New-York tribune., 1905-08-16

brought everything to that test not only in his IN
theeoe2 pr Sfs not only in his doerns or h5
wqrd although this is the fact that all truth in the
ABOUT Jesus: he saw everything in that light
w Q nave proverb which says that love Is blind
me you ara able be blind to my faults my frail-
G ges. so that form OF IL that We find In Scripture
IKE all proverbs; II is only half true. for love Is
SeIsr niistake m ethics or religion than TO set
5uSuce over against love, justice here to do
else Not at all; justice is only a part OF love love
@ roGea o!s ne aspect Can you ee JUST TO the man
any one that you hate or despise? You know that
II IS Impossible. Love is indeed ready 10 exterlste
and set down not in malice but love is no. bl nd in
me sense that II cannot see character through and
through, and discern motives and weigh them ana
give due credit 10 what is right and lefty and noble
& AIu SO il one IS here TO have the truth. ne must
was what gave Paul his insight was what made
All his splendid @ abes @ IR9 Wend gddFy Fa Tha1 Is SaTeh
~ for naught had they NOT been penetrated ana il
and so all the great range OF truth was brought
INTO one into the focus Of that light that shines
IN there. re- Wherever any truth came before his mind
'i's roo we're loyalty 10 Jesus.
ABOUT PRACTICAL LIFE
But # IS not OF that so much as Of the practical
- tse h DIa. want to say word Did You ever think
tells us about rsaI sl1e vi ~ nbG "a IA IorlnIn m re
W. get better view and get the true view
only as We read his letters and one is always i'm
pressed ; afTesh with the number OF problems thar
Itlra 1 ti dI 70 Se{te tn9k OF casting system OF
Le SO corrupt and so non-sDiritual the life of
Gortnthian people had to write him and propound a
I'll Fot oI queslonsi no wonder that he had to write
tour letters[tor these two embrace four-in order
70 answer these questions. You know what some
or them were.
In a religious life SO simple thing. as We view
IT. as the proper use of the Lords Su5Der had 10 De
an gone over and settled by the Apostle They used
many many OF them had actually died as the result Of
~ ~eHGesses at The Lords table IL is almost beyond
lake the question Of social relations; how should
bands af [2%Td the state toward the family, hus-
GraI4i [Jwd[1 tnelr parents, and so on? The great
seasons had the Christian church Inherited the
1eTish yl holy days had it holy days of its own?
| |12u can hardly imagine with more
varied assortment of troubles TO dispose Of and
mink mink thar he must have found this resolution re-
e GoIuec n the text very serious obstacle I'm his
family In business life in social life. In civil life
nov now could ne get along with the determination
and an Him crucifed? How could he do that There
He v,rote 49, ne ne e'er Iell'eo OF tne resoiusoh
formed and long after it had been put into prac-
tice and he had full chance 70 see how it worked.
and there is not the least indication that he
repented OF having taken that course at Corinth;
naturally 10 their solution when they bros ght
within the radius Of loyalty to Jesus Christ. Is
thaL true, or IS that pleasant theory and easy
way Of getting rid of lot OF difficult things?
literally and strictly fact that ali tie Questions
InaL trouble Us in our Christian daily living are
loyalty TO Jesus Christ
WHEN DISCOURAGEMENT COMES.
Auuson was made TO the fact that some OF US
went away troubled and discouraged in view OF
the high Ideals that we find ourselves so family
approaching, not 10 say attaining The discourage
ment does not come while we stay here While
God, while We are thrilled by their eloquence and
stirred BY the spirit that they evoke, II seems TO
every mountain and hill be made low. and that
there vii be highway for our feet in the Chris
hIrr ais disfII IrrGf0v fD-r7n
and it comes because OF the multiplicity OF things
Christian life: that is simple enough. We trust
God for pardon through Jesus Christ; we rest n
take by faith the glorious hope. though do
not know what We shall be, but we shall at last
then We go out. and we are troubled in the house
hold and we are perpeXed In our business and We
are careful we Will begin 70 say to
10 get It aoWn to earth and plant its feet on the
solid ground And we will sink back where we
before. Isn't it the experience OF many OF Us
nave come to believe as have for rany years be-
Heved, that there is something here that do not
power-i don't know what TO call it; there is no
name for it that I know Of but something that is
as real as the hills and as beautiful as the view
has done here 1Gst as real as those things % areI
home and get into the hurry ana press and burden.
the joy and the pleasure and amusement sem, CT our
real spiritually as IL is distant from US when
Bur If We can and will apprehend this word OF the
Apostle the real meaning OF IT, as It seems 70 ne
where ali his Infinite detail OF administration
brought into soluuon-I will not say made easy,
bv his determining to put Jesus first and middle and
last is possible for usnot easy. but possible
cuities of our dffused Christian Lfe-not the bulk
OF it, but the diffused application Of lt-every Day
into such touch with the spirit or Jesus that we
shall be able 70 hold TO our ideal. TO so on more
ard more 10 its realization. I am sure We all be
Heve that no blessing so great as this could come
TO us here or esev here no blessing so precious as
toHs, real in our daily life.
FRIENDSHIP A GREAT HELP.
Now, to my mind. the one word that most helps
is the word friendship" II you and are friends
Of Jesus Christ honestly believe the pro llea5s
OF lives would be naturally and safely scIved
DR. Webb-Peploe spoke of this friendship as almost
the last ana oest INNS tilaC JsSs iIe % II1 ttb+ }
friendship is what does most TO make Jesus real 10
c6fo-Ia6e G about it, perfectly frank and straight
forward about it; not try to confuse It with 2Dy
the analogy that He Himself has given Us OF simple
any serious trouble with what too often are the
distortions and the Perexites and annoyances thaI
bring our Christian life into defeat and failure
Think OF the best friend you have Ia the world
He may may not be a ktnSnan Alas, alas Tor
friends! r i- Alas for the number. Of husbands and
wives that are not friends, There is no greater
mistake than TO imagine that knship means friend
ship; fl may and IL may not 1t would be painful
BILE for him TO do it, the number Of instances within
his knowledge where kinship carries with it hardly
your best friend is your husband or your wife your
parent or your child II may be so, but it may not
Never mind will pass that by. But think OF
your best friend. Have you in mind now the
that is dearest 10 YOU? Perhaps YOU
cannot think OS any one. IL may be a half dozen
that you put in practically the same category, but
never mind The man or woman whose departure
of your life would make the greatest void in it.
lust fix your mind upon that woman now
Is there any trouble about living at peace? Is
there any trouble about your pleasing him and him
pleasing you? You do not always think alike.
feel alike; you have varying views. varying tastes
never mind. Is there any trouble about living com
fortably and happily with your friend?
You know the displomatists have . Latin phrase