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A MISSIONARY J\IIONTHLY. - ----•·- --- - PunLISllED DY TUE Ev,\NOl~LICAL L u -rnERAN SYNODICAL CONFERE NCE Ol' N o 1:T11 A.MEllfCA.
R. A. BISCHOFF,
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Entered nt tbc Post o mcc at St. J.001s, Mo., ns sccon,1-rlass m:iucr.
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Vol. XXXLI.
ST. LOUIS, MO., JANUAltY, 1910.
No. 1.
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God With Us.
Jcacl us to walk as in the sight of Him of whom it is wrj ttcn: "~rhou, God, secst me." The man who· hides nway from the eyes o.f men to <lo his deccls o.f darkness may think himself unseen, but the eye o.f the ever-present God is upon him all the while: From t hat eye nothing can be hidden. 'l'hc boy in Lhc store, who was tempted to do wrong because his master was not in was right when he rcpl jccl, " My i\:[aster is always in." God is not far oil'. He is present with us. He is everywhere, at all places. No one can hide from Him. "Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? . Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord," Jer. 23, 23. 24. "Sec; then, that ye walk circumspectly," says the apostle. That is, we should walk cau. tiously, with watchfulness, avoiding sin ancl walking ns the children of the e\'er-present God. .
Corl is with 11~! 0 wha t plea sure Docs I.he glor ious t hough t afford ; Herc is lo,·c beyond nil meu nrc, Allcl11i1t! Pmisc tl1e T.on l! God is wit h us ; St.dkc aga in I.he joyful · chord! Through t he years now gone fo1·c,·er, He was nlwnys near H is own, Aiding t hem in ea ch cudcnvor, While t hey gloried iu H is t hrone; Rn n- faithful , Owning Him, I.he Lord nlouc.
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All along Bis lmml wns g uiding In I.he dark and in t he light; F or t heir constant need pro\'iding By Flis all-sufficient might; 'l'hcy could tms t Rim, l~uowing w<1ll H is wnys nrc right . Precious arc t he gifts t hey left us, Gained through Rim who hears our prayer; l'nssing ycnrs )111,·c not bere ft us Of the horitngc wo sluirc; Mny we c,·cr :i\Inko the things of God 0111· care ! God is with us ! Li'ft your ,·oicos, .AJI H.is faithfulness proclaim; Eau t h wit h heaven nguiu r ejoices; 'l'hrongh nil ages still the snmo God is wit h u s ! Allolnil\! Praise H i:< 11111110! J.
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God Present With Us. A s we, with the new year, enter upon a new
period of lile, it is well to remember that God is at nil times present with us. This thought will
Goel is present with us. This truth is full of comfort .for all true Christians. In Christ Jesus God has become their loving Father. They trust His loving-kindness, and rejoice to know that. He is present with them wherever they may be. He was with them in the pnst year, and He will not forsake them in the new year, but will ·continue to be with them uuto the eml of their journey, guiding them aright and 1n·oving HimseJf a '\"'ery present help in all trouble. '!'hey need not fear what another clay or another year may bring forth, for they k-uow that their times are in God's hand, and that He is directing all things for their best, namely; £01· their eternal salvation. They have God's Word, an<l they know that even in the clark hour of death Goel is present with them. E,rery true believer can say with the psalmist: "Though I walk through