Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-09-10
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come from r. Il came from heaven, re.
piled the swan. And where .a is heaven a,,:,
hasa OF saa he And them S ey S nfasi
bird went on to describe the grandeur OF
the eternal city. She told Of streets of
gold. of gates OF pearl and walls of jasper,
and the river of life, "clear as crystal. "
In eloquent language the swan sought to
portray the hosts who live in the heaven Y
world, but without arousing the slightest
interest. Finally the crane asked, Are
there any snails there" "Snails!" II re- ,
s'Then," said the crane, as it continued its
search along the Shiny margin OF the pool,
you can have your heaven. want
snails." There are thousands of people to-
iay who are meeting the appeals of the
church of Jesus Christ, if not with the
snail's answer. at least with the snailss
attitude. You can nave your heaven. l
want snails;;" And why? Because the,
allowed the lusts of the flesh to atrophize
the spiritual nature. "Be not deceived;
God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man
soweth that shall he also reap. For he that
soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap
corruption" Fancy may figure the wick
ed as borne aloft in chariots of the sum-"
says the Rev. w. j.. Watkinson, but
ray of daylight reduces: the pretentlous
things to the monstro'E forks OF the police
the prison van, the hearse that bears men
to the grave ere they have lived out half
their days"
On the other hand, "the mind Of the
spirit is life and peace" Christianity
comes to men telling them of a divine
Saviour in whom is life and Who came
that we might have life and have it more
abundantly. The Bible tells us of 1.-THE
spirit of life which eSerts its power os,
I~G nr %sn 9e e% he H R9fSsp 1T as lis
iivins agent. "By thy spirit God hath
garnished the heavens Chou sendest
forth thy spirit; they are created. In SO
far as testimony and observation 60 life
springs from life The Spirit of God is
manifest in all His methods and works;
This same spirit, whose activity is eXerted
in creation and the sustaining of life, is
also the spirit of truth, of holiness, of
wisdom and grace. The Spirit, OF God
winter into spring, calling forth life,
beauty fragrance and song. The same
Spirit transforms the human soul. The
Spirit of God touches our hearts; the
great transaction is done. Behold a new
creature in Christ Jesus. We pass from
death unto life. We are alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord, and the
things which are all in all to the sensuous
wording are of value to us only as they arc
connected with and minister to the king
dom OF Jesus Christ, of which we are
citizens.
If YOU have passed from death unto life
YOU are not Il piece of moral tinkerlng and
ethical cobblng. Regeneration is live
wire. 1t is permanent miracle. You are
not only new man, but n live man. The
dictionary defines top as a ''gyroscope."
\ gyroscope may be made to spin. But it
is dead thing, nevertheless. 1t won't go
without a string or spring attached to 1t
and MANIPULATED by the hand of the spin
ncr. If you have been regcnerated YOU
are more than gyroscorsa; You will not
subject to moods and modes. You will
l-.l without having a spring or string at
tachei to you. The love OF the Christ will
"constrain YOU and RESTRAIN YOU. In
the workshop. in the store, behind the
counter and il the office your associates
will lnow tar you have been with Jesus
and received HE. The mind of the flesh"
has on buried, and no flowers were laid
on h., ,rs.,et. The min, OF the spirit
lives ana speaks through the kindng eye;
the ouiyerng lip and the soGtened and
sanctiied heart The grazing grounds of
the icghly.mindod are the lotus meadows
af Pleasure and ease. The grazing grounds
OF the spiritually minded are the green
pastures" beside the still waters" led
and fed and satisfied by the Shepherd of
Life. The difference between the carnally
minded and the spiritually minded Is the
difference between the stall fed OK COM
placrntiy chewing his cud and the Great
ne created in the image of God agoni2lng
to he worthy OF wearing the white stone
and hearing the new name.
l(-;4h 1;fD r,,,or o1s, tho orift nc rpacn
Peace be unto YOU" said the Saviour to
he disciples. My peace | leave with you;
My peace give unto you; not as the
world giycth, give | unto YOU What is
it YOU are longing for this mornlngp
Home? You have that. Business! You
have more than you can attend to. Al
ready You are worried nearly to death
over business. Tomorrow mornings mail
viii bring you large bundle of letters.
remit Head over heels in business.
Pleasure? Aren't You surfeited with pleas.
are? Aren't you at it every afternoon and
evening, by the scashole, in the noun.
tain. at the club? One continuous round
Of pleasure Society? Don't you 60 in for
It? Don't you have your teas, your card
parties, your games and chit hats? What
YOU want Is peace-peace OF mlnd ana
peace OF conscience. And YOU will never
EVp II until you Htl lllt-iIlt illt lIiI
thrott!es and binds and sets its heel upon
this miserable carnal creature that whines
and frets and burns with an abnormal
thirst that nothing can satisfy? And why
do you get peace when YOU sc. eternal
HE? Because YOU have anchored TO do
something within the vale, and wind and
wave and tempest shock cannot disturb
the calm and constant peace OF the mind
md heart that wait upon the Lord. on
1900,
lift OF This new life You live simple life
nobly, which is the grandcat thing any of
Us can do. lie who follows "the mind of
the spirit" will find the dce0est satisfac-
ton for he has in him a well OF water
sprincing up into everlasting life"
The other night George Primrose, the
minstrel, was amusing an audience at the
Ma :onic Temple Roof Garden in Chicago.
In rpsnonsr to an encore he came out and
sang My Watermelon Queen" When be
came to the line in the chorus, shes all
the world to me he broke down. turned
and walked Into the wings, To the surprise
oil the aud .ence just before he walked
10 the foollghts lie received telegram say
ing that his wife was dead in their home in
Buffalo. And when he came to that line
which touched the deepest chord III his
soul. footlights and faces. all save one.
were forgotten. Love yearncd to clasp
love. The supreme grace that was born
in heaven and which finds Its wavcring
image here swayed the heart OF he great
comedian. The sorrow in the soul stlhcd
the song on the nps, SO it is when the
mind of the spirit o'ermastcrs the mind OF
the flesh. The STACEY mannerisms of so.
ciety. the baubles, the trinkcts, the Bac'
chanalian banquets, are forgotten, or they
cease to allure. The soul turns away from
the hollow handclapping and the vulgar
thropr into tho wings to live with Him
who lis all the world to me-"