The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

mountain was full OF horses and
chariots Of fire about Elisha"
O weary ones, ye may not see
Your helpers in their downward
flight.
Nor hear the sound OF silver wings
Slow beating through the hush Of
night.
There are who like the Seer OF old
Can see the helpers God has sent.
And how L;fe's rugged mountain
side
Is white With many an angel tent.
Whittier
Blinded BY the dazzling light Of
heaven. the Syrian host was cap
tured By Elisha. and led 20 sama-
ria, where. instead OF staying them.
as was the usage OF the time. the
prophet restored their sight fed
them. and sent them back 20 Syria.
as messenger OF masnanimity.
The Prsaehsr ~ q Prophet
What Elisha dtd for his father>
Land 10 what . legion Of preachers
and priests are doing on the battle
neids OF Europe today. He rave his
best b his country. Ne served his
own time No ciofstered rsciuss
va he. whatever touched ne vel
fare OF his people concerned him.
The king on the throne OF Israel
was not a man according to Elishs's
taste, bat he Was king. and 20 the
prophet upheld him. svsn at the
risk Of his own head.
Out OF this. and the other Old
Testament stories which we are now
studying, there should come afresh
the message OF the high and holy
character OF patriotism. There new
er was better time than now for
intoxicating into youth the truth
that loyalty TO country Is the second
highest obligation OF mortal. only
loyalty TO God Himself taking pre-
; cedence OF II. In every Sunday
school class, and IN every church
and school. there should be q cult
OF patriotism. that our people may
rightly understand and support the
nation. We need patriotic prophets
even more than We need patriotic
soldiers.
DO thy part
here In the living day. as did the
great
Who made old days immortal,
Serving the state anew by virtuous
lives:
Guarding the country's honor as
their own.
And their own as their country 5
and their sons:
nefying leagued fraud with single
truth;
Not fearing loss, and daring to be
pure
Richard Watson Glider.
This Is a time for patriotism. and
For praying patriotism al that Like
Elisha. we should be driven TO our
knees by the great emergency o'
our time. II the present world sit
Gation does not set Christians "a
pa wing. what conceivable conditions
car CO So 4 sense OF our divine
allies Is our greatest need Simple
relisnce upon God Is our only re-
coCrse. Not by might nor by pow
IT. but my ny Spirit, saith the Lord
Of Fosts."
?er-itent as powerful comes this
. message from ancient IsrasTs his
tor. GO The help that The hosts OF
heaven extend 70 the needs of earth
our hearts. are fairly robbing some
lose God out % our world The
crushing and incomprehenslble con
Giricns abroad. which are breaking
. oC' hearts. are fairly robbing some
, souls CT their faith in God Yet ws
cannot forget that now. as ever In
the past. Gods strategy is yaster
than earth's His purposes are larg
er than our perceptions What
do now thou knovest not, but thou
shalt know hereafter"
A large world OF love. Of brother
rood. Of new social order. vii
surely emerge from the earth's
present social chaos Myriads Of
disciples OF the Cross In the land
ve call holy believe that Christian
ity IL being e1terminated: for the
hosts OF unbelief seem invincibIe
and they have already slain approx
imately half million Christian
women and children. Surely theirs
Is some inconceivably great purpose
. OF God % be worked out. II this II
the cost OF g. Let US pray for open
eyes and remember the heavenly
, hosts.
Thrice blest II he TO whom 10 gver
} The instinct which can tell,
That God 10 on the field.