Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-10-12
SATURDAY NIGHT
&SSIsI;lySAgN SERMONS
.WSA By
p AEKSAMIJEL
MpURvISDD
rHE GOD WITH THE UNANswERING
TONGUE.

Ever tulk 10 1Ou unu ket no uurWtl
II sorely is puxzling. The poor fellow
who wandered from the railroad to thu
Utah desert prayed TO God. begged.
Knocked. cursed and plead again before
be went insane and died OF thirst-and
God answered him not word" A
mother in my town agonlzed on her
knees before the Almighty to spare
the little curly head In the crib. but the
lips grew moro parched and cracked.
the little eyes biased more with the
fever, the mother cried. "Take me: only
leave the child" but the arches of
heaven were silent NJ cave. A great
republic fell TO It's knees before the
God OF nations 10 spare Mckinley. but
its entreaties evoked no reply. aud
he went the way OF the worlds mil
lions. How shall we understand IL
when he answers not wordi" When
we cry out and get no reply? When
the staggering soul comes TO heavens
door ends II closed and no knocking
OF bleeding hand brings response?
The plea seems ignored. the connection
seems broken. Meanwhile our inndel
friend smiles knowingly and says.
There h no God"
10 Silence Spesehiess7
Quite the contrary Silence. like nc
tions. speaks louder than words Moth
ing so eloquent az quiet OF the woods.
stiffness OF the night. hush Of caves.
solitude OF mountains. Darkness and
silence are priests that speak to the
senses He Is shallow man who
leaves their temple untaught. Silence
has moods as various as speech. only
more subtle. walk with my friend. He
Is offended. II he would only scold mo.
upbraid me. condemn me. could en-
dure IT, walk with another and fear
he Will speak: II might break the at
mosphere OF communion. Silence is
what the silent person Is. There IA the
silence OF stupidity. and the silence OF
thought. for which the speaker cannot
and words There Is silence OF crafty
concealment and silence more eloquent
than words. There is silence OF con
domination and silence swecter than
any spoken praise. Completcst Joy and
profoundest sorrow are silent. Amid
the babel OF crecds we stand bewider.
cd and affrighted. Silence teaches no
doctrine-only that Gods arm enclrcls
the universe
"Ais Voice They Knew Not"
We live In an age OF hurrah. big
nhnrnncaG md
much enthusiasm. The speaker with
the bass drum and the megaphone
gets the crowd When the tumult and
the shouting die We pick up the Bible
to find THUS saith the Lord, In con
fidence and quletncss shall be your
strength" Moreover. God uses many
languages and approaches new gener-
atoms with new forms OF speech. God
speaks 10 men. He speaks In men
He uses prophets. poets. kings. fisher
men, saints and outcasts. Sometimes
voice from heaven. vision OF an
gel In tho night. dream OF heaven
reaching ladder. burning bush.
when all the while we have been
praying for booming OF thunder and
flashing Of lightning. We pray In
camp meeting tone TO far of God
lie answers In still. small voice
Gods silence is louder thnn mans
speech The seeming fairness may he
the very nearness Of God. Mary came
70 the door Of the sepulcher 10 beg
the body ~ her dead Lord and she Is
answered by the presence OF the risen
Christ God also speaks In human
progress Some men read history 10
memorize dates. others 10 find III
vine plan. Some read scripture as sim
pie literature. others find vast and
sublime imagery meeting the mind
stnpendons thoughts nre suggested
They stand in the whispering gallery
Of the Makers universe. and they hear
his voice.