River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-11

and from any conception of a personal
God. and are instructing the flower of
the rising generation in infdelity. I'M
belief in the Bible we might almost
say, in atheism.
This is the key to the situation The
only way back to God. to faith, con.
tentment. Thanksgiving, is through the
dissemnat ton of the knowledge of the
glory of God, that He is God of
Love. that His mercy endureth for
ever. that He has only begun His sal
gation in the gathering of the Church
end that eventually it shall extend to
every creature. during MeSsiahs Thou
sand-Yea Reign.
( Let us not wait for UNCONVENTIONAL
movement. which will never come
Let us each feel a personal RESPONSE
bility Let each one who receives the
blessing ''show forth the praises of
Him who called us out of darkness
into His marvellous light" Let each
one who appreciates the true basis of
/ thankfulness report the Message of the
| Kingdom to others. that they too. may
/ be blessed.
The Bible. however does not lead us
to hope for any such condition at the
present time On the contrary. it tells
/ that the present unbelief and discon-
/ tent will increase, and will involve the
entire world in Time of Trouble, the
climax of which will be anarchy.
"His Mercy Erdureth Forever"
However the Bible proceeds to tell
that in mans extremity. when faith
shall have largely fled from the world,
when discomfort shall have burst into
anarchy, when the present social fab
ric shall have collapsed, then God will,
nevertheless, be merciful; for His mer-
| cy endureth forever.
Gods mercy will then be manifested
in the prompt establishment of the
Messianic Kingdom. Mans extremity
will be Gods opportunity for showing
forth His great mercy and love; for He
loved the world when they were yet
sinners.-Romans 5:S.
Let US Be Thankful.
If our hearts have not been over
come by the tidal waves of unbelief
sweeping over the world, it is a cause
for gratitude to God, and for resolu-
ton that, by His grace. we will seek
| to know Him better, appreciate Him
| more, and increase our thankfulness
| Ii we have a faith that recognizes Di-
vine providence, especially in the at
fairs of the Church, and also in the af-
| fairs of the world, let us be grateful
and let us remember that faith can be
cultivated or can be dwarfed.
| With the disciples of old let us pray
Lord, increase our faith" and let us
use the means the Lord has provided
| for the increase of our faith Let us
note in Gods. Word the fulilments of
His promises and the application of
the Scriptures to our own personal ex-
| periences. Let us grow in apprecia-
| ton of the truths of the Bible, in in
creased energy in the study of the Ri
| BILE and in the application of it's Mes
sage to our own hearts. Let us also grow
in increased thankfulness and effort to
show forth the praises OF the Lord
! and to assist others out Of darkness
into the light which we ourselves are
more and more enjoying.
While we are not to think Of God
| in the way we do of man, that He
would be similarly hurt or pleased or
| offended or happiied, nevertheless we
know that man was made in Gods
| image. We are justified. therefore, in
| assuming that as we would appreciate
thankfulness, gratitude, in the heart
Of those who are sharers Of our boun-
| tinc-OIJr 0hiIGrnD or OJ1T TfC or
our dumb animals-sO God is surely
| pleased with those who are apprecia-
| tive Of His goodness, who think upon
His favors and who make acknowl-
! edgment of them, who seek to show
! forth His praises to others and who by
| faith are trusting Him even where
| they cannot trace Him.
o Give Thanks to God!
My hope is that not only the audi
ence am now addressing will have a
very happy and appreciative Thanks
giving Day on Thursday next but
that the same blessing may extend to
all Of the larger congregation which |
address weekly through the public
press. Even if but a few shall be
made more thankful to God for His
mercies, that few, I am sure, will be
made more happy themselves. more
pleasing to God An8 if they be not
already of His consecrated people,
am sure that the gratitude arising
from their hearts in sweet incense to
our Maker will react upon themselves
favorably and help them to that con
diton of heart and mind in which they
might become holy and acceptable sac
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