The Greeley tribune., 1907-06-06
THE DUTY OF THOROUGH PREPARATION
FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICE
Subject Of Masterful Discourse Before Gradu-
ating Class Of the Greeky High School
by the Rev. Ovile "A. Petty on
Sunday Morning May26

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lsarned in all the wisdom Of tho Esyp.
!" dssps,
its uHctions. Isolated faculties do
not OBTAIN. Intellect, feelings and
will are interdppendent. THE
whole mind always acts.'' There
are no reigiol ompartments in the
minds The traditional partitions
are Imaginary. There is one person.
ality 20 be trained and one sphere of
intefet. for its expression. 1.-The
field Cf divine life in US is simply
our lite in its totality." Life is a
whole eseyperience. The whole man
belongs to God. The human per-
sonality is the masterpiece Of God.
Man's power of abstract thought, his
tendency to project ideals, his genius
for constructive mastery, his amen
ableuass to moral law, his possi-
Utilities Of love and his capacity
for God, all evidence his child
ship TO diety, all constitute the OBJ
ject Of salvation, all bid for recogni-
tion. al enter into the best equip
ments for service. Jesus declared
that His life mission was to bring
[,ths.ejbrp ahundant life to man. He
camo' Is ave the entire personality.
The rounded life is best qualified to
inspire and in a singular sense, full
orbed Christians are the light of the
world.
a young lieutenant was COM
manded to take stronghold by as
sault, He stepped to the head Of
bis command and led the charge
straight as . shaft of light. In the
grim struggle that followed he fell
wounded and was carried to the rear.
When the surgeon arrived his face
was drawn with pain, and the DEATH
dew was on his forehead. The sur
geon bent over him and said,
Where were you wounded?" The
pale face Of the young hero glowed,
and his voice became resonant with
holy pride as he said, Sir, was
wounded at the top of the wall"
Thorough preparation enables young
people to become noble leaders,
finishing their course at the top OF
their possibilities as children of
God
The Quest of Truth.
The duty of thorough preparation
is evident In our quest of truth A
Christian is one who seeks the truth
and loves the truth and lives the
truth after our Model, the Prophet of
Nazareth. Truth is that which ac-
cords with reality. 1t is the correct
representation of facts to the mind.
it is the conception of things pro-
iected upon the perfect mind.
There is nothing higher than truth.
God is truth. Truth is one, yet the
personal factor in truth is signitl-
cant. Only what we appropriate is
truth to us. Love is only truth TO
those that love. God is truth to us
only so far as we appropriate him.
We must know the truth in order
70 be free. Truth is the source ana
of our spiritual life.
"Chrstian character is truth per-
"Christian service is
truth made concrete in deed. y 10
know the truth we must measure
reality, with our whole nature. we
must see distinctly and thlnk
clearly, and feel deeply; we must
combine observation, reason and IN
tuition. Ability to perceive the
truth depends upon the development
If the whole personality. Jesus leo
men into the truth through the
ilyne completeness of his character
lie spoke with the quiet simplicity
If Inherent authority. He could say
with fascinating majesty, Il am the
ruth"
The Mature Of Education.
The duty of thorough preparation
Tor Christian service appers I'D lne
very nature Of education.
Education is not acquisition Vi
acts, nor the acceptance OF beautllul
heories Of life. Education IS al
ustment and development, ffoi' l