The Newtown bee., 1892-03-11
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IalCn, put It proves lCSclI as ulOSG per fectly adapted in all the details of appli- cation to the actual and pressing wants of mankind. To the outward eye, the seed left to itself takes root and grows and bears fruit. But in reality, upon many conditions and agencies beyond and above itself, it's life and perfection depend, light and warmth, culture and care. And so indeed it is with men, all true culture is from above.
 Christianity is not simply religion of emotional enjoyment, but consists in both, devotions and duties and in practi- cal application of eternal principles to all the concerns of life. Hence the nor al and spiritual culture of different schools of thought among Christians naturally results in essentially different types of character.
 The best church is that which holds and exemplifies the truest and largest proportions of the Catholic faith.
 There is in theology principle called ''the analogy of faith" St Paul speaks of it as ''the proportion of faith" Relig- ion consists in duties to God and duties to man. And our relations and duties to each other grow out of our relations and duties to God. Deity first, because He determines all the rest. So true faith puts each doctrine and rule of prac- tice in it's proper place, in harmony with the whole.
 We are all in the great common school of life and all things in the Divine Prov idence work together for the fulfilment of the eternal purpose. We live contin- ually in the midst of heavenly helps, though we may not be conscious of the spiritual presence. The whole lump of human life is being levened by the Spr- it of Truth, though we, as individuals, may only conform to the outward condi- tions of society, while our hearts are hardened by the very means of grace which, in the love of Christ, should make us the children of Gods kingdom. Wherever we are, we constitute factor of society and help to make the life of the community what it is; we are a com ponent part of the whole in one sense or another. The progress of the world is through the individual and yet all move on together. Let us stand up like men and do our part.
 Many people who recognize the force and fitness of commemorating family and national events, by keeping anniver- saries, do not appear to comprehend the great divine principle as applicable to re- ligious life and culture. Puritan preju- dice fingers long with respect to church. ly ways. Marked progress has been made, however, of late years in the dis position to make more of Christmas and Easter associations, in all the bodies of Christians. The observance of Lent is also more prevalent and the time is prob ably not far off when all Christian peo- pie will regard Good Friday with all the quiet solemnity which attaches to the death of the meek and lowly Savior of men. The law of association is a power ful means of education when rightly di- rected and the great lasts and feasts of the church cannot fail to impress, more and more, the great events of the Divine Providence upon the minds and hearts of the world.
 Many people make great mistake, we think, in making too much of mere school going. Parents in some cases think that if the children go to school regularly, they ought not to be required to do anything at home. And it may be that in some instances the schools exact so much of the pupil that he could do little else than get his lessons ifhe would. We would insist upon the health and growth and home education as of first importance. The child should have time to eat and sleep and play, lessons or no lessons. And boys and girls should learn to do what belongs to the home life, every day, even if they fall behind their classes.
 The law may be good, but the effect of the law often depends upon the interpre- tation of it, or upon the spirit in which ib IS CACSutCo. hC iCotCl oI bliC law may be so insisted on as to destroy the spirit in which it was framed and intend ed. He who does not first find the in tent of the statute cannot in truth apply it. We often see how the lawis made of none effect through mere technicalities or neglect. A law which was meant to restrain men from evil may be made to persecute men who would try to do good. A statute which in itself without doubt was adapted to work to the public ad- vantage may be so executed or neglected as to do harm to the community at large. It is sad comment on our 18th century civilization that so many righteous and beneficient laws are openly treated as dead letters. When we become lawless in the face and eyes of our own public statutes what shall we expect of those who know not nor care for the spirit of which our institutions were born. If it is so soon coming to pass that every man may be law unto himself, how inn porfant is the question of what manner of men we ought to be!-[Rev o. O. Wright.