The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-18
TIN CHRISTIANS woRLDLIrE.

THE CHRISTIANS WORLD LIFE.
When will the teaching aud the
living Of Christianity arise above that
selfish idea thar all the good that we
are % get from living such "A life as is
prescribed is that at the end of life we
may cutter heaven aud receive reward?
Tine true theory Of the gospel pre-
scented for oar acceptance Is that the re-
suits of godly living are a sufficient
good in Themselves. and that the
heavenly reward is an addition to that.
A. long as our eyes are kent all the
time ON the end Of life as the time when
we expect Io be happy as result OF the
iltC We are now living. we will certain
is have "a very unsatisfactory expert
curr.
Pau. SAYS that godliness has the
promise of the life that now is as well
as "oi that which Is to come, and if
we learn tine true philosophy Of that
LTulh % viii add greatly to our useful
ness and our happiness. Christianity is
lulce within us. tending all the time
toward holiness of heart and life. Ii il
acclmp.i-nes that work in US. then il is
au ue,timabe benefit To us. 1t will
have just that effect on every life which
allows DO Orb be the guiding force both
within aud outward through us. No
0ue ever accepted and lived 1t without
becoming pIrer ss the years went by,
and it- effects were fell, Oh his whole
berg.
There is such thing as physical
beauty. and while 10 brings but little
ifue happiness TO Its possessor. there
are ics, vino would no, desire it-beau-
~ II conn and beauty Of features: and
SEQ Ora might have these the most per
.e.t. and set le "a very ugly person.
when ine whole being Is taken into the
account There is such q thing as in
trl.c.ual beauty, and 70 is greatly TO be
de.ifcd Intellectual strength aud sym.
mptIv tcuG o. Intellectual happiness.
There I, such thiag as moral and spir
itua beauty. Because these are the
highest ,raavmelis OF tine human,
they are most To- D.. desired. 1t is evil
dent that tue highest beauty of the
moral AMI tle spiritual, AID the high
.-f degree off strength and ol | that
constitutes moral aud spiritual life,
como % o., a- approach toward the
perfect moral aed spiritual teiug-God; !
and that is exactly what Christianity
dos tor us. sin has married and de-
formed oar inner as we'll rs our
outward nie. and ii is the mission Of
Christianity tp bring as back 10 what
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ls-..isr and hHfter lie hint ~ q n,nch
mor. sa,i.factorv lie Angels we're
never called 10 more plori.
.u. work than This Of lifting
r, III. f,ll,u ~ our oreat human
..,..l,.. a,I 10 IN, CON ON.
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...-.. Ma ,.e,,I,s Irs,ood tban or
.,,.tl,. ,,,rl,in,e If "a. greatness of
tIe.aif.h reward which he VIII have
t.f.. hereafter he will find truer.
mara. Cd. iI,,,,, ,ov ia the l,povledge that
ia. ligbteocd the burdens which
ann. other was called upon To. bear:
land. while he j. doing this holy minis.
t,. f,r the good which he is bringing
f9'0fD.r. he LAYING, ND such a store OF
l..v.rlv treasnre Tor himself as he
r..Il III ia ro other ,vav while mis-
..r.iv life ia broadeped. sweetened and
n,.5. ,,o.t divine because most like
b..rord
r...rIs and rupishments are not
ln,.ng.J to be the real incentives to-
ward a riobt life but only 10 SO arouse
r. fr.r, tIe deadness Of sin as TO cause
r.tnar. atall and then that the higher
force of ,he RICHNESS of thus living
small be- th,t which shall cause us to
r.ntinre IN n,,,sun the path of holiness.
ID j. too evident from the testimonies
.i,en that the most constant motive
actin, ON tbc lives Of the majority is
that winch should have the least force