Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-02-16
THE REAL K%NIGHTHooD.

h paradoxial Christ is the author
OF the new universal law which de-
clares h a they are the greatest who
serve the most, and that there is no
higher honor than simple h~elpfulness.
He himself came to earth to be q
king. but He proved His royalty by
His ministry. In all the reaches of His
career there was not a 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
undiscerning and unappreciative-of
them all there was none to
whom He did not lavishly pour
out His best in humble ministry. He
literally "emptied Himself. taking the
form of Il servant" "Wherefore,'' the
narrative significantly continues. Coo
highly exalted Him, and gave URIC
Him the name which is above every
name: that i'm the name OF Jesus every
knee should bow, of'things in heaven
and things on earth and tht ngs under
the earth, and that every t:iIgue should
confess that Jesus Chrtst is Lord"
Service is the badge of true knight
hood.
The pessimist is. not prone to with
hold his word cy gloom, and we have
all heard how This good world of ours
Is growing porse and worse; that truth
n and l%oveliness have flown:
n thasf only sellshness reigns. inc
good ..intidote for all such pessimism
Is t1 sit down and count over the men
AID women and institutions. within
zones 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 helpfulness which are
! daily hefnp nprfOruOo1 nm ovarv hand
Then ask yourself, Can this be IL bad
world which Ia SO thoroughly leavened
with the spirit of Jesus?"
Who Is the prime minister" OF a
state, but It's first %servant? And where
do he undershepherds OF Christ get
their title Of ministers" except BY
virtue of having devoted themselves to
the service of the flock. Sc trans
formed a he world become by the
teachings of the lOwly Messiah. that
today minister" is n title Of honor,
more proudly worn than that of a
ter.
Self-surrender Is the first law of
heaven; self interest Is the first law OF
hell.
Service Is the livery Of heaven.
A baby's interests all center i'm him
self. He has no thought for others.
Complete and unmitigated selishness
Ia the law of infancy. That all OF life
should minister to him IL natural; to
his baby eyes people. things. the moon
in the sky. exist only for his service.
This IL because he is IA baby. As he
grows older he attains IA better knOwl-
edge of the scheme OF things. He
perceives that he must give as we'll as
get, serve as well as be served. And
when he has reached m%anhood's stat
ure he discerns. unless his spirit
growth has been stunted. that the
noblest law OF life. the highest pur-
pose OF existence, is self surrendering
ministry to other people,
Service Is immortal. They live for
ever who live in other lives.
The women's magazines abound i'm
prescriptions for looking beautiful. All
Of them arc superficial. for there is no
more distressing or painful face to be
seen on the street or In the drawing
room han 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. The faces that excite pleasure
and love In the breasts Of beholders are
the faces filled with the light Of a beau
tiful spirit. faces on which Is written
the story of q heart Of un~selfshness.
There 10 no cosmetic to equal self-sac-
rifcing service. That n why SO many
OF sanity mothers come to old age
in q sweet and mellow ripeness Of
c0untenance that IL nothing less tina
real beauty.
On this continent the idler In made
to feel uncomfortable. No matter how
great his wealth. unless he wants to
b looked upon a. q fool or q weaklinR.
he To expected to do something to jus-
tffy his existence. Service In counted
manly. The world honors its workers.