New Britain herald., 1919-04-28

iof miles beyond tho bounds Of ciyttf- izatioI-on, and on, and on--untii our : feet stand upon the north pole, and even there the beneficent forces of Ma turc arc doing their work. And all this IS q wonderful picture of our ] blessed SaVlor Who comes to work not alone III lills country, not alone Ill England, France or Russia, but 1 around the world. It is a world enl- pire that Jesus our Lord comes to es- la blish.
 It is not for the sake of continent lnat Jesus comes, but for the sake ol all continents, not for one city, but for all cities, 1not for one people, put TOT all peoples. The tendency Of men has ever been to have narrow VIC" u God, to limit Him in His operations and fail to catch the vision Of Ills unl- Versal kin gdon.
 Let us banish forever from our minds the false and foolish no.oh that God can do Wondrous things IT mission fields, in large cities. and Ill big churches, but that He can not do equally wonderful things in our midst i Our Lord is here, the power house is right among us, only necessary things trust and obey.
 III. Again, we note that the forces of nature act, beneficently. Men, with their lack of insight, have repeatedly dwelt upon the fact that Nature is unl1ind, but the reverse is the case.
 When a stubborn, rcbellious, wicked hearted king, Ahab, ruled Israel, God laid his divine hand upon rain, and for a season did not permit it to fall and. the land was changed into des- ert. Doubtless before this the people r1I9 n fyer nf much rain. But now when no rain fell. and eyes were dinmed with tears. all hearts were heavy and the future seemed hopeless, because not drop of rain fell. But when in answer to Elijah's prayers, the heavens grew black with clouds and the rain fell in refreshing showers, what heavy burden was lifted from the nation. How joyous were all hearts It mat ters not whether we think of the air we breathe or the heat that comes to us from the sun, or the food stored ut Tn the soil for the nourishment of plants and trees and shrubs. Across all we see clearly written the un- changing message of Gods goodness And if the hand of God at work through the forces of Nature is seen to be good, how much more is his goodness manifest in the outworking of all those spiritual agencies which He sets in operation for mans eter- nal salvation.
 AS Christ Jesus the One in whom all spiritual forces are centered, steps into the midst of humanity-what do we hear him declare? He says: ''I am come to seek and save that which was lost" He says: 1T am come that they might have life and might have it more abundantly." He declares: 1T am the good shepherd, the good shep- perd giveth his life for the sheep" His assurance Is All things work to- gather for good to them that love Ged.'' "I so to prepare a place for you. that where I am there ye may be also.' At any cost, even by the agony of Ca1vary's Cross, He comes to re- deem and save us. Overwhelmed by a sense of His perfect love and good ness untold millions have been loyal to Him and said with Paul Lord, what wilt thou have me to doe" Eter- nity will be too short to repay Him for our savation from sin and death
 Take my life and let it be
 Consecrated Lord, to Thee
 becomes not merely a song of the lips but the deep expression of mans soul.
 Finally we sec marvellous har- mony and unity Of action between all the forces of Nature. At times the forces of Nature have seemed to be al war with one another, resulting in endless confusion. But this is far from being the real case. Sun and wind and rain and the fertility of the soil, all combine to produce the fruit and flower and ripened grain. Take away any of these forces and the rest would be a complete failure. Take away the rain and we I1ave no 1lar- vest. Remove the sun, and again no harvest is possible. Subtract from growth is possible.
 Natures forces must and do work together and the fine result is that lions Of earth are supplied from year to year. And this law Of co-opera- ton, which we see so beautifully ex- enaplif1ed in Nature, God is ceaselessly seeking to call into existence in hu- man society,--so that 8 blessed har- mony may prevail in every home, that the school may be guided by this great principle of unity, or the indi- Vidual congregation and the church universal may be one. ..- ss Our goal is harmony and unity What is to be done? Fit yourself to the plan of God in universe. This is your main task in life."
 TROY-WOODS,