Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-02
FATHER EVER NEAR
In All Ages It Has Been Demon-
strated, but Many Still Are
Slow Of Faith.

without any debate the wonders OF
this age, The airship. wireless mes
sage and countless other new things.
and we are ready for the new ana.
even more wonreful. AS yet many
hesitate about the spiritual wireless
that communes with God.
We are ready for mental teiepathy
OF wordless communication with one
another: but deny the possibility or
hearing the voice of the Good shep-
herd. which is corroborated by the
voice within ourselves, the voice OF
conscience. Christ said, my sheey
hear my voice and they follow me-
Paul said to King Agrippa: Il was
not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
Paul refers to his experience while
on his errand down to Damascus. when
he heard the words: Saul, Saul, why
persecuteth thou me?' and in response
replied: Lord. what wilt thou have
me to dor" The members OF his trav1
cling party testified they heard a
voice. but saw no man. Undoubtedly
Paul was in mental unrest from his
VhrlOuS experiences. sHt
This same voice which stopped Paul
SO abruptly on his journey again was
heard by him and II appeared In the
form of man with, call from Mace
donia to go over and help them. Jacob
wrestled with God In the form OF an
angel one memorable night, and his
life was different ever afterward. Pr
lates wife was disturbed all night by
dream while Christ was on trial. The
Psalmist, while In the cave for safely,
sent wireless to God for heavenly re-
Inducements. John Bunyan In Bed
ford Jail gave the world the immor--
tai story, Pilgrims Progress Yes.
Gods voice has come to US from the
caves, from prison cells. the martyrs
ashes, from the time when Cain killed
Abel down to the Boxer uprising in
China.
1t was on the night of a history-ma-
king crisis. the night OF the worlds
greatest tragedy, when the cock
crowed, and his voice called Peter to
repentance The voice Of that rooster
has been hearl echoing down through
the ages. Its message and lesson now
calls men to repentance.
God still speaks TO men: His voice
is understood. This is the age when
the Holy Spirit approaches men.
Christ, after occupying the center Of
the stage. assembled to heaven and sat
down upon his throne. AT the same
time the Holy Spirit, the promised
comforter descended to the world and
sat down upon the throne here, and II
is his dispensation now. He Is In the
center OF the stage He is striving
with men. but men resist and wrestle.
with him like Jacob wrestled with the
angel and Saul with the spirit.
The voice that comes from the ex-
perience OF the rich man who
awakened in torment comes TO us from
the parable OF Christ The rich man.
from his own experience in hell
which came as the result OF spiritual
carelessness and indifference-plcaded
for an opportunity TO go back and
speak a warning message 10 his heed
less brothers. The experiences OF men
around us today speak loudest of all
about the awfulness of sin and the
need of repentance,
The call OF the hours is: Prepare
to meet thy God" This is the voice
direct from Gods word and 70 the
spiritual instinct OF self.preservation-
Squirrels prepare for winter by laying
in store OF winter supplies. The
birds fly south to a warmer climate.
Humans have an innate instinct OF self
preservation that leads them to pro
tect themselves against fire. against
| smallpox; they take life-preseryers
when they go 10 sea; they build life.
saving stations on the shorei they
build navies and support them and
train their gunners; they drill stand
ing armies for time of need; and yet
they prepare not to meet their God.
They sin against their highest senses.
and noblest desires, They resist the
kindliest opportunities of the tender
est spirits; they heed not the voice of
Jesus. who says Come unto me-
Whosoever will may come"