The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-28

pairs taking labor IL essential 10 the greatest
sire myth in the divine life.
The growth in perfection Of the beautiful
flower Is the result Of Gods process of building.
The majesty Of Mount Rainier. and the grandeur
Of iz completed form, Is the result OF Gods
building in the ages gone.
So also the granduer and beauty Of perfect
ed soul life II the achievement of the buildtng
process OF Gods grace.
Every man builds something. One cannot
live and this not be true. Every thought ID
stene and every act Q nail and every word the
cement in the great building. Man ID just what
he makes himself-no more, no less. II il true
that outside Influences exert . great power in
every life, and yet each one must stand or fall
upon his own personal character. Zach must
decide for himself what he viii be. Men build
by doing something. If IL is doing right the
building Is good, but If the doing is wrong
then the structure is inferior. IL goes up never
fheless, whether good or bad. The man who
puts the best material and the most skilled labor
into his house has the best building. Any one
can see this; so the man who puts the best ma
terial and the purest thoughts into his character
Will have the best life Tie man who claims to
be an architect and does nothing at 1t. can not
hope to gain reputation a. an architect The
man who claims to be firstrclass physician and
then never practices his profession. can not hope
to rain for himself . leading place in his pro-
fession. Something must be done in order to
build mp business or profession. Neither can
any Christian hope to develop great power in
Influence for good who sits down and does
nothing 10 gain the end in view. To build for
God something must be done.
Men build by q failure to do. In failing to
do right men build wrong Idleness will build
weak, inefficient character. failure to de-
velop every part OF the body makes body in
feri0r. failure to utilize sonl-power makes
an Indifferent man. frequently it is doing
than anything else.
Building over against ones house insures sue
cess. This was q remarkable feature in build
ing the wall. Every man building in this way
recognized his responsibility and when each
mans work was done the wall was completed,
for each mans work joined on TO his neighbours.
Success came from the fact that each did his
own work. No man was to try to build for his
neighbor. but alone for himself. In our work
no one should try 10 build the wall of strength
and character for another. bat each for him.
self.
Let each build over against his house in the
development of high type of character. This
wall is impregnable if properly built It is
done by watching our own faults instead OF
those of our neignbors. We should build by
using the foundation OF faith. the brick of hope
and the cement of love. With such q combina-
ton there is nc. power on earth of sufficient
strength to tear tdown.
Build over against your house In your own
home The walls are basly demoralizsd in
macy homes. There Is not one in the land
where there is not need OF constant building.
Let US not worry over the faults of our neigh
boris children, nor the imperfaction of his
home, but let us do our work in our own house
hold, and be sure that Our wall of security is
complete. When each does this then Is each
home what it should be in strength and
power.
Let each build over against his own house in
personal influence over others. With this done.
safety is secured. Babylon ct Cd as mighty
city insher day. She was the embodiment of
strength ana power. She stood defying the
world. The cause of her strength was that she
was surrounded by wall which could not b.
scaled so great was its height, and which could
not be broken through, so great was its thick
ness, and also the fact that It was joined to-
gether securely.
So VIII stand the church OF Jesus Christ, "a
city set on a hill" If each one works TO build
the wall at his own place. making IL high so as
to join with heaven, and so broad as to cover
human influence and united at every point by
love, forming complete circle of streneth-if
each one thus builds. and the wall is completed
as it will be with such bal ding, all the powers
of earth and he'll can not prevail against the
church. May God grant 1t so with as.