The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14

scstion of our position here. and that is,
We .tec servants
our l,;topinoss is often marrod at this
point. Naturally We prefer not 10 Inc
serNani3-wr do not like the position. We
would rather lie masters. and that is the
reason we so OFTEN fail. OR powers, are
so UNITED We are not capable of planning,
and DONG for ourselves. We could not
manage The simplest things successfully
VERY long.
We are much ike tho ambitions disci-
i,S. who wanted tn" chief places in the
Kingdom. II We cannot have the masters
Ilate We want the r,lIc, next To him
i'riSt tells lis that /" hr greatest we must
be servants. II seems to he n paradox
but. nevertheless. it is tho law! of tho
kingtion The first step in tho attainment
al happiness is Ia know our place and
ascepf II III humility. Tod has appointed
inc best things for us. has dom. that
which Is for our highes. good. He has a
right 10 order things for rs. We are
not our own; We ar" bought with :, price.
l. ne DappieSt Christians those who :tc-
cept their lot as ordered by their Master.
God is our Master. and We cannot have
another master opposite to him in char
acter. II is utterly inconsistent We
would at first he great hypocrtcs. aud
then We would hate and finally despise the
good Master. We would despise all good
al law; we would not care If thing
went into chaos. On the other hand if
God IS our Master, We will love him and
hold TO him, because as we know more we
shall see more of his goodness and that
IF We stand firmly upon the fact that
God * cur Master and are his serv-
ants the next requirement follows natur-
ally: Take no thought for Your life.
what 80 snail eat or what We shall drink
These words carry Il conviction to most
of us that in this respect we have not
altogether accepted the teachings of our
Lord. We find ourselves in many wavs
making provision for unforeseen emerscr-
cies. sick days and old age. If we have
net the faith it is certainly wise to make
cr.nir ses,N
is no mistake about the teachn. of
Christ. that it Is worthy of our highest
confidence.
Following it strictly would require that
We Learn many other lessons in the school
OF faith and practical life. Economy
would he one of the first of these. Life
to-day has 50 many demands: we are liv-
ing 50 fast, and there are so many APP
parent and real needs that were not
thought of even century ago. we find
that Strlctcst economy would not always
make a favorable balance. Christs teach
ing Is correct. Take thought. but not the
anxious thought, Make cool calculations.
consider the cost. and labor, strive. work
and pray. The Master will care for the
faithful servant.
Worry comes not 50 much from the
daily necessities of life. but from the slow
growth or decrease of our bank deposits.
The Master says: Lay not up for your
for yourselves treasures in heaven
Our riches of this world may not be
what We would desire. If we set our
affections on things below VIC will not be
satisfied. will not have all we want There
will be no pleasure in what We have Our
earthly riches will perish. the moth and
rust will corrupt and the thieves will
break through and steal. When we think
we have well laid In store. misfortune
comes upon us and we will have it all
to do over again. But not so of our treas |
ures in heaven.
III you have treasures on earth see that |
a good portion of them are being trans
ferred to your account in heaven by |