St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-20
full of vast possibilities but good for
nothing until set on fire.

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1t costs something to be Jealous Tor
.scranks, and s.fanatics." But there
are two considerations which rob such
epithets of their sting. First, One-half
of the human race is said to be out OF
mental balance about something or
other; and if we must needs go daft It
is we'll to be able to say like Paul, II
am beside myself unto Cod" And sec
ond, we are in good company. Jonah
and Abraham and jeremiah and John
the Baptist and Luther and the Wes-
leys and Peter the Hermit and LOyala
and Palissy the Potter aud William
Carey and John Knox and st. Paul and
Jesus Christ were all called fanatics in
their,d day.
This zeal for the Lord'' is good
thing i'm the building up OF Individual
character. These are times for special
lists in law, in medicine and everywhere
else. The barber can no longer be
leech nor the blacksmith justice OF
the peace. The jack-Of- all-trades is OBJ
solete. To be successful you must APP
ply yourself with all your might to one
point. If its Christian character you
dead earnest. This zeal, moreover. is
a good thing for the community. A few
well-balanced zealots will clarity the air
of a whole city. Rev. d. E. Wells, of
our Franklin Avenue Presbyterian
church, has, under God, succeeded in
breaking up Sunday base ball in Min
neapols. Rev. Mr.. Carnahan, of st.
Paul, has undertaken similar task
over there. God bless and help him!
He has large contract on his hands.
One of the leading citizens of st. Paul
recently said: 1--WE have in my Judgment
the most corrupt municipal govern
ment on earth, not surpassed by
the infamous governments OF Turkish
cities" This is an hard saying; but
the mayor Of St. Paul. in his recent in
terview with the ministers, said much
to confirm it. Over against such con-
dition of things we must needs have re-
formers in earnest, possessed OF con-
yictions and not afraid to be called
hard names. We want more Zealots
everywhere, particularly in the church.
There is region in the Atlantic ocean,
lying on both sides of the equator,
where the sun never shines and the
winds never blow. Steamers push
through this region with all speed;
sailing vessels are sometimes becalmed
there for weeks. There is a similar
zone in the spiritual life-the belt OF
apathy; and woe to the church that is
becalmed there. We have great work
on hand-the conquest of the world for
Jesus Christ; and the way to ac-
complish it is to keep in line, each of us
eagerly hopeful, enthusiastically doing
our best.
How shall we get this zeal for the
Lord? By thinking OH the great facts
which center in the Lords work. God,
Immortality, the cross, the kingdom;
these are stupendous truths. If true at
all, they are awfully true. Let us look
on the Gospel until it quickens and in
spires us. Thus St. Francis gazed upon
His cross until, forsaking all pleasures
and honors, he knew nothing but the
kingdom of Christ. 1t was he who
wrote:
Love sets my heart on fret
The love of Christ hath brought
Such strength cannot tire;
1t dwells in every thought;
Love sets my heart on fire!
And prayer must go along with our
meditations. For, be it never forgotten,
the baptism OF fire is the gift of God.
Not by might nor by power, but by My
cOirit cath tho ord