The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-27
INTELLIGENT IDEAS
ADMIR- ABLY EXPRESSED
Good Teachers Along This Line Are Cen
orally in Demand aught to Subdue
Oar Passions==Imag ination a I hing Of
the Past
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AtN'iSSA A''i', 'N''i>AA't@' - -
science recognizes the fact that
man is Il dual being. There is
that in him which is akin to the
brutes by which he is surround.
ed. There is that in him which
raises him above the brutes.
stamps him with humanity and
links him to Deity. The mission
OF Mr.. Conscience is to develop
to the highest possible degree
the human, or should say, the
Divine life in men. TO accom-
plish this purpose the first lesson
that we are taught in MIR. Con
science is that we must Subdue
our passions, if we would i'm
prove ourselves in manhood.
Our passions were given us to
become our servants, and not
our masters. In this respect
they are like fire and water;
when controlled, they are not
only useful. but are absolutely
necessary to our comfort and
happiness. In fact, they are in
diSpensable to our existence.
But, when uncontrolled, they be-
come mighty engines of destruc-
ton; they are then our most I'M
relenting and deadly enemies.
We are taught that we must
subdue, not destroy, our pas
sions. We must keep the animal
side of our natures in subsection
to the spiritual side. The brute
that is in us must yield obedi-
ence to the higher and better,
the Divine part of our being.
We are taught that we must sub
due OUR passions, not some
other peoples passions. The in
dividual man is not to compare
his life with the lives Of other
people, and then endeavor to be
better than others are. The man
who pursues this course will be-
come a Pharisee and a hypocrite.
We are taught to be better than
ourselves. Each day we are to
strive to BE- better men than we
were the day before. "Better
than myself is the sublime les
son Of Mr.. Conscience. AS We
learn and endeavor to live up to
this lesson we will rise in the
scale OF humanity. My friend,
think OF these things! Men are
what they think. Action, with
out thought, is insanity. AS we
think, SO will we live. Our con-
duct is the result OF thought, the
expression Of sentiment. We Of
ten act from what is called i'm
pulse. This impulse is the result
of sentiment. Sentiment results
from thought. The man who is
a slave OF his passions can not
think upon a high plane, can not
have pure sentiments. The man
who is destitute OF pure senti-
ments can not live a noble life.
Herein lies the beauty and pro-
fundity OF Mr.. Conscience. It
goes directly to the root Of the
matter. 1t begins with the main
spring, the fountain-head Of hui
man action. 1t places it's vota-
ries in the right position for
right thinking, which must pre-
cede right living. The man who
attempts to destroy his passion
is a fool. The man without pas
.sions can accomplish nothing
worth remembering in life. The
truly successful man is always a
man OF strong passions. But, il
he has not learned to subdue,
that is, control his passions, his
success will mean incalculable
evil to others. He will become a
scourge to humanity. If he has
learned to subdue his passions,
the greater his success, thegreat-
er his sphere Of usefulness is en-
larged. The most desirable thing
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