Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-11-27

some decline to acknowledge MIN as
having any personal relation to 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 true: God is
not in all their thoughts" This is true
oftentimes of bodies of men, ever
great nations. and Rudyard Kipling
has very forcibly suggested that the
English nation may forget God.
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 of their moral obliga-
tions to him. but when those obliga-
tons are pressed as present duties
they say Tomorrow" or Consider our
business, U political or domestic sit
uation and excuse u.s." And some ac-
knowledge God in all his spiritual be-
Ing as holy, just and loving and their
lives r fully surrendered to him.
They have linked themselves with the
infinite and the power of the infinite
will avail for them.
The Demand of God.
We have in the text a command, not
a mere suggestion or intimation:
Know that / am God."- The latter
part Of the verse defines what God
means: q will be exalted among the
heather. l will be exalted in the
earth" The cry of the Mohammedan
muezzin is not wrong: God is great
In the Old Testament we have the
word "Elohim," which means "the
strong OF faithful one," used 2300
times. The root in that word, Eel"
means "the strong or mighty one
That was Gods claim in those times
and n 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 1t: 81 am God"
How Obey the Command.
In our authorized version of the
Scriptures we have the words: "Be
still" Most men make such a clamol
in their business or in the political
world, or on the battle field that they
cannot hear God. Elijah in the cleft
of the mountain side heard God mort
distinctly in the still. small voice thar
In the raging fire Of stormy wind
Men have come close to God as they
have sat by the silent sea. or in the
stiffness of the woods, or in the husf
of the midnight hour. The 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 t.
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 Il
show his almightiness or strength il
sending catastrophes on men he shows
this same strength in simple WAYS
The snow crystal as it falls on tn,
hand, melts in a moment or two, bu
that crystal with it's companions, fall
ing noiselessly as the great trail
rushes on. drawn by a mighty engine
win that engine to throb ant
groan, ami at last stop. Victor Hug
says that 1t was a few drops of water
more or less. that Frustrated Napoleon
at Waterloo, and that the passing O
a cloud across the sky sufficed for tn,
overthrow of a world.
The Nations and God.
Probably in these days when tn,
earth is trembling with the crash o
the mightiest armies that the worlt
has ever known there should be
thought of God and his power. VIVA
are kings and emperors and great ma
tons? Nations are as a drop in tn,
bucket and are counted as the small
dust in the balance. AS the rulers O
the earth take counsel togethei
against the Lord and against hi
anointed, God sits in the heavens an.
laughs at them and has them in de
rision.
Over the armies of Europe now IL
conflict God is standing. He has
purpose in this unparalleled war anS
that purpose will be realized. Tn.
mighty fighting organization Of Ger
many will not Illustrate it, nor the pa
triotism and impetuosity of the French
nor the tenacity of the English, mol
tie masses of the Russians.
Waterloo and God.
Victor Hugo asks with reference tt
Waterloo: WAS it possible that Ma
poleon should win this battle? We
answer. No. And whya Because o.
Wellington? Because of Rlucher,
No. Because of God" And he says:
Napoleon had been ~impeached before
the infinite and his fall decreed. He
vexed God"
The man is wise who makes God his
refuge and strength. a very present
help in trouble. To-day the glory oil
America lies in the fact that its CHIEF
executive is a man of clear recogni
ton of God, and his remarkable
achievements may be accounted for by
those moments of solitude before God
in his chamber.