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Toy.c.-Prsctsrai hanaify.-Matt xxilL
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Humility Is one OF the most beauti
fui and desirable OF an the Christian
graees. At the same time 1t is in some
respects one Of the most difficult Of
virtues to alitivate and develop. The
self seeking spirit is large within Us
and written large in all the world
about US The world usually practices
anything else than humility. and II
seems more often 10 bestow Its best
favors upon the least humble rather
than the Ea0st humble. The result Is
that, being human, 1t is no easy thing
eYen for Christians to develop the spir-
q Of HUMILITY to the extent that they
ought
Humility to be worthy the name must
necessarily be practical. 1t must be
manifested In action as well as Ge-
clared ia words. The Pharisees no
doubt preached humility; but, alas,
now far from praeticing 1t they were!
All their works they do to be seen Of
men. They make bread their phylac-
teries and enlarge the borders OF their
garments and love the upperrnost rooms
at feasts and the chief seats In the syn
arogues and greetings In the markets
and to be called OF men Rabbi Rab-
BIZ And there are many Pharisaieai
representatives OF humility today. They
preach II, but do not practice #; they
pretend II. but do not possess 1t; they
try to use humility as a cloak to hide
their pride and ambition What they
want most they pretend to want least.
They proclsim from the housetops that
only the humble should be exalted and
then pretend TO be humble that they
may be exalted They argue that the
office, the position, the honor. should
seek the man and then decry all de-
sire for such things, they that may be
sought. Such humility, Of course. is
false. IL genuine, humility win mani.
fest itself practically. Il shows itself
an its humble attitude toward God and
IN the humble service OF men. The
greatest becomes the servant Of all.
Though difficult of cultivation, yet
tho spirit OF humility should be priced
and sought after. IL Is most pleasing
to God. God loveth the humble. hut
He knoweth the proud afar of. and He
keeps them afar off. Only by humbling
ourselves as little child can we ever
enter into the Kingdom OF God. The
humble only shall dwell with God. ''for
thus saith Tie high and lofty One that
inhabiteth eternity. whose name Is
Holy. / viii dwell in the high and
holy place, with him also that is Of
contrite and humble spirit. to revive
the spirit of the humble and TO revive
the heart OF the coutrite ones"
Humility may be developed In sew
erni ways. % by remembering the dis
astrous consequences Of false pride and
ambition. e, by contemplating the ex-
ample of Christ-"He humbled him.
self" as no other. wherefore God hath
highly exalted Him." 81 by seeing our
selves as God sees US. The publican
Judged himself by Gods standards and
couldn't even raise his eyes to heaven.
Who could under the same testi
BIBLE READINGS
Job ri. II: rs. xxxiv. 2; ci. 5: Prov.
vi, 1918: XIV. 80; Matt xviii. II; Mark
tx, 1887; Z. 35-45; Luke tx. 4s-4s; Phil.
Il. ILL.,