The Gospel Trumpet - 34:12

              So will J seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered In the cloudy and dark day. -Ezek. 34:12.
And they shall be my people, and J will be their God.-Jer. 32:38. At evening time it shall be light.-Zech. 14:7.
Volume ,XXXIV. Anderson. Ind., U. S. A., Thursday, March 19, 1914. No. 12.
I LOVE THEE.
BY B. l~ WARREN.
Thou knowest that I love thee, Lord;
Thy way is always right;
There's none but thee who can· afford
My soul supreme delight.
Thou knowest that I love thee now
l!'or grace bestowed on me;
Then how could I to Satan. bow,
And meanly turn from thee'
Thou knowest that I love thy name
Above the names of earth;
Thy promises with joy I claim,
They're of eternal worth.
Thou knowest that I love thy Word,­My
soul thou dost redeem,-
For in it thy sweet voi.ce is heard, •
1\[y heart's inspi.r.i.n.g theme.
ACQUAINT THYSELF WITH GOD.
BY ELlS AH VAN HOOSE.
"Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at
peace" (Job 22! 21).
When God made man, he made him to. be a
companion for himself; in fact, man is so con­stituted
that there is no hope of peace for him
as long as he is 'estrarigedfrom God. And this
accounts for the great spirit ~f ,U1)l'cstc 'in the
world today: people are try·ing to obtain peace
by acquainting ihemst:lves with the varied
scenes of nature; some are seeking the ae'·
quaintance of great an.d notable persons of
earth, but none of these things can give peace.
Solomon says, "I sought in mine heart to give
myself unto wine, yet, acquainting· my heart
with wisdom; and t:0 lay hold on folly, till I
might see what was that good for the sons of men
which they should do under the heaven all the
days of their life. I made me great;works;1
builded me houses; I planted ,me vineya.cds: !
made me gardens and orchards, and I planted
. me trees in them of all kind, of fruits: I made
me pools ofwate~,to water tlierewitJ1 the wobcl
that bringeth forth trees: I got me servants and
maidens, and had servants born in, my house;
also I had great possessions' of great and, small
cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before
lne: I gathered me also silver and gold, and The
pecuJiar treasure of kings and of provinces:' I
got me men singers andvvomcn' $ingers,aItd th~
d~lights of the sons ofmen'"a:~" n.t1J.~ica~in~trt1~
ments, and that of. all sorts:·'So I~ia$ g~:~t"~~~
increased more than all that, wereb~~Oi~~e,;tn.
Jerusalem: also nlY wisdom. '~~~illea·-witn~~:
And whatsoever Illine eyes,d:e~red~, kePt~~!'
from them, I witbheldnotm;y,heaft;.; fron::t 'a1tl;3"
joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor: and
this .was my portion of all my labor. Then I
looked on all the works that my hands had
wrought, and on the hibor that I had labored
to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexa­tion
of spirit" (Becl. 2:'3-11).
Many now are following the same course that
Solomon tried, onl" to learn the same 'lesson,
at the school, if, like Solomon, they are fortu­nate
enough to retain their wisdom through" their
experience. But no doubt there are many whose
wisdom does not remain with them, for they do
not stop to look upon, their w{)rks and consider
them. To such God says in J er. 16: 20, 21 :
, 'Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they
a·.re no gods 1 Therefore, behold, I will this once
cause them to know, I will cause them to know
mine hand and my might; and they shall know
that my name is The Lord." So if men will
not seek to know the Lord, yet he will be known
of them bY' his hand and his might. But the
LQrd would have all to know and acquaint them­selves
with Aim willingly.
God says of those who seek him andgeta,c- .
quainted· with him that they shall not.teac:h
"every man his neighbor, and every man his
brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they all
shall know me, from the least of them unto the
greatest of them. " And to such he says, "Peace
I leave with*you, lhY' peace I give unto yo.u: not
as the WQ:t:"ld giveth, give I unto you. IJe.t not
your heart be troubled, neither let it he afraid"
(John 14: 27).
You :,\1I;ho are tossed on the wide ocean of life,
acquaint yourself with him and be at .peace.
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WHERE 1~GOD'S WORK AND OURS.
'. BY MABE,L C. PORTER.
To the temporal eye thE! scenes of wr~ck, flood,
explosion, suicide, mnrder, and other human
loss is appalling! The finite mind questions
, 'why ~ " .... Sometimes we hear one say, ( 'If I
Vi"ere omnipotent, I should stay the loss. "
'T.o t118 Eternal Eye the view is no great seD.­Hation.
F'rbm" countless ages to countless ages
it sees the spirit, or soul, changing apparel, or
residence,withou:t respect tope~son, . sex, nor
Gol{jr;toIiationality, bond or £l'ee, .to millionaire
orhegga:r, rsinglY .orin. multitudes. To God
1;:11is is ;P,b grea tehange, it is' only a paE!sing on.
,As iTom the begiq.ning;even to the end, it must
l;)ie:so:> '
Th¢ ';lrufuan, fail nrcS' must c • pass . On' just . the
sai~~:'8!s,1tl'UrVietor~~n 'Jiave had 'i@p}portunity.
~~e~:clelli:Ld~d rsouls~t~1:0$ew~? ,c h&y~ip>all1pered
~a 'a(1<w;l!CieGl.the ':J;)i~r$'Qni;and'~f1icilf''j[J~Bi.'iiJearthlY'
treasures, must meet their doom as mUst the
holy ones who have so beautifully adorned the
Spirit, heaped up good to others, and laid the
treasures, not here, but there.
Traveler, could you better manage a universe 7
The problem confronting you is not, how best
to manage God '8 great TI:niverse, but, ' , Are
you making good?' , Your soul does not die; it
merely changes h.abitation. Where will you
spend your eternity?
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JESUS CHRIST.
RY J. GRANT ANDERSON.
, He was a man of S(}ITOWS and aeqliainted
"with grief. Hie was a good man, and harmless.
He lived an innocent and simple life. He was
holy and unspotted from the world. His love
kneW' no bounds, and concerning charity--he
gave the world the best he possessed, namely,
his life. He was. a pedect gentleman, and what­ever
he saj.d collld. b~ ~~peatediria. profitable
we,y~iIris words . were filled With wisdom, and
ministered grace. Blis answers· to OppOs&3
were logical and reasonable, His reproofs were
severe, but charitable. His poverty was great,
yet his gifts were many. Hus meekness' can not
be estimated. He often wept. He cried 3rt the
grave of Lazarus, and wept overJ erusaiem.
He never turned away a crry for· mercy. He
loved. all men, and acted it out in every way
possible. He never . boasted. His voic:e was
not heard on the streets. Hie was the sinner's
friend, and is yet. He kept every promise made.
lIe told Martha that sitting at his feet was bet..
ter than "ilml'lch serving." He was often re­viled,
but h.e a.:nswerednever award. He
obeyed the laws of the laI),d-'-paid his ta:s-;es ..
He uncovered false doctriIles and weak tradi­tions.
He gave hOllo,r to whom honor was due.
Hissil~nce at times is worthy of imitation.
He healed all who came to him for healing,
and he is just thesa.me to~a:Y'. He is. the em­bodiment
of all that is desirable. He lived
{)nce in GaliIee,but will never set his foot on
earth again. When he comes in .judgment, the
eal'1:h . will pass away-it will burn up. Every
eye shall see· him and every knee shall bo~. He
said;' NBe ye therefore ready also, for the Son
of man cometh in an hour t11at ye thinknQt H
The saved will say ill tl!at day, uEv~ilso
come, Lord Jesus."·
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