Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-22

world of pure motive and generous
intention. of godliness and spiritual
life. He begins to see how broad the
Divine law is. and how it takes note of
the spirit that is in a man as well as the
conduct that flows from him. He be-
come; vaguely conscious of . higher
standard of living than he ever before
dreamed of. He has heretofore seen
the coarser outlines of the Divine law;
ne now begins to see something of its
finer spirit.
But he is more uncomfortable and
dissatisfied with himself than ever be-
fore. He never seemed TO himself so
unworthy rs now when he is seeking
the better way. He surely has not be-
come any worse by this effort to be bet
ter. But as he rises higher he sees
farther; as the light shines more he
sees more. He perceives what the law
means and begins to realize his task.
His dissatisfaction is from the awaken
ing of a new life. There have been
aroused new hunger and new
thirst which the old life no longer salts
fies. The old life no longer fills the en-
larged capacity. He is hungry and
finds no bread; he is thirsty and knows
not where to find the fountain. There
is
IAN aching void
The world can never ILL.,
A man who is frozen is content until
YOU begin to reSuscitate him. AS he
grows warm and life begins to return,
he realizes how cold he was and how
near to death. The Arctic explorers
wheE found by their rescuers asked
only to be left alone. They were COM
Portable and wanted to rest. 1t was
only as they revived somewhat that
they realized their desperate condition.
1t was not dying but coming back to
life which was painful. 1t is SO in all
experience. One can die without effort.
But if he would live he must stir HIM
self. 1t is no effort to sit down and
bury ones self in ignorance and dark
ness. 1t is coming out into the light
which costs the struggle.
Shall we say: lit were better to re-
main in darkness than to be panied by
the light? 1t were better to remain in
Il degraded lot than to be made restless
BY the sight of better?' No, light is
better than darkness, and life is better
than death. A restored life is worth all
the pain out of which it comes. A rem
ovated spiritual life is worth all the
fears and pains its attainment Occa-
sions. Bunyan's Pilgrim grew more
weary and uneasy the farther he went
from the City of Destruction. His con-
dition did not grow worse, but he saw
it more plainly. The light of Sinai did
not increase his siniulncSs, but only re-
vealed it. The effort to escape made
him feel the chains of his bondage.
While he yielded to them ne did not
feel them, but they were just as heavy
and Just as firm. 1t was worth the
struggle to be free. it was worth the
sense of reStleSSneSs endured to find the
peace which awaited him. 1t is some
thing to want good thing 1t is some
thing for man to feel his lack. Not
to want may mean that man Ia ks the
capacity of wanting. Not 10 want
books or pictures or music may mean
that lie has no capacity in that di-
rcction. His contentment without
them may prove him incapable of er-
ioying them. A mans sense of COM
pletcness may be sign of deficiency;
while sense of :ncompleteness may
Indicate progress. A sense of sin is
sign of hope. A hunger after righteous
ne's shows deepening life. A restless
ness of spirit has in it the promise Of
peace. Chicago -Adcance.