The Newtown bee., 1902-07-18

ably binders it, and very often does
| destroy the possibility of any such
success. Religion has scruples; re-
ligion has restraints, denials, and for
biddings; it is soft hearted; it is con-
scientiOus: it can not and will not ride
over everything, and push right on to
one single purpose of worldly success.
If genuine, religion can not and will
not do that. Even if religion does oc-
casionally reach such a goal of success,
it has not gotten there bv any such
Immediate, direct, and undertaking
path. 1t is manifest that where
worldly success, immediate and sud-
den, demands the brushing aside and
trampling down of others, there relig-
ion is hindrance rather than help
to such success; it is manifest that,
where speedy success in worldly mat
tiers demands just little departure
from truth and direct dealing and
kindheartedness, there religion is not
promoter and quickener of success
There is superficial sense in which
the Samaritan woman's word was
true; there is place and way in
life where at times spirituality, good
ness and religion seem to lack equip
ment, seem to be without anything to
draw with. We must acknowledge
that OF course just as Jesus would
have to acknowledge that he did not
have anything just then to send down
to the bottom of Jacobs we'll.
: But in acknowledging that we have
not pronounced religion failure; we
have not given up the question at
issue; we have not thrown away our
case: There are deeper wells than
Jacobs; and there is a sweeter water
than the gifts of this worlds flowing;
and there is a finer and better success
than that of this worlds giving.
Jesus was speaking of these and by
and by the Samaritan woman under
stood Him. So will we if we enter into
his thought and take to ourselves his
teaching.
THE WELL OF THE WATER OF LIFE is
DEEP:
it is deeper than the wells of fortune
and place and power and worldly sue
cess. 1t is deep down among the
foundation instincts and emotions and
desires of the being of man, it is in
that secret place of human nature
where the heart Of man receives i'm.
pulse from the divine heart of God. 1t
IS no surface stream OF success and
show and sensual satisfaction that
flows there; but it is the deep waters
of peace and joy and fellowship in the
divine nature. Surely there is
draught of satisfaction in water of life
for the man who has put away the
chance to get more gain and in doing
so has kept a good conscience; surely
there is a gift to the heart which has
been kept in humble place, but has
kept also in place where it's emotions
of trust and love and confidence still
go out freely towards God. Cecil
Rhodes makes the great success so far
as these surface waters of this world
go; tho he leaves the impression of
one INSCRIPTIONS and careless about
his way Of doing it; and he sums up
the whole thing for us himself, saying:
$50 little done, so much to do" St
Paul made no success at all in such
ways and he dies triumphant, saying:
81 have finished the course; [ have
done the work which was given me to
do; henceforth is laid up for me
crown of life". Which one of these
had found the vessel that went down
into the deepest wells of satisfaction
and joy and accomplishment Jesus
Himself, who could not reach the
watcrsOf this world s springs, as little,
perhaps, of their abundance flowed his
way as for any man and yet his word
was: CIT is FINISHED, IT IS FINISHED"
not left undone, "Father, into thy
hands | commend my spirit" All .
many "a man like these has only gotten
enough to eat and wear and,
perhaps, bring up family here
whose life has yet gone down to the
deeper springs of being and he knows
the mountains whence they flow and
the seas whittier they go and he is
satisfied. Abraham Lincoln had
something of this worlds success, but