Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-20

beatty and is one Of the most popu-
lar young women in the national
capital.
pray. and he had waited till the
lights were out and then he stole out
OF bed to say his prayers when no
one could see him. Then he begun to
think that he might as we'll say his
prayers in bed, and then that 1t didn't
matter whether he was kneeling or
sitting or lying down. And next it
came to pass that for the last year
he had not prayed at all.
Poor fourteen year old Tom! The
first and bitterest feeling was the
sense of his own cowardice. He had
lied to his mother, to his conscience,
to his God. And then the poor little
weak boy had done what he; brag
cart as he was, dared not do. He
resolved to write home and tell his
mother what a coward her son had
been. And then peace came to him
as he resolved to bear his testimony
be harder than the night to begin
with, but he felt that he could not
q ford to let one chance slip. Several
times he faltered, for the devil show
ed him. first, all his old friends calling
him Saint and Square toes and a
dozen other hard names; and then
came the more subtle temptation,
Have l any right to begin it now?
Ought | not rather to pray in my own
study, letting other boys know that
do so. and trying to lead them to
it. while in public, at least, should
go on as | have done?' But he re-
solved to follow the right impulse.
Next morning, in the face of the
whole room, he knelt down to pray,
and rose from his knees cOmforted
and ready to face the whole world.
1t was not needed; two other boys
besides Arthur had already followed
his example, and he went down to the
great school with glimmering of an
other lesson in his heart-the lesson
that he who has conquered his own
coward spirit has conquered the whole
outward world; and that other one
which the prophet learned in the cave
at Mount Horeb, when he hid his face
and the still small voice asked. What
doest Thou here. Elijah?' that how
ever we may fancy ourselves alone
on the. side of good. the King and
Lord of men is nowhere without his
| witnesses; for in every society, how
ever seemingly corrupt and goddess,
there are, those who have not bowed
the knee to Baal.' ..-.,...s....
III. The Faith of the Goddess.
The king was curiously- interested
in Daniel. The Record says that
when he ordered him cast into the
den of lions he said to Daniel. "Thy
God whom thou servest continually
He will deliver thee" Why are god
less men so glad for the faith which
christian. men declare and exercise.
Is it not because of some fundamental
longing in their own hearts? The
praying christian always eXerts an in
huence upon the goddess man. The
latter may not acknowledge it at
first, but it is none the less true. Men
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brave and open christian confes-
sion. Something like that happened
in the case of the king.
Men ought to follow the counsel
given by DR.. Charles Il. Brown and
they will know personally the help
which comes from prayer He says:
early in the morning, before you
come down into the streets of Baby
Ion to hear its talk and breathe its
impoverished atmosphere, open you"
windows. Look out upon the source
of strength. Wait upon him until
your soul mounts up with wings like
an eagle. Wait upon him until your
moral nature can run upon eiTands Of
usefulness and not grow weary. Let
your heart gain n fresh sense of the
moral interest he cherishes toward
yOu-and you will not be afraid Of
Babylon with all its lions. When til"
day Is over you will sleep better when
your windows are open spiritually as
well as physically. Lift up our eyes
unto the hills from whence .cometb
help. Then you Win he able to say,
L will lay me down In peace and
sleep. for thou makest me ~ dwell
In On fptv ~