The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-10

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our republic to final victory; indeed,
the dynamic value of an ideal cannot
be overestimated,
Those of us who are normal desire
| for ourselves and for our fellows the
best of iife-health. business success
honor and fame, righteousness. spirit
uality; the best. OF things good and
pure and true. is none too good for
sons of Gcd" Only. remember, not
passive. but active, sons of God.
The vital phase of our relationship
| is that of right or wrong. On which
side are we-right or wrong? If we
are right today, and no change for the
worse is made, we will be right to-
morrow, right twenty years hence
Henry Clay is quoted as saying. Il
would rather be right than be presi-
dent" and 1t is alleged that this firm
stand lost him the office; II he lost
by being right, amen; better lose b.
| fair means than win by foul.
Ones standard of right should be
the scriptures. Search the scrip
lures" said the master, for in them
| We think we have eternal life. and
they are they which do testify of me-"
Conscience, ordinarily good guide.
cannot always be relied on: the bed
rock OF Christian faith is the Word,
and its dictum should ever be the
supreme test. If then. in the plain
teaching of Gods Word. we are not
right, let MS get right. How can this
be accomplished? Change our posi-
ton on the point or points In ques-
| ton, where we are out of harmony
with the word cease to do evil.
learn to do good" Advance to the
conflict of the future unde CON
stantly widening horizon, having be-
come. as John puts it sons of God"
Sometimes our guiding light" is
ness when tested by Gods light-his
revealed Word. There are salt cave.
| in Polish Austria so vast and inn
portant that children are said to be
born in those depths and reach ma
turity without having once seen the
| light of the sun. The artificial make
| shift of cavern home is their light
and good one too; but nothing com
pared with that glory Of the sun
lbeaming from the zenith. and having
fairly tested the relative value of
these lights, no sane man would con-
tend for the supremacy of the cavern
glory.
| To him who sneeringly asks: rs
athere anything in your Wanted Chris
F, tianity?" reply: Through the door
OF history enter the arena where the
sladiators of young Christianity and
aged Pagan Rome contend. Ask the
man of affairs who is the greater
Christ or Nero? and he will respond
Why. Nero Let the lips OF the
present answer for us today: "Ro-
man oaganism is no more; Nero Is
remembered only as a bloody tyrant
la monster. the murderer OF mother
and wife. baseless incendiary.
Christ lives more gloriously today
than when his words vibrated across
the waves of Ganlee. and his religion
is fast becoming the worlds faith"
Sons of God" today. What of the
future? Are we useful growing sons
and daughters? The future great
ness and usefulness of the church
hinge on orr answer. Gods spirit
works through men and women; God
confines. yes limits. himself to his
laws; he does not work outside Of
law: he is no anarchist. Christianity
is demonstrable. no; mathematically.
but just as surely; conform to her
laws. and she will make new erea
ture of YOU. Let US become optimists.
and daughters Of God. doing our worF
thankful that VIC are counted as sons
well here. and earnestly looking for
ward TO what we shall he"