Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-05-28

ize your highest possibilities of man
hood and womanhood without effort.
perseveriRg strenuous effort. Give seed
suitable environment or atmosphere aud
sunshine and sol and il viii s.crs-nes
ously develop all thelife that is init. But
the possibilities Of human soul are not
perfectly evolved by environment.
There must be the cooperation, the
putting forth of the hHman will The
soul must consciouh.y determine the
course and measure s,f its own develop
rient Professor Blackie says: ssyir-
tuous energy is the one thing that gives
significance and dignity 10 the human
life. The dynamo generates energy
under control of its manager, or beyszi
control drives on till it ceases action by
exhaustion. But man generates energy
by his own will and guides that energy
TO the end he chooses
| You can develop your intellectual
Ipowers to their greatest efficiency if you
will You can subordinate your lower
TO your higher nature if you will. You
can put on the crown of mans dignity
by fellowship with and assimilation to
God, if you win. Ibeseech you to grid mp
the lotus of your minds and set your
selves henceforth TO bring out the best
and the most OF which you are capable
Count your culture just begun and work
for mastery of your powers and
mastery your temptations and
mastery of your destiny. Your grand
est possibilities win be reached when
you make your life thoroughly Chris
tian, when you live by the strength OF
the redeeming Christ This You may do in
any sphere of live into which providence
points you. You may make home happy
and wholesome by the atmosphere of
genial Christian life you create, You
may be doctor and CARRY the SAVIOR of
Christ from household to household,
you may be a lawyer and remind men Of
Jesus by your righteous and kind deal
ings
Il o, We young hearts and lives, We do
well to remember that the scholar is
1.-THE favorite child of heaven and earth, =
that elect one upon whom heaven
reserves the most precious gifts. In
giving you wisdom and knowledge,
refinement and culture, God hath taken
vows Of you III the interest OF your fell
lows. Since wisdom is better than
rubies, double the number of your intel
lectual interests. Since music is high
and art is pure, double the sweetness Of
your songs, and exalt the beauty of
your arts. Since friendship is rich,
double the number of your friendships
J and deepen your actions. Since duty is
supreme, exalt your tasks and carry
them up to obedience of the law of
Christ. But whatsoever gift is yours,
remember, that ito him that hath shall
be given more. Give thy mind 20
books and books shall give thee wisdom.
Give thy taste 70 beauty and the CALLER
les viii give the bounty. Give thy love
to the poor and weak and the people
5. will give victory to thy reform AID
philanthropy. Give thy prayers to God
and God will give thee the golden
chains s'that bind thy purposes about
His throne" Give thy heart to Christ
and He will give to thee friendship that
is immortal, with heaven and home and
immortal satisfaction
i Would you have your horizon wild
lened: Would you have your dormant
4 energies stimulated to action? Would
4 you have your experience enriched? All
these will come to you if you keep in
fclose fellowship with the Saviour of the
world.
4 1t was the scholar among the apostles
who counted all things but loss fo.
i Christ, and found in Him the possibiii-
ties of heroic endurance and virtuous
action. We hear him say, II can do all
things through Christ which strength
eneth me"
| Jesus Christ is our birthright There
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1.-The man Christ Jesus. Estimate Him
/ by the reforms He has inaugurated and
carried to their triumph, by the nations
He has lifted, by Vulnerable lives He
has touched and glorifed, by Titans
whom He has met and conquered, by
icisiiiiization which He has produced, by
His power which today is regiment, yes,
let the imagination run loose for a
moment and estimate Him by His final
victory when he brings humanity to it's
heritage, estimate Him by that last test
of all greatness and all power aud all
glory g5odness--and we see His
majesty. He stands alone. No one is
like Him in the pureness of Ills love,
the greatness of His sympathy, the
tgrandeur of His deeds, as He marks on