l»nt the Ilible says, “Oy aloud,spare
not, lift tip tliy voice like a trumpet,
and show my people their transgres
sions, Is. 58:1. “
In John the eighteenth chapter
we read of a blind man that wanted
help and so he begun calling,“And
they which went before rebuked
him, that he should hold his peace
(von see there were broad m tt f -d
folUs t wo t honsand y ears ago t hat ob
jected to too much demonstartion)
but he cried so much the more,Thou
Son of David have mere yon me.*'
“And in the nineteenth chapter of
the same book there was a little man
that needed help, “And he ran before
and climbed up into a sycamore tree
to see him; for he was to pass that
way.” As far as we know there was
no splurge about that, at least no
splurge iu words, hut what a ridicu
lous sight to the broad minded ones
standing about.
And in the third chapter of .V-k
we see two preachers, filled with the
Holy Ghost about to enter the temple,
and a sufferer needing help reach
es up his hands begging, and he
received more than he was looking
for. Peter and John had in the pre
ceding chapter been in a very pro
nounced meeting in which there was
much power and demonstration,
perhaps broadminded men of that day
might have called it “splurgy” Put
as we above said the poor sufferer
got more than he had hoped for and
in the eighth verse,“he leaping up
stood, and walked, and entered with
them into the temple, walking, and
leaping, and praising God . ”
But brother Van isn’t there really
danger of a falling away,a backslid
ing? Why of course there is.but there
is also a likely hood that there will
l>e a few who will continue steadfast.
In the thirteenth chapter of Mat
thew we find wayside hearers,stony
ground hearers, thorny ground
hearers and good ground hearers.
If yo t will note,the above failure
was not due to the seed nor sowing.
So we shall not be surprised if some
do not continue. In conclusion we feel!
like id ling an endorsing statement
made by Snpt. W. H. Johnson.
“This is the first time that I have
ever come to this village that I have
not had a lot of things to straigten
up among you people."
WISE ARB OTHERWISE
“Mike me lad and does the Eskimo
come often toyere shack?"
“Often,nothing doing,its all the
blissed time they kape coming with
their two bits for this and their two
bits for that and kovv kow peluk an—
“Ah Mike ye blithering ignorant'
ns,It’s me self that’s axing al>out
that illigent little magazine published!
at Igloo. “
THINK
If you think you arc beaten,yof are;
If you think you dare not,you do’nt.
If yon like to win but you think
you ca’nt,
It’s almost a cinch you wo’nt.
If you think you’ll lose .you’re lost;
For out of the world wet find
Success begins with a fellow’s will,
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you’re outclast.yo t are;
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got tobesure of yourself be
fore
You can ever win a prize
Life’s battle's don’t always go
To stro lg and faster man;
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the o;ie who thinks he can. - SeF