The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-09

general way every of has honorable pur
poe ambition to do something worth WHILE render
service his fellow men, to leave the world BETTER
~ FOR HIS HAVING LIVED IN 1T. But not
enough to have this ambition and underlined IT
MUST BE MADE DEFINITE AND ACTIVE 1t is enough |
aspire do good better moments The aspiration be
fixed and intelligent help Of difficulty and
temptation
There kinds temptation which perpetuay operate
purposes from being realzedhe temptations of idle
pleasure and the temptations of sehnes Idle pleasures lead
lose sight his purpose until dspated and brought
nothing selsness erver that purpose as to make lead
instead of right To the other of these dangers all
of subject The rich who command the opportunity
for pleasure exposed the temptations of IDENEss The
who has his make in the world exposed
the temptations of SELFSINESS. But of rich
poor has need ask the Lord for wisdom he would keep
the standard which his recognizes the right
The temptations pleasure constantly present than the
temptations sesn We learned that answering devo
large varied enjoyment Of the
pleasures of life Christ himself showed that unsehnes does
involve ascetcm does the fulflmen of high mission
the world stand in the of FULL ENJOYMENT of the pleas
and friendships which life brings
COMBINING PLEASURE WITH sERv
IcE ENJOYMENT WITH DEVOTION DOES NOT, HOWEVER, MAKE
PROBLEMS EASIER. 1T MAKES THEM HARDER
We make laws telling what right for everybody
what wrong for everybody Things right for
according they affect his power of doing Gods work THAT
WHICH HELPS ONE MAN MAY HINDER ANOTHER
That which be fatal another But
this thing least stands clear The who leave their mark
upon the world the who when it real conflict be-
purpose pleasure for the former than for the
latter.
something hearts that really for year
experience Of life through which
pass become AS MEANS TO THAT END. IT, the other
hand such dominant the of
t temptations Pleasures which the of strong
a necessary useful of creating the
power good wor-become the of weak first
distraction from the need of doing anything
more permanent AND THEN DISSIPATION which scatters
he had until he finds that he longer
possesses it. A purpose without pur
pose is an animal, AND A VERY POOR KIND OF ANIMAL
AT THAT
purposes and ideals such that he seeking to attain
himself the of his fellow they are pagan
ideals and the puues them likely bad as he
grows older ideals such that each toward their eaza
ton means the advancement about him, his
Christian amid all the difficulties and discouragements attending
their realization HE is SURE TO GROW GOOD AS HE
GROWS OLDER Are our ideals able to meet this tests'
What pagan ideal po To whether play falr
or not What Christian deal2 To play the FARLf
for all that it is worth and win if you
What is our ideal intellectual wok Is it to achieve certain
degree of distinction without regard the by which that dis
tncton obtained Tor true kno"eoge
of nature and be used for efficient serce In the
learning is IN the latter 1t Is Chs.ai "
the former training morally unsound in the latter
ase Il ia the most valuable education which possibly have
THE OLD QUESTION REPEATS ITSELF IN THOUSAND DIFF
eEsENr WAYS, TO GET As MUCH OUT or
LIFE As WE CAN TRYING TO PUT As MUCH INTO
WE CANT
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