The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
THY WILL BE- DONE"
(By w. II. Dugdale. j

(By w. II. DugdaIe.)
Did you ever notice how easy it is
to comply with any requirement over
which we have no control. And be-
come resigned to any fate that may
fall to our lot. And get d lot of com
fort from the fact that we have done
what we colud. And any dereliction
OF duty on our part, whether through
negligence or ignorance, IS always de-
plorable. Then we bow to the inevi-
table. And take all the consolation
we can get by the application Of the
spiritual side of our existence, and
with humble submission appeal to the
Source Of all good and perfect gifts.
Thy will not mine be done e'-and
with a faith that passeth all under
standing, wait for results. Now this
is all human nature. God made us
this way, but unto one he gave one
talent, to another two, to another five.
These talents being a gift from God,
we are expected to use them profit
ably. They are given to us with all
the necessary opportunities to develop
them, and it is up to us to grasp them
and hold fast to that which is good.
He gives us the sunshine and the
rain, the spring and fall, but He will
not sow the seed nor gather the har-
vest-that's what He gave us the tai
ents for. 1T was Gods will that it
should be SO, and is applicable to ev-
cry walk in life, and is a part Of every
mans existence to a greater or less
degree, but when we fail, or think we
could do better, we are ready to give
up and say, Thy will be DONE
The annoa dnnS NOT a k5A ono i0f nor
little to the results. OF course Gods
will be done is an irrevocable COM
mand. No angel in heaven, no man
on earth has ever made an impression
on it's value or Importance and, re-.
member, on Gods will depends the fu-
ture of every conceivable thing
whether it be man, war, pestilence,1
famine, or prosperity. It is all con-
trolled by Gods will. No matter what
our conceptions may be, no matter
how unjust or severe it may appear
to us, it is all Gods will. We often
criticize the events that bring us
heart-breaking sorrow, still we earn
estly pray 'Thy will be done," and
then find fault. Is this right? Still
men with developed minds, men
brought UP from childhood UNDER
good, moral restraint, men who have
seen life from every angle, when the
grim messenger called, they humbly
submitted and said,. "Thy will be-
done"
Mckinley did it, as did Grant, Car
field ageEs6H and historV agas tel
the same story OF great men Of the
past, who passed to the bourne from
whence no traveller returns with the
blessed assurance that ssThy will bel
done,". and onS this one sentence pin
ned their faith for a future existence.
We have no assurances of any spe-
cia1 blessing. only as we deserve It,
yourself and God knowsssthls better
than any one else. What you forget,
God will remember. You. know this.
Don't fool yourself; and you can't fool
God, and the appeal; 'Thy will be
done'' is another way Of saying Lord
be merciful unto me, a. sinner"
We all get there sooner or later. It
is all part of Gods plan. Do not
infer that for one moment would
doubt the sincerity or the abiding
faith of a multitude Of honest. earnest
God fearing Christians Of all creede
and denominations, far from it, in
fact.
The majority of people are sincere
in their devotions, but the difficulty
seems to lie in the fact that we neg
lect to make the application until
trouble comes, that cannot be adjust
ed through any other channel. Then
we get busy, make the appeal and
become resigned to the will of God; |
not because we are anxious to enter
the 1pearly gates, but because it is |
Gods will that it should be SO, and, |
rem ember, God is no respecter of
footing, and all are judged according !
to the deeds done in the body, Wheth- I
er they be good or evil. This is why T
the Christian world today takes such |
an active part in our boys at the front. T
Standing as they are in the very jaws
Of death, surrounded by all the awful
possibilities of war. Surrounded by /
away from the guiding
Influences of home and mother, the t
Red Cross, the knights of Columbus,
and the Salvation Army are all instru-
ments in Gods hands and are tangi-
Bile evidence that Gods will will be
done.x It does not require any stretch |
Of the imagination to detect Gods |
hand in all this. 1t is self-evident. I
The eBeast OF Berlin may for time
satisfy his craving desires. 1t is part /
OF Gods plan. And the Kaiser will I
soon realize this. They all do. Bill
Tweed did. Caesar did. Brutus did. /
Napoleon did, and host of others did.
Crime and cruelty never did pay.
It may go on for time, but, at the
Gnish of the race, when the awful cost
is counted and final settlement is
made they will be weighed in the bal
ance< and found wanting. This is
Gods way and answers the appeal,
'pThy will be done" Go with me IL
you please to the western front in
France, where thousands OF our boys,
the flower and future hope Of our
country, are pitted against the forces
Of the greatest tyrant the world has
sver known. It is only natural that
every true American heart beats In
accord with the boys as they are
making drive to reach the summit I