The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-17

everything that has any Appearances Of svil:
| That may be a very large exclusion. There
Is such a wide and intimate association in
a anas often ate tina That o Which eh'i IS r iaRa and proper in
itself Is coated and coiored with something
that causes one to doubt Its real nature.
and reach the genuine and the true. But II
that cannot be done, then on prudential
grounds we should abstain. What painstak-
such course must be apparent to all.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 9 and 24.) In
all that had gone before the thought and
10 one end-he urged the brethren at Thes.
saintiiness. This he now presents under
thu as the Work Of God. His great desire
and prayer was that they might be sancti-
fled. that God would complete what he had
be entire: extending to every power OF ey-
cry member. 4 desire previously expressed.
Chapter Iii. l2.) To this he adds a prayer
that the soul, spirit and body-the entire
being of every man-misht be preserved or
kept blameless: that is. free from the stain
of sin. until the coming OF Christ. The
is evident from several illusions in other
epistles phil. iv. -. and his concern was
to enable disciples to maintain consistent
lives until that great event. that they
might be prepared for it.. q Cor. !. 50 He
also encourages the disciples by fhrming
that God. who had called them. could and
would Ire faithful to his purpose.
FAREWELL Cverses rs. 2s. 2. 2s)-The
last words of this epistle contain four I'M
portant items. each worthy of much study:
l. A request TO be remembered In prayer. a
proof that he believed in the efficacy of
prayer and his need Of such comfort and
support. 1t was n reaching out to other be-
levers for, sympathy (Coll. Nv. q. as he
had done on other occasions. 2. A desire
that hrotherly love should continue. Heb.
Kill. u. multiplied and expressed by the
usual method in the church at Thessaloni-
ca. 3. A request that the letter should be
read before the church tCol. Nv. 81. the mode
of making known any communications and
giving permanent value to the truth. 4.
And. last. a benediction or prayer. an invo-
cation of grace upon all. the form used in
closing most OF his writings. (Eph. vi. 24.)
In these four items We have as many pious
utterances concerning prayer. fraternity. in
structfon. grace. 1t was a good and wise
man who. after a years absence from a peo-
Pile whom he had organized into a church,
could write after this manner. 1t was a
beautiful ending of n noble letter. The
words must have found ready entrance to
the minds of eager listeners.
CONGRESSIONAL this lesson we have a
nothing selfish or sinister. nothing MGR
Cool conduct, springing out of good dispo-
sltion. and that produced by the spirit Of
God and strengthened by the truth. with a
tincation-that was tho mode and order of
the apostles thought and writing. Here is
Ell excellent model for ministers. in our
unwo-ldly. They ought to incite others to
holicS. living. Moreover. here is the philos-
emphasis ncre and mere upon the deeds of
men. We need to look to the fountain
whence deeds sprtng. We need to realize
truth. AMI VIC need to recognize the posi-
hiltty Of a aish stare Of grace. a blameless
Ife. preserved by divine help, honoring
blessing the world. These thoughts ought
TO be disseminated In all the churches.
WHAT Is Wanted is a higher type of CSris-
tian character, 4 better style of Christian
living.