The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25

tude, partly for his own pleasure, but
more for our growth. The thankful
life is the peaceful happy life, and
the life that is constantly expanding.
Since this grateful spirit is essential
to the development of the highest type
of character, the inspired writer says,
In everything give thanks" There
is a cause for thankfulness in every
experience that enters our lives, could
we but see our lives as the angels see
them.
Two Warnings.
Some one has written a poem about
the young poet to whom messages
were given which he did not write
After he had said, Not now; some
other time" for many years, he found
that finally he had no more messages:
the inner voice failed to speak to him.
He had lost his gift, he had quenched
the spirit. So conscience may be dull
ed; failure to heed it's voice results
in the silencing of that voice. In the
same manner, disobedience and sin
kill the communion Of Christian with
the Spirit of God.
PauPs other warning was, "Despise
not propheSyingS." Whoever comes
creditably attested as Gods messenger
deserves a fair hearing. No matter
If his word be different from the con-
ventional, hear him. The exhortation
was also a plea for respect toward an
other mans gift. We are prone to
esteem lightly the man who cannot do
what we can do. The successful bust
ness man is rather inclined to sneer
at the poet, the painter and the
preacher; the mechanic thinks the pro-
fessional man not much of man be-
cause he cannot do things with his
hands. There are diversities of
gifts" let each man respect his neigh
boris.
Put to the Test.
| IThis is perhaps the most scientific
| age the world has ever seen. We
| scarcely need Paul's advice to Prove
| all things" for we are, if anything,
| too reply to give up the old for the
| sake of testing something new. 1t in
| dicates the wise apostles confidence
in his teachings that he was willing
to have them put to any test; if the
| gospel cannot stand trial it should not
be accepted. 1t has already borne the
! testings Of twenty centuries and is
| stronger today than ever.
| Having settled a matter, let it re-
manned settled; do not be forever
| opening it anew. In court man once
| acquitted cannot be tried again. There
was a foolish tendency among the peo-
| pie of old, as well as among the people
| Of our own time, to ru1 after every
| new fad or '1sm." So we have the
wise Scriptural injunction, Hold fast
that which is good" What we know
! and believe in we are in honor bound to
| stand by. He is not much of a man
who changes his politics every time he
hears new campaign speaker. Nor is
| he much of a Christian who yields up
| the faith for which greater men than
| he have died every time he hears it
sneered at or criticised.
| AII-Round Righteousness.
| The last Of the apothegms which we
1 study today Is Abstain from every
| form of evil" That is to say,
| Christian can have no pet sins which
| he INDUCES. All-round holiness is re-
| Quired of every one who walks the Way
of Life. 1t is not uncommon for some
weal1Iings to feel and say that because
! they do not drink or gamble or use
| tobacco or dance or go to the theater
or play cards. that therefore they are
! remarkably good hristians-though
| they may be the persOnification Of
meanness, narrowness, pharisaism and
uncharity. No man can boast about
his righteousness until he has abstain
ed from every form of evil-and that
includes self-righteousness and boast
ingl