The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-21

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q Eree; and that here are none. no. no
b Tone but needs til same saving race
and q SAVIOR love And when tia
point is reaeher and when an good
4 resolutions have been broken ana
when eonhden Is lost lin: SELF, and Ii il
despair you exclaim. It's not enough
to possess a faith. i: demand a faith
that shall possess me. r and when hu
mility comes in and takes hold Sof the
soul. and arrogance and pride are
driven out. and the highly fastidious
and hyper-critical opinions you have
heretofore entertained on the eiiicacy
Of prayer. are utterly forgotten. and
you fall prostrate upon your face in
/ the presence Of Divine Majesty. and
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Into His keeping. Then You arr get.
ting right relation with God.
And then when you go forth in the
Sunshine amid the sprinsinr buds and
blossoming flowers. and air about you
la.lenSr,lh the peril MI. a Il, Ii, w,et.
ness and the incense OF new life. and
the birds and the riyulets and the rust.
ling branches singing praise unto Him.
And when you find that II Is now no
effort to abandon the habits or life
Zine, because their very suggestion is
loathsomc and abhorrent: und then.
when amid the labor and the turmoil
OF the day. and in the silent watches
Of the night. you can say. Forever
more beside me, on my way the unseen
Christ doth move: that may lean
upon his arm and say Dear Lord.
dost thou approve?" Then. you may
know that you are in right relation
with Him. And. then there shall be
no mockery. when as a valiant Knight
OF the Temple. you draw your sword
from Its scabbard. and swear, that you
will ever WELD 1t In the cuuse OF
Truth. and In defense OF the Christian
religion. !.
II there nre any members OF Cru.
SADIE Commandery who have; not tast-
cd these experiences. let ME in all
kindness ndmonish you, Think on
these things. It is the part OF wisdom. ,
1t Is the part of prudence. It is polite.
1T is expc,llent. 1t will pay.
know not what sort OF punishment
will be provided hereafter. nor do
care. It's sufficient to know that retri-
button will surely come. even here,
for every infraction OF law. whetheri
of health. of society or of spiritual law
And 1t is also true, that virtue hath
her Just reward. And how pleasant
the contemplation. and 1t comes with
peculiar force at Eastertide. That for
every virtue unrewarded. for every !,
sorrow undeserred. for every tear not
wiped away. for every prayer and ev-.
cry pure intention and emotion of the
henrt-lmmortality stands waiting to
give recompense. sg IA Is
II 1t were not SO. what gulf OF !
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darkness would envelop us: what an
uncompromlsing failure 1t would all !,
be. How unslghtly the artists can
vass. How full of discord the greatest
oratorio. How vain the pursuit of
and wisdom. How purpose
less the creation.
Then would the sum OF all growth.
of all genius. OF all mental achievement
end In what DIR. Hills has SO aptly
termed. 'Life's Withheld completions.' i.
or If I may paraphrase it, Iife's Withheld
No. tbs not yet ended. We are not
yet the finished product OF all these
millions OF years of preparation and
OF development. Why, In all the realm
OF music. painting, sculpture, litera-
ture. there is no product OF human
genius 80 perfect. but has been
source OF disappointment to Its au-
thor. He has not been able to attain
unto his ideal. But his work was only
4 faint reflection of a vision which he
was permitted to see. And can We say
that the painting Is greater than the
artist? That the poem is greater than
the poet? And that their works shall
live hundreds and thousands OF years