Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-11-08
PASSING 1@4'
By Henry F. Cope.

,,eeTNG AND PERMANENT.
u By Henry F. Cope.
al things; hold fast that
~ ~. rood" 1 Thess. v, p.
l. sr ~ the walls are being rebuilt 1t
w. 70 imagine that the founda-
ri to-, -, hoine destroyed. Old creeds
'Ds -or but truth remains; if they
-rra in their day they do but
s'e .r.,p 10 the larger truth of the
5 j., We need to distinguish be-
n. turmoil attendant to the
S'" ,f buldng and the beauty OF
..m temple that arises.
~. od folks hear the new truths
,.r- where are the foundations
The Young hear the discussion
..r the old and the new and ask,
.t.ra ANYTHING settled, any worth
a.r;,r2 What are the permanent
.n.. in religion on which the life
anfrd while the things that are
tomoorarv are adjusting them
EYES
f. ronI6 he the height Of folly to
,r. that there is no change. Some
49, that we must believe precisely the
ao things as our fathers believed.
{, An 81 would be to be false to our
,.r5prs for they refused to accept the
.-o7itfons of their elders. The land
,.rts we leave behind once were far
front Of the seekers after truth.
Trnrh is ever changing; our vision
:, .rpr charging. The road remains
,n+ tho traveller moves on. With the
i liror every day has some new light.
rr.ads are crystallized statements of
trn+h. truth is vital and cannot be
cntained in unchanging forms. Gre
nliv bIindIy accepts yesterdays pic
tnra of truth; faith, with open eyes,
seeks ro-days truth itself.
S;ppricism is must less sinful than
c,aIuIitv. The sloth of the man who
will not examine things, will not prove
Them. who prefers to buy his garments
of truth ready made, results in what
Is worse than unbelief, and that is
d blind belief in the false. 1t is a re-
i ngious duty to question every teach
I hg to prove all things.
d How may we find those things that
are certain? How may we discover the
truth for one day, the truth upon which
We may build? Surely there are some
things fixed and certain, there is some
where pole star and compass. How
may We find that truth which belongs
10 our day and in which we may have
the confidence that our fathers had in
their truth?
The test Of the vital truths IS a
practical one Only those truths are
vital which concern the present bust
ness Of living in all its wide sweep. 1t
Is matter Of Indifference that we may
think of the color of angels hair or
the number Of strings to their harps !:
Il is q vastly different matter what
We may believe as to moral obliga-
tons, human rights, and duties.
The test Of creed is an ethical C1e.
What things work out best in living,
what are the ideals, doctrines, beliefs
that make the nOblest characters and
the most useful citizens, the best sons
and daughters, and parents, and neigh
"rS* What are the things that help
he most in my life, the things that
give ne moral stimulus and bracing,
the things that lead me to covet the
best?
Ilr way to find the truth is to do
Ihe truth: only the truth that we can
10 IS worth discussing. If you will
give Yourself to the business of living
LIE truth You have you soon will have
HE living truth for this new day.
Too many people are holding up as
saving doctrines matters of philoso-
.''''N ~ y bAittAOU, lluIIcIS VI
Isl curiouSity, because it is easier to
"o" these things theoretically than to
Aod living truth practically. The
UuI0S that save men are the ones
1at change their characters the great
authorized and divine translation of
'De hloIe is its translation into pres
rnt day lofty living.
Build your life on the belief in
goodness, IN eternal, infinite goodness
S Inc order Of the universe. on the
superiority of love to hatred. on the
u"@' victory Of love and goodness. on
TIE IDEAL Of this great human family
VI ours that shall come to live in unity
anu orotherliness. and so fulfill the
vi" Of the infinite father of all. These
things work well.