The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-02-27

Perseverng Work in Gods gdomc Blessing
You can do something Let every man in this congre-
cation today die to himself every woman die to herself
and all deny themselves, and wonders can be done
Cyrus Field toiled day and night thirteen weary
years to lay the Atlantic cable He was scohed at He
was scorned They called him fool He formed q" com
pany raised large of money! begun his work onv to
have his heart crushed by the cable swapping going to
the bottom OF the deep. Returning to England thew
laughed at him than and called him fool But
he set to work and formed company started out
again and laid two thousand miles of cable and at last mes
sage was received at the other end Then there great
rejoicing.
Any man who holds on to LIONS IDEAS any man who
they be worked out will be called fool and will
be sneered at and laughed at but God is and the
principles for which ZION stands eternal Sometime
somewhere they will be worked out and then of you
will come around and say, Il would like seat
Yes all can do something You can pray. Oh, what
power there is in prayer! If, when start out on trip
backed up by the prayers of the people, that worth
more than all the money
had letter from - the other day. saying in
substance eve do not want you here got no use
for We don't like you. We not in sympathy with
YOU" So I sat down and said:
my dear Brother and Sister in the Chrst:-Your
letter duly received and contents noted shall come To-
though knew would receive treatment than
than for the Chrs sake and not afraid go to
any town in this country other country Be assured
OF my Christian love- and it, at any time render you
any service, do not hesitate to ask for it.
with Christian love- kind wishes, and praying Gods
blessings upon you faithfully yours Jesus Name
that have slept better than they have. Some
do want the truth Some people would rather
% D lie snd 5e Ws here God
ter what they say? 1t does not matter at ALL You all
do something.
of Love an Devotion
reading this story: that Gustavus Adolphus one
of Swedens most heroic kings, went out time to fight
battle After long contest he the victory He took
captive two hundred who had been born in Sweden but
had to certain city to make their homes there When
the they took up to defend themselves
All of them sentenced DEATH They were taken out
side the city to wait until the morning. when they to
be lined up and shot traitors number of officials beg
ged Adophus not to put them to DEATH but he said T will
very generous for had thought of all of
putting the whole tribe to death butt have changed mind
little after midnight Gusavus Adophus put on his cloak
started wander around in the darkness
He the first sentinel then passed number of Others
then at last he heard singing He asked SEN
final "What ths? He replied "Oh that the family
to whom have given permission to spend the last night
with the f father The +o Kng d went little closer He
old with his wife and several children around him.
Adophus heard the father say Hush don't weep God is
good He will take of you Don't make it any harder
for than it this is simply the fortune of
war;"
'Sng the glorious old hymn of my fatherand. She
started to sing it and the King listened and then cried out
paper and pe he wrote out the words that pardoned the
two hundred He said to of his officials eco to tent
girl to me- tell her to fear no harm When the girl came
into his presence he handed her the paper and said to
Colonel Accompany her to the officials in charge of the
camp and set those men free.
Singing is of the most powerful agencies for soft
ening stony hearts and bringing people to Cod AS you
cat the Cross At the Cross the last time you sang
you sang it with power. long to the day when the
singing in ZION shall be second to in the world The
story told you few weeks ago. illustrates the power of
music the story of the two armies camped the banks of
river facing each other almost within speaking distance
with their laid down; however they ready in
moment to rise at the command and shoot each other
The Northern Band played Northern air. Then the
Southern Band followed with of the patriotic pieces of
the South Then with more zeal than ever the Northern
Band answered Then the Northern Band began to play
softly and sweety "Home Sweet Home and Immediately
the Southern Band caught up the strains and together they
played the piece throughout while fathers and wep
they thought of the homes that they had left behind
Drawn Nigh to God He Draw to
say today ZION let reconsecrate ourselves God.
You do not know what God will do for you. You cannot
tell Sometimes from the human standpoint it may be all
darkness; not ray of light yet the Great AL
mighty Hand is and do not know how He is
going to move, what He do for ZION stand
together; go forward Let be consecrated
Cod and let be devoted to heavenly ideas and be will
ing to die for them.