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premises anil IcducIng conclusions. How mar
vclaus Is imagination, or tho power OF pictnrinE
af tho world with creations OF our own fancy!
And how wonderful nre the powers nf The spirit
tlccplcss ts con.cicnccI 1Iow do ali these vast
upper worlds Of truth anil goodness 1ud IN m.
swcrIng IN The world Within ourHelvesl And
how rich arc these worlds In their tnlnisirafionh
to our nee,ls:. 1low the min'strations nt trntl,
como to us from the long past, and sweep in
N,son us FROM the living PRESENT. How tho min.
i.tratons OF spirit, OF Roo.lncss, come TO ua. al!
s" y. x!h , Of nys n a
ap!zits Of mortals, bringing e them d.
md helpfnlness. tllas they may rise
lnto reconciliation will themselves, mud VIZ
tlol How prayer, amt hope, and faith, and oil
the shcran,cIlts and appointments Of the eanstu-
ary. minister to our gouI. He glvct'l richly.
l'lcse!nes gather, and IN WHICH they tnherc. is
eonctow rooted in G.x'. Ile Is tho vino; VIC
arc tho branches; and N union With Him t!lis
Is eternal. And 80 Il ia that NIL th'a world Of
dust aasl deatt', but 10 rise up-to ifyc on and
Is this truth Of living t'ol, universe Of Tie,
rot q death. Life MT tor day. but forever:
a1s fs etcrs sT s!s ' wo Il learn ahs e.sa ss
and hero tho heart knows Its flrat loves. There
5h a1 love wiz be our 3n, 'e frn aud our Joy.
tfon; there is reunion. Hero ltfc and 'leatl,
Journey s!dc by side: there death Is lcft behind
and litc Oils gil tho happy years. The Gttt Of
o9d = eternal lismtst II tue powef OF oteTal
Aud IT must always continue ns gillian III.
hux. something received from another, mud
yet as received 1t becomes uur own, 50 that cncli
utterly aiuazci at Tic Influx Of lifc into our
world, at Its continuance from ugc 10 ugc; but
how as nothing Is this compared to the lifc OF
all worlds when measured by eternity! Not u
mililonth part Of the rays of our sun fall upou
OUT llltlc earth rs 1t tnrns around III It's little
place. The vast oceans Of these rays nro poured
out into spacc-seetninRty empty spaee-a'ld
strike wo know. not where or OF wlIat ahores:
How vast must be that fountain, that source ot
lltn that t']s not only one world but all worlds
with lite, and not for day but forever. It Is,
IL cau be, nothing less tl,an thu living uod.
IT, 9vst % US US r!sy all = thnss ts en9y S. I T,
! Joy is a very deep one. It combines all that
there is Il, pleasure or the things that please,
and more. II Is moro than tsapoincsst-that Is,
upon tho happiness oi thnps. joy ie taore than
pleasure, tnoro than iapplucas. II !s tho deep,
steady fountain that flows peacefuliy on: and
Goti Wills TINT VIC should bc 80 set In life, SO
relations and outrcaehtngs Of our being, that
| He should be q joy. Our very being should III
itself be loy-a Joy to tecl anu know t!,at We
az consciously allvc, anu tAat Wo arc tcia1co to
~ the sources OF me- anN ,Joy
about Us. 0od wants US TO enter into
| tMss Joy ol bclnE anu OF ppsse1ssion'
lhcfo u no efsasef thlstaKe Ak anah 20 .nink tma1
ne M9nof Or please Iv1 ny oH'tsn,e ,e oufssNcs, a
needless scls-teniai. Ihe tfno luoa oi feNgoa
!s mol oppression ol nie, DIV eApanslon, eAa1Ia.
ton: Ihc only use o. setl.ueMai u ~nere Eve W.
Hnnt 70 tako power on ~ ohe patt y. ouI pcaua
iIayo greater power 10 tl!at d!section; or uany,
Ing Ourselves LOT the e1oa nl olhcrs. oou
wants US 70 enjoy tls e!cat Ents 70 ie3olce ~
tsm 10 an 9rl anu oteatno tMS a.Gs a,s, vok To-.
OUT upon ~ tiat "a DsaatiuI. ana ENJOY gu! aaa.
Is good. lherc u Gat nnS pIohlntion pat ap9n
any so'1 ail,l Ilsat ist uohs ~ msonG; A. e'se
IS ieee. Anu y! what woala IL ~. n.Msa.n -
onr ieet, at'u now arc ~. tne appunstiS.H.s @ ~
nlGnt uhl navs Oh SUMMER anu winter, u euu-