The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-21
SEES SHINING EXAMPLE
IN JEHOSHAPHkT
Preacher Declares Present Day Tend
enCy liz to Magnify Trouble and
Trust to LACK to Pull Through.

n the executives OF the country
national. state and eity--understood
their relation to God more fully than
they do, the world would have better
rulers. free from corruption and the
general conception OF politics. is the
belief of Rev. Frank T. McFadden. as
expressed by him to his congregation
in First Presbyterian church last
night In the memorable prayer o.
Jehoshaphat in time Of stress and
trouble, AMI the abiding faith&of the
ruler in the Almighty, the preacher
found a lesson for peoples of the
twentieth century .'in these strenuous
times in which we live, in our ma
tional life, in our worldwide life. in
our individual life. As the individual
lives so will the nation, so will the
world live" he said.
I'VE should follow the example OF
Jehoshaphat," he said land should
not belittle danger. We should not
underestimate. should not pooh-pooh
the power of the enemy The man who
helittles evil. whether il be moral, po
litical. religious or social, is not al
ways a safe man to follow.
Too many Of us trust to luck. or to
muscle, or to circumstances to pun
us through. The result, invariably, is
tnat thoSe VINO 90 go 10 lnS wall
either for the devil or in their bust
ness. Too many Of us discount Gods
warnings
At the same time he said. people
should not be afraid of their difficult
ties-they can be CONQUERED through
faith in Christ. Jehoshaphat. he told
his hearers, was not panicky; he did
not magnify his troubles.
The trouble with most people. he
said. is that they overestimate their
troubles. magnify their tribulations.
ANY trouble, no matter how trivial, he
said, can be made mountain high IL 1t
is maenifed We can make penny
close our eyes. as small and insignia
cant as it is" he said. 1T IS the way
you look at things. o.
! Many. he said. are driven to suicide.
( to despair. to uselsssness. TO impotency
! because of fear. Those who have
! the Lord on their side have no occa-
sion to fear. he added. ut is God s
battle: let Him fight il. No obstacle,
no difficulty. is mightier than God"
Too many people. he said. put their
faith in their money, in their social
position. in their influence socially. po-
litically and in business The result Is
an egrshell civilization which, when
put to the test. is crushed What we
need in our individual lives" he said.
'is to stop pinning our faith in these
worldly. immaterial things and put
more dependence in Cod
There is no problem of society. poll
tics or business that cannot be solved
! If dependence is put in Christ. he said.
THE trouble with us" he added. lis
that we are depending upon our
| selves. upon our own resources. ra-
Their upon God"
There Is no limitation to God s.
power. to His assistance. he said.
Jehoshapnat's example, he said. is
model for the rulers of the world of
today to follow.
Too many OF us, he said. give God
what is left over in time. money and
influence. The result often is that
we do not have anything left over for
the Lord Make God your partner.
in business, in society he urged.
He took his text from "A part of 1.-THE
twelfth verse Of the twentieth chap
ter of the Second Book of Chronicles:
80 'fo~ We have no might against
this great company that cometh
against us: neither know we what TO
do: but our ewes are upon thee"