The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-20

Ssffs<:3ySM> I 'heart IHere Is no
lNzAzAs4z1 - God'"; but almost
-S all men acknowl-
edge the existence OF God. How. do
they treat him? ~ re@
Some decline TO acknowledge him as
having any personal relation 10 them.
He Is an intangible. far-away being.
possibly nothing more than the great
Pan OF the ancients. Some forget God
having occasional moments of. recog-
milton. especially when he appeals TO
them by catastrophe. but the words OF
the psalmist are again truea"Ged Is
not in all their thoughts" Thisis true
oftentimes OF bodies of men, even
great nations. '.&' Sc
Some defy God. following the advice
OF the wife of Job-to curse God and
die. They fight against God but they
never think of asking the result'of the
| fight. They never win. Some parley
with God, having some recognition OF
his being and az their moral obliga-
tions to him, but when those obliga-
tions are pressed as present duties
they say Tomorrow" or Consider our
business. our. political cr domestic sit
uation and excuse us" ~
The Demand Of Gods
We have in the text command, not
a mere suggestion or intiDation: !:
Know that am Cod Thes latter
part OF the verse defines what God
means: Il will be exalted among the
hea' n. / will be exalted in the
earth" The cry OF the Mohammedan
muezzin Is not wrong: God is great"
In the Old Testament we have tie
word "Elohim.' when means "the
strong or faithful one" used. 1900
times. The root in that word, "El,"
means "the strong or mighty one"
| That was Gods claim In those times
and one of the things upon which he
has been most sensitive is that OF his
unchangeableness. What he was to
! Moses or David or Nebuchadnezzar he
is to us. God makes a demand in the
text, and no man has a right to. chal-
lenge it: Il am God" t+ s.
How Obey the Command.
In our authorized version OF the
! Scriptures we have the words: BE
| still" Most men make such a clamor
world, or on the battle field that they
/ cannot hear God. Elijah in the cleft
! of the mountain side heard God more
distinctly in the still, small voice than
! in the raging fire or stormy wind.
/ Men have come close to God as they
! have sat by the silent sea, or I'm the
stiffness of the woods, or in the hush
! of the midnight hour. TIE Hebrew
word translated Still" might be trans
lated Cease ye," or Let your hands
hang down. which means that efforts
/ should cease. Many claiming to rec
! ognize God struggle on, attempting 10
! do things that God would do, but
| which he cannot do because men in
sist on doing them for themselves.
While God has been compelled TO
! show his almightiness or strength in
sending catastrophes on men he shows
this same strength in simple ways.
The Nations and God.
Probably in these. days when the
earth is trembling with the crash OF
has ever known there should be a
thought OF God and his power. What
are kings and emperors and great ma
tions? Nations are as a drop In the
| bucket and are counted as the small
| dust in the balance. AS the rulers OF
the earth take counsel together
against the Lord and against his
-. L..
laughs at them and has them in de-
rision.
over the armies OF Europe now in
conflict God is standing. He has a
purpose in this unparalleled war and
that purpose will be realized The
mighty fighting organization on Ger
many will not Illustrate ir; nor the pa.
triotism and impetuosity OF the French,
nor the tenacity OF the English, nor
the masses OF the Russians.
Waterloo and God.
Victor Hugo asks with reference 10
Waterloo: Was II possible that Ma
poleon should win this battle7 We
answer. No And why? Because Of
Wellington? because OF Blucheri
No. Because OF God" And he says
Napoleon had been impaached before
The infinite and his fall decreed. He
yexed God"
The man is wise who ngkes God his
refuge and strength. a very present
help in trouble. Today the glory OF
America lies in the fact that its chief
executive is a man OF clear recogni-
ion OF God. and his remarkable
,chievements may be accounted for by
hose moments OF solitude, before God.
In bis chamber.