Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-30

are soltG. They can stand the wear and
tear of time. They comfort with the dignity
of one created in the image of God. Swine
may wallow in the mre and be at home
there, but God made maa for something
higher. He made him for an unpoluted,
an unstained, an iucorruptible life; and
through His Son, Jesus Christ, offers the
power aId pattern Of such life.
"Think on these things" Think on them
in such IS way that you shall know them,
DO them. Think on then, until yourself
shall be them. After ell they ere the things
which make u5 genuinely happy and con-
tented. Through them comes the Lords
message Of "nsscs" 10 distracted conscience.
The character composed Of fthese principles
is like tower Of granite Lst the wind
blow as fsrceiy as il may, let the storm
beat, let the thGlders crash around 1t and
the lightning play upon il, still there 1t
stands, IKE the everlasting rock, unmoved,
immovable.
"Think on these things" They Command
the admiration aud respect of ones fellow
men Sometimes the cpinion of the world
goes wrong for q moment and pays hom-
eee tc the trckster and trifer, but she is
wise old Worid and it lent long until che
discovers her mistake and reotifies it. Her
hear!iest and most royal homage she lays
at the feet of principle. The world aGmires
honesty, integrity, loftiness Of soul. honor.
We pay willing tribute to him who can't be
bought, who will not swerve from the line
of truth and duty, who counts right of larg
er value than success.
Solid character commando repsct.
knowledge s power" said the sage Char.
acter s power" says God. Who are the
solid, substantial leading. ruling men in
nj tt1O Nj
OF brains or the men of wealth so much as
the men of character. The public instinct
knows that intellect may become trickery,
wealth treachery. but character stands like
the pillars Of Hercules What is the most
respiendent fact In the career of England's
greatest living statesman? MIR. Gladstone
is man Of vigorous mind, dsuntless cour-
age, cosmopolitan craftsmanship; but larger
than any and all OF lhcee is his untarnished
honesty, his unchelenged integrity. An
unecrupulous man winks slyly at young
man and says: You must give me good
measure your master is not in" The lad
draws himself up, and, looking squarely in
to the mans lace, replies: my master is
sIways in" And We say "Three cheers for
boy like that" he will make bis mark.
He will be man. There is lots of room in
the world for such as ne The world needs
such, and such the world will praise. Young
men, with life opening before you, let me
say that the voice Of God comes to you at
this juncture of our career and says: "If
there be any praise in these things think on |
them.'
Think on these things. They command
the approval of Almighty God. Man lives |
forever, says sn inspired oracle. He would |
enter eternity with something which there |
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things which in their nature can never per-
ish. The breath of Immortality Ia within |
them, and they are quick with the very life |
OF God Such are the hings mentioned by |
Paul In the text Truth is immortal. Hon.
etty viii! never die Purity. justice, loveli- !
nets-on tbs brow of such the Maker of all |
has placed the mark of imperishable life. |
They may change heir forms. They may |
seem 10 sleep. Like the grains OF wheat |
wrapped in Egyptian mummies. discovered
by curious travellers, planted, and found to |
have lost none of their life through the long f!
sumber of 5000 years, these things may |
sumber in man made graves, may be bsn.
ishei from the walks of life, but by and By |
they come forth from the sepulchre of neg.
lect with vitality unimpaired, having lost
no more by their burial than cid their Lord.
Like Jesus they carry an unqnenched life
through the tomb, and like Him, mantled
with ascension robes. they rise on clouds of
divine glory to their throne aud kingdomti In |
the life eternal
Truth will never perish. No more will the
character of truth. Over these immortal virtues
a voice, like that which foated ON doves wings to
lately baptized Messiah, is heard saying, "These
are my beloved, in whom am we'll pleased" In
deed, when at last We come to stand before Him
who is to try all hearts, we shall find that He |
who sits on tho throne 10 the dcathless incarns.
ton of things true, honest just, pure, lovely and
of good report
He who can stand in tho glory of that presence |
clothed In the maj esty of such character need |
have no fear, no doubts. he is kinsman Of Him i
who sits on the throne He has the incorruptible |
life of Christ, and as he listens for the word |
which is to publish his destiny like sweetest mu.
sic of heaven will como from the Lords own lips
These are my brethren"
Truly the text sounds to me like an echo of that |
word Of Jesus which years before had summoned |
the fishermen from their boats and nets on beau
tiful Gennesaret Follow me" Follow me-
The answering hills have split the message into |
fragments, but Paul has gathered these echoing |
voices together in this verse, and they are found
to be but the old words Of the Saviour, Follow |
me-" for the life that follows truth honor, JUS |
tice purity, love, follows Jesus, is helped and |
guided by the spirit of the Christ and up to |
Christ's presence must go, even as the lily esns
towards the light
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