The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-01
effort that are absolutely right
The God Idea.

The vital decision, though. TIA
should be made. even before cCnsid
cting seriously "A profession or voca
ten, is one in regard To the Suprem'
Intelligence, God, and ones relation
TO Him: in other words, the per
sonal equation" relative to righteous
ness Some one may ask the question
Even if there be a Diety. will il la!
in this strenuous age, that OF tn sur
viyal of the tlttest.' to live Cody
| The God-idea is natural, APPARENT.
selfcTeated In all the ages, amons
| all the branches of the Race, differ
| ing in intellect and morality, the Il c
triue OF an Oyer-Ruiing Power has
always prevailed, and this Power has
been worshipped under many appeia
tons. Edison. the electrical wizard
is authority for the statement that no
student can study this great and al
deciding that there is u competent
engineer in charge of the universe.
Skepticism and materiality We're once
badges that many able scientists wore
without blushing, but time has
changed the attitude of students and
scholars regarding religion and a
Supreme Being Many OF the great
scientists of today. if not all, are
standing reyerently within the mys-
tie confines of Theism. and some Of
them have already entered the ma.
iestic temple of Faith. Science, no
longer Atheistic. and ayowedly
humble, steps before the unknown
underlined atom" iutimating that,
back of this living potential bit OF
matter, may be discovered that Force
worshipped by religionists under the
name. "AbbaFather.'
| here Introduce a paragraph from
a scientist--a straw showing the cur
rents course: "A God whom we
may possibly approach in some far-off
tomorrow is to give way TO a God
lin whose bosom We rest, the presence
of whose life and love We daily and
hourly feel God the ultimate fact
and spirit, the sure foundation on
which all things rest, this is the
thought OF the twentieth century, in.
to which we of the nineteenth are
Just beginning to enter" Comment on
the proceeding unnecessary.
Soul, Eternity, God.
In the light of that universal faith
in a loving God, creating, directing,
preserving. will it pay to live other,
wise than righteously?
Before one can have a thorough. CT
rather wellbalaneed. conception of
personal responsibility in the bate
for existence, a correct apprehension
Of some of the factors involved, es-
pecially if success be desired is alb
solutely necessary. We mention
three of the leading ones Soul.
Eternity. God A satisfactory defiui-
ton cannot be given, only weakly at
tempted ID Soul: the ego, in
Gods image" Magnificent in pcssi-
bilities for good or evil. (2,) Eternity:
only when we shall have been
blessed with our age-long heritage,
viii we be able to comprehend the
a. b. c. of forever and ever
Eternity, thou pleasing. dreadful
thought" CD God; the finite cannot
comprehend the Infinite King of
Kings, he Yields a scepter of love
over an endless universe: search for
him in his marvellous, two-book reye-
lation, Nature and the Bible.
1t is evident that man did not create
nor was he placed here
without a purpose in view. Man can
not, unaided, accomplish that pur-
pose, no doubt the stupendous task
Of interpreting the INTERESTINGLY
ing study and effort here and here
after. However, he who avals him
self of the proffered assistance of
Divinepilot is reasonably sure Of u IL
mate success.
An Aeoean harp. caressed by
Zephyrus, responds with rare. melodi-
Gus tones. But this soul of man dis
courses sweeter music. rarer har-
monies than does the harp played by
the wind. As onward the soul passes
along a spiral ascent of progress. un-
folding its destiny, remember that It
is an instrument strung with chords
by hand Divine. vibrant throughout
eternity.
Nations, systems individuals. in
the past. entered times lists to bat
tie for supremacy; but instead Of
on the rock of Truth-re-
yealed for their needs-their institu-
tons were reared on the sands of
greed, dishonesty, unfaithfulness.
They were untrue TO their highest
standards of right as defined byI
heir ethical codes-moral guides.
The result? Instead of the zenith OF
National goodness and greatness,
hey We're hurled to the nadir of oh |
ieion by outraged Law, So with
resent day Nations, composed of in |
lividual units, if they forget God, liz |
loring his holy. memorable laws,
The great teacher in The Pearl of |
treat Price" shows that righteous
less is a level of inostimabIn wealth /