Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-04-30
ing changes and combinations. All this


ing suns, evolving planets and Astronomical
wonders, but without the selfconsccious
| soul life is nothing, Il series of scpulchers,
earth, ashes, dust. There is nothing in
prospect to comfort the sorrowing heart.
| Still another substitute is absorption
into the race. Immortality OF fame. The
| great man, it is said, will survive in the
useful inventions end instructive examples
these will insure the plaudits of poster
| ity. Napoleon is said to have remarked:
| My soul will pass into history and the
| deathless memories Of mankind, and thus
in glory shall be immortal" The obiec.
| tion to this theory is that it makes immor
tality the, privilege of the few. The Alex
anders, the Caesars, the Augustines, the
Washingtons, the geniuses, are all happily
! provided for, but what of the many whc
have written no beautiful books, who have
performed no heroic deeds, who have left
no inspiring examples? Are they to be
blotted out, punished for not having What
was never given them, for not having what
they could not possibly get? Is immor
taity thus reward only for the distin
guished, the gifted Jew? No, it IS false
men of parts should have stopped TO con-
sole and fatter themselves in this fashion,
Fame alone, be it as great as that OF Peri
ces or Luther is not by itself a sufficient
and satisfying return for the labor its win
ming entails; it certainly is not pay enough
for mans extinction. Fame is something
left behind anyway, and those Of us who
have no fame are like the drop of water
that dries up after il has fallen. This sub
stitute is puerie wanting in dignity.
The desire for immortality is too appar
cnt to be open to dispute. The savage and
the civilized, the illterate peasant and the
profoundest thinker alike want it to be so
Even when some have lost hope they desire
il fondy as ever. Even when man has
lost all hone of living again he cannot rid
himself of desire for Il. That is ncradica
bic. Now here is the sound and legitimate
conclusion. A desire so universal and per
,istent is the planting of ,hc creative power
responsible for our existence. 1t is a man
ifcst prophecy of what Shall be. The ex,
stcncc OF an organ implies the existence Of
4 field for it's opcration-this is an axiom
Of science, There would be no iins ii there
we're no water TO swim in, no wings il
ther, % were we mo- no air 70 av in. ~ no feet i there
rere no earth to walk on. Now here is
another sound and legitimate conclusion
What Cod promises He performs. His char.
acter is focrfect, To hold any other
idea of Him would he blasDhemous or pre-.
sunptuous, To implant this desire and
provide no means for its qualification would
he a cruel DECEPTION. TO make this prom.
fSe and not carry 1t out would be q Dreac0
nj trust az base a. the snuaudering on sell
| Ash pleasure of the proncrty Che widow or
! he ornhan con6des TO an attorneys man
,genCnt God has not dealt so in any
| other case He is the rewardcr of those
who put their trust in Him.
II n man die. shall he live auain? As
| Christian | answer yes. Do yoa ask why?
Bccauso he has A right to do so. Because
| I;od ;s INST Pighteou, art Thou in all
|
! 10 tbe view that as regards Gods dealing.
witb man thn latter can have no right
| ihat man i in thc nosition of a begCar
lad tn receive ANYTHING, but without any
tn";, ;o,te claim Iir mmst call upon God
! not hecause of nnv virtue in His character
Snt because We is ali powerful Hc made
| ~ we are His creatures; therefore, He
nav act toward us and do with lis as lie
| nlcases We are duty bound to obey Him
- bo Eindlv dienosed toward Him. but He
g under no sort of Obligation to deal gen,
| ,rn,.I,, or iustlv toward us All such the.
n;es ami INTERPRETATIONS are uisreprcsen
| atoms of the divine character, actual
landcrs upon Gods goodness. God is
! 'ather. and no father is at liberty to neg
| Get. i'll treat. degrade child simply be.
'ause ne is his own. Indeed, this very
! iact is the strongest sort of reason that
| he will do just the reverse We all re2og
ooj li1G H"u To ['' aarc f"r m tHc chi,ds hoIv. to
n.,"" .ra;n a. MIND 70 ipstill moral principle
INTO its nature is incumbent upon every
2"ieni,. ,,;ioo Ion'' ;or f,nr an ;nheritancc OF
prlVl.'ese ior disca.o ieSr and "p ,hnrebv making
Mr"EeSS VI ,ooJ oSo ", orab,c If is the
ne a'ie oI y lorrO p'is !; "ir,ei n,isr,nrescn.1
,rrle't Sopn'Sm ,r i Il il mnth;nkabe, that
taon, go my n';,'" !. of L;nd,ar nntmrr toward
mpeLhiIJ' & is"' 10 iS 81 noriect Cod toward lis
,h,t ,s t"',o tho fm,te ;s rnder compuIsion to dc
Aeht' Dut ,ne ln'in'Vt Is iro'c no' ni bcnc @ de de-
:ralE every rise IN imc SG"' ." in IN % thn scale
Manhs co'''ST"n",S rn ,;gsr tho nreater The
ot ooIlsGs'Mnu, M o mu tLa h,mn;e, his rhiId
o'tSsr oynocted ct r. hr the greater his ability
! - - ~ ,ho ,uoro . nmoht tn do, This is
H. ~ w, TN ' Of tje n,rnhlc of the talents
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