The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-02


J0sns came to show, In his own character,
what God liz like? Or tho Greatness Or beauty
Of humaa nature until He oxempliled what
" might boz or the good will which might
anbaist botwesn. .tha different claases 81
mon until no Ind beatoNed His compassion
upon this suffering and exhibited His pity
to ths erring and uttsrad Els stern disap-
probation OF the hypocritical and cruHl, and
mad laid down his lifs In seckisg ana say
ing tho lost2
yelopment OF the soul. Hs 70 perfect aysf, III
thing 70 be forever sought for, though ~ be
never renehsd. Try to DO Christ-like and
IN your endaRyor you will enter into every
sphere OF duty, not neglscting wholly what
you ows either to God, TO yourself or To
yonr %neighbor. Have you not met men
who were hard perhaps in TRADE but not
ityy Or surly In their intercourse with
those ontside, but genial at home? Of I'M
questionable integrity In their business
transactions, but without grace, or smiling
and courtdous, but destitute of honor Y
good citizen, possibly, but with no rsvsr-
ence tor God? kim hearted, but not faith
fully And wanlen in parochial or social or
domestic affairs, troubled about many
things, and, like Martha. doing the work,
bus Will IL all pstulant and discontented
and willing to make NO concessions Of
opinion for peace or charity's sake? by
such single glazing defects q character that
seems othet wise we'll nigh perfect is often
thoroughly spoiled. Take care that the
circle 10 complete-leaya no great gaps Of
dntiea undone. Grow spiritually upwards
towards Coz and Outwards towards mon as
we'll in tho depth OF your rich experience
of the knowledge and love Of God. b
godlike, be humane. be yourself, ~ tho
II Gran f1r a hn0 i, ln1,vaI unyv fGTn -vhnf nfhAr
way ia the harmony Of being to be at
tainsd? Tho end Of every precept for
Christian culture cannot look bs-
You'd the result expressed in these
words upon which we are dwelling; singing
and making melody in your hearts to tho
Lord. That melody may be q long way Oft.
But sltH attainment il certainly possible.
The skill OF the musician, with what pa
thence and time and toll is it bought? How
marvellous the action as his rapid hands
follow close each quick glance over the
page! Even without the guidance Of his
eye he strikes with mastery familiarity
the successive clusters of aocordant keys!
with the elements out Of which you are to
build your being Extraordinarily. Lay these
chords in their right order about the affec-
tions and conscience andawiIl-these varied
obligations which bind us to the service OF
God and man and self and, like the HIolaan
harp. the spirit Of God sweeping through
them will bring out of their vibrations its
sweet melody. Even the thoughts OF
the grcat artists, We are told, ars music.
But that ID a more. blessed contamination
when not only the thoughts, but the very
life lnoveS on, with never ar act nor speech
to jar upon the concord with which ma
ture, it winds and storms, and the spheres
and the angels, are doing the will of God.
And happily, to maintain our faith In
this possibility for us all, there are some,
y \ in this loud shining tide
OF human care and crime
With whom the melodies abide
Of tn everlasting chime;
Who carry music in their heart
Through dusky lane and wrangling mart.
Because their secret souls q holy strain re-
Let Is try to put such a song into our
own hearts. Who can measure the power
and blessing which it can bring to us and
to ours? Give me the making Of a ma
tion.l song" it has been said and often
quoted, land I care not who makes its
laws" But a song Of the kind of which the
apostle speaks is the great result Of all law,
fulfilled in its widest sense, together
with thu grace of Jesus Christ. or many
national hymns You can say: Thousands
have been killed to the music of those
But of the evils that have been
OvOECOAH0 IN u UbllNVdulOAS 4Ohk6bON dA1O
tho good done, Of the hundreds slain and
the conquests won in the nations of pain
and death because of the en-
enthusiasm begotten Of this music in she
life only God can tell or the last day de-
clare. And ii is made in part of the very
which it soothes. The psalmist wal
drawing from a deep experience when he
this way the ransomed shall feturn and
come to Zion; with songs and everlasting Joy
shall DO upon their heads. And what shall
that new song be which the redeemed from
the earth shall sing before the throne but
the gladdest and freest and first complete
outward expression Of a melody that has
ringing in their hearts through all the
tribulations out of which they have come.
Kepler announced the discovery
famous laws with "a burst
Of philosophis rapture" Z will indulge
in my sacred fury. = The
die is cast, the book is written-to be read
which; it NAV we'll wait a century for a
as God has waited 5000 years for
an interpreter of his works. When he saw
The minute particles of q new metal appear
and take fire in this atmosphere, Sir
Davy leaped, literally, for JOY.
And an American astronomer. overcome in
The tremendous importance, OF the theories
AA4G away Go VIA0
of Venus took place, to a moment.
at the calculated time.
At every Christmastide the Christ child
seems to come over to the world. How
shall we receive him2 Is there a more pa
passage than that which tells US:
He came to his own and His own received
Him not" Mary, the handmade Of the
Lord, responded with her glorious magnifi-
,nt: My soul doth magnify the Lord.
with the spirit, Zacharias spoke of
h EBAY Star from on high, which should
give light to them in darkness and guide
our feet into the way OF peace" Tho aged
waiting for the consolation of
israel took the infant Jesus into his arms
prayed fervently: "Lord, now Hottest
Thou thy servant depart in peace, accord
ng to thy word, for mine eyes have seen
hv salvation"
And knowing now, infinitely better than
hey His worth to Us and to the world, let
not put an end to the OK pression of our
oy in the more giving of gifts, in the deco
alton of our homes ana churches, in the
singing of anthem and carol:
And since words can never measure,
Let our lives show forth thy praise"
ItShou1d lie in Every House.
j. B. Wilson, 81 Clay street, Sharpsburg,
Pa, says ho will not be without DIR. Kings
Jew Discovery for consumption, coughs
nd colds, that it cured his wife who was
threatened with pneumonia ufter an attack
''Ia grippe,'' when various other remidieS