The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-07-13

Irom eartn and air faSn1On new
body SO much like the old one that
we cannot tell the one from the 9TH
er. If his invisible germ of life
in the grain of wheat can thus
pass unimpaired through three
thousand centuries resurrections, 1
shall not doubt that my soul has
power to clothe itself with a body
suited to it's new existence when
this earthly frome has crumbled in
to dust.
A belief in immortality not only
consoles the individual, but it ex-
erts powerful influence in bring
ing peace between individuals. If
one actually thinks that man dies
as the brute dies he will yield more
easily to the temptation to do in
injustice to his neighbor when the
circumstances are such as to prom
ise security from detection. But If
one really expects to meeS again
and live eternally with those whom
no knows to-day, he is restrained
from evil deeds by the fear of end
less remorse. We do not know
what rewards are in store for us
or what punishment may be reserv-
but If there were no other it would
be some punishment for one who de-
liberately and consciously wrongs
another to have to live forever in
the company of the person wronged
and have his littleness and selfish
ness laid bare. l repeat a belief
IN immortality must exert a power
full influence in establishing JUS
tice between men and thus laying
the foundation of peace.
Again Christ deserves to be call
ed the Prince of Peace because He
has given us a measure of great
ness which promotes peace. When
His disciples quarreled among them
selves as to which should be great
est in the Kingdom of Heaven, He
rebuked them and said: Let him
who would be chiefest among you
Dc the servant of all" Service is
the measure of greatness: it always
mas been true; it is true to-day,
and 1t always will be true that he
is greatest who does the most good
And how this old world will be
transformed when this standard of
greatness becomes the standard of
life! Nearly all of our controver-
sizes and combats grow out of the
tact that we are trying to get some
thlng from each other - there will
De peace when our aim is to do
something, for each other. Our
enemies and admonisites arise
largely from our efforts to get as
much as possible out of the world
there will be peace when our en-
deaVer Is to put as much as posi-
Die into the world. The human
measure of human life is it's income
the divine measure of a life is it's
outgo, its overflow - its contribu-
ton to the welfare of all.
Christ -lso led the way to peace
by giving us a formula for the
propagon of truth. Not all of those
who nave really desired to do good
have employed the Christian meth
Cd not all Christians even. In
this history Of the human race but
TWO methods have been used. The
tirst is the forcible method, and it
has been employed most frequently.
man has an idea which he thinks
Is good; he tells his neighbors about
II and they do not like it, This
makes him angry; he thinks it
would be so much better for them
II they would like it, and, seizing
club he attempts to make
them like it. But one trouble
about this rule is that it works
both ways; when man starts out
10 compel his neighDor to think as
he does, he generally finds them
willing to accept the challenge
and they spend so much time in
trying to coerce each ether that
they have no time to do each 9TH
er good.
The other is the Bible plan =
Be not overcome of evil but over
come evil with good" And there is
no other way of overcoming evil. l
am not much of a farmer = | get
more credit for my farming than r
deserve, and my little farm receiv-
es more advertising than it is en-
titled to. But / am farmer enough
to know that If l plant something
there which has more vitality than
the weeds l shall not only get rid
of the constant cutting, but have
the benefit of the crop besides.
mistake in His plan of propagating
In order that there might be no
the truth, Christ went into detail
and laid emphasis upon the value
of example - $50 live that others
seeing your good works may be con-
strained to glorify your Father
which is in Heaven" There is no
human influence so potent for good
as that which goes out from an
upright life. A sermon may be
answered; the argument presented
In a speech may be disputed, but
it is the unanswerable argument
In favor of our religion
1t may be a slow process-this
conversion of the world by the 81
lent influence of a noble example
but it is the only sure one, and the
doctrine applies to nations as well
as individuals. The Gospel of the
Prince of Peace gives us the only
hope that the world has--and it
is an increasing hope-of the sub
stitution of reason for the arbitra-
ment of force in the settlement of
international disputes. And our
nation ought not wait for other
nations, it ought to take the lead
and prove it's faith in the omnipo-
fanno