The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-02-05

ence of Egypt
the Red sea, the
palms OF Elm.
sinai. kadesh-Barnea. the great ana
terrible wilderness, and now they are
passing over Jordan. still having ex-
perience' although near the journeys
end. They were having u new expert
rnce m travelling a way they had not
irayeled before.
Life Made Up Of Changes.
This II peculiarly true Of the. day IN
which We live. In some portions OF
The world the people live as they have
lived ,for two thousand or more years
but that is not 50 with US. aud II VIII
not be so wit them very long. Life
u not "a monotony. Changes are quite
true Of the Christian life as well as
the secular. There N here sugges-
ton 10 he careful about new condi
lions. Now one is prosperous and
successful In every way, but change
may come In conditions. consequent
~ one cannot boast OF the future. ON
the other hand. when things are going
wrong there Is cheer in the thought
thar matters will not always be thus /;
the night will give way TO day. mourn
ing TO JOY. failure to success.
: New Experiences.
BY such new experiences there Is n
cer.aln toughenng of the muscles. and
necessarily a purpose 10 adjust ones
self 10 them and 10 be ready to yield
% the things that are for the best.
The circumstances being changed.
old experiences cannot be depended
upon. To put fractious horse In the
hands Of child. or an automobile In
the hands OF man who has never
driyen one. would he foolish-almosi
criminal. A change of place of work
OF residence. and of surroundings
necessltating new experiences. indi-
Gates that caution should be used.
The younger people Of this land to-
day are brought up against new re-
ligious teachings. What are they to
do? At such time there should be
great caution. The new thing may be
better than the old. hut the law of
experience would indicate that II the
old thing was good In the former day
II will do very well now. II Is bet
ter 10 hold TO II than TO flY TO some
thing untrieds unless there Is investi-
cation that shows there is safety In
the change. The great peril OF the
young Of today Is ibis presentation OF
new things in religion-all kinds of
fads and theories are presented, and
with great FEASIBILITY. But the
proper thing 20 do is to have caution
and 20 look for the guidance of the
Lord.
Courage Needed.
In our new situation In the battle
OF life we need special courage, be.
cause the methods that have been used
successfully heretofore may not be
used now. II the soldier knows his
enemy Is going TO fight as in the for
mer days he knows how TO meet him.
But II the situation is so changed that
the soldier does not know what his
enemy Is going to do, he Is unnerved.
In the Christians course there Is
no need for trepldation and loss of
heart. We read In the context. in
speaking of the ark of the covenant.
Come not near unto Il, that W may
know the way that We must CO." There
are two thoughts here. First. the ark
OF the Lord. the symbol of the pres
ence, of God. Is most sacred object.
The old Testament history tells us
that man was struck dead for touch
ing t.. The other thought Is that we
must always keep ourselves In sight
Of the ark that we may he guided by
Il. When they would see the ark NOV
Il.g forward. then they were to move
In the same direction.
T.lay the Christian may understand
that II he walks where God leads he
viii certainly come 10 the right
destination. There was a certain way
for the children of Israel TO gO-it
.wns the way Of God. II meant 10 them
battles. and hardships. and tests, but
II was the way OF victory and con
quest. and II they had been faithful
IN following Gods leading from Sinai
through 10 Canaan. they would have
come quickly inno the promised land
and been saved that terrible forty
years in the wilderness.