Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
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THE Standard of Life and Thought.
REV. SAMUEL W. GRArFLix.

Scripture basis: Phil Is: II Tor. ~
~ HE thought for the month of NJ
III vembcr is The Ideal Life al
naturally. the first suhtopir has I,
do with the standards by which such q
life is gagged. That such s;andare5
should be hish all concedc. That they
should he next to God. the cnnii oiin.
influence of our lives. holding ~ arnhy
to the ever-risins path Of rcrtitodc. few
seem to realize.
There is a realm of high idealism IN
the mind and heart of every noble MAJ
and woman into which the coarse ami
sensual, the dishonest or gree ms
find no entrance. This is the chamber
of the soul. where courage ,arces tho
souls armor. hope paints ae. rainbow.
love spins her three-fold cnru a,a p..ity
owens. unassailed ~ ev.. mea)sat.oa.
into this ioIty towe the heroic -,I!s OF
GOD nobility may req eat :r.In :lLas 10
time to lay new ulais suu forge new
weapons. heal tt,el wounds ara $3.50
forth TO carry the sta.rness emplcm ~ \
"orthy h.e, 10 nris!.ts as set uno.a.eJ.
An me iolty tone Oh the wflungs OF -
raui we catch tho keynote OF ms idea;
spiritual he. anu from tut topic auu 40
IeAts We alaw tnree thoughts.
1. hiea ihnhds lac rodntainhcaf
OIL None Divlh7.-Ho maa nrcs ni-B-
er than ne ininhs indeed, ou-
thought Standards mark tno Lint.
VI our capaei.s lcr dune iuc brinl
ii.arns .ne capa,ity or ine cup. uat
mo foul,a.n rise nl7uer t4.a.i -
source is an ase-oid axiom ~noSe Ir1ta
40 ie,osnlLeu ln me IaeI maj 10 ur-
tent al every IaAu. I1oW serene, now
courageous. .ow sure oi ui.linaac con-
quest uoes .'sul senin when ne SPEAKS. IN
r'hii. 3:i4 o; lie Prl4e It uie nI,, =
Gaming OF God IN AAiist Jesus. IL -
.i.is ioLty thinking tnaI nas Ine dies.
fruit OF cha. acter ana action, anu. -
raul SO cieaii, points oat, W. 10
choose out from among The Thousand
thoughts lhat ma our waning nouns, 50
winch are honest. pure, aai OF Il 20 81
report" Two staple iilust. al. ons. on.
negative ard one positive. are noI "a oar
nolice here. We near men. a.id eecu
women say: ION. [ wouidn take a do.-
lar. but II l ever set a chanee a.
hundred thousand, watch ne dnu see
how quick l take it," Now ash a.! gteat
detective and he will tell VOC tnt. sacn
peop e Will take q postage sia-u!s aau
that the petty thieves invar.ab, begin b.
saeriflcing their Hottest Standards .So.h-
ing Is easier than descent IN morals
after high thinking has been laid aside.
The other illustration is that OF the glea'
sculptor. who having worked for twenty
years upon bust of Christ was ASKED
to carve a statue OF Venus, but who re
fused the commission. saying. 81 have
looked too long upon the face Of ChrisG
to be able TO properly conceive of lhat
voluptuary. II Is this contact with tEa
holy. tie lofty. >the worth while tina.
units us for the ignohle and unc can.
III. Living by Hi n Standards Tn re -
an aristocracy of conduct that Is tie on
spring of an ancestry of noble sspira-
tons, of pure thoughts and intelligent
piety. Such moral nobility Is the back
bone of all great civiizat ons: md only
comes by living UP 10 the Hottest con-
ceptions of our souls. The world is long
Ing for leaders. leaders that, because or
their own high STANDARDS of tho'Sht and
action. are above rerroach: lenders that
shall set the standard and furn sh the
example TO those whom they lead: ana
such every Christian shoul asrr oe
But no man can make mark that is
higher than his own reach. Altitude has
three great ADVANTAGES: Purity OF at
nosphere: lar~eness of outlook and near
ness TO the skies; and this is lust as true
Of spiritual as physical heights.
III Great Pa'terrs.--As men take
their courses over the deserts OF this
world by means OF lofty mountains
giant rocks or towering palms. so hu-
manly has wendell it's way toward
heaven guided by lofty lives. From the
time of righteous .hel' until TIE pres
ent hour this has been true. We have
great patterns in every age that point
10 the value or hi"h standa -ds Of life and
thought. but chief anon" all stands on.
the figure Of Gods preat gift and ex-
ample whose life aiiures and whose
thoughts and words attract with magic
spell the soul that longs for lofty living