The Gospel Trumpet - 37:22

              Bo will I &eelr out my alleep, and w1ll dtillver Lbem out of dl plaees wnare Lbey nave been oc .. uoored In the cloudy and dnrlr day. -Ezelr. S.: 1L
AuCI I hey lb&U be my people, and I w1U be their God.--Jet. 32:38. Al IVID.I.DI Uw.o it eb&ll be U&bt~Zecb. l<l: 7.
Volume XXXVII. Anderson. Ind .. U.S. A.. 1l1ursday. May 31, 1917. Number 22.
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WHAT 01' TllAT?
Tired! well, ud what of thnt1
Di<lol flllloy llf~ wno •p~nt on lu•.la of M O••,
Plull.,ring lhe o·osu·lenves ~enttere I b.•· llo~ brrnnf
<'orne, rou•c throl \Ynrll; while it i~ ~nllr I tn•lny i
Coward~ uu-.t-, gu furth UJH•o tis~· wuyl
Lonely! ltncl what of th•L'
~me muat be lonely; 'tla uot given 111 all
To f~•l " ""''n 1'1'~ponaive rl~e n111l fnti­To
blend nnolltrr lite lnlo ltlo Ctwn;
WMk 1'11'1\y be donn In lonolln<'P•; wnrlt on!
fl:uk t wrll nod v.tuot of lhnlf
Di·l•t fnndh· !lre:tm thnt JII,Ul would nc•·cr ft'lf
Po«t frnr tn In~~ thy wayf 'fnk" enurnll" ntl
Learn thou tn walk b,- faith a.u.J not by •lqhl,
Tb;r •l"P• .nn lfUidNl h<' an•l gtoi<l<••l roglot.
Uar•ll well. Au·l 'fl'hat or th11t f
Piol.11~ f:111ry lit, liM ~unuurr h<!lltlll)'t
With l~s•on• non~ to lonrn. noul unugbt hut piny t
Oo. i,fj'\ th•~ to thy tMk. Conquer or ilie!
r~ muat Ill' lrntoNI: lrnrn It thrn potiently.
~n help! nn~·f 'ti• not iM•i
Thnn~:h hmnnn b~lp ht' !llr, thy (lo,J Is nl2b.
Who fN'd~ th~ raveM. lo•ar• hla thil<lrrn ·~ r~:
H'e ·~ nNir thrt> wherc•or ·~r thy tll<)tat<'ps rnnul.
Anti he will !fUI•lo thN>, lil!bt lhrt', bel)> tbce bnme.
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BLESSI~GS OF GODLY FEAR
Bu ll. 1·'. Lttmm
David said: ''llurruJ• huth tllkcu holu up011
m" becnu~ of tlte wit·kcd tltat forsake thy law."
Psa. 119: 531. Ouu of the elemt'ILL'i that made
Do,·id one u£ tho best scholars in the sl'hool of
flod am! ('ODBe<Juently one of its hesl telll'hrrs,
\\1111 the rear or God i.hat r<>lltc,J upon hi11 son!.
Fl"nl godly feRr S(>ran~ the quality or gNltl<:­ness,
whi\·h Da,·iu snid bnd made him weat The
fNlf of Ood is one nf the grl'lttest t~Rtrniniug and
balunring force~ thut we ean po!;Ses&. Rt•movc
godly fear and thP soul is ready for almost auy
..J,·~peratc advl"nturc iu ~in. '!'he 'lOll! with this
heavenly restrtliut n•move1l ruu.~ swiftly, un­afraid,
nod tmnhushed into Mrtain dc~tru<>ti!lu.
Christ was charnt·ll'rized by tho fllllr ot' Ond
-"Wl1o in the 1lay« o( hia Hesh, when he hnd
offered up prny.:N and snpplir-ntinn~ 11 illi HtTnn<r
ervin~ And tears unto htm that wur; able tn !!!lVI'
hi~ from death, aml wn~ hrnt·d in Uwt In· fNtr­cd.'
· Pastors, Cl'an~•'liwts, and teacher,; who
think IUld act and tl!neh 118 Vltri,t tlid 11 ill ruiq"
ll(l a elll"' or I elit•YI'I'S \\hD'~ liv··· .trt• uulit•t•uloll'
for lh~> sturdy •Jnnlltit>~ of htunilily, sohricty,
11111 (!1'1<11~ f~lll'.
Aoundue•<.•; in dnctrinc is the le<>~-.nutc !hat
must IJp ijlrnr·k iu nil \~Ork of U llptritunJ nalnrt'.
Our w•11 k 11111~1 s<~me duv be trsl••d lw C:ot1 him·
N(·Jr ll<'fort• it 1vill h,. ::tdmitted into it!'tlven. H
thet·o sl10nld ho• thosp who~t· lahor!! qeew lnckin(f
i.u iudut•ins: lh~ fMr of flnr1. ll't thrm rNtliz~> that
C'n>rl will u t no 11i~tu u t I i me t< st 11 U on r work,
"}'nr othrr fnundntil'ln can uo 1nnn lny than is
lahl. whi1·h is .J e!l\1~ Christ. Now if uuy mun
build upon this fountlutiou gold. silver. prcciou~
~tones, wood, hoy, stubble; every mau 's work
shall be made mnu.ifoo: for Lhe day slillll tleclure
it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the
tlre shall lry every mnn 's work of wbat sort
it ill" (1 Cor. 3: 11, 13).
Our Unconscious Influence Over Others
By Ktus~a H. lJymm
When .lohn nrri1·Nl nt the sepulcher of tho
ti"l'll Lord, he tnnidl_v tltovd uutsl!le lookiug in,
but bold, impulllive Peter t•ume mlllling after
bim aod went right into the srpulcber. "'fhct.
went. in nl$0 that other disciple" (John 20' 8).
John was led by Peter's elCumplc to enter the
sepui~.her. 1 L \\'IIH l1ll incident of compRI·ativt-­ly
tsmnll ImportatJce, but 1t i.Unstrutcs that Ull·
rle;;i!.:ncd miiuence that we are l'ontinuo.lly CK­CI't'i!
lin~ ovl'r others and by which others affect
us.
We do oot lead an indllpcnclcut existence in
this worlu. To whatever cxteut we aro associat­ed
with onr frl!ow beings, to t11at cxtcot we are
lt>nrling or folloll'in~ them, and lhcy are lcadin~
or followin~~; us. Ttru. is true in the little tbin!:ll
l't•l.tting to Sl'cnlar ufl'airs and also in the spirit­ual
life and murul conduct. We beeoutu a part
of ull llic pt>ople we llll'et, and they are likewis~
affert ell by Ill!.
lnlinen!'e nmy be Pitner voluntary or involun­tary.
'!'he 8nutlu~ ·!IChool tenehel' inJluene~ his
pupil. 1 le does it purposely and endeavors to
l!way him by argnml'ut, pl'rstla.~ion, t-ic. The
prPIH'her in6ul.'nces his (!Oll~tiou conscious!~·
und intentionally, all.d his hearer:~ may ll\'CU will­in~
ly submit themsl'lves to he thus iutlnen<'ed;
hut there ie an influenl'e tlmt not only the
J>I'Cal'lwr Md teacher, but C\'ery pl.'rsou wields
uui.uteuiionally tmd unconsciou~ly.
l'NeONSCIOUS l~I•'I.I ' Y.Nrf:
J)nubtk... .~ when Peter cutert'd the !;t'(lttHt~r
he had no thonl!hl of the effect hi~ l'xmnplc
woultl Jutve upon hi!\ brother apo~tle. Nur tlitl
Johu, us he cautioulil~ followed PL•I ·r iutn tJ,c
lll'plll<'hl'r, snppnse thnt he wa« C'll11'1'•1 to tlo so
I)>· the I''WIIIf'lf' Of this hohh•r U~«'l'in f< <.;0 ill
numherlc~• litll thiu>rs we nrc tHtiiU'm·imr others
to clo ri\!ht or wronjl'. We nrP t'ilht>r t..'·utlwrin~:
with l'hrtRt or SPtlltt•rin!!' ahmutl However mul!h
nn~> IDll:'o' dt•sire unl to inUururr. othel'il to clo
Wl'OII!!, if he do<'< wr~>n~ htru!!t'lf. hP will very
likely uilluencc others to uo so io spite o! all the
teething be may gt\'e them to tbu contrary. Ac·
tions spenk louder thnn "'mls. Whnt >"" nrc,
all't•ct~ men more llian wbnt you s.~y. ln thi~ you
arc your htoth.,r'ti keeper. You uro eilh~r aiel·
ing bim to reach highet• heights of spirituality
and to gain heaven, or you IU'C leuding h.im
dt·t'per into 11iu and to evcrlu~tin~ torment. The
mun who is un the brond road ot sin muy repent
and go th<' othCI· way, but it is not often that b ..
I'PU undo the \HOng he lws done to those whom
he has intlncnccd to take the wrno~r way.
l'coplo ure i.nJiuented mo~t hy i.hns•• they lov~.
rcspt•t•t, nr admire. 'fhe little child naturally
seck~ to imitate its parents. 1! ihc rather fUD.okeij
a pipe, his little sou will pruhnbly dellire to
srruike a pipe; but i£ tba ruth<>r pruys. bi!l boy
will probably try to do likewi~P Pupils urtl
stroogly i.ullucnccd by u tcucher wh<'m they love
aud rellpcct. .Even preachert; will often nncou
st•ionHiy imitate another prPHChl'r who'«! manner
of .speaking they especially admire. Since it
is tho~e who love u~ moNt who nrc most apt to
follow llll, lww careful we Rhould be that we set
thl' 1·ight e:ttample nnd inlluence them ri~blh f
'l'h1· only way to tlo thiR is to be OII!'Rl'lvee jt;llt
what we would l01.1d others to he. This is wh11t
Jl"'.os mennt wlwn he snid, "Let your light so
shinr."
St r•m~re 11~ it moy seem. though one is nn·
~onacious oi wit'l1lin!!' nny infiuenee. yet he is
rP!!pnuRihlP for it. He is respon11ible fnr his
chot·acter arul condncl. He thus uueonseio11~l~·
l'iflorr bnildR tlp the kinaflOttJ nf Clod Or leor!l it
down.
IN~'I.I ' ENriNO O'riU:RS 1'() lii'TRTTt \l,JTV
DoubtiPs~ uumy tillll'!l men nro Rtirred t~ pl·:ty
uwr · h~ n powerf1tl !SI'rtnon or nn enn1cst e:<­hnrt::
ttitm enn~erninfl a clocper spiritual life. hut
i<~ it not nlso trn~ thut 11 hl'n we at-e brou~bt in
l·•nc•lt "itlt Jli'Y'Mlltll of Ol!(ljl 11iety, who pruy.mtwh
and t·njn,\· a clnsc walk and hlessrd eommnniou
with Oo,l. w~> fePl :1 rrudna for more nf thnt