The Harrison times., 1911-06-24

ed and pr pared 0S GOd Tor the estdo-
lishmeut of his kingdom among the
Gentiles. This man, Paul, said; Il
will pray with the Spirit and | will
pray with the understanding also
will sing with the Spirit and 1 will
sing with the understanding also"
This l., exactly what Solomon ad-
vised to get both the Spirit and the
understanding. Getting the Spirit is
he principal thing, because it Is the
immortal thing; while understanding
i, only morta', unless blended With
the Spirit. Bu, it is, never theless, a
most important thing. and may be-
come, il we will, All immortal thing.
The mind of man is "ne OF the pro-
foundest prob ems in the world. |
shall not attempt To discu>, it here.
But one thing is sure-that whether
mind is physical or psychical, it will
never become capable Of much intelli-
gent understanding without patient
study aud earnest cultivation. And
then only man. of all the creatures
that have the rudiments Of mind, Is
capable of much understanding. A
dog may learu TO understand and
even obey his Master, voice without
auy real understanding.
1t is said that it takes an expert to
tell the difference betwecn the brain
of human infant aud that of baby
chimpanzee; and yet, while the chim-
panzec has mind, or as we say-in-
.tinct, sufficient for its existence in
the world, yet it, Notwithstanding its
wonderful brain construction, hts no
power to reason. 1t may be said to
have amind of sort t-out it Is void or
understanding. God has given it no
conscience, therefore it is devoid of
reasoning powers, 1t continues to
this day constructing its house or
rather its bed. of leaves and sticks,
iust as it did 5000 years ago when
Solomon was building his temple.
GOD had given to solomon, and gives
to all mankind conscience, or, as
we love to term it, consciousness
which he did not give to those of his
creatures that are not to attain to
eternal life
Therefore, real understanding
such as Solomon advised mortals -
seek after. is that knowledge which
should enable them. not only to cope
with the world. but which should
teach them about their relationship
to God
trust that it was thirst for this
kind of knowie fge that brought this
class within the sacred precincts Of
the Academy, and in coming here you
have not only obeyed the promptingS
of your God-given consciences or con-
seriousness, but you have obcyed God 5
Word as well.
Not only did his ancient servant
say with all thy getting, get under
standing; but another a thousand
years later said: study to show thy
self approved
This, infer, you have. done, and |
hope and pray that your searching
may have led you TO know God, and
that the true Spirit of Wisdom is now
your daily companion--for wisdom Is
the principal thing
If you have not yet obtained it, |
can add nothing to what Solomon
said, can only urge you, with him,
to get wisdom" Don't let power,
wealth. ambition or anything obscure
this issue. DON'T let any coutrivance
of man or Satan deter your search
after this wonderful pearl OF great
price
You have completed your work here
aud are supposed to be ready to take
your places in the world of useful Ell.
deavoC think some of you may
seek for greater understanding before
entering the real battle of life. But,
with some, this work here must suf-
fee, perhaps, for your commencement.
The great regret of my life has been
that | was in too great a hurry to
enter the turmoil. | had only drank
lightly Of the fountain of instruction,
and the result has been what might
have been expected. My principles
were not founded on rock, and when
the storm Of conflict Came ! was not
stcadfast. was shaken as reed.
Three more years of careful study and
preparation would have saved me Is
years of shame and failure.
love courageous boy or girl, but
be not too anxious to rush into the
vortex. Satan has had but little
power over you while here, surround
ed and protected by the good, but he
is onxiouSly awaiting for you to get
into his own territory great, big
world, The greatest being who ever
walked this earth once said The
Prince of this World cometh, and
hath nothing in me-" pray God to
give YOU strength SO that when this
Prince meets you, as meet you he will,
he may find no vulnerable spot in
you.
Young man. choose for yourself an
avocation in life. III choosing this
take the advice Of Davy Crockett, "Be
sure you are right, then go ahead" "
Don't let circumstances shape your
course, but rather shape the circum-
stances God has given you, not on
ly Mind, but also Will, The young
man who does not develop his will
along sane lines, as we'll as his intel.
lcct, is failure know many who
have cultivated their minds, but neg
lected to cultivate their wills. All
these are miserable failures in life.
Seneca, of Rome, and Bacon, of
England, have startled the world by
the genius of their iutellects, and yet,
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