The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-12

almost lost art. Men and women
too, are using up seven days strength
In six days time, so that Sunday
usually finds them completely ex'
hausted.
Let me suggest as remedy an hour
day with Jesus, emphasizing not so
much the amount Of time as the fact
Of a generous period set apart each
day for fellowship with the living and
written Word.
our souls need II. How much they
need II we shall never know until We
adopt the habit. We need II both for
our information and inspiration. We
need to know God better that we may
love him more. We need TO know our.
selves better that we may take and
keep our proper attitude toward him
And when we know his will we need
the constant and constralning influence
Of the Holy Spirit to lnclte us TO do H..
A slumberlng church needs II, for II
II Is ever awakened and set on fire for
God II must be through the lnstrumen.
tallty OF those who are already on fire.
and whose earnest intercesslon gives
God no rest until he establishes and
makes Jerusalem praise In the earth.
A perlshlng world needs lt-for
never will II realize that II Is dead un'
III II comes In contact with those who
are alive In Christ Jesus. Formal
preaching and feeble testimony will
never disturb the sleep of the dead,
but "the people that do know their
God shall be strong, and shall do ex.
plolts." When people hear about the
victorious life and see It In their
midst they will realize their own need
And Jesus Graves H. We are not
simply the servants Of Jesus who 20
to him for orders, but he says, ~
have called you friends" and "all
things that | have heard of my Father,
l have made known unto YOU" A
business man may employ hundreds Of
women, and daily assign them their
work and pay them their wages, but
there is one woman whose relation 10
him is entirely different. He Is not
her employer but her husband. lie
did not select her for the work that
she could do, but to be his wife and
companion.
Even so the church Is the bride OF
Christ, and far more than the service
that we can render, he prizes oui
fellowship and love.
An hour Il day with Jesus gives
deep, Astounding Joy. "Dld not oui
hearts burn within us as he talked with
us by the wny, and while he opened
to us the Scrlptures"
II makes our testimony moro efrec'
tive. Some years ago | came In close
touch with group OF young people
soon saw that one of the number
was fur superior TO all the rest ~
the weight of her testimony and In
her knowledge of the Bible, Then
found the secret. She was giving nr
hour n day to the study of the Bible
and prayer. Her life was beautiful
and her influence unique, though hel
natural gifts were only ordinary
That hour day with Jesus seemed tC
cast halo over all that she said ant
did.
II gives greater power In prayer. II
Acts 4 81 we read that when the apos
ties had prayed, the place was shaker
where they were assembled together
and they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost. "And with great power gave
they witness of the resurrection o
the Lord Jesus; and great grace wa'
upon them all."
And so we come back to our start
Ing point, and leave with you th'
question, "Could we not manage oul
! households, and carry on our business
md accomplish more study, and make
more money II we would spend oi
hour n day with Jesus and the Bibler
the rugged road.
How II seems 10 help me onward when
faint beneath my load;
When my heart is crushed with sorrow
and my eyes with tears are dim,
There is naught can give me comfort lik'
a little talk with him.
I cannot live without him. nor would l
/ could
He is my daily portion. my medicine ant
food.
He's altogether lovely. none with him cal