The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-16

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You scholars recall the story of the
stammering Greeklad. whose eonpanion
taunted him because he could not pro
nounce the letter '.r", but the laugh
ter and derision only nerved him the
more to overcoming his impedinenr
until he succeeded in overwhelming the
great orator Aeschines, exposing and
opposing TIE plans of Philip of Mace
don:
Shook the arsenal,
And fulinined over Gresce,"
In arecent number of the We'll Ssrfnz,
Miss Slattery tells of 4 boy wearied
with drawing an express cart full of
miscellaneous parcels. ard who inquired
of a certain section Of the city, when
told it was still long way of, he said;
We'll. l 'spose ! will get there some
time if just keep waking along.
OF course he would; and SO will you
and l and all the rest of usif We lust
keep walking along ''steadily,
persistently. forgetting the tedious
journey thus far and stretch forth to
the things which are before, and press
on to the goal. If wearied and dis
couraged Just keep walking along" !;
persevere, if you would run SO tnat
you may obtain"
5. Il therefore run not as uncer-
tainly'. You cannot run in a race if
you Go not know where the goal is, or.
if you are not sure there is any use
running in il, even ifyou doknow To
run to win you must have faith. Pun
not as uncertainty; Let's 60 some
where" says one boy to the corner
bunch. '.All right" says another,
let's, but where" "Oh. it doesn't
make much difference SO it is some
where" That is las uncertainty.
We want Simon Peters in the modern
bunch who say Il go a-fishing'' who
know where they are going - men
and boys and girls who know. The
world today wants men and women of
faith, whether preacher Of tie gospel,
or political doctrinaire, wheather tea.
cher in the school, or man selling you
a patent breakfast food. The world
wants men of faith; faith in their
gospel; faith in their platform: faith
in their curriculum, or in the quality of
their new cereal. Doubt is paralyzing
whether it is in playing baseball. or in
courting; whether in selling goods.
urging a new political measuIe, or in
preaching. The world doesn't want
negatives; it hungers for positives.
To win then run as not uncertainty"
but have goal in which you can have
faith in every circumstance which will
nerve you VIXEN the load gets heavy
and the foot gets sore and weary
goal which will appeal to your whole
soul as being worth while.
Carlyle says: "A man who would
do faithfully needs to believe firmly"
6. The writer to the Hebrews gives
US suggestion as to the goal which
we should take. if we would win
Laying aside every weight, and the
sin which does so easily be set us, let
US run with patience the race which is
set before US, looking unto Jesus, the
Author and the Finisher of onr faith.
There is your goal, Hooking unto
Jesus; and if you pin your faith on
that goal, there is nothing on earth or
in hell to prevent your success. Paul
has the same thought in his Phillippian
letter: Il press on toward the goal of
the prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus. Hitch your wagon to
star" is the excellent advice to am
bilious young people, but these lives of
ours are filled with such varied cir
cumstances- our souls are capable
of such lofty flights our appetites
are CAPABLE of such british depths,
that the only star in all our ky capable
of securely saving Us from groveling in
the mire aid at the same time satisfy
ing our loftiest ideals and our deepest
desires, is the Star of Bethlehem. If
you would win, look unto Jesus, the
author and perfecter of our faith. He
ran the race before - endured for Its
sake the Cross, despising the shame,
and as reward is set down at che
right hand of God, is to be proclaimed
King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and
every knee shall bow and every tongue
confess that he is Christ to the glory of
God. the Father.
| The qualities that win that are es-
sential to success here and hereafter
are all found in Him. Fix YOUR eyes
on Him. He will help you to keep this
| body as an instrument TO gIDrifv Him.
He will bring every Thought of your
mind into captivity that you may live
! TO highest efficiencp in your life work.
| n @ will satisfy voDr lo-rr .,,,I ,,fl