The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
IN THE q \
What The Church Folk Are Thinking About and no;na
ounuoy ooilOOi AeooOn dnQ Young PeODle's Tonicc

men" All of which is but 70 cav
o III zoo and do the right"
The Ark Going Before.
80. procession was preceded by the
priests They bore before them The
.oip!e symbol Of Jehovah's presence
v;s, Aih OF the Covenant. The act
suaiiAeu the greatest thought in
IsIaelS history; namely. that they
were in the car of God. Their times
were IN His hand. Following Him
they could not go wrong.
Every christians personal plight
Israel's wanderines. The
otner day a man perplexed by strange
4 am In the mills of God. He is
guiding my life; and | am sure He
means TO use the four for bread. I,
eanhol understand the trials through
Whlcn am passing; but | am certain
that God is doipg something with
my HE. shall await his time for
the outcome"
Every reverent historian of the
a1falrs of mankind in the large has
come to the same conclusion, that
Behind h dim unknown,
God within the shadow
keeping watch upon his own
Even the days newspaper is. in
its deeper and broader meanings, I'M
prOvidenceS confessed his faith thus:
Ineligible to one who take no
account of God in present history.
The great thing is to find out where
the Ark Of God is going and ther
follow after. The Children of Israel
were treasured for the crossing of the
Jordan by the presence Of the visible
symbol Of Jehovah.
The Great Hour.
No greater painter, so far as | re.
call, has ever attempted this scene
On the farther side of Jordan's fiooc
gathered the hosts Of Israel. Tent:
were down; lOinS were girt. AL
were looking forward to the action;
Of the priests who should go befOr,
them. The strain of a brid,
on her wedding day is not compar
able with the tension under which
the Israelites lay at this moment.
Their past lay behind them; wha
of the future? What awaited them
Was heir new leader beyond Jordan
Was their new leader equal to hi
great task? How formidable wer
the enemies? Could they trust them
selves to meet this new emergency
1t was a critical hour in Israel's his
tory.
Like many another. it was met, b
DIVINE uUcCl1O1, Will q lCllS1OL
preparation. AS many Christia
, homes are established by a ceremon
of dedication. SO these Jews were pre-
! pared for their new life by Cere
mOnial publication. The %injunCtiO
was hat they should ~sanctify then
selves, for tomorrow the Lord woul
. do wonders for them.
. Then followed the stately march {
the priests down to the rivers edg
AS in the crossing Of the Red Sc
e so here, the waters were divided o.
e fore their feet When God says g
S ahead, the business of making a pat
$ is his. We are not particularly II
l tereSted as to whether this drying U
Q Of the Jordan was due to a !andsilt
thirty miles above-a phenomena
y which has happened-or whether
e was a direct interposition OF Go
' The artists tools concern US less thu
doing the imptx sible. Shall we r
fuse to accept the sunset because Y
do not know the scientific theory
n such an amazing colOratiOn?
1t is enough to erect pillars OF m
It mortal. even as did the Hebrew
: Who crossed dry-shod. in token tn
Ie God tai ed them hitherto. It
n enough for as to know that Coz n
/ been for us, and with us, and ahef
& of us.
= The present truth Of this gre
= history i, all gathered up for Z
~ friend OF i.hovah> in the Golden Te
of the Lesson, "Fear thou not, l a
with thee The message is n
es courage. 1t is an inspiration to da
he dc hard things. The croakers W
fcal that these new times are alt
gether desOlate of Tod and rellgl'
eS because they are new. nave n
studied their Scripture Alright. :
ID through the centuries God has be
leading lis people forward to ire
s. experiences and larger triumphs. l
or war Ct the Kingdom is IN untrodd
way, hut he Ark leads on.
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GOOD AND HOME