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Prayer
' GOD OUR
Week Be
Psa
It was a time of sore distrei
of once loyal subjects had no
lent and Ahithophel against t
senger to David saying,me
s.iter Ab^olom. And David
were with hint at Jerusalem,
however, was not dismayed,
higher levels. His confident
prompted lviin to appeal to H
tries the hearts of men. 'Ji
cause against an ungodly r.ai
great, so he pleads earnestly
light and thy truth, let then
the justice of his cause, he is
of gracious counsel and suste
feels a deep longing for the
will go unto the altar of God
thee." Under conditions like
was the favor and person of hi
ing joy." He then renionstra
dejection, "Way art thou cast
Let us he instructed from
tdance of special trial our rec
prayer. God is our refuge an<
that right early."
Let us become familiar with
God's people are not always
gression or folly. David had
cessful in pronloting tne inte
very wisdom and devotion of
dom to such a condition as th
lorn, coveted its possession; a
David's trusted counselor, Ah
acy. It has always been so.
saints without cause. The mc
had their secret detractors or
eminent service does not es
forms of injury at the hand
light. Our Master said, "Hie
vile you and persecute you an
you falsely for my sake."
my name s sake.
We will utterly fail of the
in such sore trials if we do
more earnest pleading and w
temporal estate David was in
in his spiritual life he now a
ous vantage-ground. Despite
speak of his God as "the glac
and should be with every beli
distress. As earth's lights gi
nrsj deepens, the light of hea
in our souls. And as we art
earthly favor we should pria
of God to all who make Him
Better methods may simplit
solved by nothing less than
Pea body.
Never esteem anything as
make thee break thy word <
Aurelius.
THE PRESBYTERIA]
Meeting
STRENGTH."
ginning May 23.
Im 43.
ss to David. The greater portion
w joined the conspiracy of Absoheir
king. "There came a meshearts
of the men of tsrael are
cai.l nnln nil Ir'-u eort-nnic ihnt
"Arise and let us flee." David,
His hopes seemed to rise to
?e in the justice of his cause
int who weighs the thoughts and
itdge me, O God, and plead my
ion." The crisis now was very
for guidance. "O, send out thy
i lead nie." While conscious of
deeply impressed with the need
nance: as iu other instances he
comforts of the sanctuary. "I
." "Upon the harp will I praise
these he realized how precious
s God. He calls him "my exceedtes
with his soul for yielding to
down, u, my soul?"
this Psalm, that under eircum ourse
is to fervent and effectual
1 strength. He will help us " and
i the truth also, that the trials of
the effect of their own transbeen
eminently faithful and sut rests
of the Kingdom. But the
his reign had brought the Kingat
the treacherous ingrate. Abaond
promises of reward tempted
ithophel, to join in the conspirGnemies
have persecuted the
?st eminent servants of God have
their open assailants. The most
:empt from treachery, or other
s of (hose who hate truth and
ssed are ye when men shall reid
say all manner of evil against
fe shall be nated of all men for
blessing which God has for US
not resort to Him with all the
ith increased confidence. In his
extreme distress and peril, but
ttained a high and indeed raptuthe
earthly darkness he could
lness of my joy." So it may be
ever who has special burdens or
row dim, or rather as the darktven
should shine more radiantly
i impressed with the illusion of
se more highly the faithfulness
their refuge and strength.
ry the social question, it can be
better men?Francis Greenwood
of advantage to thee that shall
>r lose thy self-respect.?Marcus
N OF THE SOUTH.
Young Peopl
HOME MISSIOr
Topic for Sunday, May 30: Hero<
thew 10:
DAILY REAI
Monday: Righteous Lot. 2 Peie
Tuesday: Courageous Nathan.
Wednesday: John the Baptist. ,
Thursday: Jesus. John 1: 9-13;
Friday: Peter. Galntians 2:7-9.
Saturday: A daughter of Jacob.
They are all heroes, it is wri
one and another, it takes heroisn
mission wont.
Ft ought not to be so. but it is.
church allows itself to regard the
as in some way a second or third r
It will glorify a foreign missior
rate man, just because he has gon
of him and relieve him of all anxie
Drnien ^ "
i mine anu uunur are uue 10 me
from home and friends and com
should Le honored and provided f<
off his heart.
But equally should the home wc
who for the sake of the crying nc
good name and sacrifices his amb
loved ones to go into some poor f
Faithfulness, not place, makes t
measured by miles or seas or nati
and foreign missionaries it is a cai
done, and not to leave the other
given to all the faithful.
All praise to the men who are
of home missions to Its proper plac
heart and appreciation of tne chu
in passing from the governor's c
year of work pleading for home m
That the line of demarcation bet
s'ons is a difficult one to draw, ami
may be seen from the fact that sc
home missionaries are at work ai
hemians, Hungarians, French, and
uur cuurco naa ai ine last pun
sionaries on the list of the Gem
These are exclusive of many appoi
or in part by local Presbyteries o
ginia, the Carnlinas, Tennessee, a
church.
Of these 165 "heroes," 4 are \\
sion schools among: the Indians; 9
missionaries"; 18 are evangelists
work; 11 are at work among ft
chiefly among the Mexicans in Te:
the "sustentation" provision for i
porting fields.
The distribution of Synods is, u<
r.essee, 2; North Carolina, 3; Louis
14; Arkansas, 19; Oklohoma, 36;
North Carolina and Virginia wot'
mountain field. A large proportion
is composed of workers in Indian
great and needy home mission Syn>
sas, Florida. Louisiana, Oklahoma
1
May ig, 1909.
e's Society
4 HEROES.
es of Home Missions. Mat7-16.
DINGS.
r 2:6-9. I
2 Samuel 12:1-7.
John 1:15-28.
Matthew 15: 21-28.
John 4:25-42.
nig to discriminate between
ii tor a man to go into home
t'he unthinking mass in the
man who takes such a field
ate man.
tary, who is really a fourthe
abroad, and will take care
fiy as to his helpless ones.
? man who separates himseh
ttry, for Christ's sake. He
or and care should be taken
rrker be regarded as a hero,
>eds close at hand, risks hit
ition and the comfort of his
ield at home.
he hero. The quality is not
onalities. As between home
se of "This ye ought to have
undone." Honor should be
trying to art tip the oau.se
e. to at leart the level of the
rch. Robert B. Glenn's act,
:hair In North Carolina to a
ilssions, is glorious,
ween home an?l foreign misI
is at times unjustly drawn,
:ores of those whom tfe call
nong Indians. Mexicans, Bo1
Italians.
lished report lt>5 home miseral
Assembly's committee,
nted and sustained in whole
r Synods, as notably fn Virnd
other older parts of the
omen, teaching in the misare
classified as "mountain
; 14 are engaged in Indian
jreigners in our own land,
xas, and 113 are working on
'eeble churches, or non-supeorgia,
1; Kentucky, 2; Yeniana,
3; Virginia 4; Flordda,
Texas, 81. The Kentucky,
kers in the lidt are in the
of the Oklahoma contingent
missions and schools. The
ods of our church are Arkanand
Texas.