SECURE UNDER THE MIGHTY HAND OF THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR

I. THE SOLITARY VOICE OF FAITH. "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High" — how high up that "secret place" must be; how deep the silence up there; how pure the air! How far above the poisonous mists that cling to the low-lying swamps; how far out of the reach of the arrows or shots of the foeman, is he that dwelleth with God by communion, by constancy of desire, by aspiration, and by clear recognition of the Divine goal of all his work! "He that dwelleth" thus, "in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty" — and since He is Almighty the long shadow that that great rock casts will shelter him who keeps beneath it from the burning rays of the fiery sunshine, in every " weary land." Let me keep myself in touch with God, and I keep myself master of all things, and secure from the evil that is in evil.II. THE GREAT ASSURANCES WHICH ANSWER TO THIS SOLITARY VOICE OF FAITH. Now, is it true, as the psalmist goes on to portray under a double figure of battle and pestilence, which the man who thus trusts is saved from widespread calamities which may be devastating the lines of a community? If we look on the surface it is not true...