The Washington times., 1913-09-06
Gbrfsttal, Enoeavor
By RExF0RD HOLMES President Columbia chss
s=ssS Endsavor ,.s-s7eS
Sunday September T. 1s1a-The IDEAL N His
Faith-I John Wills Consecraton mesting)

! ways produce Ike results. and the artist
must have confidence that his blending
Of co:ors and pictorial themes VIII result
in the expected and usual composite
picture. and he must have faith. too.
that the resultanx representations ~ III
the brain Of those who look upon the
, paintings. Else why should he paint
at all: Faith 10 the sreatsst thing u.
the world Of music and the artA
The Illustrations above given susEest
the invaF1able principle That We must
selves. Nay. more. We must have faith
In the power that controls the works Of
nature and the natural and scientific
phenomena Of earth And that leads u
10 the most important point of our dis
cuosion. namely. that man must have
faith IN God
Faith has been variousiy defined or
described a. the Instinct Of the spirit
usl world: the sixth sense-ths sense
Of the unseen" Clan NaclaYen): "ths
letting down Of our nets into the trans
parent deeps 1t the Divine command.
w. .Faber): and .-confidenca IN God, In
every respect and office in which He
reveals Himseif~ mark Hopkinsl. The
apostle Paul. n his epistIe 70 the He
Drsws =: ! Describes faith A. "'ths
substance q things hoped for, the svi-
dence OF things not seen.' That the
perfect peace which u the direct ort-
come Of faith In God VIII certainly BE
the portion of the believer q boSuti-
ns ansiy brought out in I.aiah when the
keen him IN perfect peace. whose mind
y stayed on Thee: becauss he truoteth
n Thee. And then he continues With
tnis triumphant exhortatioH: Trust We
!ehavah is everlasting strength" Prof.
Amos r Wells. one Of the Grsat Chris
tlan Endeavor leaders. has classified
..WSi .SWxSSaai HioIe texts on faith ~ follows:
Ae Wnat II is" Heb. XII: what 4
! Cor. ii:s: How to ioss. IL. I Tim.
i:19: What to do with it.h 4 John va:
Examples Of faith Heb. xi:z-io:
Faith In Christ" Eph. iii.11.
A young man said to me some -tima
ssU; ssV. y fa,sr nog,d = & eve anything Z could
there were not many such1young men.
and older meA who md they have not
Deen anchored to the Rock OF their
Saivation. who are dissatisned with
tne things that are Sof this world. ana
- Mno long. down deep tn their hearts.
H. ~ tnesr more serious momensA. for
that perfect peace that cometh from
aDove. and passeth all understandinx.
How quickly would such friende a.
these. sin-stck and weary, reaIfztng
after travelling along Iife's pathway
away from Their Saviour, relinauish ali.
their earthly possess'ous (for these do
not bring soul.peace) II, from . heare
Of complete confidence and faith in
God. they could say to Him:
Thou on my head in early youth didst
smile:
And. though rebellious and perverss
meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me: oft ~ LEFT
Thee:
On to the close. o lord, abide with
Is this sought-for faith then not to be
had by the seeker? Must he continue
forever without confidence In the power
of God and faith in Jesus in his lheartf
God forbid. nor win the earnest seek
er be without a strong sense Of abiding
faith II he will but draw near to God.
read his Holy Word. talk to the Father
in prayer. accept and follow Jesus, the
Divine Son Of the only Living and ALI
wise God