing
more beautiful In its wonderful forms
Of capitalization thsn the snow. and Il
teaches Us lessons well worth our
prayerful thought and study.
l. The snow teaches lesson in the
transforming power Of God Snow
is simply the vapor of water crystal
iized- In sufficiently low temperature
the moisture Of heavily charged at
mosphere Is frozen and snow Is form
ed But how different are the six
pointed stars and hexagonal plates of
snowfakes in all their variety OF beau
tiful forms from the moisture of the
air, IL is wonderful transformation
snd one OF many others in nature that
Illustrate the power Of God to trans
form Nor IS this transforming power
Of God limited to the material world
He can transform nations and indfvid-
uals. No matter how unloveiy our
natures or lives may be. God can make
them beautiful, even as the snow is
beautiful or as He transforms the ele-
'ments Of stagnant pool into the beau
tiful lily.
9 The snow teaches a lesson on
Gods providence. The snow crystal
is Insignificant In comparison to man,
who has been created In the image Of
God. Yet With infinite care and ex.
actness God creates 1t and adorns IL
with marvellous beauty. Much more
will He care for His own, whom He
has redeemed by the precious blood Of
HIS only begotten Son.
8 The snow teaches a lesson on
purity. What is SO pure In its white
ness as the snowy II has well been
called Gods wilderness" and Illus
trates the purity Of His character.
The world needs lessons on purity to-
day. and we should learn it from the
snow. We should think only pure
thoughts. speak none but pure words.
read only pure books, look upon none
but pure pictures and perform only
pure deeds. Impurity In thought. word
or act Is base and degrading. Because
of its perfect whiteness the snow Is
the more readily soiled and marred.
The least stain upon it is most appar-
ent. Just so the purer the nature and
character the more easily it win be
sofled by contact with sin and evil.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for
they shall see God"
f. The snow teaches a lesson on
usefulness. 1t seems to be an ad-
versity, but instead Ii Is blessing In
the cold of the winter. when the crops
would be frozen and destroyed. it Gov
ers them as with warm blanket. pro
tects them and saves them. God means
everything that He has made to be
useful and. above all things else, our
selves. Christ ever went about doins
good Are we following In His steps
Is the world better and happier be
cause we live or are we burden t6
some and stumbling block to others
Ii snowflake can serve a useful pur
pose much more can we. and the obi
CATION rests upon us to be of use ant
OF service in the kingdom OF God