The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-07

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Camp life. the weary march, nightly
vgiis, Are as sure a test or the true
soldier as the battlefield. Endurance IL
no less virtue than bravery. To be
true soldier of Jesus Chrdist many
qualities are necessary. One of these
is
J. Self control. And self control Ia
the secret OF power. He that is SLOW
To anger Is better than the mighty;
and he that raleth his spirit than ne
that taketh "a city He that cannot
control himself will be easily controii-
Ell by Others He that cannot over
come himself. how can he hope to over
come the many and mighty enemies
that meet him Perhaps the greatest
enemy with Which one contends Is SELF.
The most seductive and most constant,
always present and never for one mo-
ment leaves us. until we leave the
world. Master this foe, and We need
t. have but little fear Of all others.
But some suppose that IL is liberty,
freedom. tn throw off all restraint and
do as they please But that is simply
liberty 10 do wrong and bring destruc-
ton. True liberty is found only IN
obedience 10 law. a great mogul loco
motive was speeding across the land
with almost incnnceiVabie power, the
earth shook and the hills trembied.
aud the locomotive said, Why can't
have liberty and go out through the
green meadows and anywhere
choose And So he hoped off the
track. but that moment his great
power was all gone and he could not
faru Il wheel So man with all his
speculative abilities and shining gifts
mas no true power4-t .. power for
good exeent In conformity 10 law Tn.
moment h.. leaves the path of right
eousnass and the rail of divine COM
naaus4rnent mis- power is ali gone. |
heard y good sermon once. but all 10
forgotten except one statement that so
ELECTED nav admiration thai | have of
ten Thought IF il since. The preacher
said. eTwa things for many wears /
have tried to do never to ger mad
and never 10 get scared" Self-con-
troll,
To he a true soldier of Jesus Chris,
one fn,,st have tn4. shirt of
. Self dentsl. And that il the Sc
er.t af success. There can be no real
safeess without II Inhertted wealth
atcltfeutai fame. will evaporsts or fall
INTO decay. without the antiseptic
qualities Of seIf-deniaI. We can ae-
ea,nnlish nothing in the name of the
Lord If we be destitute of this spirit.
Self9shness is the weakest point In hui
man nature. Make the wall inytnci-
tia there and the enemy NAV be held
At bay everywhere else. General
Francis Marian. of the Revolutionary
War. was visited under flag of truce
By i British officer. The general in
lNited him TO dine with him. They sat
down On q log and the menu consisted
81 roasted potatoes. The officer re-
turned -iis-4.,r,trsaaa a-,.ttsS4y dis
eouraged and said. There is no use in
! TRYING TO overcome men like that"
ouce knew q Young woman--poor.
Of delicate health, without social ad
xanta ges-and yet she was a most use-
ful and helpful member Of the church.
Her praise was upon all lips, and she
was beloved by ali.
took the pains to f'nd out the secret
OF her popularity. and il was self
denial. The Lord Jesus saws. with :
out me ye can do nothing; and with
out self denial We are without Him,
and nothing will be done, The Lord
Jesus denied himself of heaven and
earth-Hs is-tfse divine example OF
self-denial-and how great has been
His success, He has founded a slo-
rious and everlasting kingdom. OF the
increase OF which there shall be no
end And We may truly say that His
kingdom Is founded upon self denial,
To be true soldier OF Jesus Christ.
there must be the spirit Of
3. Seif-immolation. And this Is the
secret Of true glory. Jesus said. "The
hour is come that the Son of Man
should be glorifled Verify. verify, /
say unto you, Except a corn OF wheat
fall into the ground and die, ii ahideth
alone. but II 1t die. 1t bringsth forth
much fruit The apostle Paul said,
Il am erucifled with Christ. neverthe
less | live. yet not l. but Christ liveth
in me- and the life which I now live
in the flesh | live by the faith OF the
Son OF God, who. loved me. and gave
himself for me-
win true and fadeless glory who
esteems his own life above the cause
he serves II General Washington had
loved his own life more than his coun-
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