Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-15

ideas in the mind of this son, who was
destined to stand before kings and take
his place in the history of all time.
When he came TO the place where the
eyes of a people were upon him, he
turned back to the scenes and figures
\ of his home. TO give. this nation some
: idea of what they could expect from
Jehovah. their God. AS one whom
his mother comforreth, so will l COM
fort YOU saith Jehovah. We cannot
intelligently study the hand Of God as
it is felt in the affairs of individual
men or nations without seeing that
God acts according to all the laws
which we see in the motherhood at its
best.
I'VE are told that we are made in
the image of God. Nowhere do we
sec this any better than in mother
hood. God is love. Jesus tells us. And
everyone knows that mother is love,
Her every action towards her child is
inspired by this one motive. She may
caress. she may punish. she may praise,
she may correct, but whatever she does
is lone in love.
Mother Author of Life
God is the author of life. What
ever our theory of the development of
life may be we are at one in saying
that the origin of life is due to God.
Mother gains her place in the hall of
fame by being the author of life. She
goes down to the brink of that mystic
rious stream which is both the river of
life and the river of death. and knows
not whether the ferryman will come
to carry her away TO the unknown
land or out of the unknown land will
bring a new life to her
..CnJ hoe orr-or,loI MON with
everything that will contribute to his
happiness and welfare. Sermons in
stones, books in running brooks. and
good in everything The hills are
full of minerals. The ground is abund-
antly stocked with nourishment, the
air is made for wings. If man does
not find the land that is flowing with
milk and honey. it is not the fault of
God. Mother is engaged in the same
work. She has learned from expert
ence the many good things that nature
and God hold in store. She is con-
stantly ~endeavoring to bring these her
itages into the life of her children.
She surrounds them to the full extent
of her ability with the best. If the
children do not make the most of these
advantages for the development of
character. it is not the fault of mother.
God in loving self-sacrifice gives
His very best for the sake of His
children. God so loved the world that
He gave His only ~begottep Son. that
whosoever believeth on Him should
not perish but have everlasting life.
How like a mother that is. Are there
not thousands of them the world over
that have done that very SANE thing?
They have given that which was most
precious to them for the sake of the
salvation of the world. Sometimes it
pas been a martyr daughter and some
times a soldier son. and sometimes it
has been just a plain. honest living,
God fearing man or woman who. by a
life of patient toll. has made the world
a better place in which to live.
Does Not Rejoice in Misfortune
Isaiah saw what many are not able
to see. even in our day. namely, that
God does not rejoice in the misfortune
which comes to us. Jerusalem had
been disobedient to His commands and
had trusted in force rather than in
Him. His people had been sinful. But
in spite Of this, they were His people
and Jerusalem was His city. They had
received the inevitable punishment for
their sin. and God only desired to gath
or them in His arms again. When
Isaiah saw this aspect of the character
of God. we do not wonder hat he could
find its most adequate portrayal in
the care, of the mother for her off
spring. AS one whom his mother COM
fortetA,. so will l comfort YOU 1t is