Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-18

I ter a the time of the Passover, which that
/ year occurred April Z.
Explanatory
/ be Prize and the Crown.-Vs. p, Is.
The prize was the reward offered to the
winners in the athletic contests in the
Grecian games. The crown was the
/ outward symbol and recognition of the
| merit ana superiority by which the
| prize was won. The crowns of the
/ Grecian games were of olive or pine
leaves. but even the gold and ieweled
crowns o. kings and queens are chiefly
! symbols of the kingdom. and of fitness
to reign over it.
be prize aud crown re 10 be gained:
l. By sympathy ana service for All
Men.-Ns. 1928. 10. Yet have ! made
myself servant unto ALL" Undergoing
all manner oftoils and privation for their
sake. Though he might have been free
from these burdens, and have lived in
ease and wealth, yet he underwent great
sufTerings that might gain he more
souls for the kingdom Of Christ. See
the list in Corinthians 11:23-27.
20. Unto the Jews | became as a
Jew" Submitting to the restrictions
Of their ceremonial law. and to their
customs SO far as not wrong. not be-
cause he liked them, or believed them
| necessary, but in order to gain the
jews" See examples in Acts 1873
1878; 21:23. Under the law" All
those who laid great stress on the cere-
monial law and the formal keeping
of commandments.
%. ITO the weak" Saints who had
not understood their freedom. nor real
lied their privileges, who were mar
row in mind, and imperfect in con-
science. Became | as weak" | gave
up my rights and privileges, so as not
to be an offense to them, and hinder my
influence. 'All things to all mem"
This is limited by the word save"
To DO anything wrong does not save
men from sin, it leads them INTO sin.
IL. BY Intense Earnestness.-ys. q,
20. Paul now illustrates his words by
means Of the great Grecian games.
p. run all, but one receiyeth the
prize" In these games. But in the
Christian race and contest all may win,
but only on the same conditions that
gave the prize to the one winner in these
dliiGtiC cOnteSLS.
&c. Il therefore so run (the Christian
race not as uncertainty:" Not with
cut seeing the goal, and, consequently,
the course to be run" not lin the dark
''dcyiating to the right or left" as if
uncertain where | am going, or what
for.
III. By Self-ControI.-Vs 25. q. Is.
ssI-to,.1- ,,,ar, +L0+ r., -
terry is temperate in ali things:" Tenn
peratc. sef-controlled. This refers not
to the actual race, but to the ten
months preparation. Indeed this prep
aration was in some sense q part of the
contest: for upon it very much de-
pended success or failure. During these
ten months, the athlete not only SUD-
nitted to the prescribed limitations of
food, drink, and the entire mod OF life,
but, without asking whether It was
specially enjoined, did whatever would
strengthen him for the decisive day and
thus increase his chance OF victory. and
avoided whatever would weaken him.
They do it to obtain corruptible:"
4 crown of olive or pine leaves, or rather
for the glory and honor which they
sicnitied, and the development Of the
body. which among the Greeks thus be-
came the perfection OF strength and
beauty. Yet all this persisted with the
body, and great as the prize was, it was
nothing to the incorruptible and eter-
nal rewards of the spiritual victories
of character, usefulness, Heaven and
God. If they can do so much for their
4.riya how rpunb mora x.-a for ours
%. Il keep under my body" The
word means to strike under the eyes.
Whenever the body rose up in rebellion
against his spiritual interests. his Cos
pei work. and thus was his enemy in
stead of servant, he put it down with
the most damaging blow a boxer &C uId
give his antagonist And bring i: into
subjection:" The word means to lead
as a captive taken in war. He never
rested from the warfare till the body,
with all its lusts, and desires, and APP
pctites, and longings, became his sub
missive servant, Then every power and
appetite became n blessing.
TEMPERANCE APPLICATIONS
To be truly temperate and self-con-
trolled is both very noble and very
difficult thing. He that ruleth his
spirit is greater than he that taketh q
city"
One reason why this is so is that il
makes every mans body. and natural
powers, and impulses, training school
fer his soul. 1t gives him a field of bat
tie which is n training field for heroism,
for moral culture, for skill. and viii, and
every nobler faculty Of the soul.
Strong drink, even in moderate guam
titles, Injuries the viii power of self
control, 1t tends TO make the body the
ruler over the soul 1t brings mob rule
into the human organism. Says George
Adam Smith. Nothing kills the con-
science like steady drinking to little
excess"