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8 THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. 61.
YoUn^ PeOOle's Tonic "°''' t^^* "^•^••e js no place for thanks. 3^ ^j^g Q^^ ^^ ^f ^^^ .^^ ^^^ eall upon the name
.•. v,/«^i.x^ X \,\j^x\, ^ J. \j^x\, giving. Then happens what Brown- , ^ ^^ . , iv v, i.q j-i i i • ^ ,
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'"S '^^"^ the worst of deaths, "a adoration. In Neh. 1'2:31, we read ^^ e should thank and praise God
lamp's death when replete with oil, bow the walls of the city of Jerusa- for the Chureh, for His house, for
By Rev. A. A. Johnston. ^ chokes," but God has given us km were dedicated with thanksgiv- the open AVord, the Bible. We hi\c
A. Joyous Life. Joel 2:21-27. gifts which should fill our lips with jjjo- Nehemiah says "I brought the ordinances of his house, tiic
(Thanksgiving meeting.) Praise every moment we live. Sure- " ^j^^ .^^^^ ^^ j^^^j^ ^^^ (Continued on page 10.)
Psalms:—13:1-G, No. 24- 30:1-3, 5, ly my cup runneth over." ^ f • . t ^ .
No. 74; 43:3-G, No. IIG; 126:1-4, No. There is first a great thankfulness ^'^H and appointed two great com- PRESSED HARD
355. ' for God's great and wonderful gift, panics that gave thanks" and in the p -» ,• \j,r •
Parallels:—! Chron. 12:40; Ezra "Thanks be to God for His unspeak- 40th verse of the same chapter we ^o^ees \\ eight on Old Age.
6:16; Ps. 16:11; Ps. 89:16; Ps. 149:2; able gift." In Christ there is etern- ^.^^^ ..g^ g^^^^ ^j^^ ^^.^ companies .y,^ r^^r^r^lTZI^' .1 • • •
Isaiah 35:1-2; Isaiah 61:10; Hab. al life. In Him there is peace which j_^ .^ ^^^ W hen people realize the injurious
3:18; Luke 10 •20- John 15:11- Rom. passeth-knowledge. Our sorrows are f u t j j r .qj-u ^^'^'^^^ "^ coffee and the change in
14:17; Phil. 3:3; 1 Thess. 1:6. ' softened in the fellowship of His suf- house ot the Lord, and 1 and the j^^^j^j^ ^j^^^ Postum can bring, thev
One of the most courageous souls ferings. Our work becomes worship, half of the rulers with me."' And ^^^ usually glad to lend their'testithe
world has ever known was Rob- The most commonplace service be- fhen in the 43rd verse he savs, £ the 1 n fit f tl
ert Louis Stevenson. The blood was comes glorified. Our treasures may arpj^ ^g^^^^ ^ sacrifices and ...r ^., - , , ] % ,
upon his handkerchief, the medicine slip away, health may depart, ambi- . ' .., ^^ . . ,, . ^^y mother, since her early childbottl
s were upon his shelf, pallor tions may be lost, but the life which ^^joiceu »uii ^ eat jo.\ , tue wtveb hood, was an inveterate coffee drinkupon
his cheek and weakness in his is bid with. Christ in God can never also and the children rejoiced so ^^^ j^^^ ^^^^ troubled with her heart
body, yet he was brave and cheerful perish.
that the joy of Jerusalem was heard ^^^ ^ number of years and com
to the end. He saw deep into the Then how manifold are our bless- gyen afar off." It is surely a good „i„,-„„j „j! x, , t , „ , » ,"
... „ ^, , „ i^croi nnr iflTifi at nencp War , plained ot that Weak all over feelrehgion
of the soul. You remem- mgs. Our land at peace. War, ^j^. ^^ ^^^.^^ ^^^ ^^j^^^ ^^^ ^_^^^^^^ r - , ^ ,
. ber his parable of his soul's garden, famine and pestilence are not stalk- . ° ^. . ing ana sick t.cmaeh.
He presents the picture of his going ing rampant over our fields and citie'5. ^^ tlianksgiving.
"Some time ogo I was making a
out and conversing with his garden- Bountiful harvests have covered our 2. It is pleasant. yigjt j-^ j^ distant part of the coun
er and finding one plant everywhere, valleys and plains. There is work to rj,^^^^ -^ ^^^ ^ gj j^ ^^^^^^ j^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^.
throughout the warden Tt flourisheddo. A new spirit is abroad in our ,. , ii •
Tprlsion fn'every nook Ldtr church. Surely we can call upon our «- 1-f -^^n we can say there is merchants of the place. I noticed
ner, and he said to the man, "What soul to bless and magnify the Lord, no need ot thanksgiving, lhe very a somewhat unusual flavor of the
is this herb" "The herb of resigna- If "^e turn our eyes toward the nature of the service brings joy into 'coffee' and asked him concerning.
tion," was the response. "Out with smoke-covered battlefields of Europe ^jjg j^g^j.^ jj- jg ^j-^g j^ Q^p express- it He replied that it was Postum
it, man; out with it," was the reply and hsten to the rumble of the earn- appreciation and gratitude "I was so pleased with it that af'
of this brave sufferer. "I will have age and then remember what God ^ ^^ . ^ -i «as .0 pieasea w itn it tnat, atnone
of it any longer. Replace it is stil doing for us, then is "our to fellow men. There is so much ter the meal was over, I bought a
with the herb of joy, but see it is niouth filled with laughter and our satisfaction in the very act itself, package to carry home with me,
the flowering sort."
tongue with singing. The Lord hath Matthew Henry says, "Holy joy or and had wife prepare some for the
Aye, that is the trouble with us. done great things for us; whereof we delight are required as the principle next meal The whole familv were
The garden of our soul may be cover- are glad." ^^ .^^ ^^^ ^^^^ .^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ -^^ ^
ed over with noxious weeds. Perhaps • i j. /-,-1 • j.i j
we have rigorously rooted them out. PraV^r Mcrtmiy T o O i r ""'''' ^'"°^ ^^'^ '' continued coffee and used Postum
for these weeds represent the dark *"•/*'* xTxwviiiig x yj^ii^ ^^^^ ^^^ busmess of it, and that is entirely.
sins of life. But from the scarred FOR XOVEMBER "So. pleasant to us as saints that are de- "I had really been at times very
ground we have allowed to grow in g^. gg^. j j^j Johnston. voted to his honor. Praising God is anxious concerning my mother's
iSn'a\rn''strrg5ranTglo^^^^^ "Praise ye the Lord." Ps. 147:1. --^ that is its own wages; it is condition, but we noticed that after
are saved.' Thank God for that, but 1. It is good. ^'^aven upon earth." The devoted nsing Postum for a short time, she
our life is not alight with victory and 3. It ig pleas-ant. follower of God is filled with joy felt so much better than she did
thanksgiving. The garden of our soul 3 j^ -^ gQj^gjy and gladness in such an act. It is prior to its use and had little trou-
,fr'h„e'. flnTrfnf^•^v"\nne JSl' P^alms: 100:1-4', 93:1-5, 103:1-5, ^ ^Pi^tnal uplift to the soul. The ble with her heart, and no sick
liant hued flowers of loy, hope, love ' ' ji 1 • • n j • j .
and eager optimism. It should be 145:1-5, 148:1-6. ^odij soul praising God is a de- stomach; that the headaches were
brilliant with those bright colored Passages: First, Thanksgiving: 1 lightful thing; a thing affording not so frequent, and her general
blossoms which delight a child's (^'i^^o. 16:8, Is. 12:5, Ps. 92:1, 2 Ps. Purest satisfaction and real joy to condition much improved. This
^®^^*' 95-3 Pg 105-1 Ps 147-7 Eph ^^^ heart. continued until she was well and
The plants should be the flowering „ ' ' o tj. - 1 t ±
* ^T * • *^ 4. • f 11 ^ 5 ••0 1 Thess 5 -18 2 Cor 2 -14 2 3. It is comely. hearty.
sort. Not a joy that is full and ^ •-'-'>-^ j-ircoo. o .xo, ^