The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02

the divine power. and they live and move
and have their being in God.
~, Nith what are they filled? They ere
Dlied win the spirit of righteousness No
man Will go to the ends of the world with
out that spirit that longs TO. propagate
Righteousness. They are filed with the
moral power Of righteousness. They have
regard To the fcrmaities OF righteousness,
they posses, It's spirit and It's poTer You
but IL is not the original and IL NAV lose
out everything that makes that original
picture a power. but no man Who Is satu-
iai,d with God becomes mere copy OF
God; he Is not a formality with some like
nes: 10 God Each soul that Is tilied with
. GOD has the spiritual image Of the divine
| and the spiritual power Of the divine.
| This theme has its relation to the IN
C.Vidual life. We have selfish men enough:
w have little r.cn enough: we have vicious
men enough. we have men enough who
have never lonse! after God: We have men
God. But the men who stand Ltausped
with the manifest likeness 10 Christ. the
insly after God and receive. who are satd-
rated with God. filled with his divine pow
en-, are mcn that move the World 70 better
lifc: say ;hsy make history: and you aud
| have seen such men who are not satisfied
L. atSrt." world and 10 coin money out
of degradation Of other life. who are not
satisfied 10 trample Gods laws and Gods
S-hlaths under their feet. They lift up
w.ril; they I'll Il with righteousness: they
adorm the doctrine of God their Savior In
The truth, has a national application;
Jesus stood before The representatives or
the israelite nation. but tina; nation had
sadly failed In its longing after righteous
rCSs. nor has any nation yet exerpliiird.
IL ought Ia cNenplify. the truth Of this
Iea:ltu!e. But those nations that long
Ilu-t after God and carry his gospel most
II IRE ends OF the world and seek To honor
and 10 establish righteousness throughout
the world are the nations to-day that are
liz the forefront Of civilization and moving
IL n relationship tn vast ard significant
rgoyi6r1cSs this last century has honored
and the century over against us VIII honor;
believe. more ard more. u i read
there can lie no moral power big enough.
no sprlng OF moral power mighty enough
outside OF the gospel to take the life OF
individuals or Of great and growing cities
anything Ike Gods conception of power or
the peace that comes By power.
Men have always Euuce.ed FOR fame. FOR
gold: men have thirs;ei for temporal pow
er: nations have struggled for greatness:
hut the men and the nations that today
thirst after righteousness. the individuals
ans! nations thai in obedience 10 a longing
after God are filled and saturated WIFE
God. are the men and nations that ike and
viii live: and there Is not a question OF
our lines that cannot wisely be answered
ly this truth. The great need Of the world
today + righteousness. HunCering and
ihirs'irC 9fter righteousness would sink out
Of sight Il thousand Ills that curse us to-
day. IL would save US from the greed OF
vice: Il would save US from cruelty and
II would save us from ignorance
and brutality: II would save u from the
naughty sins Of pride. II would give us the
Eive us prosperity that could be utilized
for the kingdom Of God on earth II would
carry a corqUering gospel TO the masses OF
suffering world through Jesus Christ our
God"