The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02

the FIRST thing for the architect IL the
foundation: all depends upon this. Let
the foundation be OF d~isorganixed and
Misunderstanding material and your build
ing Is worthless. SO his morning as
we face the new year as builders n
architects. let US seek the foundation OF
all true life.
II wish to enter your plans this morn
ing, with the foundation stone which
was laid before the world was. and by
h all things that are, were made.
This stone IL the word.
1T was Gladstone, the grand old Eng
lish statesman. who said: o man.
build upon Christ. otherwise you build
upon straw Christ to the wise builder
Is his chief corner stone He that
heareth these sayings of mine Inc doeth
them. 1 will liken him unto a wise build
err Cor mani who built his upon
the rock The storms of life are not
sufficient TO destroy IL because II Is
founded upon o rock
so Is every man or woman who
launches his plan out on this sea Of IL
months for the glory of God. The sad
est picture in the world to-day is the
man who looks back upon the last year
and Is unable to record any progress.
IL there Is one here his morning who
feels discouraged and fearful of the
past. / say to him, oh. friend. look up.
remembering that He became flesh and
dwelt among us Business man, have
you been out on the sea Of life. when
the waves have rolled high and fast,
the needle of your life seemed confused
and business disaster would take you
down? Did you not remember Him
who never sleeps; whose eyes are never
shut? Did you not hear Him say
| peace, be still?' As you go to your
place of business II Is no more with the
..,t,E atar, ~ life h,.f thu cloU tran6 Of
death. I care not where you have serv-
ed; whether as clerk or proprietor; do
nestle girl or housewife. / want to tell
you that Jesus knows II. Yes. all. and
| He became flesh that He might help this
flesh and blood.
THE old year has fallen in the lapse
of time. We glory no more in her OPP
portunities. We can only let it become
the schoolmaster of the present and the
future. James Russell Lowell once
stood upon the top OF the Alps with a
German friend. Lowell turned his face
towards Italy and lifting his hat ex-
claimed: 'Glories of the past. I salute
you His German friend. turned to-
wards his native land, lifting his hat.
shouted: % glories of the future. I sa-
lutte you So this morning we look bach
upon the year which has just past and
cry: o glories OF the past. we salute
you;' and then with prophetic vision we
scan the horizon of 1899. exclaiming
o glorious future. We hail thee: here
we have come Other years w help
ed US, but we can go no farther unless
you will give us time. 1t is time W
want now, and time we have. but not tc
spare as some may foolishly think
Each minute, set with sixty polished
seconds, 1 u use. c hour, filled
with sixty minutes. I must be response
BILE for. Each day, packed with "a hours
must be used by me as a wise builder
for God.
THE man of God enters 1899 with hi.
eyes open. He gees things. not neces
sarily at night, but in the day. when
to us. the sun stands i'm midheaven. TIL,
revelations OF the year have been eye
openers. They have become the mate
rial out of which the present comes ant
of which the present is a past. 1t ma
drawn from our own faces the veil. an,
allows that unveiled face to speak 70
Christ.
THE Christian man who has com
thus far will be a revelation of truth
which is the highest and holiest motlv
of life. Well could Paul write to tn
Corinthian church. But we all with un
yelled faces rejecting as a mirror Blu
I fear that possibly some hear me nov
who have not been conscious of the fac
that they were mirrors themselves an
should not be content with the mer
beholding Of self before the mirrors. Blu
we must he n reflector. Glass to refiec
must have a polished surface. SO ma
as he sweeps across the world to shini
must be a polished man of brain. hear
and character. hin to-day, yes. shin
forever"