Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-28
GATE BEAUTIFUL"
ITS MEANING TODAY
The Dr. King, in the Central Presbyterian Church., Ex
plains Command in Acts" by Pointing Out Its Ap pica
ton in Age When to Be Ignorant Is SIM

| Another beautiful gate that opens
to success in this world and special
Joy in the world to come, is to be
found in the educational advantages
that are now within the reach of all
young people. Never has there been
such rich store of knowledge in the
history of the world as that which
is today being opened to the in curing
human mind Every commun 1ty has
its excellent schools, every State has
its finely equipped colleges and 1niver-
stiles. An education Chris t1an col
lege, a Christian university educa-
ton is within the reach of every per-
son who does at all desire it And
the expense is so little that the poor
est of the poor can now become
literally educated.
There never was time in the
history of the race when an ducation
was so necessary as In the present
age. Success to the ignorant man in
the world TODAY Is all but absolutely
impossible.
And yet, in the face of all these
things, there are parents Twin = in the
shadow, yes. under the very caves
of free institutions of learning whose
children are growing up in fearful
ignorance. Infinite are the chances
for people to enter the Gate Beauti-
full of education. but sad to say there
are those who are passing by It with
out scarcely so much as looking at it.
Gate Beautiful of Happiness.
"Innumerable are the things all
about men to make them happy.
Why should there be a chronic COM
palmer in these times? There is sin
in the world; this all will acknowl-
edge, and yet we know that there is
righteousness, there is purity, there
is something of holiness am Ong the
inhabitants of the earth. 1t is not
all evil and wickedness here Right
is on the increase and there are evil
dences that truth is gaining victories
in the land. There is sickness among
us and every few days there is a
death, but Notwithstanding these
things we have thousands of reasons
to rejoice There Is gluttony on the
part of men in the use of meats and
drinks, there is excess in. the taking
of intoxicating beverages, but tenn
perance has not been defeated, tenn
perance is not eternally trodden I'M
der the foot of man, and as sure as
there is God in yonder n eavens,
temperance will yet triumph, tenn
perance will gain an eternal victory
and sin and Satan will be defeated
and driven from the earth, and the
reign of righteousness Will be begun
and will continue forever.
Enter the Gate Beautiful.
Let us not only sit by the Gate
Beautiful, but let us rise up and
follow, let us go with those who are
entering it, 1t is everywhere we are
and if we will but open our eyes ami
will look at all, we shall see it,.
Jesus Christ and His church, Jesus
Christ and Christianity Jesus Christ
and His religion, Jesus Christ and
the worship of God, the Father. Jesus
Christ and consecrated living for Him
are a Beautiful Gate, yea they are
the door to heaven. the entrance way
to the glory of God, to everlaS ting life
of eternal and unending JOY. The
Gate Beautiful is standing ajar, the
door to heaven is swinging open, 1t
is the pearly gate and has been
hinged and is swinging unto and for
you and me. Let us not pass by It,,
but let us enter In at it and go up
to the temple of the Lord. singing
praises unto our God"