The Progressive Farmer

Christian Life Column.

Salutatory.

The editors of this paper have asked me to take charge of its Religious Department. I do so with a glad heart, believing that I may help some who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, that I may help others, now in darkness, to know Him whom to know aright is life eternal; that I may in and by all I write advance the cause of truth as it is in Christ and in Him alone. We shall search for truth and having found it will utter it plainly without fear or favor of man; our aim is God's pleasure. Help us by your prayers. We congratulate the readers of The Progressive Farmer on having editors who seek both their temporal and spiritual welfare.

D. H. TUTTLE.

Bible Pearls.

Every one who handles money is responsible to God not only for a good use, but for the best use he can make of it. The less he has the more careful he should be in its use. Each dime may increase or lessen the joy of your heart or your home.

If God would not help Israel when there was but one bad man, Achan, in it, how can we expect him to help the church when many bad men are in its midst? Make your choice between bad members and the power of God? You can't have both. Let the churches take God's advice to Joshua. See Joshua 7th chapter.

When a man has more than is necessary for himself or himself and family what is to be done with it? The Bible gives the answer to this question. See Ephesians 4:28. The same verse also tells of a cure for stealing.

You have been a Christian many years. What does your faith claim of God now that it did not claim when you began? Has your faith grown any? See 2 Thess., 1 chapter, 3rd verse. For best teacher and guide when seeking truth, see John 14:26 and 16:13.

The best exercise of power that Jesus ever gave forth is spoken of in Luke 5:24. Look it up.

While at work to-day give a little thought to the two characters, Christ and Satan, and then try earnestly to come to a decision as to which you will make your character like. Halt no longer between two opinions. As it is impossible to serve two masters decide which of the two you will serve.

Take Courage.

Reader, do you sometimes lose heart and feel that the battle for truth is almost lost-that wickedness is winning the day? If so at such times read or sing the following common measure hymn:

"O it is hard to work for God
To rise and take his part
Upon this battle field of earth,
And not sometimes lose heart!

He hides himself so wondrously,
As though there were no God;
He is least seen than all the power:
Of ill are most abroad:

Or he deserts us in the hour
The fight is all but lost;
And seems to leave us to ourselves
Just when we need him most.

It is not so, but so it looks:
And we lose courage then;
And do not care, if God hath kept
His promises to men.

But right is right since God is God;
And right the day must win:
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin."