Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-06

CHRISTIAN BNDEAyOR TOPIC FOR
DEC. Sth.
~Lessons From the Snow Job SSs
1-27.

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Hast thou entered into the snow"
Even though the icy draughts of the
heavens cause the rain to descend
as snow the warm rays Of the sun
have painted pictures in the snow
crystals so vivid that we wonder and
marvel at Gods power. Our great
Creator the artist Of the world, has
depicted in the crystals the wonders
OF the realms Of nature. He has Civ
en- TO us by the beautiful snow many
lessons. Harken then. o We his NOR
tails to some and learn Of God
All the oolors Of the rainbow are In
the snow. II we take a spectrum we
can heap up The white light Of the
snow into all the colors our natural
eye can discern, and had we the gift
we could take the separate colors aud
again transform them into one white
light again. White indicates purity.
All the different talents we have that
90 10 make up our Christian char
actr are summed up in a pure life.
We're a pure life desected we would
ind the colors OF Christ a basis OF
them all So the snow brings a les
son OF purity Out OF the clouds the
drops begin to fall and before they
reach Mother Earth the North wind
changes their forms into crystal
Wilderness. Just as We put fruit on
ice to preserve its nature even so the
rain drops are frozen and preserve
their purity Notice some morning
on the window sill a snowflake See
the many points. They illustrate just
what your life may be. In all the
glory Of knowing your Savior you
can radiate into a thousand rays OF
beauty. Just see that tiny fake how
II reflects the rays Of the bow. You
can in your life reflect all the beau
tics Of Christ II you will only be
transformed by his image
Another lesson too. IL may teach
that Of warmth. When the earth is
cracked with cold the flakes Of snow
soon make warm underneath and the
moisture Of the melting snow loosen
the hardened ground that seed life
may spring forth In spring Even as
nature nurtures the field so God MUIR
lures His children. He sends the cold
across our brow and our tears are
transformed into snow crystals that
cover our hearts as with a blanket
And when the spring OF our eternity
comes His spirit in our life has been
warmed by his love. and springs forth
IN all its beauty Of n sincere Chris
tian. Then the snow reminds us OF
Gods promise to make us clean from
our sins. He has promised 10 make
us as white as the snow O. blessed
thought throughout the ages for us to
mediate. Though our sins be as
scarlet they shall be white as snow.
Where does the snow, this beautiful
product OF the skies. come from?
Where does it receive all its many
hues and healing influences? Jeho-
Yah sent tho North wind to stir up
tho clouds and gave the earthly fields
a covering like a shroud. He plant
cd in It's droppngs the sunbeam's
gentle kiss twas shroud no longer
for II filled the earth with bliss. SO
We as earnest workers have been
Taught that when Affections and
troubles come though they encom-
pass our lives as the snow covers the
earth He is moistening our hearts for
grand harvest
REV. VIM H. HANTXMON.
A very enthusiastic business meet
my was held by the Union last Mon
day evening at the Eastlake NJ. %.
Church. Echoes We're heard from the
recent State convention. At the close
OF business the members were royalty
entertained by the Eastlake Society.
A recommendation was made by the
Union 10 the State Executive Commit
tee asking that they change the time
a hAldtno n
the first week in November TO the
third week in October. as it was for
morly. The reason for the change Is
on account OF the bad weather usually
had in November.
The President appointed a commit
tee TO arrange for a watch night ser
vice in one Of the central churches.
Due notice will be given later. win
the members keep this date open so
that they may attend
Tho State Executive Committee will
hold business meeting In this city
the ~eek Of January 9Th. The Union
intends to entertain the committee al
banquet TO be followed by a rally
In the evening
ne president rs uehlrouS or getting
the societies together to sing carols
on Christmas morning VERY earlyl
and he would like TO hear from any
society that would like to take part
His address is 1903 jefferson street.
Mrs. Crozicr. our genial junior sup
erintendent is steadily improving. anc
NE hope to have her with us soor
again.
Mr. Dushane edward. of the Sec
. ond Baptist Society. who was recent
Is operated on az tho Delaware Hos
pital for appendicitis is on the men,
and he would like to have the mem
bers call aud see him
Westminster Society held a rail-,
last Sunday evening" when greeting
were read from former members Mr.
John Lindsay. student at Princeton
and a former member OF this society
delivered a very interesting sermon
az the evening service.
Second Baptist Society will hold al
election of officers this Friday even
ing and a full attendance Is desired
The City Union has few c. z
flags that they will be glad to loan Il
any society who wishes TO decorat
for special meeting
Any society wishing a leader or al
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