The Newtown bee., 1898-07-15

things strengthen, enlarge and invigsf-
ate this spiritual faculty. Thia may
seem rather q n&terialistie way to leok |
at it; but we sometimes gain perception
of reality, and valus IL We de lesk at
things In material ways.
YOUR SOUL Is WORTH SOMETHING TO
49, 49,. ToU L 49, g..
for this life, is Ia best 30 sake thas iats
account; meannesa, wiekedRsss, Last,
greedinesB and unkindaess, bad temper
and lack Of self control, these things are
destroying q heritage Of ears In shis
world II we give them sway within, they
destroy that which sheuld minister 10 ~
and others here as surely as the 'arna, the
mind, or the will should do. The bad
man is lost soul In this world, because
badness ruins spiritual powers in this
world. The true Christian 10 saved
soul here in this world because following
Christ builds up and invigerates spiritu-
al powers. Christ Ii the great spiritual
strengthened just as poets and philoso-
pliers have been great mind strengthen
ers.
But let rs see what 10 this spiritual
possession? What 10 it that 10 lost IL the
soul be dwarfed, or destroyeds The
body is the power that 10 physically ao-
tive, the body weakened physical energy
diminishes, the mind Ia the power of
thought, that weakened, thinking dies
out, there are some people whom we
meet who seem to have almost lost their
minds, their thought, faculty; and the
soul akins to the mind, OF which per-
haps the mind ia on manifestation the
soul, is the power that does what; what
if that weakens2 What then Ia lost
Well, these things among others, the
soul is the loving power. The aoul is
the worshipping power. The soul Is the
conscience power which discerneth good
and evil. These and others are the fac
ulties Of the soul as surely 40 skill 10 a
faculty Of the body, and thought 10 fac
ulty of the mind. And surely these are
real things-love and worship, and devo-
and the sense OF the presence Of God !;
these are faculties, and facul ties at that,
which none of us would lightly lose.
Saving the soul means saving these di-
viner faculties In our nature. dare az
firm that az long as there 10 any trace OF
these In life, the soul 10 yet alive In
that life, and can be saved unto that life.
Only when these be wholly dead In ehis
world or in any world, ID the soul of q
man absolutely lost. L man 10 mos Lost,
am thankful to say because he happens
to believe In some wrong opinions, for IL
he be earnest and faithful, his opinions
may be very wrong, and yet the mans
spiritual life be alert, alive and active.
II you will excuse personal illustra-
tion: In connection wish SONS others
wrote certain articles while ago, upon
which writer In Southern paper de-
clared more positively than politely that
the opinions advanced In these articles
were lies, and that 1t was an appalling
fact that o man could believe a lie Oh it
seemed to do and yet be damned. Now
between you and me, have no fear of
being damned, /. e., of losing my soul for
my mistaken opinions. II that was all
the trouble L should feel very easy. The
greater burden is where know my con-
victions are all right and then don't live
up to them. That Is the kind of thing
hurts the soul. Not to be mistaken in
theology but TO know the truth In theol-
ogy and In life, and to do 1t mot, that Is
the sin. That is what destroys the soul.
Recently secular critic OF students In
our college said. what think 10 true of
all kinds OF American life. ssIhe chief
danger lies, not, as ID 80 often assumed
In that those naturally weak are led
astray by evil enfluences, bat rather In
the fact that the highest and brightest
are from their very devotion TO pursuits
of knowledge likely to forget and suffer
deadening of other powers, OF the aspir-
itual powers" Yes, that il all danger,
that man forget his soul, that he de-
velop strong body, and bright mind,
but leave uDdeveloped the affections, the.
sentiments, the morsl impulses, the spir-
i itual fervors. I tell you thas for man
not to be able to feel deeply, and wor-!
ship reverently, and love deyotedly, Ii
as truly dwarflng az IL he wera not.
able to walk upright, or to read easily.
i But how, then, shall we save aoul?.
How shall that diviner portion OF the.
human being be kept, and cherished, aud
preserved? How shall il be saved from
1.-The slow deseriorating infinence which