The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-17
THE REAL %KNIGHTHOOD.

The raradoNial Christ is the author
of the new universal law which de
ciares that they are the greatest who
serve the most, and that there is no
higher honor than simple helptulness.
lie Himself came to earth To he i;
king, but He proved His royalty by
HIS ministry. In all the reaches OF His
career there WAS not Il single life
touched that was too lowly to be freely
accorded His service. The blind beg
gar, the leper, the outcast. the publi-
can. and the great multitude of the
unGiscerning and unappreciatiye-o1
them an there was none To
whom lie did not lavfshly pour
out His best i'm humble ministry. He
literally "emptie0 Himself, taking the
form of Il servant" "Wherefore,' the
narrative significantly continues. God
highly exalted Him, and gave unto
Him the name which is above every
name; that in the nalne OF Jesus every
knee should bow, of things in heaven
and things on earth and things under
the earth. and that every tongue should
confess tina Jesus Christ is Lord"
Service is the badge of true knight
hood.
The pessimist is not prone to With
hold his word of gloom, and We have
all heard how this good world OF ours
is growing worse and worse; tina truth
and honor and loveliness have ilown:
and that only s~eifishness reiens. One
good antidote for all such pessimism
is to sit down and count over the men
and women and institutions. within
ones personal knowledge, that are
following in the train of the self-deny-
ing Jesus. Consider those who are
spending themselves for loves sake.
the servants Of humanity. the friends
OF the race. Watch for the self-abne-
eating acts of helpfulncss which are
daily being performed on every hand.
Then ask yourself, Can this be a bad
world which is SO thoroughly leavened
with the spirit of Jesus?'
Who is the prime minister of a
state, but its first servant? And where
do the undershepherds of Christ get
their title of ministers" except by
virtue of having devoted themselves to
the service of the flock. SO trans
formed has the world become by the
teachings of the lowly Messiah, that
today minister is a title of honor.
more proudly worn than that of mas
ter.
Self-surrender is the first law of
heaven; Self-interest is the first law of
hell.
Service is the livery of heaven.
a babys interests all center in him
self. He has no thought for others.
is the law of infancy. That all of life
should minister to him is natural; to
his baby eyes people, things. the moon
IN the Sky, exist only for his service.
Thls is because he is a baby. AS he
grows older he attains Il better knowl-
edge OF the scheme Of things. He
perceiVes that he must give as well as
get, serve as We'll as be served. And
when he has REACHED manhood's stat
urI he discerns, Unless his spirit
growth has been stuntcd. that the
MODEST law of life. the highest pur-
pose of existence, is self-surrendering
ministry 10 other people.
Service is immortal. They live for
ever Who live in othsT lives.
The women's magazines abound IN
prescriptions for looking beautiful. All
OF them are superficial. for there is no
more distressing or painful face to be
seen on me street or in the drawing
room than that of the woman who has
given years to the cultivation of her
appearance and at last finds her most
frantic efforts unable to overtake the
course of nature. True beauty is soul
deep. h faces that excite pleasure
and love in the breasts of beholdars are
me faces filled with the light of a beau
tltul spirit, faces on which is written |
lhe story Of Il heart of unselishness.
mere is no cosmetic to equal s~elf-sac-
rlticinG service. That is why so many
of our sanity mothers come to old age
III a sweet II mellow ripenes.; of
c~ountenance hat is nothing less than |
beauty.
On his continent the idler is made
to feel uncomfortable. No matter how
great his wealth. unless he wants to
be looked upon as Il fool or a weakling.
IS expected to do something to JUS
lHH ms existence. Service is counted
manly. Ihe world honors it's workers, !