Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-26
make us appreciate its blessing.
FOOD AND RAIMENT.

FOOD AND RAIMENT.
In a land of plenty like our Amer
lea food and raiment are apt to be-
come the commonplace. And in this
materialistic age a man says COM
placently: my business supports me
and my family" We are prone to
forget that everything comes ulti-
matelv from God. That
Back of the loaf is the snowy
flour,
And back of the -four the mill,
And back of the mill are the wheat
and the shower.
And the sun and the Fathers will.
When 100000 children in Europe
are at the point of starvation and
we are told by Mr.. Hoover will starve
unless America relieves them, when
other nations are bankrupt with high
prices, and almost every home is a
place of mourning, and when we have
been waxing fat for several years in
prosperity, God pity US if we are
grumbling and complaining because
there has come clean year when
we are suffering reverses and fnan-
cial losses. We need to catch the
spirit of Paul, who said and lived the
truth: Having food and raiment let
us herewith be content"
GENERAL.
Time does not permit me to enum-
crate all the material blessings God
has literally showered upon US, not to
mention those far superior-the gift
of Jesus ours Saviour, to die for us,
and the gift of the Spirit to sanctify
and perfect US for that better world
Suffice it to say, Gods Word admon-
ishes US thus: SIN everything give
thanks, for this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus concerning you"
HARD TIMES.
So not only in the day Of prosperity
but also in the day of material losses
we are to give thanks to God. If He
has permitted hard times, and regard.
less of the events which have beer
the occasion of their coming, we must
admit that God cas- permitted them
thank Him; for amidst the Difficult
ties of the present hour His great wist
and Interchangeable providence rules
and He is working for the good Of
men and His own glory.
Let us not forget that in the con
Itinrcc prosperity rs we had iC unit
receAtly lay great peril to our ma
tion. The youngest of the nations
ai:c yet already vastly the richest
America was rapidly growing richer
Some one has said that within TIVE
generations we have seen our per cap
ita wealth increase from less thar
$500 to over $4,000 And in thi
wave of prosperity, though we have
not shared as some, nevertheless W,
have been in its path.
What has been the effect on thu
spiritual life of America? Man.
think it has been greatly dampened.
have heard many of our older minis
tiers who have preached for 20 ant
30 years say that they never met witt
an Indifference to religion and TIL
church equal to that of these recen
years of nationwide prosperity. L
this be true, shall we not thank CO.
that men, now for a season at least
have a breathing spell in their ma,
rush for mammon, to seek the thing
of God.
PERSONAL ADVERSELY.
There is little doubt but that i
takes the day of adversely to keep u
from forgetting God. If you have |
personal trial, or there is an afflictiol
in your home, however hard it ma.
be to bear, thank God for it. 'Il
everything give thanks
George Innes, after trip to Indi,
for the purpose of studying the for
eign mission work in that country
tells this story of Hindu girl in tina
country. 'Upon the eve of her wed
DIM she was appalled, to learn sh
was leper All her earthlyahope