THE PROBLEM OF FAITH 2^1 



or that they are modified by their circumstances, 

 to justify the supposition that God, who is a 

 Spirit, may not at any time and in any way inter- 

 pose new forces in the midst of those which are 

 supposed to be the only normal ones impelling 

 growth. Given a God who is absolutely free, no 

 law can obstruct His activity — not even the eter- 

 nal law of righteousness, since that is but the 

 shadow of His holiness. Whether the action of 

 these laws ever has been interrupted is a ques- 

 tion of fact, not one for speculation. To sup- 

 pose that the Divine Spirit could not interpose 

 at His own pleasure would be to deny to Him 

 the freedom asserted for man. Further into this 

 question we need not enter. Enough to be as- 

 sured that no human being will ever be outside 

 the reach of that Holy Spirit of God, who in 

 the beginning brooded on the face of the waters, 

 and whose ministry of sympathy, comfort, con- 

 viction of sin, and interpretation of truth will 

 never fail from among men. The hope of the 

 future lies in the realization by individuals that 

 none are ever for a moment forsaken by God, 

 and that the ministry of His Spirit is constant, 

 impartial, pervasive, and never-failing. As fast 

 as men have the vision of God, and are made 

 to appreciate that He is their Sun, the source of 



