Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-29
to find him employment with some on.
less timid than you.

less timid than you.
There can be no doubt in the heart
Of anyone as to where his duty lies In
the support of such a cause If every
man would perform his duty as he
actually sees it, there would come roll
ing into the treasury of this society
such Il steam of wealth that 1t would
make the heart of mankind rejoice at
the demonstration CT kindness.
The performance Of duty seems to
be hard. 1t takes a Spartan will to
meet life's calls and do right. 1t calls
for sacrifice that selfish nature hates
to render to the cause OF right. The
necessary spiri: was possessed by Paul
and | would that all men might turn
again and again to the example he fur
nished Of the way to follow tho
promptings Of the ,:eart. 1t seems to
me :hat among all the associates of
Jesus, Paul stands out as preeminent-
ly. steadfastly right, consistently fol
lowing the light as he saw it. All the
others had their faults and weakness
es. Judas was a traitor. Thomas
could not ever believe what he saw
and even Grand Old Peter failed Of the
test at the crucial moment. But Paul,
once he was converted, was always
right. You will remember him as a
Pharisee, who had long prosecuted the
followers or Jesus. On the way tC
Damascus he saw the light in the
heavens outshining the sun and he
heard the voice of the Savious, ask
ing, "Why ~persecuteth thou me?" Ant
he became converted. Then you vii
remember how he was proceeded
against by his people, as a hereto
and was brought before Festus to just
ify himself. After making what would
now be termed a technical defense,
Jlea to the jurisdiction as a fOunda'
ton for an appeal, he found himself
arraigned before Aggrippa reciting his
experiences, the converting light and
the voice Of God, ending in the declar
alton Of steadfastness. "Whereupon
Oh, Aggrippa, ! was not disobedien1
unto the heavenly vision In thai
sentence he declared the entire con
ccption Of adherence to duty as MAJ
sees it. The highest ideal Of mans
duty to do right when the right is
plain.
| would that all men had Paul's con
ccption of duty. | would that | were
gifted that | might preach a sermon
that would reverberate around tho
world and 60 down through the ages
like the sermon on the Mount, telling
of mans duty to his fellow-man. who
is down and out. Until all could say
with Paul, 81 was not disobedient un
to the Heavenly vision" would thaI
all men and women could see thei'
duty to the worlds unfortunate unit
the last Of them should know and fee,
.hat they are no. deserted, but that
friendly hands are outstretchcd tC
help them back into the beaten path
until knowledge of this great work Of
saving manhood shall generate every
"rison and ever dive and be brought
home to every inmate, and until II
shall he made the subject Of song, like
1.-The doctrines of Christ, as told in tina
wonderful verse. Tell it again. tel.
again salvatiOn's story. repeat DER and
DER until none car say Of the children
of nan. nobody has told nc before '
Until ncnc is 50 depravcd. wicked OF
crring, but he can look forward and
say and feel and know that the Gate
of Earthly, Hope stands ever open at
the end of the lane Of repentance.