The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-30

so much to change thy way" He said in
part:
':,The Lord is reproaching his Israe! for
uriaithfuiness. and for that spirit of I'M
rest which likes to try many things. with
out really going deeply into anything. or
identifying self thoroughly with him. but
tasting about here and there among the ma
tons or churches and belonging nowhere.
1T is a sort of vagabond life. or ire
of being depended on for anything. The
word infdel means unfaithful. The person
VINO sees truth. yet temporizes with it. in
ing it into his life and Identifying self fully
with 1t. is an infidel. Moses wanted to see
Gods Gods glory not to satisfy -, passing Gu
ership Of Israel. The Smyrna actor trag-
ically cried o heaven" and at the same
time pointed his finger to the ground You
want Some new, vision? Why? AS the child
that Is tired of plaything and wants
new one? Or is 1t as the child that wants
the second reader because 1t has mastered
The tea faster does not drink deeply of
any tea; but tastes around among many.
nounces upon all, and instead of sbeing
stronger. he is weaker as his range OF
hastings is extended. Do we do SO in deal
ing with truth. and with our church life?
tain critical cxpertness in noting shades of
teaching. but it is an unfair way to treat
super n e aey se Plat hs sou vhos
ought to feed on truth Is not at all nour-
iahed.
When truths act transmitted into
life as fast as they ..rc learned. but in any
bulk way accumu ate on our hands. then
We may expect what would certainly take
against trutn. and wishing to not again
have anything to do with religious inter
ests. or else. II we simply hold on, it viii be
which We acknowledge TO be truth. but
which we have not worked into life. and
there will be in us sense of weakness. a
n prff inns
and no enjoyment.
"A collect of the English Church in these
we we'G NAV rteaafastiT wa,k inc IL is Inn
coins With firmness to do the right as God
gives us to see the right. let US strive to
m m % se we us hT an1s is
that ye might believe--and that believing We
might have life knowledge unapplied.
the wall and not fighting any battle. We
have many Bible schools. and Bible classes.
and much of Bible exposition by strong
teachers. What Is the object of all fhisr
TO get the Bible into our lives and very be-
inss When we have read that matches
chepter on charity in l Corinthians. We
the eighteenth chapter. with the story of
the blind man healed. or with the story
of he good Samaritan.
Precious Impressions even though as vet
they may not be rounded into distinct
ideas. are valuable. We would not dispar-
age these. You know how sweet to you
they not be seized. as tine photographer
seizes the passing brightness. and SO fixed
in life and consciousness that they may
go on being joy with you? There Is
river in the ocean. the largest river in the
world. 1t flows through a great body of
cold water. often having icebergs on its
water banks But 1t is itself warmed in
the sunny south gulf and. with its great
warm heart. so large and so warm, it's
way, carrying warmth to vast regions Of
land and helping the life of more than one
nation. He who came to bring life to
desires also to be life in us and he asks for
/ such a reception of him."