The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-17
tho armor Of light, the defense against
aYil provided LII the now dnY. III IS .ss

tho armor OF light the defense against
evil provided In the new day. III
II ONEST WALK. Verse 1917 TO walk
Is an expression denoting to live. psalm
Il. ~ Let us walk means let us conduct
ourselves. Honestly means decently or
In a becoming manner, In n manner np-8
Spropriate to tho children Of light. tho
children OF God-ns In the day. as X all
our actions were seen and known. Chris
tians should live as II they had nothing
to conceal. This rulo will exclude certain
acts, as riottng, the noisy and obstreperous
5mirth, the scenes OF disorder and scnsu-
ality INDUCED by the nngodly: also drunk
enness, then common In tho heatlion
world, moro common than now. even
among the notables (Dan. y..32), md
chamberlnE md wantonncss, lewd. d I'M
modest behavior, illicit Indulgence OF all
kinds. It Will be noticed that Paul here
enumerates those debasng practices OF
which tho pagans were guilty, so indie
cent that they cannot be described here
with propri&ty. And these are joined
with strife and enyylng, ontentions and
disputes less loathsome but not less
troublesome, all which must be put away
from the life OF the Christian as wholly
unbcconllng to him. 7. h
EXALTED AIMS. -Ycrse 14.) Now
comes In the closing verse. the high ptlr-5
pose which ought to control the Chris
tian. This ts In two parts, positive and
negative. Mentioning tho latter first We
have make no provision for tho lusts
OF tho flesh. for the Improper. excessive
and hurtful indulgence of animal appe-
tites. Subordinate the body to the SOUL
q Cor. ix:2O, and lay no plans and give
no opportunity for merely physical graft
ficatlons not controlled by reason and
conscience. In this prescription blow
Is aimed at large part OF the immoralI-i
ties and vices OF men that cause such
misery. & Peter HELD Now oyer against
this kind OF life which is condemned there
is placed another life. We on the
Lord jesus Christi Here is form OF
expression commonly employed In refer
ence to clot hing. TO put on q 4 person
means to imbibe his principles. to sint-.
tate his example to copy his spirit. to
become like him.. So the Greek writer's
| sneak OF putting on Plato or Socr,tes.
Thus our lesson closes with holding before:
tho mind tho matchless life Of the sa-S
riour OF mon, as o pattern TO all$of his
| followers. 5i
CLOSING THOUGHTS-Onr lesson nat
urally falls under three great heads the
spirit, the motive tho pattern of Chris
| ton living. The spirit must be one OF cx-
act Justice and controlling love. render
ling TO every man what Is due out OF re-
| gard for him, not because some law com
| pels but because generous affection
! prompts, 9 state Of tho heart regulating
| the outward life. The motive to this is
found In the fact that the days OF wick
! edness. OF wrong, OF selfshness arc pass
| ed or are passing away and the better
| day OF light and liberty, Of peace and
good VIII has dawned and is ia + advnlic.il,
rendering such life appropriate and me-
ccssary. The pattern is not to be found
| In n carnal man, moving on the low plane
passion, a plane below that OF the bcast,
but OF the spiritual man VITO aspires
| to be confronted to the image Of Jesus
| Christ, the ideal man. the noblestand best
type OF our humanity. who glorifies the
race in his; spotless purity and Esends It
| to COD In the sweetest fellowship Il John