The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-24
NO LIFE TRULY GREAT WITHOUT
FEAR OF GOD.

| tell you no life was ever yet saved
from dismal failure. amid the tempta-
kiO1s which beset the race, except
through the consciousness of the sup
port Of the supernatural. And no life
was ever Yet truly great unless the
reyerential feelings, native TO the hu
man soul. embraced a distinct fear Of
God as the regulating princlple-the
fear which is filial rather than servile.
Moses must tage the scandal fro off
his feet in the presence of Jehovah
before he can be made fit to lead the
people forth from bondage; Isaiah and
jeremiah and Ezekiel and Daniel (poli
ticians in the noblest sense Of the
Word) must find in Him their WISDOM
their passion, and their inspiration,
Paul must be caught up to the third
heaven and hear unspeakable words,
Luther must live above the sense
realm; SpurgeOn must eXclaim, / be-
lieve in the colossal!'; Lincoln must
say, Douglas doesn't care whether
slavery is voted up or voted down. but
God careSi'; Benjamin H. Hill. Of
Georgia, must be constrained by the
love Of God to write in his last will
and testament:
- now give and beQueath 10 my
wife and children that which some Of
them already possess, and which
assure them, in full view of death. is
! far richer than gold and more prec-
! ious than all human honor. God is a
| living God and Jesus Christ came
| into the world to save sinners.
| beseech them to have faith in Chris,
| for by this faith alone they can he
saved.
There, my hearers, are some OF the
| tokens by which you NAV recognize
real greatness; these are some OF n
evidences by which You may Judge of
| qualifications for leadership when
| mighty interests are at stake, and 10
the degree that any life swings off from
them, to that degree is it diStraught
! and unworthy Of high trust.
''In an address delivered before the
Young Mems Christian Association of
| New York city, on the night before he
surrendered his stewardship as COVER
| nor, Theodore Roosevelt said:
! The true christian is the true citi-
! zen, lofty OF purpose, resOlute in en-
| deavOr, ready for a heros deed bit
never looking down on his task be-
cause il is cast in the day of small
| things; scOrnful of basenesS. awake 10
his own duties as well as to his rights,
| following the higher law Of reverence,
and il this world doing all thar in
him lies, so that when death comes
he may feel that mankind is in some
degree better because he has lived
HERE IS MY TICKET
At this point DR.. Battle heil n
his hand a card which he seemed tc
be reading and exclaimed:
y will vote this ticket; God helpia Z
me, so far as | can, I will give UP 10
it, On this little slip Of paper the
name Of my chief is written His
sweet visage, shall be on no cam
paign-button worn on the lapel OF M
coat, but | will carry it in my heart
of-hearts; and when that heart is still
in death, ask for no prouder epitapn
than that it may be said of me; He
was true 10 his chief
Here IS my ticket, il bears a
name that is above every name, When
your little political game shall have
played out, and your hot hearts turned
10 dust; when the very planet ON which
We dwell shall have run its course
and laid down in the grave Of worlds,
then this name, like a deathless star
set in the Tournament OF God will wax
brighter and brighter as the years OF
eternity TOLL Oh Democrats and Re-
publicans, today hush your bugle-no,es
and furl Your party banners; today
bow with me at His fest, and east
your ballots for Jesus, the King -
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