The Yale expositor., 1902-01-17

all the railroads OF Russia and had for
tune after fortune roll In upon him.
Courtesy is n mighty force In temporal
things as well as in spiritual things.
Let us start each year. each month.
each day. with the question. What can
! do TO make others happy? On our
way 10 Office or store or shop or rail
train let us be alert for heaven de-
scended opportunities.
The time must come when the world
will acknowledge international cour-
tesy. Now courtesy between nations
Is chiefly made Of rhetorical greeting.
but as soon as there Is difference OF
interest their ministers plenipotentlary
are called home. and the guns OF the
forts are put In position, and the army
and navy get ready. Why not a cour-
tesy between nations that will defer
Co each other and surrender q little
rather than have prolonged acrimony.
ending In great slaughter? Room for
all nations OF the earth and all styles
OF government. What the world wants
Is less armament and more courtesy.
less OF the spirit OF destruction and
moro OF the spirit OF amity. This cen
fury has opened with too many armies
In the field and too many men-of-war
on the ocean. Before the century closes
may the last cavalry horse be hitched
TO the pillow and the last warship be-
come a merchantmen.
There Is nothing worthy In the
thought that the earth will get too
crowded with population II vast null
titudes are not destroyed by war.
When our old world Is full OF inhabi-
tants. II will have fulfilled It's mission.
and IL will be put aside like an old
ship turned into n navy yard and dis
mantled and the worlds inhabitants
transferred 10 some other constella-
ton. The angels in the song celebrat-
ed this coming international courtesy
when In the Bethlehem starlight they
chanted. Good will to men"
IL others lack courtesy. that Is no
reason why you should lack IL. Re-
spond to rudeness by utmost affabill-
~. Because some one else Is boor
is no reason why you should be a boor.
So | applaud Christian courtesy.
would put II upon the throne OF every
heart In all the world The beauty OF
IL is that you may extend II 10 others
and have just as much OF it-yel. more
OF it-left In your own heart and life.
10 Is like the miracle OF the loayes and
fishes, which. by being divided. were
multiplied until twelve baskets were
filed with the remnants. II Is like a
torch. with which fifty lamps may be
lighted and yet the torch remain as
bright as before IL lighted the first
lamp.
But this grace will not come TO fits
coronal until IL reaches the heavenly
sphere. What world that must be
whore selhshness and jealousy and
pride and assemblies Of temper have
never entered and never will enter.
No struggle for precedence No rival
~ between cherubim and seraphim.
No ambition as TO who shall have the
front seats In the temple OF God and
the Lamb. No controversy about the
place the guest may take at the ban
quet. No rivalry OF robe or coronet
No racing OF chariots. No throne look
ing askance upon other thrones. but
all the inhabitants perfectly happy and
rejoicing in the perfect happiness
OF others. II ! never get 10 any other
delightful place. want TO get to that
place. What n realm 10 live In for
ever. All worshiping the same God.
all saved by the same Christ. all ex-
periencing the same emotions. all
ascending the same heights OF love
and exultation. all celebrating the vie
tories. Courtesy there easy. because
there will be no faults 20 overlook. no
apologies 90 make. no mistakes TO cor
rect. no dlsagTeeableness 10 overcome.
no wrongs TO right In all the ages Co
come not n detractlon or subterfuge.
a perfect soul In perfect heaven In
] that realm. world without end. IL will
never be necessary 10 repeat the
words OF my text. words that now
need oft repetition, BE courteous"