The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
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 Blessed ar they that have not seen and V, have believed John 2o:29
 Ii i, the duty Of tho Holy Spmt 10 ILlba faftt clear 10 the hungry >ouI bu. it ts also the joy and the duty Of the minister to furnish all the light he can 10 Illuminate tho dcetrnc of faith which is so easea. till te salvation.
 The faith which saves has its an alogtea in the different functions of the organs of the body
 The eye s-es By this organ We 3riuz into the mind that which is far distant; We Can bring the suI and the far eff stars into tie mind by d glance Of the eye, l. is by trust that wn bring the Lord Je- eus into the heart though Ha is rct far from any on of u&" Tn eye that will not look is deprived oi the beauties of the world; the soul that will not trust is deprived of the beauties of heaFer. The exercise of faith alone cal briH- the results of faith.
 Faith is the hand that srasIe When the hand takes hold of any thing it does precisely what th' soul does when it takes hold by faith of that which faith can bring. Faith says. Jesus is mine and 1t takes hold Of Jesus as ifs own. Faith learns of the possibility of pardon through the shed blood Ot Jesus and says. ' accept His blood shed for me" Jesus has given all He has and is to faith and the hungry soul can appropriate that legacy to itself Any man may tabe of tae water of ljte rrecIy' ana can ever believe that he js not thief lie w1o can have ,he trea- sure5 ct Eea}eu by taking them is IoalEh indeed if he remains poor.
 Faith is tae mouth wnich feeds upon Jesus Nc man would ex- pcct food to nourish his body until he hal taken food into his body. We eagerly receive into our mouths that which is fraa. although we un- derstaud not the processes where by the food nourishes the body; We know We would cease to live ii We would ceLse to eat That is knowledge enough and We eat. Even So We mus feed upon Jesus by faith if We would live in Him The word s nigh thee even in thy mouth' Now the next thing tc do is to swallow it. swallow II down into the soul, and the nouc- iahn.tnt that the soul crayes will be the resul; o1 the swallowing Of the fcod of faith. When the man is hungry he says, Give me food and chance" lie does rot need 10 be taught how to eat. He know; that, and well. Truly, a heart thar ia hungerins and thirst,ng after righteousness will be filled. Fer uAt2 as many as received Him to them gave He the power to become taC sons Of God"
 Faith Is happily Illustrated in The pursuits of life. The farmer baIies good seed i'll the earth, and expects it to grow and nultiply. He has faith in the COt euant given 70 Noah that seed time and harvest shall net cease"
 The merchant places his money in the bank and trusts fully in the honesty and -oundness of the insti- tuition. He feels more at ease than though he had bars of gold locked in his private safe The banker in turn trusts the money to others, expecting them to pay, and the busi- ness of the world fails not.
 You step upon the platform of train and trust yourself to the engineer, while with confidence you enjoy the sconsry and comfort of the train When your trust fails you seek elsewhere to put your confidence
 The goldsmith puts his precious metal into the fire which flashes eagerly to consume it, but he feels within himself a confidence that only the dross will be removed, and the precious metal returned to him purified.
 You cannot go anywhere in life but you see the principle of trust as the foundation principle of ey- orytning between man and man, or between man and the natural law. Just so are We to trust in our daily life Him who is our peace.
 Faith exists in different persons in various degrees depending on their knowledge and growth in grace. Sometimes faith is little more than a clinging to Jesus; a sense of dependence and a willing ness to depend. As you walk along the seashore you see limpets cling, ing to the rocks. You quietly ap, proach them and strike one to the 1t rests with your walking stick