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mat of another-quiet. tranquility.
peace. Tho meek. We are told. shall
have abundance of peace as the
very crown ot their great reward. Ard
peace Is always at the command OF
the follower Of Christ.
Suppose that you possess vaIu-
able property. You entrust II TO one
IN whom you have absolute conf
hdenee. You have tried him again and
again and he has never failed.
Around you may be panic and dis.
tre~s. Banks may be su-pendinr PAY.
ment. Commercial houses may be
closing. What do you carer You are
sorry for those who are losing. but
you have no worry for yourself You
know that your all has been deposited
IN perfectly safe place
Such faith is seldom Justified among
men. Humanity az best is an imper.
feet thing. But We have one TO whom
We may cn;rust something far more
precious than our silver and gold
ourselves. the essence OF our souls
Knowing him in whom VIC have b.
iieved. Ne feel no fear of what man
can DO unto u.s. We may know per
feet peace. II We are stayed on him.
The highest Reward.
Thus the most beautiful Of gifts IA
the Christians reward
The most necessary of helps 20 learn
10 write is copy by following the
copy. you may become an expert pen
man.
The most necessary thing for the
right shaping Of life Is an ideal This
the Christian has in his great leader
Life is n struggle. a bitter war with
Satan. In order To wage Il success
fully We must have armor. The Chris
.ian has the armor. lie may grid his
loins with truth: put on the breast
plate OF righteousness: have his feet
shod with the preparation Of the gos-
pei Of peace: take the shield OF faith.
the helmet OF salvation and the sword
OF the spirit. and no evil can possibly
touch him
The idol Of all right modern social.
ism-all lofty philanthropy work.
Give all men useful and congenial
work TO do-insplre in the hearts Of
men the love OF work-and tho great.
est obstacle TO the coming OF the mil
lennium has been removed
The Christian has his work cut out
for him. and II he is a true Christian
he is eager TO do H.
Faith. hope and love. the great trim
ity-these are the Christians.
BY Faith All ls Won.
Faith-the substance of things
hoped for. the evidence Of things un.
seen. By faith. we climb the Sleeps
OF being and bring the Lord Chris,
down to our human needs. by Il We
commit our way unto the Lord. rest In
him and wait patiently for him. II is
the hand by which we reach to God.
And hope. that anchor OF the soul.
sure and steadfast-how could we
smile without #? The hope that We
may retrieve the shattered fortune /:
that we may reclaim the wandering
child: that We may some time meet
those whom we have loved and lost
awhile" supports us through the stern.
est trials
But the love. that is truly the great.
est thing in the world. is pre-eminent,
ly the Christians. As Gods son. he
looks up To his creator with filial af.
fection. Toward his brethren he
yearns with all the poignant desire OF
true fraternity. And as love begets
love. so shall he receive in kind his
reward. good measure. pressed down
and running over.
Peace. high ideal. armor for the
great fight OF life. n work to do and
the will to do IT. and a heart filled
with faith. hope and charity-what
more can a Christian desire7
Money cannot buy these grea,
gifts: the Christian has them for the
asking World