The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-03-29
The Two Foundations.
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on the Monnt is easily recognized
as in all respects worthy of the
most important composition i'll hu-
man language. 1t is a solemn,
earnest, significant and convincing
close. 1t gathers up in practical
form, and fundamental principles
and their consequences, previous
" enunciated. Greed
expresses itself in conduct, faith
in works. You cannot get Escol
grapes from acacia thistles. If
conduct be right, creed must be
right, and works justify the faith.
Knowing the will of God
theoretically, and even teaching it
to others is not sufficient. In the
day of the test it will be all in vain
for such persons to affirm that they
have prophesied and cast out
devils. The substance Of religion
does not consist in these things.
Persons who have only such to
their credit must certainly hear
that fateful word, Depart" 1t
will not be the angry expression Of
personal enmity, but the enuncia-
ton of an irreversable decree,
penalty which inAicts itself
The essential in religion
is doing the will of God. No
where is the antithesis Of profess
sion and life better expression,
"In vain We call die Master if We
do not the things which 1 say"
Doing Jesus sayings is not the
technical performance of specific
acts. 1t is the being of a certain
temper Of mind and heart which
on occasions expresses itself in
certain ways and deeds. Do, be-
cause one is. 1t is by
this means that the conditions of
permanence are met. There is
nothing fortuitous about it. No
element of chance is here. Obedi-
ence to God, for laws is the ex-
preston Of the divine will. Who
ever is thus allied to God has His
omnipotencei pledged for his Sue
cess. * A sincere and per
sistent purpose in life finds the
bedrock Of the divine will, and is
not content with anything short
of it. 1t accepts no substitute.
Finding the bedrock, it builds on
it, Strength; security,
permanence are thus assured.
g In contrast to this is the
careless, haphazard way of build
ing the life structure, the supreme
folly Of which is apparent. Such
act as if they could claim exemp-
ton from the operations of univer-
sal law. How soon the
primitive Christian life was put
to the severest possible test. Not
in some far-off, mythical Judgment
day, but in their own time came
the testing. The Roman persecu-
ton beat and blew upon the church
as an organization, aud upon be-
levers as individuals. The
church stood because rock found
ed. So did the individuals, who
were similarly grounded.
The Teachers Lantern.
The Companies in Venice and
Florence were much alike, were
almost the same height and age.
But without sign three years ago
last summer the bell tower in St.
Marks Square crumbled into
heap of ruin, while Giotto's tower
still stands. The difference be
tween the towers was a difference
of foundations. X So. too.
men look alike until one crumbles
into moral ruin. MAgain, it is "a
difference of foundation. + II
The architect Winstanly in the
erection of the Eddystone light
gave more attention to the max. |
ing of something picturesque than
to having the foundation secure.
He paid the penalty with his life,
for his ill-anchored structure was
swept away while he was in it. 1t
is far more important that life
should be sound than splendid.
= The two foundations SIG