Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
Ube CHRISTIAN Virtues.
Courage.

makes all education such an inspiring
thing
But the course of study never ends The
true lawyer and doctor and minister and
business man and housekeeper and
farmer and sailor Is always learning anG
acquiring new ideals of courage. For
new demands are arising daily as HUI
manity progresses and there lis no end to
growth You and /, dear friend. though
We may be forty or sixty years old havo
yet to learn how to be truly courageous
for each issue has demand Of its owl.
and bravery has to be called to the fror t
to meet 1t. So it will be profitable IL " E
can note a few of the means whereof.
Christian courage may be cultivated an
kept living. for We need 1t every day.
A true view of life is the first necessity
As we have already seen. the man VIII
attempts daring feats simply to excit,
wonder or gain applause from the un
thinking masses has no real courage be
cause he has no large and intelligen
idea of what his life means. Only h
who wants to help men and be stron
and true and pure in his own nature ca
have an approach 10 bravery. He SEE
the splendid opportunities for service. II
notes the needs of men. He sees the sin
and shams which should be remedie6
And then suddenly he hears the call o
God to go out and do his part in tn.
worlds emancipation. So he girds up hi.
loins as one who has race to run. HC
but only for the cause to which God has
called him. He measures everything b,
its worth in the conflict. Eating, sleeping
exercise are only the armor which fits
him for his battle. Denial and pain arr
insignificant so long as he can gair
something in the work which Is his. And
he makes great ventures for the Masters
sake. / was at the twilight service again
this year of the Philadelphia Sun
day Breakfast Association. For thirty
r. hoe
on this work of resuce, and as l
looked at the sea OF poor. forlorn
faces l said to myself. How can
he have the courage to attempt such
scheme as the redemption Of these weak,
fallen men?" And then q man came for
ward to speak who. eleven years ago
was among similar crowd of unfor-
tunates. and another knelt in prayer
who was a redeemed man. and my ques-
ton was answered. big view of life.
and renew any man, no matter how low
he has fallen-these are the powers to
make Mr.. Bean at the Breakfast Asso-
citation and Mr.. Hall at the Galilee mis-
sion and Mr. Long at the Inasmuch mis-
sion. and the noble women at the Mid
night mission. and all the other conse-
Grated men and women in our missions
and homes-these are the powers to make
them courageous. Life means something
to them and so they go on in their efforts
bless them. For they are doing the Mas
ter's work.
This courage is cultivated by love. In
deed, without love courage is hardly pos
sible. Love Of life leads the hero to save
another from peril even though that
other be stranger. for he values life and
instinctively loves his brother. Love for
truth will lead a man to venture all for
its defense or its advancement Love
for home will make the prodigal come
back. though he may be poor and half
dead. Love for God will take the mis-
sionary away from home and friends to
heather lands that he may preach the
glad tidings. The more honestly and
deeply we love the Drawer we Will be.
The man who loves his work will count
his toll no hardship. The man who loves
his country will sacrifice his life gladly
to defend her. What we need everywhere
to make us Drawer IL the cultivation OF
that affection for humanity. for good
ness for purity. for honesty, for God.
which shall minimize danger and mag
Nifty the end we seek. No drawer men
have ever walked on earth than they who
have loved God so truly that His world
became their world. His desire their de-
sire. His will their will. Obstacles SIM
ply whet their zeal. That the path Is
difficult stimulates them to more ardent
endeavor. Look at the early martyrs.