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salvation that the Christian gladly shares
with others until his cup runs over with
God protects him, and he IL meek when
reproached. reviled and renounced.
The Christian puts Gods kingdom first.
He seeks to do first the will OF God He
submits to Gods rule. and all other
things are added unto him. He inherits
the blessings of the earth. The sur
rendered life is the one that has the
all tSn., h sprs On
Christ who has surrendered to the Mas
ter has all things. because he has Jesus
and all things are Christs."
Way Of Life.
The spiritual life inspires one with
love OF God and finds an expression in a
Christian life of sacrifice. service and
santification The secret streams burst
forth with blessings in character. con-
duct and consequence. The Christian
will be merciful to others. He will for
give men because he has been forgiven.
He releases men from their burdening
obligations because he desires God TO
remove His burdens. He prays to Our
Father in heaven. as Christ taught him.
to forgive us our debts as We forgive our
debtors. The merciful man sympathizes
and strengthen them. Whatsoever q man
soweth that shall he also reap. The
grumbling Christian never grows. The
giving Christian Is the gaining one. The
merciful man wins mems esteem and OBJ
tains the reward of his life in the joy
that mercy brings to him.
The source Of power is the heart. The
man who Is pure In his affections loves
God. The Christian consecrates and
concentrates his spiritual life in the labor
| that glorif1es God. seeking to save and
serve his fellow-man. He comes to look
! at all things from Gods standpoint. The
power of his spiritual vision becomes SO
| strong that he sees God In everything.
The changing seasons. the growing plant.
the unfolding child life, as well as the
| man burden with suffering. sorrow
| and sickness speak to him OF God. One
speaks Of Gods law that remains the
| same amid change. One tells the story
Of the Transforming power of the AL
| mighty. The other IL a divine call for
| service. The universe is aflame with
God, and speaks to the soul that is in
tune with the infinite, whose heart is
pure like Gods. The great cry of the
| human soul should be for regeneration
| that would create within us a pure heart
and renew within us the spirit Of God. SO
works, and cooperate better with Him.
| whom We hope some day to see face. to
| face.
| The Christian is a man Of peace He
realizes. with Carlyle, that thought 10
more powerful than artillery parks" The
| gospel Of Jesus has accomplished more
for the peace OF the world than all OF
| the battleships, armies and ornaments.
The money wasted in war, IL turned
| into the channels of evangelization, en-
listing men for Christ and educating
them to do His WILL would speedily make
an end Of strife between nations. The
trustees of the Carnegie peace fund will
find that the spread Of the gospel OF
/ Jesus, the Prince OF Peace, Is the only
foundation for the worlds peace.
The Christian who emulates the spirit.
service and sacrifice Of the Master will
| be a peacemaker. The gospel is mes
sage Of reconciliation 1t cost the Prince
of Peace His life to secure pardon. peace
| and power for men. II we love men, as
Christ did. we will sacrifice. our life IL
necessary to secure their peace. The men
who make peace are doing divine work.
The out-and-out Christian man will he
apt to suffer today prosecutions. for the
servant is no better than his Lord. The
man filled with the power of the Holy
Spirit, possessing a pure heart that il
peace. will be msjudged, misinterpreted
and mistrusted. There Is JOY in persecu-
ton II you are suffering for Christ's
| sake. The martyrs singing their hymns
| of victory and enduring suffering with a
smile prove that it Is the condition OF
| the heart that counts in the race of life.
The man filled with the spirit of Christ
| is destined to triumph The source OF
spiritual strength and social service that
brings happiness is pointed out in our
golden text: Blessed are the pure In
heart for they shall see God.