Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-20
can prolong his life with any certainty
that would not if given the privilege,

can prolong his life with any certainty
that would not if given the privilege,
use every available means to extend
life! To whom and from whom can we
expect any such extension but God?
eve quit this life with unfulfilled
plans. Given our choice here no man
would be ready to meet death until
at least every aim had been accom-
plished and every plan fulfilled. The
daily increase Of plans as well as the
daily elimination Of aims would there
fore render us never ready for death,
as it really does not Let science pro-
duce her life giving elixir; let wealth
in all her combined power, offer her
self for life; let worldly pleasure act
as substitute for the cares and trials
Of life that it might be prolonged, and
the certainty remains.
"It is needless for us to refer to
the cases of Adam and Eve in their
disobedience, or to Pharaoh and his
Indifference to God, or Belshazzor and
his impious feasts, or to Jonah and
others who failed to prosper in their
acts of hard heartedness toward God.
Are Seen Today
"Just let us look about in this our
day and see these characters actively
engaged in trying to refute the power
of God. 1t is to these that life's last
hour comes like a terrific tempest
despoiling what has been to them a
glory These folk should remember two
things One is that their wealth
becomes less valuable to them every
day and the other is that eternity re-
lativeIy becomes more awful to them
every day. If you are in this class
if the inevitabilities which have been,
are today and ever shall be, hold a
terror for you-leave off doubling and
heart into His hands and start today to
supreme goal of your life's efforts.
"As cheering fact, the thought of
the swiftness of life comes to those
who are in the world yet not of the
world. The thought is sweetest to the
time tried Christian against whom gos-
sip has beensdireeted and rumor scat
tered or whose life has been marred by
the gruelling test of physical afflietion,
withal of whom public sentiment says,
they suffer from their guilt But the
over he feels the blessed assurance
that his Father knows. that whatever
the trial or affliction it only bares his
faith to the test.
Wisdom Is Interchangeable
''The wisdom of God is Interchangeable
in its relation to the world; His
strength is ever the same and that
power that sustained Jesus Christ
through His death to save the world is
sufficient for us. Again the Christian is
cheered through the hope to serve in
of life after the storm of this
life is over and His sheep shall be
called home.
"Oftimes when the green leaves be-
deck the trees and all is fair we can
not readily detect the birds nests, but
when winter lays bare the trees any
one with half an eye may see them.
So amid the press Of business and
the Christian may be scarce
II discerned, his life being concealed
by the thick and throng Of the things
of earth: but let affliction come, or
the family. and we shall see the Chris
patience by which be rises superior to
trial 1t is often the sick bed, the burn
ing house, the sinking ship or the panic
In many true believer, true piety is
like drum which nobody hears unless
it is beaten.
Church Not on Trial
Though many point the critical
finger at the church today; the church
is not on trial 1t is the shallow critic
that is on trial. And inasmuch as the i
church is not on trial, neither are we
on trial in the way that the worldly
are tried. We should be persuaded that !
Jesus Christ's own trial by Satan and |
His death and resurrection are
enough of the wisdom of |
Gods love and strength. to convince
the honest mind Then like Job. him
self Christ type in trial, let us lay
aside doubts and worldly fears and put !
IN more of the armor of faith that |
We may the better live. that we may !
he better teach others to live, and |
hat we might make the goal of eternal /
ife more of reality each day."