The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14

VII q INA SldHuS SOuL us viz VI VIC A1ASos
efficient in the nation.
aGETrING AND ASPIRING"
SELECTED for The Enthusiastically
"This one thing i do. forgetting
those things which are behind, and
reaching forth unto those things
which are before, press toward the
mark for the prize Of the high call
ing OF God in Christ Jesus."-Phtllp.
iii. 1914.
Many rush through life. as II in
some wild delirium. or captive to
some malign control. This mad rush
and reckless life mean something, but
not everything. Every race en1oins a
rest. and with that pause comes q,
time to think.
It Is Of Gods mercy that these poor
bodies Of ours get SO tired that the
mind secures a hearing. There is a
cold gray dawn Of the morning af-
ter" for every one who does wrong.
Thank God for conscience! for when it
dies, chaos comes, and Satan trl-
umphs.
Every one has personal proof OF
this possession Of conscience by the
reason Of its pricking in his soul. HUI
mainly is all Of one piece: damaged
more or less, and rescued from its
stains only by spiritual exercise.
None can count himself ito have APP.
pretended" the mark is always Just be-
You'd his reach, and the farther his
progress in the way of holiness the
more clear becomes his own sinful
limitations.
Forgetting and aspiring-forgetting
and forging still ahead-this dual ex.
ercise must occupyfall our days until
we lay down the cross and receive
the crown.
| There is weakness in the memory of
failure; 1T unnerves for new attempt.
It is hard for a man to recover the
championship after he has once lost
the belt. We must eliminate this
weakness by learning to forget. The
apostle teaches us this new lesson. It
lis mistake to suppose that we add
| to Gods honor by constantly recall
ing the sins and failures of the past.
them. It is our future more than our
past which concerns Him most
1t was no idle ceremony, but to.
teach precious truth. when, aftsr
confessing, the sins of the people were
| placed on the head Of the scape-
goat. and he was turned out free into
the wilderness. It was a symbol Of
the completeness with which God puts
away the memory OF sin. He was
1 done with it absolutely and irreyo-
pentant sinner to do; let 1t go at once
and forever. We do not honor God hy
mourning after He has forgiven as !;
we honor Him most by forgetting. III
we confess our sins, lie is faithful anu
.lijust to forgive us our sins, and to
a cleanse US from all unrighteousness.'
Do you believe that or not? II you
4 do, prove it by your actions. and
4 leaving your burdens at His feet, car
4 ry away a song.
How shall a man forge on? He
n cannpt dream himself into Paradise.
( To be rid of a handicap is a great
4 thing, but 1t is not all. If it is nee
4 essary to turn ones back on the past,
{ At Is equally necessary to munfully
! face the future. And all the hosts In
4 the Kingdom Of God, in heaven and on
8 earth, call out to him with all the
I ferVor Of their faith in his final effort
a to press forward to the mark, for
A victory. Each step scores a double
I. triumph; 1t lengthens the distance be-
4 tween him and that dread pasl;8 it
I shortens his distance from the goal
4 Nature builds bysatoms, and the ad |,
vance of the soul is furthered every
1 time we do what Is right. We want
sl5toFbe good all in a ninute--but that is
quite Impossible. We must wait
4 Gods purpose. and step at q time
\ Is all that we can gain. We shall
I reach the prize by simply pressing on;
4 doing one duty, and then the next,
and often finding these duties very
4 little things to do. No man Gun be
Il success without an ideal,&hut no
I man has really worthy ideal who
eXp'ects to reach 1T in one day,
A This is a Christians desire--not to
\ be an ideal man In q real world, but
to grow towards the perfect pattern
as the days SO by. Do not despond;
Y keep on trying. The thing You need
4 to do Is the thing you are able to do.
God Will give you strength for II, SO
4 take courage and press on an on,
1 Keep trying in the best way you can
and with the. best spirit to do he
things which come Within your reach.
i Persevere, persevere. You will often
I fail; but you can put the old trouble
Tout Of sight, pick yourself up, and try
once more, and yet again onco more,
i * You do NOT need IN eyNcnn Scio us of