The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-03
THE HIGHER LIFE
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The Word of the Gospel.

90 back to Christ and find how He
used it and what He meant by 1t as
He spoke it to men. The result OF
such study will almost invariably
be a delicious and delightful! sur
pri5e.-Rer. Edw. Smith, Methodist.
Our Hol!est Hopes.
Oh. 1t means 30 much TO be q man
Of faith! With faith. the power OF
Godrushes in upon you! Whatever
else you lose, do not lose faith! Keep
On believing. Maintain this temper
of confidence in the Unseen. Your
best Inspirations are there! Your
hcliest hopes are there.-Rev. H. p.
Dewey, Presbyterian.
Mental Inheritance.
Our habits OF thought are marked
out by those who have gone before
us. The brand Of the skylark sings;
SO DO the children of the poets. It
was vain for the father of Blaise
Pascal to lock up his mathematical
instruments; nature had pointed the
lads eyes toward the stars.--Rev.
Wallace Smith, Episcopal.
Focusing Our Powers.
Thehigher and more unselt1sh the
end toward which we direct our lives
the greater Is the demand for intense
and ceaseless concentration of our
noblest powers. Focus your best
powers upon the details Of your life
work. These may seem to be triGes;
but remember the wise words OF the
painstaking artist, "Trifes make per-
lection, and perfection Is no trifis, :"
Rev. M. Strykes, Methodist.
How to Obtain Faith.
The best way to get faith is
through Christianity. Although SAL
walton is not within the limits of any
single creed or church, the easiest
path to faith is Christianity Phil
osphy, appealing only to the intellect,
reaches but few; whereas, Christian
ity, appealing to the soul and the
heart. reaches many. Moreover, 1t
furnishes I grand leader. and peoplo
will always follow leader.-Rev.
Wallace Smith, Episcopal
Cutuvat;ns Cur Faith.
Maintain an uacomprou,ising en-
nifty toward the false, 81 i1yinci-
bic friendship toward the true Cul-
.irate practical faith IN the living
Goa. Accept Christ as your ideal
and Redeemc-. This IS the hidden
spring of self-hero!sm. It crowns
mans life with the truest success;
and when the veil is lifted he snail
stand erect in the light of a glori-
fed manhood.-C. s. Patton, Presby-
terrain.
Relation of Love and Duty.
The phrase love and duty" has
become a proverb. In truth, though,
the two are not widely separated
from each other. Duty is really only
the expression Of love. When we do
our duty we are showing our love.
A husband best manifests his love
for his wife by living a life OF loyalty
to duty. If hefatled to provide for
her needs. all the words Of love In
the world could not atone for his
neglect.-Rev. D. Bvrrslj, Reformed.
Reaching cut his Hand.
1t is recorded that, when he healed
the demontac youth at the Mount of
TRANSPORTATION, he took him by tho
hand and lifted him up" That hand
Of Christ's has raised many a drunk
ard and Magdelene out of the mire,
has helped many struggling and
discouraged soul over the rough
n1arnS cf Ifa hoe opaoa5 Tho rr,+o -
heaven to great multitude which no
man eannumber. That hand Lis
stretched out still. 1t is rroffered
to you. VIII you have it?-Rev. DR..
Cadman. Congregationallst.
Where We find Beauty.
Beauty lies in symmetry and cem-
pleteness; He was perfectly holy,
without spot and blameless Beauty
ChTist's justice, love and wisdom
were all united in one. Beauty lies
in conformity with moral law; He
was holy, harmless and Undecided.
Great is mans dignity, glorious
his destiny! Bearing the image and
superscription of the King, man may
look with rapture upon His beautiflc
face and become consciously like
Godfrey. Ralph Tompkins, Unit
tartan.
What the World Thinks.
The world ia heavy with ,ts
weight of woe, bleeding with its
crushing burden of suffering and
sorrow, and dying with grief because
the Consultations Of God seem all
but too small The problem OF
suffering Is universal, and Of vital
concern to laird and boor.' The
armies are legion. that find all the
uses Of this world weary, stale, fat
and unprotitable.' Sick and weary
imp ttent and tired, unrefreshsd and
oveTburdened, tagging, and stunb-
ling, goes this world with it's In
creasing burden.-Rev. E. Lowell
Baptist.
Living In Harmony.
We find It impossible TO compre.
bend the essential harmony between
the purpose of God and the will OF
man. We can comfort ourselves
that with the secret will of Cod we
have nothing to do. with the revealed
will Of God We have much to Co
We may rely upon 1t that every man
forms a part in the Divine purpose
Life Is a mystery, but life Is NO:
chaos. ALI true success lies in CO.
operating with Gods revealed will
Doing this, we shall find at the les,
that We have helped to accomplish