Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-13

E0SEhS EdSL DeBBdTS dooNA~'
are of a squalor and effectiveness
hhaH passes the knowledge OF 'ne
west It is a favorite device IN
hysypd for begging children to go
about almost entirely naked An
ether trick is for them to sit hunch-
hd1up in rags. head between knees
IN apparently speechless misery
s.longside of a wall on popular
nhoroughfare. The prevalence OF
nmendicancy in these oldest parts OF
abss world is one of the sights that
sa6den travellers eyes. Jesus knew
these beggars, and healed some OF
Kbem. But he never held them up
Is a type of prayer.
That is an important point to per-
nefve in taking up the old, yet ever
AxhanstIess subject of prayer. All
ssu,r understanding of prayer depends
zxpon how we regard it. IL Is not
Hneuuiicacy. God never portrayed MS
khildren as beggars at his gate. he
Is not a detached, impersonal GlVer
hnf aims. The attitude of the person
Hcward a father, than of pegsa'
whining for charity. OF his uh-
sxfnomable bounty, God has given
snan the right to filial relationship
Nuith himself. He abates no 1oo OIL
AIS effable sovereignty; nevertheless
ne teaches us to say Our Father'
Over and over again his tehoer
truth is taught. The analogy OF the
rparent is employed to make clear
the idea that Gods thoughts TOWARD
rv,s are father-thoughts; and that ne
seek from us the loving dependent
relationship of children. Like as d
father pitieth his children. 80 the
Lord pitieth them that rear MN.
when we pray, we are turnlne' DO
NATURALLY, properly and inSIihctiVeIs
as children to a father. to one Whoss
Iove is as great as his power; anu anu
who has joy in granting the Fea
of his children.
The Up-IoolSing Life
The Epworth League has for It's
rmotto. Look up. lift up" That is
ITO say, ability for service resuiIs
hrom devotion. Prayer preceues
mower, 1t is the up-looking LIE
fhe one that views all experiences IN
their heavenward relatioEsIiP'
(which walks most serenely ana heip.
tfu1ly among men. Prayer Is an cs a.
uout it is also an attitude-tne 1ou
Evyard turning of the soul at all
himes This spirit reverently ana
.,nodestlv takes God into account IN
hts daily affairs. Nothing 'happens
Ito it; all is ordered by a penlSu
and wise Providence.
Would we know the secret OF the
pIacid beautiful faces that we occa-
Tionally meet; of the spirits that are
Eunruffied by the daaiy triais' OF M tne
rioy that does not languish on the
6reariest road? This is the answer
these are the upward looking souls.
,sTheir sense of God is so real, ana
The is to them so near, that nothing
les matters vitally. They are at
Iaoeace. because they are ever at
6rayer. Life is to them continual
L%~looking unto Jesus. -.
ONLY Yesterday, off here in Egypt'
n visited a veteran American mis-
sionarv who is confined to his bed
Ebv illness. 1t chanced to be day or
great anxiety for him, as for his as
ksociates. There have been develop
.ments in the Egyptian crisis that
snnay turn the native sentiment
(against all things American, to the
tserious injury of the mission WORK
THAT has been building up for three
Is1uarters of a century. was that
veteran excited or fretted? NOT az
kau. His smile was as serene, ms
face as untroubled as has been It's
won't throughout the years. He has
"a watchful eye upon current events;
Emit he also has a trustful eye upon
The Ruler of events. He walks quiet
nv and beautifully among men pe-
Lcause he talks confidently with MS
Father in heaven.
Getting Relations Right
Perhaps some practical persons
ssay that this is a dry subject that
rfhe international committee has as
usigned for the present lesson; they
would rather have a discussion or
srurrent problems. Wait moment
Much as I should like to see all m
HeIIigent persons aware of the Wofid
kand the current vexatious questions
hard as I am working to interpret
fairly and without bias the complex
rand ominous Near Eastern s,tuatloh,
n sav frankly that I deem 1T OF far
nnore nractical importance for peo-
mic to get a fresh hold upon the
reality of God than to master all
Ftbe intricacies of oriental statecraft'
and would do or say anything
rvifbin nv power that would send
Cbristian people to their knees IN
renewed devotion. There is no meas.
Eure in the universe more "practlcaI
at the present time than that men
and women should pray, pray with
rout ceasing." Only as we law hold
I'm God can we get any mastery OF
[Social and political conditions that
kgrow more oninous. ~.
If there is one bad idea that
anurIrt not to persist after the world
rsusr il is that more physical force is
kthe intimate solution of problems
Hrhat is pagan notion, which
szbo,1Id have disappeared from the
rnresent generation when the might
,of Germany was broken. This be-
nief in the omnipotence of the guns
6s one of the worlds greatest dan-
vers So is trust in mere statecraft
and worldly guile. What muddle
these have made of the nations!
EFrom this angle, it seems to ne
growing worse instead of better.
Our times are out of joint. The
machinery of civilization is knock
ang and banging and rafting.
something has gone wrong. what
is it? Nothing less than that 1t lacks
radiustme ent to the Center. Once let
the world get right with God, and 1t
rwill straightway get right with it.
self. A fresh consciousness of spir-
EtuaI obligations ana relationships
rvyouId solve all our questions. A
return to God would be a return to
sanity and safety. If we could only
[syet men to saying together in sim
Eeerity "Our Father" there would be
mo need of treaties. Short of that,
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