The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-06-20

We first the kingdom of God, and all these things
shall be added unto yOu.' The chaplain then
described the meaning of the word first Man
should give his whole life to God and to nothing |
else The lawyer gives his whole time to the |
law. to its reading and its practice. The bust |
ness man his whole time to his particular call
ing. But man should give his entire life to God,
for the Saviour said: You are here to serve
God first and all the time. The soldier gives
his whole time to the government which
furnishes him all he needs so God wishes us to
serve him continually and the necessarieS of life
will follow. We are not supposed to refrain
from entering business pursuits; we must DO
this. BUT only in the service and good OF the
Lord and mankind. No matter what the bus-
ness or calling we can do it in the service OF
God and the world. Some men think they can
not be business men and Christians This is a
| great mistake. Take the communities where
there are churches, and you will find peace and
prosperity; while in those localities where there
are no churches, you will find misery and squat
or. The Christian communities are always the
best. The Christians in this country ace, as
class always the best off. They may not own
millions. for the sincere Christian is never
millionaire. In speaking of the giving of charity
the chaplain held. that those who were sincere
eous never sought bread. Listen to the cries
coming up from humanity, the miseries! Where
do they come from? from those who have done
wrong. Again many think that it is hard to be
a Christian: vet you have but to be natural to be
a Christian The religion of Jesus Christ did
not force itself into the world it is perfectly
natural, The lines of religious life lie in three
directions. The first is ones self. We have
been given ntellects. bodies, and strength and
we should not abuse them. Men have gone
through the world broken and wrecked because
thew have abused their bodies violating Gods
laws Every man can improve the intellect
There is one good thing we must say for prison
it keeps from men the damnable influences OF
the perniciOus literature that adOrns our DOOR
stalls and reading rooms; an influence ina
has caused more crime and immortality thar
any other known source. Every man shoul(
respect himself A man in the company OF
:. ladies guards well his words so that no of1ensf
I can be given. A swearing man will never curse
S in the presence of minister of the gospel. on
. of respect either to the man. or as the represen
S tative of the gospel of Jesus Christ. But III
a should respect himself more than all these
t He should respect the face that reflects back Il
h him from the glass. What we want is that self
!, respect that makes us despse ourselves in doin
0 a dsrepectful thing.
e In speaking of the giving of charity, the chap
lain held that the giving of aims was not charity
d II had a tendency to make beggars of the bene
d fciary. ONLY when man gave himself. of hi
energy, his push, his vim to help On his brother
to success, was he charitable. Many instances
~ humorous and pathetic, were cited to demon
9 strate this charitable side of man. An earnes
~ appeal was made for all to look up and be mel
~ ~ The heart rooted and rounded on God is tn
: true Son of God, We are called the Sons {
" God. but how many are ashamed to be so called
~ In half or three-quarters of century not on
:. here today will be on earth. We all must dle
- our bodies mould and decay. But what of tn
- soul? The soul anchored ON God will never d