Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-29

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of :.''--i Corinthians ". 81.
Some years ago found a i;,tle book
called MY Work for Cod" which i
read. with much avtditys Z II was writ.
ten by DIR. Cotterli. Bishop OF i2dn-
+ burSl,, and liz one ~ series OF snail
volumes called Heart Cords" The
reading OF Thrift, book Impressed upon
ine the Importance of living and work
ing for Sod. Ask yourself tho ques-
tion, Have u work for God? II SO,
what is lit IIowHam doing that
work Z. What is. your life--what is
your object IN gliVingg e. Many lives arc
what they arc living for; others live
for pleasure, or fame. or money: but
sornc 1.-Two for God. II is o pity for
one to live, out half or his life before
he discovers what he is living for.
YOU are only young oncc.~you will
never pass this way again, you cannot
double upon your track II IL q mat
Ter of serlors Importance and interest,
characteristic determine as early as
possible the object of your life; that
~, IL YOU hcsircSto make the most OF
~. and uae the time allotted you to
;thes'bcst advantage.
GOD MUST BE; CENTRE OF
THOUGHTS AND ACTIVITIES
If you nreto live and work for God
lic must be the centre Of your
thoughts and activities The Psalniist
says. "All my springs are in Thee"
every system must nave II centre. The
sun is the centre OF our solar system.
and all OF The planets revolvc around
IT. The centtc OF the vast English
empire. with its dependencies in all
parts OF the globe. is the city OF Lon
don: rays of influence go out from
y hp q ri n
The centre OF our country is Washing
ton city. SO every ones life must
have 81 centre, around which his
thoughts and efforts reyoivc. and from
which he draws inspiration for action.
Come lives are seif-ccntred, and too
hinitys people love to quote tho adage
Every man for himself" That dis
position is n, source OF much unhapp!-
ness in the world. The Apostle Paul
says. None of us lireth to himself
and no man dieth TO himself. For
Whether we live, we live unto tho
Lord; and whether we die, we die unto
TIC Lord: whether we live, therefore
or die, we arc the Lords" CRomans
possible for any one TO live entirely 10
himself and Tor himself. our lives arc
necessarily related TO others.
Your business may be to YOU all
absorbing, and practically you may
have nothing outside of II which gives
Eon any great concern. Other lives
may centre in art. music. painting.
sculpture. or architecture: others in
literature, or politics; and still others
IN sports or IN society. But what |
am anxious TO impress upon you is
thai while rnan may have many In
tersSts, he should have one governins
PURPOSE. lie may love his home and
his business, literature and art poll
sicss sporting and aociety; but hts
"chicf cndr IN life should be i.to Clio.
rity God. and 10 enjoy Him forever"
Such nurposc cnlarges the horizon
OF. ones vision, ana extends the orbit
OF his activities. 1t is like mountain
clilnbing--thc higher you go up the
side of the mountain the moro extern
size tho view which spreads out be-
tore, your eyes.
MIST PREsEHvE SACRtDNEss
OF MOTIVE IN LIFE
70 take God AS the centre OF your
iiln VIII secure to you sacredmess OF
motive Motive determines tho CHAR
actor of ores life. Thre is manifest
eagerness among all the nations now
at war. to clear themselves OF any ua-
worthy motive in-engaging in IL. Civ
i1tZed nations feel that they should be
able to justify themselves In going to
war; and IL III not easy to show that
'uch war rs the present one, or in
deed. any war. Is waGed for the glory
or God. No doubt, our motives axe
e.
gard TO this war: some OF the nations
can give better reason than others
But the point am cndeayoring to ar
rive at Is that the motive has much
10 do In determining the character OF
the war
We should endeavor 10 preserve thc
sacredness Of oir motive In life. That
cannot be done unless our motives
fpring from an elevated source. The
highest source of all. or course, is
God The stream that has It's source
hieh UP In mountain. and is fed by
perpetual SHOW, must, be purer than
one that rises IN. a swamp NOTHING
can SO purieF-'a inan's heart and life
as thoughts or God and the desire TO
do His will
The glory OF God?" Because God is
the only perfect Being In the universe
and deserves TO be glorifed by all OF
His creatures. The extension OF His
glory is for the good OF men, for the
reason THAI If men worship God and
do His willard that is the way to
glorify Him-they are much better
and happier themselves II all men
sought to glorify God sin and suffer-
ing would disappear from the earth
SIfhe taking of God to be the cen
tire Of your life will be conducive TO
q more thorough personal consecra.
ton. You may ask how ra, is this
living for God expected to go? How
much docs IL embrace?
ALL MUST BE DONE FOR
THE GLORY OF GOD
Eating, and drinking arc certainly
common and necessary acts. ordi.
narily, they have no moral quality In
them. The Kingdom of God" saws
Paul lis not meat and drink, but
r,sHtGousness and peace and JOY in
the Holy Ghost He means to say
that ordinarily Q man is not made
better. or worse by, what he cats or
drinks; and yet. when we compare
that passage with this one we are
oonsidering in the text, we discover
thatethe mere trivial acts of eating
and drinking may become sinful; or
sacred in the sight OF God. NO one can
juatify himself in a life of glu.tony
and drun6enness. These matters may