The Washington times., 1913-09-06

Our topic for this week concerns ons
Of the greatest things IN the world
faith. Christ. %hiic on earth. used this
expression: Faith, hope. and love. but
the greatest OF these Is love- not In
dicating whether hope" or faith" waa
to be considered Of more vital impor-
tance after love. or Charity" as II Il
expresUsd IN the old version. II 10 ap-
parent. however, that the Saviour CON.
sidered ..faith'f one Of the three srsat.
est things in the world.
| sWithout faith the ordinary mercantile
i conducted. The housewife buys has
ket Of peaches at the door without ex-
smtning ,vaek' piece sel fruit. II the
huckster Il not honest, II his goods vii.
not justify the faith the housewife has
placed In them. he cannot continue to
oeu gopds-at that hQuse. The merchant
flAces' IN order for q carload OF tdry
He hASs faiAh talAs, the ishipment win be
exactly IKE the sample from which he
ordered. II that faith 10 dispelled when
the shipment Of goods II received, his
faith In the NiAAu.acturers 10 forever
shaken, and business relations cease.
sells his shipment. having faith that
payment will be made within the pre-
scribed liniils a. time. Faith 10 thus .
pecessary factor IN the ordinary busa-
Res and. stnercant1ls frslations Of ME. 7
In the United States, az well 40 In
, other countries having q republican
form of government. we have . system
Of representation OF the people In the
executive. legislative. and judicial de-
partments Of the Government men
vote fv. their chosen representatives 70
carry on for them the work and rune.
lions Of the State. They have faith that
their own welfare win be observed. and
the best interests Of the State con-
served by these representatives.
when q representative Of the people has
by some act destroyed the faith AND
confidence repcsed In him by his con-
stituents. he II speedily retired to pIi-
vate life. Faith u a. necessary In poll
tics and AFFAIRS Of state as In the bust
ness world.
The farmer manifests a strong faith
when he sows his seed. How y ne 70
know that the sun will shine, that the
rains will descend and water the earth.
that the tiny seed-life will break Its
chrysaiis and peep from the ground.
and. warmed by the rays Of the sun
and watered by the rains. grow into
strong waving sheaves and stocks that:
when garnefed. win supply the world
has faith that these things win come to
pass and acting upon his sense OF con-
fidence in the certainties Of nature. he
plants the seed and eventually reape
the harvest. Faith In the WORKS OF
nature and the wonders Of the outdoor
world II q necessary factor In the WORK
Of the agricultural.
The singer lifts his voice in q series OF
harmonious Combinations OF sound. and
the musician draws his bow: across the
strings Of his instrument or runs his
trained fingers over his pianoforte. hav-
ing faith that the musical sounds thus
produced win blend in their accustomed
harmony, and. reaching the ear Of the
liatener in sound waves, produce In the
mind of the auditor sense Of enjoy
ment and satisfaction or 10Y. or perhaps
even sadness. The musician must needs
have faith in his ability. and he must
expect the ordinary and usual results to
follow from his combining certain musi-
cal sounds and notes Similarly. the
architect must have faith that his COM
binations Of measurements and his fol-.
lowing the rules Of construction will al