The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-08
need OF GOD IN
Time OF STRIFE
Christ's Aid Necessary to Cor
rect Evil Says Rev. Petersen

"When life is running smoothly, |
many do not give tie question al rul- |
ing spirit thought. hui in times II
strife His assistance is always sought"
said Rev u. w. Petersen AT tie Nor"
wegian- Danish Nj. f.. church 81 inlay
evening in n sermon deduced from the
text k.s. 59:1.
Rev. Petersen said. in part:
There are many Gods in this world
but few Of them are of any account
IF you have any God AT all you
ought Ia have one, who is able To pos
sess YOU as much as you are able IL
possess him. a god is always supposed
to be stronger than man; men need
"A strong and mighty god especially In
time of trouble. If you scrutinize
persons seven days a week reSiliun,
ii is not difficult To accurately con-
clude what kind of God he has. God,
religion and man hang closely togeth-
er, they can not he separated without
great loss
"All men are essentially religious.
that is to say, nearly every one be-
lieves in some kind of an o"er-rulng
spirit, who has something To do with
the shaping of their life.
When life Is running along com
| placently and smoothly. many do not
| give this over ruling spirit or God a
thought still He is there always ready
10 help and guide when life's sea is
roughened by its stormy waves and
men are being tossed about on the
raging and raving pillows of the sea,
| they begin to look about for someone
to help. Who can help, when it grows
iark, blue ash-grey, pitch dark
|around us?
"A man can't; God can, lie is able
| We meet with such storms sometimes
in the social life. 1t is then in such
dark hours We need II strong God and
seek His assistance Noah, Abraham
! Moses and Il host of other men, hay,
once had their sore troubles, but they
relied upon Gods promises and He
never failed them. What about thes,
men? God saved Noah and his fami'
~ from the Hood in the last hour; al
the res, had to die in their sin. Abra'
hams faith was put to a test by thu
ses made To him. His hope was dyini
but before il died, God remembered
His promise To him and fulfilled ii.
Moses went To lead the lsraelite'
) out from Egypt. He finally got then
; as far as the Red Sea There the grea
ocean laid before him in all its majes
: ~, it's great waves dashing against tn
: shore where he stood. How coul'
Moses ever get over To the other side
Where cod is. there Is always a wa
b nut Of the trouble ,;od was thrr" an
lie simply commanded Moses I
stretch forth his hand, the water dis
I appeared and the multitude walked i
I the path on the bottom of the ocear
\ as though they walked on dry lhut
cod sometimes leads us To such crit
; zeal moments. but He never leaves u
4 there. No. He always sees us throug
@ the narrow path. This my friend
= Il God that man needs. Don't YOU SUP
). pose we need Him? Well, He is her
= To help us.
n The God we need is one that ca
a deliver us out of great trihulation
g Daniel and his three friends had
= marvellous experience on this pom
. Daniel, you remember. was east in III
q lions den, but the lions had no poWt
=, lover Daniel His three friends wei
. east into the burning fiery furnace, bi
: the consuming fiames had no pow'
:. over these men of God. Men ned
God my friends, who is able to nr,
tect us in the tribulations and with
., To deliver us out from them in IL
, own time Again the God we need
one who can Impress Himself ola Il
:, great political and social spirits, ieat
;, ers. Such men as Washington. Lii
n. coin, Mckinley and Mikk"L;cn u
. Norwegian, have mquestionably. r.
CARELESS OF their religious life, bet
guided by this good great God.
Gods plan has undoubtedly be,
, perverted many times down thront
p" the ages. by the too hasty interi irene
of men, still He is working all thiii
out to the best for mankind. MOI
this will be true even for Us h re
the copper district in our prese
strife.
y But above all we need "A God. WI
80 can save from sin. II we should ha'
To die I'm our sins. what would all u
l. ether good i'm life amount To Tor u
III We need Il God that not only can sa
in
~ us from sin. but that can save dai
~ and continually guide MS through q
dangers of the world. The God III
IN needs is the God we all have, o
y heavenly father. our brother,
~ friend. Shall we put our trusts III
* confidence In Him.
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