Evening journal., 1909-10-21

self for his neighbor He or she who
does simple duty from day TO day,
and lives in Christ, for Christ and
with Christ is the worlds greatest
success. The woman who does her
housework faithfully and shows by her
life that she is following her Master,
is lust as much of a success as the
silver tongued orator who breaches the
Gospel We cannot measure success
here. there is higher tribunal TO do
that but we can try to make our lives
true examples of what a life should
be and then we need not fear about
how much success there has been in
them.
Thoughtlessness is one of the most
prevalent causes Of failures to accom-
piish what we should. We often do
not stop to realize that here is a duty
right ahead Of us and we walk right
by Il. We do not keep our eyes open
wide enough to see the little things
we may do. A couple Of years ago
I remember seeing an old lady out
sweeping the snow off her pavement,
when q very we'll dressed, evidently
prosperous gentleman came along and
taking off his kid gloves Immediately
for her. / found out afterwards that
this man did not know the lady and
was a prominent business man in that
town. Was that day failure Tor
him?
Self-pride is frequently one of the
greatest hindrance to a persons use
fulness. We do not like to give Christ
fun credit for all that is accomplished
it. Even those things In which we ask
Christ to help us the most, when He
does help as we forget all about Him
and take all the praise ourselves. Pride
keeps us from doing those things which
we ought to do in many cases, be-
cause we do not like to soil our clothes.
II we .are too proud TO accept those
as friends who are on a lower rung
of the social ladder than ourselves
why should not Christ refuse TO ac-
cept us who are so much lower than
lie Is. Pride has kept many person
from attaining the greatest success
this world has to offer and it will keep
many more. A man may think be-
cause he gives literally to the poor
that there his duty ends There are
such great possibilities in life that it
is a shame to be selfish and keep all
our talents ourselves.
Our tempers are sometimes the cause
Of our worst failures. When we are
trying to create the best impression
sometimes we will lose our tempers
and end the good impression part of
il. Solomon tells us that HE that is
slow to wrath is of great understand
ing" and "A soft answer turneth
away wrath. but grievous words stir
up anger
These are but a few causes Of fall
ures that we make n life. AS a usual
thing ii is the little things that we do
and do not do that make the failures
not so much the big things. 1t is the
little foxes. or course, the main cause
is the life without Christ. Without
Him we are nothing with Him. more
than conquerors. II we truly love Him
and walk with Him day by day our
lives cannot help but be most wonder
full successes Of the first wa,er.
Master, we pray Thee to help us
fashion our lives so that here will be
less of failure and more of success as
we go along Help us 20 abide in
Thee and TO avail ourselves Of the
many promises that Thou hast given
us IN Thy Book. Although our lives
may not attain that great success that
! Thy life was here on earth we pray
that we may approach it as near as is
| given mortais TO do. Amen.
c. .E. NOTES.