Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19
"Chrfs tian Activity "
BY REV. s. r. cHUBB.

success in business life owing to
this-a brick won't fit a circle. No
man is a good fit in every position.
To throw back the bolt you must
have the proper key. A first class
tailor would make a fourth class
carpenter; be may WELD the shears
and ply the needle successfully, but
the square, plane aud saw would
bother him nightly. A man may
be mighty As a logician, or astrono.
mer, but a perfect nothing at the
plOw or blacksmith's forge.
2. Use your o1on aoeop0ns. Moses
rod was mighty in Moses hand, but
was only common stick and i'm
potent as one, in the hands Of Aaron
or any one else. Moses could
cleave the rock, turn the water Of
the river to blood, cut the Red Sea
in two, do almost any miraculous
feat, but 10 one else could have
broken a pebble, or changed the
color of a spot of water, or severed
the tiniest riyulet. 1t depended on
Moses holding it. David could do
nothing with Saul's suit of mail;
what would man feet look like
in a suit made for giant orr feet
high? Too much clothes or too
little man. David could use his
sling with mighty effect, as Goliath
found out. Saul could use his
sword with telling strokes, ~ the
Phillistines and others became aware
of. Get you individual eccentrici-
ties sanctihed and with them strike
out for vast achievements. Don't
hide God-giyen peculiarities, for
they are your rod Of power. Some
are mighty in prayer, singing, teach
ing, preaching, All car DO some.
thing, and great things if they will
IF they viii. Anybody good
for nothing please clear out Go to
heaven if you can by all means
but 90 somewhere, Please get out
of the way. A dead fly can spoil
the aromatic; corpse must be
buried.
3. DO IN for large ,0orh. Don't
be content with Titles when you can
have the mighties. Don't be afraid
to draw too largely on Gods re
sources. The more we receive from
Him the better lie is pleased with
us. ASK largely and receive large
" and give largely. Don't be afraid
TO work out Don't get rusty or
musty. Keep bright by holy fric-
ton. Activity is life. Inactivity Is
death. Air in "A room motlonless Is
disagreeabIe. A staguant pool Is a
nuisance. The active, flowing river
working milr, carrying boats, RATS,
lumber. etc. is God sent luxury,
Keep in motion; up and at 1t. Only
sleep eight hours every twenty-four,
then sleep for all you are worth; let
the remaining sixteen be crowded
with life and doing for God. hnJah
was quiveriug with life on the
mountain summit, aud so keen was
his moral sense of hearing that he
heard the sound of a6udaHce of
rain when no one else could hear
anything OF the sort. Love your
work, then YOU will be IN earnest,
and easily detect the signs OF pros
perlty. Loves eyes are quick IN
seeing. The father saw the prodl-
Gal long before anyone else Of the
family did. Loves ears are quick
in hearing. The mother hears the
infants cry before anyone else; she
hears the child If 1t does not cry.
Love knows no insuumouutable OBJ
stacles, but laughs at seeming i'm
possibilities, ana not only cries 1t
shall be done, but does it.
4. Lo0k out TOR specify results.
Patience is all right, but see to it
that your patience is not careless
ness. Between these two there is
much dissmilarity though they may
be taken at times as twins. No
relation whatever. Spring from
distinct Families, with vastly diff
fereut autecedents If You write a
letter to a friend YOU expect an
answer, if none come, you write
again quickly, that is if you care
much about getting one. Prayer is
a letter of request to God, look out
for an answer IN return, or at most
in a few days God can answer
your letter before YOU write. Listen,
before We call ! will answer, dc.
Our business with God admits of
no delay. Don't ask for more than
you expect when You write to him.
This is waste of moral paper,
time, ink, ana the wear and tear of
pen. Never ask for what you don't
want most intensely, and believe for
most sincerely. In long prayers this
is apt not TO be, hence the majority
of long prayers are nuisances. Cut
them up in two, three or four parts,
rs you can believe for their fulfill
ment. Faith is cash, don't ask for
.