The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-08

ARE ne-nistss 10 employ IL From the
tine that the Spirit moved upon sne lace
- -. ~s.s-~ ara God said lie, there De
nvA-. uus1 now. He has been its only
aurhar. ani the light has been very hum
r,sx conscious Of its divine origin Consider
,,7s. Grand orb into whose dazzling eye
vou cannot look a moment There = nc
hauxhrtness IN his shining. Over the hills,
down among the fores, siades- across the
wide ocean. he smiles ben.Enly- He does
nat choose some faring pathway and
travel that alone. but into the ver.est
Sanr-s Of Gods smalIes. creatures ne
sends his beams as cheeriiy as where jew
s1s fash back his radiance and court
splen6ors glisten in his light The daisy
Is as welcome to his shining as tn asdosH.
and the paupers BABY owns as HUI "
ina. bright spot on the wall az the prince
Ar. theu. think of Him who outsnone all
humanity and az the same time FORGOT
Himself entirely in His soi.citude Tor
Others. and you win catch the thought IN
ira completeness. The Master OF the uni-
verse became the meek and iow.y One, ana
q, became the source OF ali masterful in
ou-nce in all His meek and Lowry disc3-
MES And our shining viii take on the
requisite humility when our good works
are suggestive Of Christ rather than our
selves Let US struggle after this enect,
that when the world shall see our light IL
shall recognize gilmpses of our Master
This high altitude OF Christian life IS difh-
cult Of attainment. Pride of heart VIII
come and congratulate you upon the sue
cess of your course. Envy will call your
attention TO some rivals more brilliant
career, and urge you 10 more formidable
effort just TO surpass his record; but X
you are steadfast in your purpose and
loyal TO your Lord. these and all other
In L xx-;ff
on shining; and yet. not you. but Christ IN
You. The poorest thoroughfare will suit
YOU the most mental service will be exal-
ration, the darkest life into which you can
carry the light Will be 10 you God-send-
You will be. in the divinest sense. letting
your light so shine that others may see
your good works.
Vet Self GlOrincation, but Gods
Honor.
But there is a last result OF the Chris
tjan's shining. without which all that pre-
cedes will be valueless. IL is not only ne
cessary that others should see your good
works. but that they should glority. NOT
you. but your Father who Is in heaven.
You may be quite innocent OF the inten-
ton. and yet your glorificaron and not
your Fathers, may be the effect There
was time in Chr.st's life when the popu-
lace would have hoisted Him upon their
shoulders and proclaimed Him king, had
He not escaped out of their midst. 1t
ought TO appall any good man when he
sees himself lifted 10 the place that be-
longs TO the real hero. and none of Gods
children should find any comfort in divert
ing the praise from their Father in
heaven. who claims IL, to themselves
Now. how can Christians guard against
this disaster in their lives? How can We
render so powerful the impression We
make for good, that the world around US
will make no mistake in assigning the
praise? How, but by so continually glori-
flying God ourselves in all we say and do
that those even who would disiort our mo-
tive on the one hand, or be confused by
our earnestness on the other, viii be
obliged to say: God be praised for the
works this man hath wrought"
Is not this the natural end of all exist
ence? Is not this the motive that God de-
mands from all His creatures? Did He
not. for His own glory. swing all these
planets into space, and frame the laws
that govern them? Did He not, for HIS
own glory, people the earth with beings.
and endow them with marvellous faculties
which find no superiors but His own? Did
He not. when, from his high estate Of orig
inal purity prmeval man fell in ruins.
build up for His own glory from the cha
otto mass, through rede-sning grace, a
character grander far than the first dar-
ling of His creative love? These stars that
shine. these tides that flow, these rivers
that run to the sea, these verdure-clad
hillsides. these stately trees, these bloom
ing valleys. this tossing, restless. magnin-
cent ocean--what voices do they bring into
the grand oratorio of the Creators praise;
and shall We, who have been blessed with
their being. fail to glorify the God who
made them? This, then. is our one great
duty: To glorify our God. 10 take the cir
cumstances OF our lives and make them
channels for our gratitude 10 flow in, 10
seize our opportunities as we would weap-
ons, in conquest for Christ; TO hail each
new struggle as an evidence Of how divine
strength can be magnifed in human
weakness; to let our light shine. SO that its
author can be glor.ted by men.
Let me tell you, brother man, II you
would thus live up 10 your privilege. that
your shining must be joyous one. God
never created a shadow or i groan. He
poured His food Of sunlight upon the
world. but some created substance thrust
it's opaque form in tie way. and cast a
shadow He started the music OF happy
innocence for the race. but that cid mon-
ster. sin. snapped the hear1slrings. and the
result was a groan Of woe. We most re-
fleet Gods goodness when we are Joyous
both OF face and voice. Where-cr there is
o whining Christian there IS apt to be a
mask. which you must tear of before YOU
come 10 the real character Tell me rot
tha, pain carves deep wrinkles in the brow
ami turns the monday into night. Some Of
the happiest pers-ns l have known have
been intense sufferers. Tell me not that
trouble blsnches she hair and snufTs out
the light Of life. There are triumphant
ones. whose faith has carried them safely
through every storm. Tell me not that
care has set its trea1miil so that In the
cerciess round OF daily routine the happi-
ness OF r1en has been crushed out OF them
The brightest people I have ever met have
generally been the busiest. No, no. These
counfer-claims won't do. You have no
right 10 hegloom the atmosphere in which
you move with cold drizzle. when God in
tended you TO spread sunshine wherever
you go. The recipient OF innu.nerablc
u,ercics conscious % a Fathers providen-
tial care. rich in the possession OF Sa-
vioTs pardon and the realized promise OF
i Comforter's peace confident of heavenly
treasure. so valuable tina; a lifetime OF
earthly bliss cannot purchase an hour OF
IT'S expsctant joy. your highest aim should
be 20 glorify God in the happiness YOU can
cause around you.
Ara on. ie; me beg Of Won TO make vos;r
shining continuous. Intermittent Chris
tsans are always puzzle 10 the world II
is hard to know tust where 20 fi.si tham.
Theirs IS 4 state of constant INCONSISTENCY.
To hlaz. out with almost unnatural bril-
haney az one time. and then merely flicker
ont dim religious light until the next re-
vivsl, is not conducive 20 confidence ,r con-
secra;Scn- II Il Is a good Ting 20 hold
forte thu word OF life 10 men. klnale the
torch. ana let Il burn unto the end with no
jimiButioa OF its light and heat Eeer, n
h2rning' Suppose some roura-handAi