The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-15

of their soul. Iron the lines Of an
guish out of human spirits and you
remedy most Of the ills OF society;
AIS we'll eff your heart keeps right
So the Psalmist's plea is unto Jehovah !
for succor in spiritual distress.
All over the world, in Christian |
and nonChriStian religions, incense |
is used as symbol of prayer. 1t |
rises in a cloud like the desires Of |
| human hearts. The figure, often en-
| ployed in the Bible, is a beautiful |
| one, for the fragrance of the burnt |
| ing to God. He who prays offers the |
sweetest incense before the altar Of
| God.
EverybOdy's Particular Peril.
A clergyman from the South was
| visiting the Billy Sunday tabernacle
| in Philadelphia. Like several thou
sand others. he remained in the
building between the. meetings; and
while waiting for the evening service
to begin, he noticed that the man
alongside of him put something into
| his mouth every ten minutes or so.
| Clearly it was not tobacco, and at
last my friends curiosity got the bet
ter of him, and he said, Would you
mind telling me what you are eat
ing?"
Turning a smiling face to him, the
other made answer, "Oh, these are
peppermint loZenges You see, I'm
trail-hitter. l used to be a hard
drinker. And peppermint lozenges
help take away the appetite for
ate fourteen pounds of peppermint
loZengeS in two weeks"
That man recognized his own pc
culiar temptation, and he tried his
best to cooperate with God In meet
ing it. The writer Of this Psalm
knew that his mouth was his danger
point, so he cried,
Set watch. O Jehovah, before my
mouth;
Keep the door of my lips"
There is nothing like being specific
in dealing with ones own temptation.
, A woman once said to Moody. my
Moody how can cure myself Of the
habit of exaggeration 2" "Call it lying,
madam; call it lying" replied the
hard-headed evangelist. Let us pray
to be saved from sins definitely
, named: 20 God. deliver me from the
r to quit my mean and slanderous gos-
siping" Or, Lord, enable me to be
polite and considerate in my own
, home" Or, Almighty God, clean up
my foul mind" Or. Lord Jesus, save
May we not at least be as candid and
clear in our praying as the Psalmist
of old?
Past Sins a Present Menace.
t Every past sin is an ally of present
temptation. All the knowledge b1
evil that the former years have left
y with us as a heritage. rises up tC
hinder us in our fight for personal
that his heart might not be inclined
to practice deeds of wickedness. He
n would like to escape the clutches OF
the past.
1t would mean more to the worlc
than all the Carnegie and Rookie
feller benefactions combined if tha
one tremendous truth could only b,
lg driven home to youth. The deeds Q
s. folly done today menacle us for to
/? morrow. An appalling number o
ly men are not free to follow the bid
le ding Of their best manhood, and fgh
h. for truth and patriotism, becAus
a. they are not free. The devil has
20 collar and chain on them.
ne Recently I met a shifty-eyed mai
-Iwho once was nationally discussed
He had had a rare and wonderful op
,s portunity to serve the people. Seldom
a "a is patriot given such a chance. Blu
u; this man suddenly and nNysteriousl
~ ~ collapsed. He sad silent when h
DIS should have stood up and spoken. Hi
er' hand was held back In the very &C
m; of striking a blow for Righteousness
od The reason was simple: The man
ne past was not clean. He was not fre,
or Former offences were held up as
1T. menace. He had lost his power t
At bear witness to the truth God pit
to him for no fellow being can under
lat stand the torment of his soul.
of Would that the dying words {
John B. Cough could resound in tn
his ears of every young person about
ess Hi0 Ale' ,eellous mlSStel
' ne clear" There is no asset for a mob
"a "a life equal to a noble youth. Be clea
~ =: today if you would conquer tomo
rs IS row. In the matter of temperanc
rit all and Who navar hos - Ir- ~ Inn
ely has no difficulty OR embarra ssme1
TO in rofI1Sino TO 0ripE