Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-05

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$ the result is
I - health. and
q - strength, and all
: the usefulness and Joy OF living.
But eating comes first and the eat.
: ing that counts is that which has Ia.
= ken plenty OF time for mastication.
You must retain the food In your
I mouth. and get the full taste OF II. and
J. let 1t mingle well with the saliva, and
2 chew. and chew. and chew. until the
, least possible amount is left to swal-
]. low. The man who does this has
, learned one Of the great secrets OF his
physical being. He has learned how
! to keep well. and how to eat almost
anything he likes without Ill results
J Keeping the food In the mouth is the
key to II all.
Something like this is true in the
higher realm. Usefulness and Joy In
the spiritual life depend on spiritual
health and strength. But these In
turn depend on the spiritual nourish.
ment one takes-iss kind. its quantity,
Its condition. The only nourishment
for mans soul is the word OF God
Desire the sincere milk OF the word
that we may grow thereby" is the In.
spired exhortation q Peter 2:3), and
the more you get OF II the better, al.
ways provided that you can digest and
assimilate IL.
Here comes the thought OF eating
again. Holding the word in your mind
is like holding the food In your mouth
I Ia hos ffe h.. e,,n IA
Prayer does in the one case what the
saliva does in the other Turning It
round and round. thinking of 1t from
this point OF view and that. asking
questions about II. taking 1t to your
parents. your Sunday school teacher
your pastor. searching its meaning in
a commentary. all these things CORE
spond to the chewing that makes good
digestion and assimilation.
Now. the only way to head the word
in your mind is to memorize IT, 1t is
not hard to do this. and when you be-
gin to see the benefit OF II II becomes
a real pleasure. Make the task as
easy as possible by taking n small por-
ton at a time.
Don't bolt your food In other
words. while you are beginner let
the passage OF scripture be so small
that IL may be readily recalled several
times during the busy day And see
that you do recall II. that Is the point.
Master your will In the matter until II
obeys you almost automatically and
you are able to recall the scripture
without effort. You VIII be surprised
how soon you VIII be able to do this
and IT will mean so much to you.
What ! Got One Day.
The other morning at family pray.
ers | read this verse in Proverbs IS:
10. The name of the Lord is a strong
tower: the righteous runneth into II.
and Is safe" | at once fastened II
correctly in my mind. and as walked
downtown to my office. kept eating"
1t. turning it over and over. and get
ting such a sweet taste out of II and
such a sense of strength and spiritual
satisfaction.
The name of the Lord" said /
why that means the Lord himself,
He Is a strong tower" And the
strong tower?' In olden time that
was'a place OF defense and protection
me our ior's .ouay, Inc righteous
ruihe.h INTO IL VINO can the risnte-
gus pe' save 'nose VINO are made
ien'eous through receiving Christ oy
iai.h AZ 'heir righteousness! Kun
ae.h' mere s 'he 'housht OF haste
because Vi pursuit oy an enemy and
eui "oru came INTO my mind. we
eaIe not asaihs. nesh ana oiood
ou' asains. p.ihcipaii'es' against pow
e.s, aeains, .he ruiers Oh the darkness
MS "o,u' asains. spiritual wicked
:" ne" p,ae nunne.h INTO
'u sa " the security ana
49, oi us oenese' VINO pus MS
'uS' III ''u'
nut tnat was not al. BEFORE the
oAy was over l needed al the strength
got out OF IL ihere were trials that
uay' tne enemy was on my heels. and
no" giad was 10 run. and to know
tne place 10 run 10 and De safe'
tnihk TINS Is what the prophet
meant "heh ne SAID; my words were
tounu ana Old eat them; and thy