The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-01
The RELIGIOUS O y

mem comfort and caln. fo- il vas
the Lord OF nature who haa corn. u
thelr rescue. The storm died away
hopeless OF attempting - hatte this
sovereign.
The first word Of God urto man Is
one OF cheer n onfort and not or
terror. His messages arr. for stranrrb
ana gIadness. Somehow mankind has
got a perNerse and evil idea of
Jehovah: We l""l: -DSII rim N terror.
Ssi re comes to US, Tot to chastise
Dut TO comfort. Let us not DO Him
this wrong Of believing only eyil Of
God. Even in our own telapest.oas
tlfne the p~roVIdenCeS which are benz
wrought out by Him who sittrth III
the heavens are beneGcient and
meant only for the good Of man.
Every story and picture Of the say
lour walking on the Water to the
help of the distressed should be
eloquent with the message that Cod
is good.
Venturesome. ifnuu,siye Pa.ar .at
out at the sound Of that voice to
walk across the waves. 50 long as
ne fi1ed his eyes upon the approlch-
ing Master all went we'll. But when
he began to think Of Peter aud Of
:. Peters steps, his faith f;Altered and
he woul have sunk but for the help-
ing hand Of his Lord.
!, h entire incident set the disciples
to wondering and to Worship, saying.
+ a truth thou art the son Of God"
! 1t had only been q few hours since
= that lesson had been taught them IN
the breaking of the loaFos. They had
5 failed to learn it vitality. Now in the
presence Of this new miracle they
. hought they had it. Alas ina this
9 greatest lessons does not stay learned:
f 80 many times we are sure that after
\ some new experience OF Gods good
S ness We can never again diStruSt Him.
e Yet like the disciples Of old. We are
\ ever learning anew the truth Of the
r sovereignty and love Of God. The
t grave found these same men still
e ignorant Of the Significance of the
Son and His character.
Probably it is inevitable that to the
9 end Of the chapter our grasp Of this
greatest Of truths must be Indifferent.
Each seizes it with varying degree Of
e tirn1ness. The multitude who in the
# morning light recognized Jesus on
9 the shore and came Fastening to Him
e with their sick and distressed had
q some hold Of the truth. The dis
g ciples saw more than they. We have
! fuller knowledge than the disciples.
All of US are but learners In the great
school where is taught the lesson that
II Jehovah is sovereign over all, and
IS That the best expression of His
n character is His helpful, brothcrly
e SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
IS Who ever fights. whoever falls,
Justice %COnuuers eyermOre.
10 Emerson
Greater love hath no man thar
this thai a man lay down his life fOI
i. his fliends.-JOhn XIV: IS
Let US have faith that light make
- might: and in hat faith let Us dare
iie to do our duty as we understand it
Lincoln
e -
And / smiled to think Gods great
- ness flowed around our in
,. completeness.
a. Round our reStleSsneSs His rest
- Mrs. Browning
-. "Tis not the whole Of life to live
i Nor all of death to die.
= Montgomery
~ 1 know not where His islands lf
-, Their fronded palms IN air;
only know / cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.
- Whittier
Man is not the creature Of tirCum
A. stances: circumstances are the crea
lures OF men.-DisraeIi.