South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-31
HOLDS MOUNTAINS
sym BOLS OF GOD
Rev. H. B. HoStetter Believes
Their Function to Show
How 0Warfed Man is.

The green clad ranges Of the
Alleghenies speak 10 Us OF Gods
tenderness and warmth and love;
the rugged Rockies tell US OF His
majesty; the snowy Seirras, OF His
glory and grace" declared Rev. II.
b. Hostetter in mis- sermon at the
Presbyterian church last evening on
The ymbols OF God. a"
The text was taken from the 56th
psalm.
AT this season of the year" he
said, "our thoughts turn 10 the
realms Of nature and its wonderful
revelation Of Coo The open fields,
the babbling brook. lakes, forests
and sea shore send forth their
irresistible invitations This text is
a call TO the mountains. God, in His
righteousness is like these glorious
objects Of His creation, says the
psalmist. Looking upon them We
discern His attributes, we think OF
Him. In imagination let US sit a few
moments beneath the shadow Of
some great mountain range while
il uGbosoms to US its secrets re-
sardIng its Maker.
immensely Characteristic.
The mountain is characterized
hIst of an by it's immensely. How
stupendous il is, lifting its lofty
crest above the clouds 10 commune,
il seems. with sun and stars. And
how dwarfed are we when we stand
in reverent contemplation before
God. What is man that Thou. Lord,
art mindful of him. Great is the
Lord and greatly TO be praised,
earth does not suffice for His hab-
itation. heaven and the heaven of
heavens can not contain Him. His
greatness is unsearchable.
The mountain is also character
lied by its majesty and beauty. How
stately its presence, how august its
form. And as we stand dazed be-
meath its dizzy heights. there al
ways comes to US new visions OF
Jehovah. God.
Rich and Refreshing.
Then, too. the mountains are
rich and refreshing. From thence
come nearly all our mineral wealth
and the streams that replenish the
earth. God. then, is the fount Of
every blessing. From Him come all
streams of sustaining grace. The
pure river of the water of life, clear
as crystal, preceedeth out of the
throne of God and the lamb. He
cheers the dropping heart: He
quenches the thirsty. The life that
is bleak and barren without Him
He makes to blossom like paradise.
Above all the mountains is the
symbol of God in its unchanged BILE
ness. How firm and stable il stands.
proof against the earthquake. UNI
shaken by the storm. In the same
manner God is exalted above all
things transient. Infinite is His re-
rose unmOved amid the war OF
clements, the wreck of empires and
the crash of worlds. Thy throne. Oh
God, is forever and ever. Heaven
and earth shall pass away. but
thou remainest-to the end OF
days thou art the same.
Little Time to Mediate.
''In our daily life the world
crowds in upon us persistently. We
set little time for meditation The
air is dense with the din of traffic
and murky with life's pleasures and
cares. We need the solitude of the
mountains if we are TO hear Gods
voice we need their severe
heights and clear air. Following the
example of our Lord. I trust. we.
in this hour, have withdrawn into
the mountains apart and have
caught new visions OF God. The
mountains all point heavenward.