Evening star., 1896-07-09


rather than desecrate the Sabbath in self
defense. Yet they were the men whom
Christ denounced as hypocrtes devoid of
spiritual life. 1t shows me that it is pos
sibie to have wonderful loyalty and love for
our institutions and yet have no spiritual
Efe The devil often deceives men by
causing them to believe that loyalty to in
stitutions means religion. Again. spiritual
ity must not be considered as synonym ous
with enthusiasm: with Christian activity
You have read Of the young man in the
Bible called Jehu. He showed unparalleled
zeal in the work Of the Lord SLAUGHTERED
the priests of Baal without mercy. Yea!
he almost va1Quished the outward form of
idclatry, but, alasi in after DAYS he proved
that with all his zeal no spiritual life had
teen there Let every Endeavorer make
no mistake here, and sec that he is NOT
mlstaklng ChriSti1n activity for spiritual
iiy Spirituality should not be mistaken
for morality. which may be defined as that
rue hf OF conduct regulating mans duty to
hlmsef and his fellow-beings. Loyalty to
reIglous institutions. zeal in the cause of
humaI'ity and morality as general rule
are the results of spiritual life. but do not
mistake them for the genuine article. Spir-
ituahty depends entirely upon the rela-
oiShip existing between the individual
soul and It's God. Deepening of the spirit
ual life depends upon several laws; the
uweiiing In your hearts of a hungoring and
II Hstlng for Righteousness and the desire
10 become more like God. You must also
oeheve that deeper life is possible for
you. In the accomplishment Of any object
1t Is a great stimulus for one to have
confidence in his ability to reach the noint
AIMED at Another principle is, be sure
tiiat you have been born again Remember
that oefore any spirituality can be develop
s;u, su IN you there must be new spiritual
Dirth. Just as Well attempt to grow a
Heiu OF grain where no seed has been sovn
as 10 imagine that you can develop spirit
uahty Wnen your heart has never been
renewed by the grace of God Won must
a Christian jSI
eree Il deeper life. You cannot afford TO
'amper with conscience. You dare NOT
que stlon the dictates of Gods spirit in
even the smallest matters Wherever the
finger of conscience points Won mus+ hs
ready to go. You must listen for the faint
est Whisper and obey. Another princin,e
IS recognition OF the great truth that
you are not your own; that Won belong
bcdy, soul and spirit to the Lord Iesus
Snrlst. Among the evidences of the deeper
NE are publication of character STABILITY
10 chaia acter. an intense earnestness to
character. and stimulus to activity. II will
snow itself on a death bed have xtood
by the death bed of the infidel who nassed
irto the unseen world In black despair T
aaue watched the death struggle of the
with a faltering don't know upon his
nps- have talked to the nominal Chris.
tian while the grim monster tightened his
ZIP upon the yitals. and with awe-struck
whisper and blanched face he said h.
noped That all would be we'll have
hstened to the clear. urging note of tri-
tmph OF Paul. who shouted in victory a..
ne passed through the dark waters. 7
know In whom 1 have believed Ds.,h
tory" e'o AIS VIC
rev Louis Albert Banks, DID,. of Rrook-
iSh was the second speaker.
Mr.. Banks Addre..
Mr.. Banks said:
ohuer the old diSpensation II was ex
pressiy stated that "a dwarf should not be
permitted to come nigh to offer the bread
OF MS Cod This had special reference to
the priests who were allowed to eat bread.
but were limited in their privilege because
of their blemish. Under the Gospel we are
all priests unto God; and We are constantly
having illustrated before us the fulfillment
of that old requirement. for not a day pass
es but We see Christian priests shut out
from the joy and honor of Offering the
bread of their God" because they are
spiritually 'dwarfed. 1t is impossible thai
one should be dwarfed in any way and NOT
suffer for it. One of the penalties of ig-
Eorance, for instance, is that the unlearned
man must fOrego the keen delight of i'm
parting knowledge. The heaviest penalty
OF poverty is that one SO situa ted may not
experience the highest type of Joy which
comes from relieving distress SO that the
saddest penalty of a dwarfed nature Is that
II is shut out from the noble joy which en-
the bread of life upon the hungry Stanley
discovered in Darkest Africa" q race Of
small dwarfs, whom he thought to be the
Oldest types of primeval man, but who, old
as they are. have no progress in physical
development, intellectual culture or moral
refinement. Alas. One does not need to go
to Darkest Africa" to find Intellectual
and moral pigm:es. The dwarfs are all
about us. They exist in the very midst Of
our brightest modern civilization There
are multItudes of people who are well de-
veloped and we'll fed, physically and intel
lectually. and whom men. looking on, sup
pose to be towering giants, who are in heart
and. soul the most Insignificant dwarfs
There are many things that dwarf a soul:
but perhaps the most common and potent
cause of all Is the lsing in a close material
atmosphere. If we look back over the his
tory of the world We will find that the men
and women who have been the spiritual
athletes and giants in their time have been
those who lived In horizon that was
broadened and enlarged by their faith in
God. 1t was consciousness Of the ever pres
ent God that made Joseph. in his dungeon,
a grander parsonage than Pharaoh on the
throne Of Egypt. II we turn to that sub
lime life of Jesus Christ, which must ever
be our final appeal In spiritual things. we
shall certainly see that its supreme charac-
teristic Is the consciousness of God which
pervades 1t. 1t is Just as true now as ever
that the man who lives in communion with
God living In glad consciousness Of God s
presence and leadership. is enlarged in
spiritual stature, and becomes affluent with
the bread Of heaven to bestow on all who
reed. The soul that lives only for this
world, and through the senses cannot help
being narrowed and embittered by the dis
appointments and hurts Of life, which
ought to sweeten and enlarge the nature.
The diamond willow tree, which grows only
In North Dakota. and which at first gives
tokens Of great development. later on
dwarfs into a scrubby tree, as its little
twigs and branches die down. The great
pine tree grows the higher when Its lower
branches are broken. 1t Is only by catch
ing the inspiration of the upper air. as does
the pine. that the misfortunes of life shall
enlarge instead of dwarfing us The soul
that only lives for the world and its senses
cannot help but be narrowed and embit-
tered by the disappointments and defeats
OF life. which ought to sweeten and enlarge
the character The lofty-souled pine, and
rot the stunted diamond willow, Is the
true type of a noble life.
The preliminary meeting was closed with
quiet conservation hour" led by Rev.
A ID. Thaeler Of Winston, N c.
EASTERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
When the hour for commencing the meet
ing at the Eastern Presbyterian Church
arrived last evening there was not a vacant
seat In the great auditorium, and 1t was
estimated that at least 1900 persons, ex-
elusive OF the large chorus of 15O voices.