Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-09

MIN. Iney Kill him today-as a class
they Kill him today For the real.
living. humble Christ of the Gospels.
the strong. manly. loving Christ oI
the Gospels, Is not the Christ OF the
theologies and systems. An ed a ID
scholarly and eloquent professor GA
the Scriptures used to say "God sent thu
Scr ptures and the devil sent the com
mentators." and l sometimes think
that las Gcd sent Christ. so the devil
sent the theo!ogians." And vet I
would not say so. for the theologians
and the commentators at last compel
US to go to the Christ himself and ask
him. who art Thou" And IL we dc
he will answer. Come and see" and
We will go and listen to him i'm the
four little biographies and we will
there see Christ-oh. a man of such
nobility. greatness. pity. helpfulness.
love, that we will say, The Son of
God! The Son OF God,'
And then all the sin will be m,re
repugnant to us, and all the beauty of
a clean. cheerful. helpful, loving life
Will be brought home to us. Young
man, dont condemn Christ until you
know him. Read the evidence
Take the four little books about his
life and read them we'll and then mass
Judgment on Christ. You will n:n saw
that the Christ IL those Gospels a.
the invention Of priests or of anyone
else. The Governor Of Massachusetts
recently read thousands OF pages of
evidence about a condemned man be-
Tore he would give his official iudg-
ment: he called in the ablest men he
could find to help him; he travelled
over the ground of the crime. he ex-
amined all the articles brought for.
ward In the case-and all, that he
might give fair judgment according
to conscience about the life of an
obscure man. whose life had not been
honorable or helpful to anyone. Won't
you give Jesus Christ as fair a trialo
Don't judge him by what anyone saws.
Find him for yourself, and you will
make him your king, the king of your
soul and life
With such king your soul will he
great and greatening more and more
all the time. Then the desire to have
to seem, to be fiattered, will die in
you, and all great, strong, helpful
thoughts, ambitions and purposes will
grow In you. and you will truly feel
that the measure of a mans life is not
the measure of a worldly mans life
but the standard &C the life of the
Eternal and his Christ.
1 know that men will say and often
say, What's the use?" But the DAYS
work Is not done. God is still AT
work. When he lays down his tools
and folds his hands in rest and saws:
MY work Is finished" then. my broth
er, pass your judgment on hi: worlds.
his children, his plans. his successes.
and then you will find nc failures in
MS work, no failures in his Christ's
work.
We might dwell on the lusts and
horrors of life. the brutal crueIties the
lies. the hypocrises-but to dwell ON
these things is profitless, unless we
nave an aim in life and are deter
mined that this aim shall be to bless
and not to curse. to bring Joy. not
sorrow. to give help. not offer him
ORANGES. and thus to help God in the
carrying out of his wonderful purpose
In mans life through the free wills
and love OF men.
You can easily determine your du.
ties and make your choice. Your du-
ties are to yourself. your family. Your
town Tor city,, your state, your nation.
mankind. and God.
Your duties to yourself are to your
body. your mind, your soul.
Reverence your body: it Is the tenn
PIE OF Gcd. Keep IL pure. Let no
member bring defilement. Guard
hands and feet, your tongue. your eyes.
your ears. Guard your senses
Cultivate your mind. Read good
helpful books. Read history. science
poetry. Read some every day. Don't
let some petty mind dictate to yours.
BE free. Take your education in your
own hands. Some people tell us that
they will do all our thinking for us:
well, that's the way to ruin liberty.
Let a class of men do the thinking
Tor us and that class will rule us for
veal or woe. That is the reason for
Indexes of Prohibited books. Read
and do net yield your judgment
blind"
Train your soul. One ancient writ.
er. to me child of God. said that man
Is God in exile" ST. John calls us the
sons OF God" st. Paul called the
Athenians the Offspring OF God" You
are all this. Train your sml. Keep
II unspotted. Don't shirk your work.
Don't try short. sharp, dishonorabIe
ways to win success in anything. Work
like man. not like a slave under
a lash. Do your best in all circum-
stances. and then don't worry and
fret. Worry Is a bane: avoid IL. II
ruins; IL never does any good to- any
one.
TO your own self be true. and IL
must follow as the night the day. thou
canst not then be false TO any man"
To your family. be loving. gentle
considerate. When firmness Is neces-
sary. be firm. but not tyrannical. Keen
the fire of love bright on the home
hearth. Love will save all at home.
Live within your income. Don't
ape the expenses Of people who have
larger incomes. Be simple in your
tastes. Avoid all excuses and expen-
ditures which may lead To- embarrass-
ment. Don't forget that "a COED name
Is better than great riches"
Whether as employer or empIoye. be
diligent, honest. just. Let people know
you're not afraid to do your best and
to be honest. Many tagents) selling
goods for houses employing them do
just what will secure their salaries.
and some Of them have no scrnple
about the amount OF their expenses.
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