The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-12-23

Oh the Helu. winch To-Day Is, ana To-
morrow is cast into the oven las fuel,
shall He not much more clothe you, o
ye of little faith?" Matthew 6:2S-30)
Pastor Russell said in part:
The great Teacher, we are told,
taught In parallels and in dark sayings
(not easily comprehended) Even our
Lords disciples were in the dark con-
corning the meaning of many of His
Pentecost gave them enlightenment, as
Jesus had promised. This being true,
we are not surprised that many have
Inexperienced some of the Masters
dark sayings respecting the cutting off
Of a hand or a foot, the plucking out
of an eye, respecting undying worms
and quenchless fires, and even in re-
pect to the text of today.
There are people of fair intelligence
who interpret the Master to mean that
His followers are not to labor as do
the remainder of mankind for the ne
cessities of life; that they should ex
pect to be supported by others who do
labor with sweat of face-that they
should be maintained by tithes, col
lections, etc, and toll and spin not at
ALL We believe that such are making
a great mistake, as did the man re
Gently reported in the press as having
cut off his hand in what he thought
was obedience to the Masters instruc-
ton. We can sympathize with these
errors of judgment, but should avoid
them and seek to have the spirit of
the Masters teaching, which was al
ways the spirit of sound mind.
In His discourse Jesus had called
the attention of His hearers to the fact
that the Gentiles-the heathen-were
continually thinking about their tenn
poralities and praying about these
drink? Wherewithal shall we be
clothedY But your Father know
eth what things We have need of be-
fore We ask Him. Let your worry.
therefore, If you have worries, be for
ching higher and nobler than
10y the Necessities of life. Consid-
er that while you were once aliens
and strangers through sin, disobedi-
ence to the Divine Law, you have now
been brought back into accord with
God and are privileged to address Him
in prayer, "Our Father. which art in
Heaven"
If we have the faith to believe that
God through Christ has accepted us as
His children, we should as children
trust our Parent in respect to all the
affairs of life-great and small-food
and raiment-everything. But here
comes the important point-the crucial
test. Are we the children of God? Is
He our Heavenly Father? Has He be-
gotten US of the Holy Spirit? Are our
sins forgiven? Are we reconciled to
God through the death of His Son;
Are we children-"and If children, then
heirs of God and joint-heirs with Je-
sus Christ our Lord?
Upon the answers to these questions
being in the affirmative is the strength
of the basis of all our faith and hope
If we are not Gods children, if we
have not come in His appointed way.
Christ, then we are still aliens
and strangers. Then our affairs are
not under His supervision; but we are
with the world sharers in the sentence
Of death, each doing for himself ac-
cording to his ability in battling
against death, and. like all Gentiles.
giving our chief concern to food, raj
ment and hollow earthly ambitions
knowing not. approaching not, the
higher. the Heavenly. privileges in
Christ.
The Heart of the Lesson.
We perceive then that the lesson is
not for the world in general, except
indirectly. The world. learning that
these words are applicable only to the
,onsecrated people of God, might prop
eriy be DESTROYS that they might apply
also to themselves. And If they are
,hus DESTROYS of having God for their
Father and His providential care in all
If their affairs. the lesson to them
would be that they should come into
with God through Christ.
hat they should become His children.
n order to enjoy the privileges and
'avors which belong to none others at
he present time
The heart of the lesson is that the
Heavenly Father is most gracious;
Ind that His tender mercies are over
Iii His creatures who are in harmony
with Him. We may be sure that
amongst all the Heavenly host there
is neither hunger nor want. neither
suffering nor pain, nor am disadvan-
tage whatever Their Heavenly Fa
Their knoweth what things they need
and provides bountifully for them.
The Church is to learn this same les
son and to rejoicingly work by faith.
enjoying full confidence and trust in
Him who loved us and bought us with
the precious blood of His Son.
These children of God need not feel
harassed respecting life's experiences.
They have Heavenly Father and He
knows their needs better than they do,
and is both able and willing to give
what is best for them. And If their
experiences In the family of God shall
bring them less prosperity and more
adversely, more trials, more difficulties.
and necessitate more economies than
before they became His children, they
are instructed that. walking by faith
and not by sight, they shall firmly trust
Him. come what may.
Learning Lessons of Faith.
All who can lay claim to being chill
1ren of God by faith can surely be-
ieve that He who is able to provide
for the birds and the lilies is no less
BILE and no less willing to provide for
- who have become His children
through Christ-thoSe for whom He
gave His Only Begotten Son. Would
de redeem them with that precious
sacrifice and then have no care for
heir future welfare? Would He beget
'hildren with His Holy Spirit and then
'e negligent in providing for their ne
'essities? Nayi God will not over
ook the interests of His consecrated
bildren, and whatever may seem to be
IN oversight and lack of provision is
o be understood to be in reality the
everse-that which the Heavenly Fa-
her sees to be for their highest and
'est interests.
$50 Clothe the Grass"
The Master called attention to the |
eauty Of the lily. Much is discernible |
the natural eye, and still more when
re examine the projections Of the flow
r microscopically. Wonderful indeed
the ralment Of the lily. Solomon "a !