Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-08-29
's1oeeEpAsp oEsH
Teroo Comments Upon che Uni.
form Prayer Meeting Topic Of
the Young Peoples 9ooietios,
Christian endoavor. ETC., for :
August 8, @The ide0 Christian
WIZ HE Perseverance,. Heb.

BY VIM. 7. Ellis.

The old English proverb: Its dogged a.
does It," has never been outgrown. The
men who have succeeded with any great
task, whether it be Cyrus Field laying the
Atlantic cable or the Wright brothers con-
Quering the air, are those who nave per-
severed and persevered and ~persevered.
The same law run in the realm OF char.
acter. Everybody has impulse to ho1i-
ness, and most persons know hours Of
high vision and resolution. when they de-
termine to dwell IN the heights. But
noble lives do not come by occasional in-
SEPARATIONS. A steady. resolute, unshak-
able persistence, through all changes Of
temperamental weather in holy thoughts
and Christ-like decds.-that IL what makes
the sanity character. In the government
Of life, emotion may be h legislative
branch, but the willis quality Of persever-
ence Is the executive branch.
Anybody can run q yards: nobody but
the trained can run % miles. It II easy
to start; it shows greatness to continue.
When I am dead.
May this with truth be satd,.
On the rude stone that marks my lowly
That, spite Of doubt. and. indecision,
In spite Of amene.s blindness
s asalI's po ,ve g aSd ail i fass mos Sne'nonea''
The body'e Ills that cloud he mind
And the bold spirit bind.
stu through my earthly course I went,
Unto the Heavenly vision.
s..ss Harry Kooprnan.
Sometimes there comes to men COM
cerned for the welfare OF the world and
the glory Of God q vision. It IL not such
9 vision Of an opened Heaven ~ greeted
Johns e%nraptured eyes. Nor-je It the
glory that IA revealed to Exekial. This
e but a vision 81 4 Company Of Chris.
{flans, perhaps q .aft!eth or a hundredth OF
The church membership OF the land. who
have vowed Z vow to stand fast by the
work Of the kingdom. Their intellectual
n social qualities are q matter Of indif-
ference. The one condition IL that each
has made a pledge in his heart never to
let go the Christian work he has chosen
until It has been accomplished, or until
he has been- called to give account Of hts
stewardship to the Master in person. DIG
couragement cannot lose such q servants
hold OF his task, nor can criticism affr1ght
him. Others may grow weary In weli-do-
ing. but for himself he persevers to the
md. In such a company n sees hope
Tor the accomplishment Of the great tasks
which confront the church today. Like
David's soldiers who ~adventured to the
we'll Of Bethlehem, devoted followers Of
this sort can accomplish literally anything
for h kingdom. All tasks are possible to
fheIn. They would become the church's
1Tm 6f conquest. like Caesars Tenth Lee
gtuA. And FOR this service, zach volunteer
may enroll by IN act Of consecration In
his heart.
a New York journalist once told me- OF
. conversation he had held With Q Lead,
Ing brewer pon the subject q ss1oFm IN
politics. Said tho brewer: W. know the.
church people . best W any time they
choose. n when We zee that they are.
really aroused. We have to bow,to the
storm. But they o grow tired, and
then We can come back. They have the
power. but We have the perseverance,. and
that + why We are usually on top"
There 10 the flavor Of real greatness
about this virtue of1osseverence. It's Dis
the deadly drag Of monotony riSss to tho
proportions Of genius. = snall-nnlndod
person g scarcely capable Of saytne, with
Paul: ii one thing I dos-and tNo1 q.
going right or doing e to b and.
sar, . that il sticks . ths ons thing mn
u & GstD there"
THIS IONS patience of God, ths Immense,
stretches OF his plans, the persistence Of.
hle designs through centuraee and millsu-
tums, 10 q lofty argument for p~erseverence
On the part Of all who would bs shaFsfs5
ID His work.
ssGods ID working His purposs OUT
A. year succeeds to year:
God - working His purpose q
And the time IL drawing nsae-
Nearer AID nearer draw the "a
The time that shall surely e.
sVrhan tie earthTshaM be md With the
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