Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-08

dimension. AS far
back as Plato's day the idea was sug.
gested. and recently q twelve-year-old
boy attempted mathematically to
demonstrate IL before the professors
or Harvard university.
When. however. We pass from the
realm OF the physical TO tho spiritual.
we find this idea clearly expressed in
our text. The humble bowling OF the
Apostles knees at the beginning OF
this matchless prayer. and the llmtless
heights OF glory" transcend our hu.
man capacity of comprehension. In
the center OF this stands the text. as
though Paul, pausing at some vantage
point. would look TO the right and the
loft. backward and upward, and ex.
claim. oh. that you might compre.
bend the breadth. the length. the
depth and height OF the love OF
Christ" Let us apply these four meas
urements to our lives.
l. Breadth. We pride ourselves upon
breaking from provinciallsm and mar.
rowness and that the world II laid
upon our breakfast table each morn.
ing; but unless our activities are also
quickcred OF what benefit Is our
worldwide vision Our big cities are
provincial Many New Yorker thinks
the world begins at the Battery and
ends at Yonkers. There are scores IN
Chicago as absolutely ignorant OF tho
resources. need or people OF China
Japan or even Europe az they are OF
the planet Mars. yet they say take
care OF the home field before you do
anything for foreign missions" We
need not only world vision. but more
breadth OF vision OF tho problems OF
labor. social and civic life.
H. Length Persistence. stick-toit.
iveness A gentleman was asked why
so few great clergymen In America.
and his reply was. America Is in too
great hurry" or course perspective
leads to wrong estimate OF great
ness. but certainly we need more min.
listers who are "forthtellers" OF Gods
message to lost men When clergy
and laity learn to think through to a
conclusion these questions OF ethics,
reform. world needs and, most impor.
tant OF all. the needs OF the human
soul. and will apply themselves 20
these problems with persistence and
abandon. we shall have clergy and
laity whose leadership will never be
called In question.
Ill., Depth. Americans are fond OF n
good front but have we correspond.
ing depth? Study our cheap front ar.
chitecture. music. business and waste
Are we right on fundamentals? Our
thinking must stand upon better
foundation than the shifting sands OF
philosophy Our statements OF life
be based upon more enduring ground
than the nebulous unstable assertions
OF false science. Our commercial fab
ric must be bull, upon more stable
basis than that OF expediency Our
moral code must be less concerned
with pleasure seeking externals and
consist more of rectified. purified. re.
deemed lives OF honesty and Integrity
". But Paul had fourth dimen.
sion, 1.-THE heights of glory"-the God
side OF life. We all respond TO the
suggestion OF world vision because
OF our business relations. We spell
success with dollar mark Material
success does demand world vision
and concentration that IS sapping
the vigor OF our manhood But We
do urge upon all TO measure his life
ny his fourth dimension. the love OF
God that passeth knowledge Who
can span the extent OF breadth? Who
can fnd the ultimate end OF length or
plumb the lowest bottom OF all depth
or measure the u.termost limits OF III.
heights Of Gods love for us In Christ
Jesus: A love that was willing TO
empty himself and TO become obeden,
unto death. even the death OF the
cross
when | survey the wondrous Cross
on which III. Prince Of glory died:
Nh richest gain I count but loss.
Ard pour contempt on all my pride
Let us lift our eyes from the ma.
ierial to the spiritual This vision IL
the Transforming vision that led forth
the prophets OF old and that moved
Martin Luther and every other great
rcformer This vision was the power
giving vision OF Dwight l.. Moody
Frances Willard and all OF the rest
This was the peace giving, healing
vision OF Florence Nightingale and
that has comforted the hearts of the
saints throughout the ages amidst alt
the viclssItudes OF life.
Measure your life by this and you
will indeed be filled unto all the full
ness OF God"