Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14

they send forth their sons, that, be-
fall what may, they will be incap-
able OF dishonor; would 1t not give
peace to many a loving heart that
Is now torn with anxiety? There
are many such young men; the last
of them did not die with Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego. Young men
who will not betray their trust, who
will not be false to their ideals, who
are gentlemen unafraid," fearing
nothing but fear, are the salt of So
ciety and business. They know the
noble art of standing by their flags.
A myriad graves in Belgium or
France, and millions of surviving
heroes, attest this glad truth that the
goodly fellowship of the three loyal
and fearless young Hebrews still en-
riches the earth.
A Kings Rage
Employees who know the unbri-
died and unreasoning anger of the
boss" can understand something of
the plight of the three when they
faced the hot rage, born of pricked
pride, of the greatest monarch of the
time, king possessed of the power
of life and death. He was incredu-
lous that anybody should do a deed
so contrary to expediency; religious
loyalty he did not understand. 'Is
1T of purpose that We wor-
ship not my god?"
Hear the kingly answer of these
royal souls, who, because they feared
Jehovah were not afraid of the face
of man: 20 Nebuchadnezzar, we are
not careful to answer thee in this
matter. If it be so, our God whom
we serve is able to deliver us from
the burning fiery furnace,and he will
deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
Rnf If not ha IL
o king, that we will not serve thy
gods. nor worship the golden image
which thou hast set up
Catch the nub of that "Our God
IS able" Hold fast to that. That is
the foundation for all overcoming
character, and all serenity of heart.
Pin faith there. Our God is able"
That is the basic truth of Christian
ity. Simple enough for a child to
understand, it is yet beyond the
compass of the wisest mans UNDER
standing. If we believe that, then
life becomes simple and eXplicable.
Trust is then reasonable and peace
easy. But if for that faith we sub
stitute mere human prudence, God
have mercy upon us. For a creed
that will suffice in all circumstances,
and that will help one to hold up his
bead before kings, let us enshrine
this in our deepest hearts: Our
God is able"
The Fiery Furnaces Failure
The Germans at Babylon told me
that they have came to a mysterious
place of burning; they do not know
what the burnt ground and ashes
mean. The spot may have been q
crematorium. or a place of sacrifice;
or" my informant added, half in
jest. ''it may have been the fiery fur
mace" They do not know, neither
do I. The spirit and message of the
fiery furnace are still ablaze in the
world; who cares for a few ashes?
Into some sort of retort-foolishly
heated sevenfold for the occasion
for the greater the heat the shorter
the sufferings of the victims the
thee young men were cast. The
event must have created as great z
sensation as the worship of the
golden image: assuredly it fixed the
attention of the city upon the He
brews and their faith. The fire was
not hotter than the kings rage; yet
1t consumed the attention who cast
the young men into it, This Incl
dent would be told over and over
again whenever men congregated in