The Newtown bee., 1899-02-17

to fad In this little Bethel very tryst
of earth and Heaven. john Kncx, the
rugged old reformer, exclaimed, give
me souls or die" How many OF US is
devotion to the Kingdom of God driving
nearly to the point of deat'
Well, what ia the remedy for Iow-tem-
perature, slow and heavy pulse, general
debility Ia spiritual life the same as in
physical life; the body becomes ipured
by exposure, the muscles are developed
by using them, the whole system is taken
out of the realm of lerhargy by waking
it up and giving it something to do.
Put horse in the stable and keep him
there for several weeks Withou afTording
him any exercise, and he will die. 100
to work." said an English physician to
his rich patient; olive on six-pence day
and earn it," That is the advice that
many of US ought to receive kindly in the
spiritual life. Our religious privileges
are. costing us TOO little expenditure OF
time and strength and thought. Go to
work, go to work. Find a small spot in
Gods great vineyard and till it; put your
hand to the plough and LOOK not back.
Work out your own salvation with
fear and trembling"; don't stop to
argue whether you are justified by faith
or saved by works, but get TO work. He
that winneth souls Is wise,'' wise for his
| own sake as well as wise fer others. Heat
engenders heat zone thing IN motion starts
something else going. "A live dog ia
better than dead lion," the nimble six.
pence does more good in the world than
the idle pound; get to work. The tray
eller in the Alps in trying to save, his
| fenow-traveller overcome in the deer
snow, got into such q glow through the
effort that be saved himself from free cit e
death, warmth and blessing come IL
every Christian in the act of putting forth
effort for others.
Another bad symptom IN bodily sick
ness is falling appetite, when one article
after another ia discarded because il
doesn't taste good; this bad symptom
also comes in in the study of the health
of the soul. Some people become dys
peptics by imagining that this article o.
food does not agree with them and leav
ing it off their diet and that article o
food does not agree with them and dis
cardiDg it from their regimen, until a
last they find themselves eating nothing
but broth and knickknacke. So peopit
become spiritual dyspep6ics by imagining
that they can do without this and tina
kind of spiritual nourishment. They
think they can get along without COINS
to church, and so they don't go; thel
think they can live just as well withou
the little circle OF prayer, and SO they ar
never found In it.
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP BECOMES DIS
TASTEFUL
to them and SO they do not seek it; con
versation upon holy things has no place
in their life, for there are go many CON
mon things to talk about. By-and-by
they find themselves feeding on the Sun
day newspaper and the religious move
and the excursions TO pleasure resorts OF
the Sabbath day, and they call this spir
ituaI food. VIZ all need more of 5ht
''meat' of the Word Of which the Apostle
Paul speaks. Are you feeling all ''rur
DOWN. Then Paul has someEniI 60 say
to you: s'And now, brethren, commend
you to God ard to the Word of His grace
which is able to build you up and to give
you an Inheritance among all them which
are sanctified." Are you finding thai
you do not relish the food you are no
taking? Then offer the prayer of ths
Wise Man, Feed me with food conven
lent for me.''
You cannot grow in grace, yon cannot
become strong Christians. and live only
on roth and knickknacks. You cannot
get snatch now ana then from the Bible
and let that pass for steady diet. You
cannot pray by proxy and so!ace yourself
4 in thinking that brings 5ou into closest
touch with God. We have all been lately
reading with interest Of the life OF Con.
gresham Dinghy. His was as fine j
4 spirit as we ever had In our public life.
A simple man and yet great man he
was. It was a remarkable scene. remark.
able even In our national capital which
has Witnessed some most thrilling events,
when the highest fficiais OF this land and