Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-05-14

art the reason Why Whoever would
possess the reality Of the Christian
life must achieve the victory over his
moods; and the most heartening mes
sage of this or any age is that by our
God-given endowment of the will it is
possible for us to give to the deeper
ufe of the soul the suggestions of
courage and faith and patience and
strength. which altogether means
eternal life.
In the third place, you will have to
form for yourself very likely new,
and very stern, doctrine of sin and
virtue. The old doctrine of forensic
justification before God was an ad-
mirable thing to look at. but it did
not work very we'll either for the
justified or for his family. Those who
| deemed themselves saved" very
| often failed to possess the homsly vlr-
| tues of cheerfulness, kindness, cour-
age and forgiveness; while many who
were obviously good" were not con-
| scious of salvation. The religion of
| to-day gives the genuinely .good"
| man his due, and placards in their
| proper place these hateful sins Of un-
kindness, intolerance, moodiness,
worry and hardness of heart. It is a
! great service that any sect bestows
when that body of people stands forth
to proclaim that the Ills of the flesh
| have an origin in the ills of the mind
and that the thoughts that issue in
these bodily ills are sins against the
High and Holy One. From whatever
source derived, the conviction OF the
necessity of controlling the outbreaks
of our evil moods would be the great
est conceivable blessing in so-called
Christian homes This is surely no
new gospel. All this teaching is from
both Christ and the apostles; but it
is undeniable that the recent presen-
tation of it has amounted almost to
a discovery.
} The fourth principle which must
govern your thought is that of the
: very great influence that we exercise
| over one another. II you believe, IN
the telepathic communication OF one
} subconscious mind with another, yoC
will believe that the condition of your
subIiminal consciousness-of irrita-
, ltion, or quiet, of hope or fear-eyer
5 though you speak no word, will al
2 feet those associated with you. II
e no hazy way, but very definitely, then
!. we are our brothers keepers, respon
!, sible for the worlds stock of cheer
e and faith. The home Is the peculiar
: field for the operation OF this sub
t conscious power. There the qu1ckes
: of sympathy exists, there influence il
o felt most readily and most deeply
:, The atmosphere of home. although
r a hackneyed term, expresses clearl.
y defined reality. The atmosphere i
l. the spirit of the house, emanatinl
:, from the deep we'll OF the subcon
e scious mind of the homekeeDer. CO.
d has created no more gracious fgur
II in His great world than that OF tn
n wife and mother, who gives to tn
IS very place of her abode her oW
If quiet, buoyant, soothing spirit. VIVA
is she is in the unsounded deeps OF he
]. being will appear in time in the hous
e. where she dwells and in the faces {
g the little children that look up
y, her. On the other hand, the home
IT the card-club woman and the HON
is of the gad-about! Who does NJ
al know them and shudder at tt
le thought? Their atmosphere Is tn;
to of restlessness and spiritual poVert
Of Woe betide her children and her hu
ul band; for she cannot give them. aft'
their day of temptations and yex
" ton. that by which they are renewe
Of the spirit of peace and quiet con-
ae dence in good.
r.. II. Now, it will sometimes happe
nv that. despite our best endeavors, '
st shall be overborne in the press. l
ay ness comes on, whatever the caus
ia and the causes are often compile
4. What are we to do? Every phys1c1s
IS. would join with me, believe, in sa
y, ing. make the spiritual attitude &C
na rect. To use the terminology OF T
IN hooks. give yourself the auto-sugge
80 tions of courage, confidence in &c
m faith in His willingness and power
he care for and restore you. Make
IN. the genuine conviction of your spi
nd that God does provide for all +
~, creatures. Rest in the promises
Nd divine health with which the Scr
nc tnres abound. If there is any cat
he of irritation, remove it, II 1t be p
re- sible. by the right action on yo
lee mart Nothing is more lrritat1
is than harboriEg vigorous grudge.s
oc- need not remind you how strlc
It scriptural is all this method or ere
it ing correct mental attitude, an'
od- believe that your own careIul ons
ofi vation would come to my support
ak- the statement that the great major
nd Of the diseases from which our hou
,de holds suffer can be finally traced
os- the fret aHd amDiIloH y. oui = % -
ape life. AS. the pastor, .nes' -
at souls and the minister =. VI. ny.
re- Jesus Cnrist, wAo, en.o .tar+
on stored Lne pouy, .o..4 +ha -; -
,re that Christ always insisted upol
oas trust in Cod, humility, self-forget
an ness, forgiveness, sincerity -.
his Stni, II many eass sn+;n,,e @ Wha
set cot to be done then? Manifestly, Il
..er trouble be serious. 1t is the time
the the employ the physician, who can q
bas nose the case and prescribe the r.
1ary lations under which recovery car
,;se most rapid. I earnestly hope tina
the excitement of this new disco
,ealf Of the therapeutic power that.