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8 THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. u.
YoUn^ PeOole's Tonic "^''''"' *° ^^^ P^^^^^^^ l^nd of free- Psalms—25:9-12; 40:9-12; 86:1- who suffer for Christ must look
S f '-'F'-dom. 5; 31:13-15; 27:9-12. to Christ. This is the encourage-
FOR AUGUST 9, 1914. por many centuries the world has 1. Self-denial. Self-denial is ment that we have in the Chris-
By Rev. A. A. Johnston. been serving Satan. God sent His the first mark of the Christian tian life, that we follow the Lord
Who is Free John 8:31-36. Son. We have cried to Him and trust- Hfe. The firstprinciple Christ sets If we were to follow some other
Psalms.—18:1-4, No. 32; 31:1-4, No. ed Him and He has brought us to the forth in this verse is self-denial, personage like unto ourselves
75; 66:1-3, 7, No. 173; 118:1-4, No. green pastures of justification through it involves a test—a test that is we might, lose all hope and sink
314; 119: Part 7, 1-4, No. 324. his own precious blood. What a con- to be applied to all ranks and in despair. But Jesus Christ is
Parallels.—Rom. 6:22-23; 1 Cor. 7: solation to know that our sins are classes of men without exception, our Leader. He knows the way
22-23 -23; 1 Cor. 9:19; Gal. 4:25-26; Gal. washed away in the blood of Christ! j^ j^ intended for every age to for He has traveled the path be
4-31- 1 Pet 9-if;ifi- Tnm fi-i«. Rnm H- He who has been rescued from ,., . ,, , u * r u j t' uc-
Vv z.J-o-ib, Kom. b.is, Kom. f • those who would be members of fore us. He does not say, "there
8:2; Gal. 5:1; Luke 4:18; Rom. 8:21; ,^.^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ the visible church upon earth. As is the way, walk ye in it," but "this'
Ps. 119:45.
heen forgiven who have never enter- members of the church, professors is the way; follow me." "If any
AU men are passionately fond of ed fully into victory over sin. A weal- of the Lord Jesus, we can not be man will come after me."
freedom. We in America boast that thy contractor, who built the Tombs ^^-^ ^^^^ disciples unless we are Youngstown, Ohio.
"the star spangled banner in triumph ^^ ^^w York, entered it as a prison- ^. ^^ ^^^^ self-denial for
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being. The Civil War delivered us ^^^^'^ .^ J ^^J^^^^ ^^ ^^J^ ^ ^^^ ^^^ our own lives and ask the ques- trying it for oneself in order to
forever from the curse of slavery and ^^ ^.^^ window, or drives another nail tion how much do we deny our- know the joy of returning health
every man is free as soon as his feet in the structure, until finallythe vie- selves for Christ Not how much as realized by an Illinois young
touch the shores of our land. tim awakes to findhimself securely in- ^j^ ^^ gj^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^.j^^
But there are other forms of slaverv carcerated. The stone wall is high , ^ , ^ .„ , , „ iduy. one writes.
But there are other forms of slavery
but what sacrifice do we make
which wring from men the cries of ^^^ ^^^ ^.^ ^.^^ .^ ^^^^ 2. CrOSS-bearing. The CrOSS ', "^, '""" / '^^f.' ^^
anguish, cries as full of agony per- -^^ ^^ powerless to escape. He is stands for all suffering. It means "^^"'^ ^" "^^ ^'^^ ^"'^ '* ^^^^t^'^
haps, as those which came from the a prisoner to despair and death. There providential affliction, persecu- y stomach—caused insomnia
lips of the negro slaves ot the South, is a way to escape, however, through jj^^^ ^^^ righteousness sake, ev- and I was seldom without a head-
It was Rousseau who said "Man was Christ. He can annul the past. He ^.,:u..^„*• u- u , , , , ,
, , , ^ . ^ . can renew the character. ^^^ t"^'^! ^"'^ tribulation which ache. I had heard about Postum
born to be free and is everywhere m - ^ „„„„ »„ „„ , -, - .,
chains" He was sneaking of oolitical ''''^' ^- Tmbull* lays down three may come to us while in the ^^d how beneficial it was, so conchams.
He was speaking ot political ^^^^^, fl^^j^ ^^^^^ disciple of Christ , , , . ^ ^ .
conditions, but nis words are just as i. Surrender absolutely and uncon- can count on his cross. We may *° ^^'^ ^ ^'^^ '''
true in the moral sphere. Every- ditionally to Christ as Master. ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ have the same "^ ^^^ delighted with the
where men are bound .in chains, 2. Ask God for the gift of the ful- .^. , , ^ ,.„ . , change I ran nnw «lppn wpll and
TiP^iC! nf Christ n« nnr lifp ti^'^'s bccausc WO differ in char- cnange. i can now sleep well ana
slaves of drunkennesss, lust, sloth, °®^^9"^ i^nrist as our nte. u a u m
3. Believe, then, that God has done ^^ter and disposition. What would seldom ever have headache. My
gold and pleasure. You look into the . . . , j, . •„ ^ , ^ u .. , ^ u u ^^ j
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what we have asked—not will do, but be a cross to one may not be to stomach has gotten strong and i
faces of many men and you know in- j^^s done it. Faith must be willing to another, therefore the Lord says, can eat without suffering afterstinctively
that they are not their believe God in entire absence of any j^^ j^im take up "his cross." It wards. I think my whole system
own masters, but that they are the feeling or evidence. k *u . u , .i u c j •. n .
Mav Cod make im free ttipt, in '"^y ^^ ^hat we could not bear greatly benefited by Postum..
slaves of the evil inclinations of their '"^^ '-'Oa make us tree men m ..,.,, , en , n
Christ Jesus' another s cross. Too often we are My brother also suffered from
own corrupt selves. They may wrestle .„•, . , , , „ ...^^i-,, . . , ,, , . , , i ,
'Readers are referred to Trumbull's apt to think that we can bear an- stomach trouble while he drank
frantically and lament bitterly, but splendid little tract, "The Life that other cross better than our own coffee, but now, since using Posthey
are forced to acknowledge that wins," to be secured from the "Sun- r,,^ „„,. *u t j , u * u c i u u ^4. v,
, , , o ,, , m- r, „ ^ „, •, "^tit not so, the Lord knows what tum, he feels so much better he
Lhey are bound wHh chains which day School Times Co.," of Phila., Pa., , ,. , , „„ r
^ ,, , „,,_ for two cents '^^ Can do. He lays upon us just would not go back to coffee for
they are powerless to break. The '•"'^ ^^" cenis. j r- > , . ,,
,, , . ^, . ,,, ,^ . "What we can bear, for He knows anything."
saddest sight m the world is a man, .^-^ s ir . t-n j- • , . », . r,
^ . ^^ . > r. A •> , A • r'nWT^r M(>Hnfy In-nin °"'' condition and our circum- Name given by t^ostum Co.,
made m the image of God, locked m *• layCl iVlCCLlll}^ L OUlC , ~, . ....
„ . , . o x - stances. Then again although our Battle Creek, Mich. Read The
the prison-house of sm, wrapped m FOR ATiriTTQT 1-7 .^
,. -, V,V,-* v.- V, V, V, Au^juai iz. cross may seem very heavy yet the Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
the ropes of evil habit which he has i , . . > f a
^ .. ,, ,„, Lord has promised to help us. Postum comes in two forms:
woven for himself. What Discipleship Implies-Luke "Cast thy burden upon the Lord Regular Postum-must be well
Who then is the free man „.,,, . ,t , ,,
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