Everyman’s Hut

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 34, 2 August 1940, Page 4

Everyman’s Hut

Through the love of God, our Saviour All will be well; Free and changeless iri His favour. All, all is well. Precious is the blood that heal’d us, Perfect is the grace that seal’d us, Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us. All must be well. Have you ever noticed the number of people, young as well as old, who wear glasses? Those whose occupation takes them into open spaces on land or sea and who are accustomed to gazing long distances usually have much better vision than those who have to concentrate upon objects close at hand and it is generally the latter class who sooner or later have to resort to artificial aid for their eyes. Yet this may be avoided by careful and systematic exercises of the eyes, if one is disposed to take the trouble. Shortsightedness or any other form of defective vision liable to be caused through environment and conditions of employment is not inevitable if we are sufficiently interested to seek to combat it. We need regularly to get our eyes away from the everyday task and rest them upon the distant hills, the verdant bush, the cattle drowsing in the sunshine, the white sails on blue waters, to look upon nature and the things that just go on day in and day out without making fuss or noise, and yet will survive long after those things have passed away which seem so important in our daily lives. The world is suffering from shortsightedness — spiritual not less than physical. Immediate results have been enacted at the expense of final destinies and people are so swayed by present hopes and des-

pairs, victories and defeats that they cannot see beyond them and the future is dark, musty and uncertain. Some words of the renowned C. H. Spurgeon seem singularly appropriate for the present times. He says “some of us have been like the tribe of Gad, of whom we read in Gen. 49:19, “A troop shall overcome him, but he shall overcome at the last.” Our adversaries for a while were too many for us, they came upon us like a troop. Yes, and for the moment they overcame us, and then exulted greatly because of their temporary victory. Thus they only proved the first part of the family "heritage to be really ours, for Christ’s people, like Gad, shall, have a troop overcoming them. This being overcome is very painful, and we should have despaired if we had not by faith believed the second line of our Father’s benediction, “He shall overcome at the last.” “All’s well that ends well,” said the poet, and he spoke the truth. A war is to be judged, not by first successes or defeats, but by what happens “at the last.” The Lord will give to truth and righteousness victory “at the last,” and, as Mr. Bunyan says, that» means for ever, for nothing can come after “the last.” • May we be given grace from God to look beyond the present with all its hopes and fears, all that would distract us and blind our vision, to see God ruling in the affairs of men, slowly but surely working out his purposes till the time comes to set up His Kingdom, “wherein dwelleth righteousness.” During the week Mr. R. G. Nairn the Irish Evangelist paid a visit to the Hut and addressed the men, and on Sunday evening, Mr. Gordon Blah gave a most solemn talk from the sth Chapter of Daniel “The feast of Belshuzzar,” bringing before the mer

the terrible state of one on whom the judgment of God is passed “Thou art weighed in the balances and found wanting.” The value of the human soul was emphasised as compared with all that this world has to give, however desirable it may be, and the question left with them was “what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” At the close, some of those present indicated their trust in Christ, and we would like to remind all believers of the nightly prayer meeting in Mr. •Blair’s room, where all are heartily welcome.