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oming fresh TO them and with his Aslatic
,oe detecting At once their real significance.
The word soul often in the New Testament
md In common speech might simply be rendered
would II profit q man " he gained the world and |
nrfeit hislifc, or what shall 4 man give rs In
Exchange for his llfe.' The subject presented
" the text IA not "lsaa Of the soul" az that
phrase Is unusually understood.
II Ia not loss Of spiritual existence hereafter,
'ither through annihilaton or deprivation Of that
immortal blesaedness which gives worth and At.
traction to the future; but It is loss OF life, OF
present being, This may he literal Death may |
be promaturely induced by exhaustive effort Tor
sns n o ,ne OF pg5sS. M n tSs eSgerness
OF effort may expose US to sudden and iatal en- |
croachmentA OF disease.
In such experience pertlnenuy may " he
ask ed what profit In the heightened pause and
shortened days? accumulated h0nors and de-
stroycd life In garnercd qualifications, stately
mansions, luxurious table, or rich adjoining and
supefabundance Of provisions for aensuous pleas
ure, II health and even life Itself are the prices
we pay for thems THIS loss Of life may be
moral and spiritual. Life IA lost In misuse Of Its
energies, msdlrectlon OF It's faculties, perervslon
OF lis powers, debasing to its possessor or In
furious to his fellows. Life may be lost also
through the missing Of its use-not done In ae-
tual service OF evil, bat through failure Of Its
employment for the good.
Count that day Lost whose low. DESCENDING sun
N1El from thy hand no worthy action done
80 lite as a whole Is lost when devoted TO no
worthy or noble end.
Il At Iiiois long which answers IiIss great end"
What Is the great end OF llfes Two words eN.
press II, viz; growth and service. o., personal
development and human helpfulness. The ele-
ments OF growth are thought, love, moral obllga-
tlon, spiritual attainment. The clements OF ser
mate cbs ~ o,,pyoncn, ~ ,n,nsri,S M IN
ice and the insoiT,ng innuenee ~ persSnSI
purity anu worth hea ne N seI neS rs, us,
i, losss IN ,,"sif ,ersnnst cnn,ent ao,iai ny in
iellectuaI sSIisiagtion moral elesrness' Spiritual
nesce IL Inses IN ses,ip in nnnsnce in mower
| pnl in ,nsniTeiinn I'M, Inss ny rms NE how
ever hpmhie eysp ex nerisncs. A. great anes
ION IA moi now TO save he so1l for IKE world 70
corns MI hnv' 70 ssys the i,fe'-io ennohie and
niiiiz. n IN that winch now hi
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Ryiand Chnpei-Rev. samuel shannon.
| Text. KINGS IIIi.iI MANY Interesting sketches
40 nro.an,aI a., ,n ht.,n,, ., ,na Io,rish na,,on
NY W 'ne "i''u', " ''o 'e ~ ~, },
| htter the Jews came into possession OF tue lAhu
| Of Canaan they were governed for length oil
/ time BY Judges whom God called for special pur.
| no.ss sn5 a. o,eas,on reopIre1 psromIng ala
- ~, ~ tsri. -. ,s., ,so,
| sausneu WIN TINS tuey uesre" king tnst tne,
might he governed as other nations. God gave
/ them one but having thrown OF in part the Al
/ m,gh,v a. thcir rnIer and starting the sbip nj
/ "hS' % 'n ~, 'u'''i 80 - -. a..
state under their own guidance, they ieI into 70,
| COMMISSIONS mat so frequently accompany tnt
ehange OF tulets, anu AZ tne cl9se o. VIZ Iie ~
thelr tnlru KING the nation was dlvlued INTO wv
| kingdoms. Mlekedness communist anonE wv
| jews, AUD though uod frequently chAsuseu tnem
| YET u had not the erect 10 Tree the people Hou
| acts Of rebellion.
| both klhguoms eNnlbN equai ueEteesoI NIckeu
| ness. Enlan was man nIln IN tne ul,vns,He "
duty After number Of years. he &c called .isn.
r.nse I'M sa,, sinad ,a1e,he, nn, ,hs ssS or
Ihess NO iehainea toge1nvI u , tne uS p "
which me translaton OF Enlan took p,aoe. ne
tntning ~ we WAY ito,n Mnvn ,hey u s ANY ny,
mantle" &c. The language In which he calie,
upon the Almighty, "the Lord Cod" &C. W,
must neoessarly nOIee some o. we scenes ~ w
,as. % an1 s,I mnn1h. anrntding 10 ine Word n
KHAN. The sustaining OF EliJah through IN,
years Of famlne-nrst at the brook CheTith, whot
fed by aven s-aiterwards ~ me SiaoS zaIe
pe ~ W MI M mi ,bs s,ro NJ assnranr. 81
inc divine care. The ylndlcatIOn Of truth a. wit
messed In the contest at MONT Carmel. Tht
translAtlon-hs years hAi come 70 elose-l
@ esen n ne w wuI %si,,ng.P NJ,
c,,crn,s,snrss IN when EI,shS h. plased. IN
aaniI, ~ Eti.b ia " ~ M Sast and taEIng mi
asmsn,n 6s Lars an ia TetnTn ae stands 81
ny nanV ~ Tasisn "nJ invnse. 'hs hsIn n
ri,i.b,s al 1,hs resnonsih,iltS Of a nrnnhe
En- mn IN, Eghsh Eas rsils3 70 re,armP ~
,S,a ncn %ri anI TesTore The wog.hin ~ m
ySn. Ia, III hal tight 70 expert mat the 90
Ius noI, ~ ua ", 49, ~ Is t 1 w
he was nyS n w St b ng np nun me
dnrb, IN ,nS mini ~ Fms ia had Inc IN,
I W q, ~ ascsn, ~ AZ IloSS aoi,
Id h1,n p,, nodsrs,anG ~ Ia. hsrn Pn
uPVh mn tna,S. ha s,t,ss yrs.n n III
nav bs sligbted or IeiectsJ Ne are sven Nv, W.
..,, osn5, ~, Inc fra,nsnia of onr reini'in,,,
sai 1nth No aP ,,,o ths sm,nr,1ng M, q, III S,s
n ~" Snshi, ~ s,tsSL AMI aI,,,nnH ", mor an
m m0a: SnA' Sp'ea" An" ""oun" 'e' nore "n
uVLe. .,... =, A.. ,o.,,t,,, .ot,. ,os r,o,,.
NJ tne Slose " 80 mv u'uk selNSu lV' PiVvss