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| search out a matter. Prov. 25:2
This Scripture contrasts the glory of
| the Finite Mind with the glory of the
Infinite. The King was supposed to
possess the greatest human wisdom
and thus the contrast Is between God
and the most perfect type OF man. Sol
ONION was the wsest man OF his time.
The Bible says he exceeded all the
kings Of the earth i'm riches and wis
dom" The splendor of his reign
added glory TO the golden age of the
Hebrew nation Yet he declares that
there is nothing new under the sun"
For when God marked out the foun-
dations OF the earth" then wisdom
stood by Him as a master workman.
God had thought out all these things,
before the Spirit brooded over the
face of the deep. or ever "tho morning
stars sang together and all the sons OF
God shouted for JOY" and when God
looked upon His creation He said that
cit was good"-even including mani
And no serious mind has ever offered
a valid criticism on the result In
fact the type OF mind that leaves IT'S
blessing on life is not the fault-hnd-
ing hypercritical spirit. The icono-
clast and the vandal may have their
place. For it does not require the
skilled workman TO demolsh and de-
stroy But to build the new requires
the architect. and the more nearly he
builds according TO Gods established
laws OF strength and beauty the more
enduring Will be his glory The
scientist is not a superhuman being
ndowed with heavenly virtues but
t. man who has learned TO read ac-
curately the thoughts of the Creator.
Copernicus had watched with slecpless
eyes for many years the movements of
the heavenly bodies and having stag
gered upon tho solar system he eX-
claimed in rapture Of his soul. 80 God.
1 think Thy thoughts after Thee"
The goal of the finite is th Infinite.
1t may be a long journey. But God
has no easy methods OF passing the
grades into the perfect life. Man was
commissioned TO "subo the earth,
and every age adds to his mastery.
One cannot but pity Alexander as he
sat weeping because there were no
more worlds TO conquer. and so we pity
men who feel that the opportunity for
achievement are gone. To find a new
world was the glory Of Columbus. and
SO there are no more continents 20
discover. But We look for a new heav-
en- and a new earth. and the modern
discoveries such as Paateur. Lyster.
Edison, Marconf. Darwin and many
others whose names shall be engraved
on the tablets OF fame. have searched
out new things Few of lifes prob
lens ard satisfactorily solved. To
find the solution to at least some of
these problems is the task Of this pres
ent generation. To heap TO yourselves
riches is not glory. Riches do not
make heroes in any age. A forced in
crease in the price Of bread may make
a man millionaire but he is not
written down as hero. You are TO
serve your ages. seven as the Son Of
Man came not TO be minstered unto,
but to minister and TO give His life a
ransom for many You VIII find mas
ters in every department Of life, some
Of whom YOU may excel. But the
Great Master-the King of Kings-the
Lord of Lords-is Jesus of Nazareth.
who has discovered the way TO the
Father. He has said that no man
knoweth the Father save the Son. and
he TO whom the Son willeth 10 reveal
him and that no one cometh unto the
Father but by Ne.
Jesus has revealed to us the Father
hood of God. and has thus made pos
sible the brotherhood of man. lie has
given us the highest estimate of the
individual. You are not children of
the night. but sons Of God. and cit
doth not yet appear what we shall be,
but we know that when He shah APP
pear we SHAH be like Him. for we shall
see Him as He is"
He spake i'm parallels that the listless
and the dull might not hear To have
His secrets and to follow Him Will
make your life crown of glory that
fadeth not away.