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cheapness which are the bane OF tn
selfish. Such a dominating purposl
will enable one to get beyond sell
reach out in a broad and beneficien
embrace Of the entire brotherhood D
man. s,Aij
Indeed, / would have every mar
make an honorable and righteous sue
cess in his specular vocation. ! would
have him so centralize his energies as
to insure his triumph.
Yes, | would have you successful
But in proportion as eternal life is
greater than the present, | would give
eternal destiny the supremacy over
the interests OF an earthly ambition
and I would employ my necessary vo.
cation here as a means to the achieve.
ment Of the ambitions that take in
the sweep of the eternal.
Otherwise when the earthly star de.
scends, as it inevitably will, there is
no other star leading on to higher des.
tiny. We look back in history and
observe the meteoric ascent of Napol.
cons star, rising in magnificent bril-
liancy abve the blood and ruin OF
thousands, shining with u~nrivaled
splendor against a dark back ground
Of human sorrow and woe. But when
his earthly star made its sudden and
quick descent, there was not left for
him still shining in the sky Of eternity,
the higher star of a glorious immor-
tally. u
Christ is our model. He worked at
the carpenters bench and, 1 believe,
turned out the rruest workmanship
and was a genuine success as a car
penter. But, far above the carpenters
bench shone the star of the Fathers
will. ,MatAl
Such a lofty conception of life's pur-
pose is necessary to ones real we'll
being and happiness.
The life of Christ was the richest
and sweetest career ever passed upon
earth. Your life will be rich and
sweet and full only as you conform to
him and let your life be dominated by
the same lofty, moral purpose. Christ
said, As my Father hath sent me,
even so ! send YOU" Only as you
Initiate him and obey this command
can there be in your life the inspira-
ton that will lift your mn from the
groveling amid the dirt Of things and
sieltdt 70 tAe 6ongenial atmosphere Of
mental and spiritusa SppEemacy.
Cbrist's life represented< "a highest
possible attainment in hdrnah char
acter. Christ wants you<eb be n
dowed with the loftiest manhood, such
manhood as will adorn the Kingdom Of
heaven, In order that you may be !
saving power among men. Bringing
this with personal emphasis to you,
Christ would have you look to your in.
ner self, see and feel your spiritual
need, and having this t"ranscendent
need supplied, would send you forth to
lift up and bless the world.
Again, let II be emphasized that the
good fight Is N Of faith. the DOT Of
all true virtue. Said another Faith
is the root Of that tree whose flower
and fruit Is righteousness. Not much
fruit is produced without roots. Gem
orally tha roots are hid. but they are
there. Sometimes they are un.
slightly, but they are very necessary.
He Is q foolish gardener who neglects
them or allows beasts or insects to
destroy them So intimate is the re.
iationshiD existing between belief and
righteousness. This ntilitarian age
may find fault with the careful cul
of a faith In The unseen, hut these
roots so ugly in many eyes have pro.
lluced some luscious fruits. While
the world cries out so Justify for the
fruits Of pure lives and noble deeds,
Why should IL despise the roots from
which the fruits Of virtue spring" BY
in God may the human will be
into right s~triyings. by faith
soutjstaught TO keep step with the
harmony Of eternal things; to keep
N unison with the great moral law
hat girds,the universe OF God. Christ
lanity has In Ii the teaching which
shows us what Is best: has in II also
Ell powerswhich Is Of infinite value in
organizing the forces Of the human
will for ia life long and eternity long /,
struggle toward the blessed, perfect I
ind eternal best" God expects OF /,
very man his best. He can not hon. /,
less than mans best. He will not
ldmit that man Il not capable 81 the
spiritual triumphs. h
The moral III ns' said an able di.
line, lis our striving power This /
'ower has IT. right Office when III