Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-26

tact with the world. The high call
ing of God in Christ Jesus does not
shut the office door, does not hush
the hustle of the mart of trade, does
not stop the factory wheels, does not
close the books of the student or
quiet the busy hum of the halls Of
learning and invite the cobwebs Of
ignorance to weave their disfguring
mantle over the intellect. no, it
means a better and fuller life in
all the essential activities of the
world.
Singleness of Purpose.-Calebs says:
''Let us go up at once" Paul ex-
claims: This one thing l do All,
brave hearts, with such a spirit as
that burning in their breasts no
wonder all the strong cities Of
Canaan and the mighty sons of Anak
could not make Caleb falter, or the
chains and prison walls could not
cut short the great mission of the
mighty Paul. In this day of many
ideas and multiplied activities. it is
said that the man of single idea
has little Or no chance of success.
However that may be we are not
prepared to judge, but we are conf
dent in our assertion that the man
of a single purpose is the man who
will succeed in planting mis- banner
on the mountain top of achievement.
if any man can. "This one thing
do has been blazoned along the
rugged and steep pathway which has
been Travelled by all those who have
achieved worthily and nightly in
the world. Here is indeed worthy
sentiment for the New Year. Many
resolutions and elaborate plans are
made to-day to be broken and to fail
tomorrow. But the single purpose
of a Caleb or a Paul carries through
the difficult way to the Promised
Land of the high calling of God.
The one purpose of Paul was re-
troactive as well as progressive. It
dealt with the past which might
hinder and make him wish to go
back, and it marked out clearly in
the unmeasured distances ahead the
goal to which he aspired. "Forget-
ting those things which are behind"
he says. land reaching forth unto
those things which are before, I
press toward the mark for the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus: With the face set stead
lastly towards the rising sun and
the coming morning. he was deter
mined to press onward and up
ward..: He was going to burn
the bridges behind him so that the
hardships in. the unoccupied country
ahead might not tempt him to beat
, an ignominious retreat. What do you
suppose it was that Paul was,so anx-
ious to forget, and the memory Of
| which would so evidently prove a
handicap in the race he was running?
Certainly it was not the bright One
The met in the way on his journey to
, Damascus, when he heard the voice
of his Lord speaking to him out of
the Heavens: certainly it was not his
| three years communion with his
Lord in the Arabian desert, during
which time he was caught up to the
third heaven and "heard speak
able words, which it is not lawful
for man to UTTER" certainly it was
not the mighty work he had accom-
:plished on. his evangelistic. tours
through Asia Minor and Europe; Ger
tainly it was not his beloved church
at Philippi, for he says in his open.
ing salutation to them in the letter
from which our text is taken:.t: t.. 81
thank my God upon. every: reanein:
brance Of you;" certainly i was not