The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-31

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THE PROSPECT OF WORLDLY DISTINCTION
will animate him who takes Q city, bat
not tie copzueror OF the heart He can ex-
pect no earthly distinction, except for pieiy
! and manly heroism. His name is not en-
rolled smong the national heroes. No page.
no mcsei,nm tall marks the triumphs of
the heavenly hero. But pslms of victory
and crOwis If glory await him In the skies.
Even now the man who coDquers himself
has some time, 10 bear tie look Of pity
and the charge Of fanaIicism. Peters elo-
du.nce was sscribed to new wine, PauPs
earnestness, to madness and Christs IN
imiiable pathos and tears they call d
fau~ticism.
Why is the conquest of the heart great
er than the conquest OF city!
Bee use the victory is more nobla.
The copqmes, of a CITY devslopes the
worst princir les and feelirgs, that OF the
he~ri subdu them. la the. e1quest OF
city there islhe lust of power, tht pride Of
victory md The ,yerbe iring of a conscious
superiority. But in the conquest OF the
heart pride gives way 10 humility. power
to f'rayer, and hau;iRrss ID gent'eness AMI
meekness. The conquest of the city is
scene of sorrow aud destruction. That of
The h art is a scene of Joy spd rejoicing,
10th ON earth and in heaven. The Conquest
of a city is a spectacle of honor. Homss and
temples sre envtloped in smoke and n smes
of the dying and of the deid.
But the CO. ones, of 'he hesrt quehches
the flames OF anger end i'll will, subiues
the stubborn elements In the nature of man;
IN: kes amends for sll wrongs, and giaddeI S.
not saddens the hearts Of al around. Ii
completely transforms ones nature. Ii is
not a conquest If il does not make the sub
iect a new creature. If the mind and the
spirit that were in Christ be not in the CON-
queror,
He Is NOT YET CONQUERED.
For the conquest OF The heart i. to make
it like the heart of the Blessed Jesus. the
meek and lowly in spirit. The conquest Cf
The heart insugurat,s the reign of peace
and of reason. That of a city may only in
auguraie iyrant, and be the b ginning of
serfdom and of slavery. The conquest Of
the heart is associated with the highest
dignity; that of the city with the deepest
brutality and degradation. How msp.
hsve taken cities who never have conquer
ed Themselves They controlled and dis
ciplined vast armies but We're powerlsss
within. They were law-giveIs aud gov
ernors bat themselves were slaves. Be-
meath that breast decorated with many
siars, was heart, the beat of which made
a continent trembIe. Conquer yourselves,
young gentlemen, and you will have done
more than Alex .nder, or Wellington, or
Napoleon. They died slaves TO ambition
and lust.
Why is the conquest of the heart greater
than that-Of a city?
Because the prize and the spoils are more
glorious.
The one gains a city, the other gains
heaven.
TIE SOULS IMMORTALITY,
with all the ,hOnors of the redeemed state
The conquest of a city is to gain her mer-
chandise her treasures. her riches and her
magnificence. The conquest of the heart
is TO gain the imperishable riches and
fsdeless crowns of heaven. and the jeweled |
city of God. One secures the feeble sp- |
plause OF tie multitude, the other wins the |
applause of angels and the welcome plaud |
its OF the KiRs of heaven: We'll done, |
good and faithful servant"
The earthly city will perish. It's mag
nifceuce Its glory and It's wealth will per- |
l><s nuu I've way AOuhuahOh viii ui>sOiNc.
But the conquest OF the heart will entitl
The conqueror 10 a city whose builder and |
maker is God. This building can never
yield to the corroding touch Of time. Its
m2gniicence csn never fade for It's light is
the life of God. Its spoils are eternai life,
It's treasures are incorrupIible and fade not |
awsy.
in conclusion, young gentlemen, seek
that glory and fame which are imperishi
bic. Strive for that greatness which is
truly great, because in conduering yuur-
selves you raise yourselves iDiO .h- sublime
and lofty sphere of children of light ana |
the sons of Cox.
How sad will it be if you are called to
meet the Judge snprepsred Make the
conquest of yourselves aud thereby gain
the right 10 the tree of life.