Evening journal., 1916-02-19

a member OF the family for her auto
graph. Taking little book she wrote
her name. Frances Il. Willard"
oh said the friend. Miss Willard.
want your home address where you
live where do live anyway" she
said, with a smile So beneath her
name she wrote these words. 81 am
but stranger here Heaven is my
home With her eternity had al
ready begun. No wonder that on her
death bed she would exclaim, How
beautiful with God" She was living
in the Promised Land.
Not only in Canaan Is peace and
plenty and prosperity and progress
and pleasure and permanence, but
also there is protection and there is
power. So many are saying they
would like TO be Christians. II they
thought they could hold out. When
you cross over into Gods Canaan. He
has promised to take care OF you. and
lie is able TO do what He says lie will.
Some years ago a British citizen
was captured by the Abyssinians and
carried prisoner TO a mountain
stronghold. The British government
made request OF the king Of Abyssinia
for his release. and.it was refused.
Great Britain sent fleet OF ships and
an army Of soldiers and landed on
that coast and marched over the burn
ing sands TO that mountain fortress,
and there gave battle to the forces OF
King Menelik. They rescued the Brit
ish subject; they carried him on their
shoulders to the sea coast. put him on
hoard a ship. and as fast as steam
could carry him he was taken to his
native land. Il cost Great Britain
twenty million dollars to rescue that
one man. n an earthly government
will go to such effort and expense to
care for one OF her subjects. how
much more will the infinite. omnipo-
tent King Of kings do for YOU when
YOU enlist in His service. All the
wealth OF Gods universe, all the
might Of His cmnipotenoe will be
back Of you to give you victory over
sin and delverence from the power OF
evil
II Is not strange that anyone would
hesitate for a moment i'm accepting
Christ and beginning the Christian
life. And yet that is just the way
the Children Of Israel treated the
promises Of God. They came to the
border line Of Canaan. they came to
kadesh- -Barnea. and there they stop
ped and hesitatcd and parleyed They
sent over twelve spies. one from each
tribe. to inspect the land. They
brought back the word that il was
q fruitful land where all kinds OF
fruits and grains were growing in
great plenty. But ten OF the twelve
! brought the majority report, saying
that there were giants in the land
too strong for them to overcome. and
we appeared like grasshoppers. This
Is like a man looking through the
wrong end OF n telescope. II he sees
his adHersaries through the eyes Of
1 me world. these enemies look like
giants and he looks like grasshop-
per. But II he views these adversar-
les with divine vision. his enemies
will look like grasshoppers. and
through the power of God he will be
a giant But tho other two. Caleb
and Joshua, brought back the minor
ity report. We are abundantly able
to overcome them" But the people
! believed the ten rather than the two
I God said. Go on. step over the line
occupy the Promised Land. and | viii
? he with you and give you victory ovei
YOUR enemies" But they doubted God
. they hesitated and refused to obey
Him. Afterward they said. Now VIC
an
| late. You had your chance and you
| refused it,. but they said. 1--WE will
, go up and fight our enemies anyway.
They did. but they we're disastrously
/, defeated. and drifted back into the
wilderness. and doubtless many drift
r ed clear back into Egypt
Now let us make our applications
! During these past few weeks many
have come out Of the Egypt of sin.
p 7 hey have come clear through the
Wilderness. have stepped over the
/ line into Canaan. and now rejoice in
! the assurance that they are saved
] They have become children OF God
and Joint heirs with Jesus Christ
5 There are still many others who have
D. become disgustcd with the old life
s They are sick Of sin. They have de-
! cided to turn over a new leaf. They
e have stepped out OF Egypt and come
b 70 the border line Of salvation. They
{ are now at Kadesh-Barnea They hav,
4 kept saying to their Christian friend
D Some other time. but not tonight"
] But here is the solemn truth. Yoi
). cannot remain at Kadesh-Barnea
( You are either going upward. or yol
are going down. You are either com
a ing out into the positive Christian ex
y perience, OF you are going to drif'