The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-05

it, He pours his favors upon souls
willing to receive them, as he pours
rain and dew upon the fields needing
such such gifts, that they may bring forth
oIossoms and fruit But to receive the
sacred gift we must turn towards the
skies look up toward the Father of
art in heaven, lead us not into tempta-
ton, but deliver us from evil" In re-
Ilg1on,. In the worship Of the Deity, IN
prayer to the Deity. man finds the power
to be moral being. And the hope which
earth cannot give God gives. God has
spoken to the human conscience in all
times; He has spoken through his proph-
cts, and in later days through His ONLY
negotten Son., telling man to care but
little for earth, as it is only a pilgrim
age place TO ra day, and mans true
home is elsewhere in Gods own para
dSe; telling that death is but a tenn
pcrary separation of soul from body:
telling him that through the somber aas&-.
ness OF the tomb Christian hope spreaus
rays OF Divine light and enables US to
grave where is thy sting?"
1t is well at times we see earth aft its
best, that we realize it's powerlessness to
give US what We need, to give us what
we need most. And because religion is
SO vitality necessary for mans happi-
ness, for mans righteousness for the
clVliizaton of the race we cannot but
IeeI deep alarm when we notice the
negdect INTO which among so many the
pfdctlce OF religion is falling. Men speak
OF inventions and discoveries. the,1
spend their energies upon the earth 10
Dflng torth rich products from it; how
many in their Service of earth do not find
tine. 20 kneel down in prayer before iht,
Almighty; how mstnH rrftts tu give
themselves the trouble to go once a
week for an hour or 50 into the tenDle
CT religion, to put themselves for a lii
tIe while in contact with the Deity. and
learn that they are made for something
petter man earth This is the evil of
evils; While We rejoice at the material
MohuefS OF the age. we must deDlore the
spiritual Illness of the age, the nenlerf
VI VI tSSHislon. We are seeing the results
OF TINS neglect of religion. Society is
lre!nDnnS, as 1t were, over the ulysses
when have been opened up beneath IFS
Ieet because of the prevalence of lire
llS1on. AS men draw themselves any,
from religion, as they neglect 10 b9aSg
the word of God, to kneel in PRAYER. 10
Visit Gods temple on Sunday. so thew
DE becoming barbarians, savages, ami
mas In the large cities of the world
we near Of tens Of thousands who bavo
nut one object in life to bear envV 70
4 ateiu 70 nate their fellow men, to murder
tLeF IeiIoW men, If they dared And
why IS this spirit of demonaic 9narchI-3
because those tens of thousands do not
hheeI before the altar of God do not
near the message of Gods eosneI ID .1ot
pray to God for grace and hone In n,or
own country the newspapers toll us If
Whole regions where no one, or at Least
Sniy Id, IeWi go to church services on a
SUNDAY. What Is the result? Those
VINO visit such regions will find tbe neo-
PIE INDUSTRIOUS; find them bent daV after
cay upon the earth. lest earth keen awav
rom Chem one grain of wheat one bIode
VI grass; speak to them of enDo,Iinor
thoughts, they do not understand Won:
Dfing TO them the offer Of hope In thS
midst OF their Affections, they do NOT
KNOW or what you speak And their
morality what is it? Just that which
tier own feelings of comfort, their own
many walks of life there are men who
never practice religion, who never Drav
VINO never go to church on Sunday: they
are SUI buoyed up by the force of habit
by the strength of the atmosphere which
surrounds them; but as they and their
IeIioWs continue to neglect religion. habit
VIII lose Its force, the atmosphere will
lose It's healthness and even they who
are now able to stand upon their feet
VIII totter and fall And among such
tEose especially who have influence and
power %shouid remember when thew 90
away from religion they are injuring NOT
themselves are Sc ives, only; but, the millions who
are influenced by them. All sociatV
today Is sorely sick because Of tbse
thoughtlessress in which so many i've of
Cod and of the things of. God. RraFhr = n
Wnlle we stay upon earth. and
use use the things OF earth az
Iar as we need let US re-
MEMBER the great truth that earth does
rot suffice; that mot in bread aIo,os
dotn man live. but in every word ,1ro
ceeqlng from the mouth of Cod" LET rs
make greater and greater efforts TO live
IN communion with God, IN whom alone
IS our source OF greatness and of right
SoushesS, from whom alone can come +be
nope or happiness for US in time and