The Nevada County picayune., 1911-06-09

TENT-Ge are the ilStll ol tllc "oi iiN Matthew ,, lg.
 One of the greatest utterances or any age is the sermon on the mount. It was spoken to the disciples. There is nothing in 1t directly addressed to the un5aved Christ Is the light or the world. We understand that, yet He says, "Ye are the light of the world" Thcre is really no discrep- ancy here for we say the lamp lights the room yet in reality it is the oil ih the lamp that gives the light There is in Us no light by reason of our be ing. but still we are the light of the world Christ is the light and We re- fleet Ills light We shine insofar as we aet 8 He can shine through Us There are degrees in Christianity. One light shines more brightly than an- other. according 10 the amount of oil and general condition of the lamp. One Christian shines more brightly han another. according to the place he Ie- serves for Christ in his life and the character Of life he lives.
 We have the aositiye injunction that Christians are 10 do everything in their power 10 secure that their light shine as brightly as possible
 We are 10 do his bg the position We tsEo ap \ lamp OH the floor will not give a5 much light as when sus- pended from the ceiling. The Chris tjau position is the mus' exalted oue in the world All civilization is caused by Christianity.
 All learning that has ever benefited the race has been fostsred by Chris tianity.
 Tfo facf that #e are Christians should give 1s mere pleasure taan anything We are not on,y individual Christians. hgt VIC are members of society. and wEa1 dffecs5 society afz fects us and Eiee versa
 Ne shine by the character wa form. "Aarac5er is the most important thing n the world We may have great wealth, buf fl w have net a wealth of character We are poor indeed We may have all the polish society can give Us. but if We have not brilliant character we shine yery poorly The world is demanding character as never before To gay nothing Of religion, the world q large demands that man be possessed of a goel character If he should hold q position iH their affections r is so in business. and becoming more and more SD in pol ities Eloquence has charmed it's mil lions but there is no eloquence quite so powerful as q good mans life Some men are remembered because of their eloquence, but if there is also strong manhood they are all the more i'm mortal
 We increase the brilliance of our lives by the effort We put forth for the conversion Of others. 'Tis here that many Christians exhibit practical self, ishncss or else they do not value their religion very highly If ii is what We claim for f then We should desire it for all people
 There is q negative side To this ques- tion. We should remove everything that tends either to obscure or hide our light. or which so affects it as to make t suggestive of ourselves rather than of God II Is usually the small things that hide most effectively. A lighthouse keeper once lighted his well.trimmed lamps \ few hours later he was notified that his light was out On examination 1T was found that thousands Of tiny insects had covered the lamp. Surrounding some Of Us there is such a cloud of sin till the light if there be any cannot shine through.
 We should keep ourselves clean of all practical inconsistencies Ineon. sistency is impenetrable We should avoid all self display Many people who profess to be Christians seem 10 think it is there first business 10 toll people of it If you arc Christian no one knows t better than your near est neighbor It is not your preroga. tive to glorify yourself, but God. The most attractive style in writing is that simple style which leads one 10 think of the subject matter rather than the style of the author.
 So the most beautiful and most ef fpctiye Christian life is that one which leads people to think not so much of the person. but of the Christ that is being lived