The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-06-03

/ n Fathers character expresses, but
| tuat this Is % be their IDEAL. OF aim Ia
lite uuly Gpd can know when they
arc doing their best. aud He assures
them that lie viii judge them. not ac-
| aorinE 10 their success. but according
| Is their eudeav0r to live ap 20 their
Ideals, ANA the sacrifices they make in
order closely 10 attain those Ideals
What we have said OF the homes and
ideals OF sinners 81 those who have
not come into relationship with God
through the Lord Jesus Christls still
more true OF real Christians, bcgotlen
Of the Holy spirit aud adopted into
the family OF God Ideal homes, ideal
children, IDEAL relationships every way,
are pweminently their privilege aud
duty; and they have much advantage
over others in respect 10 this mntter
Have they not received the begetting
OF the spiritl Have they not become
followers OF the Lord Jesus Christ Z
Have they not been taught In the
School of Christi fRomans 500 Have
they not knowledge TO understand that
the Spirit OF Christ manifests itself in
meekness, genteness, patience. long
suffering. brotherly kindness, lover
Have they not learned that any other
spirit than this-such as anger, malice,
flesh and the DEVILS contrary to the
Spirit of Christ? Have they not re-
solved to put away all these and TO
put on the fruits of the Spirit OF Christ?
They have adopted these ideals and
are working along this line
True, some OF them by nature may
be very deficient. very degraded; but
because God Is no respecter of per-
sons, He accepts all who come to Him
through Christ. Those naturally def
Client, those naturally much fallen, may
have the more difficulty approximating
their ideals, but they will surely be
making progress; and those who have
known them before will take note OF
them, that they have been with Jesus
and learned Of Him God will per
ceive the thoughts and intents Of their
hearts; and they win have His bless
ing in proportion as they are striving
to be Godlike.
The children OF Christians should be
beautiful, both In fea
ture and In character; for Christians
have the highest ideals, and should,
more than others, put these into prac-
tise. Moreover, they have Divine as
sistance, through the Scriptures and
through Gods providential direction in
their affairs, that they might know,
appreciate and use the things freely
given to them of God as His children.
Let Us Awake to the True Situation.
But alas Many are Christians only
In name, having never entered into a
covenant with the Lord. They have
neither part nor lot in the things of
God Others, who have truly given up
themselves to the Lord, have been sad
~ neglected as respects lessons in the
School of Christ The great religious
Institutions of the world are not teach
ing the highest ideals, but instead are
the people from those high
,st ideals by Misrepresentation Of the
Divine character and the Divine Plan.
Let us awake to the true situation,
awake to our privileges as children of
iod, awake to the true teaching of the
Bible. These direct not only that Our
conduct toward men shall be in har-
nony with the Golden Rule, but that
We shall go beyond this and have a
owe which will delight in doing good
INTO all men as We have opportunity,
specially unto the Household Of Faith.
{ will 20 further and take hold upon
he very thoughts and intents of the I
leart The Christian is under direct
obligation TO the Lord TO do His will; I
nd that will. he is Informed. takes no
ice not merely of his actions and
words, but Of his very thoughts as
vell.-Phillppians AS.
Happy the child who has such par
ntage, and especially so II the parents
ave been guided by an appreciation of {
he fact that the mothers mind during {
he period Of CESSATION will mark the !
hid for life! Happy the child who
as mother thus fully committed to I
Tod, intent upon doing His will and |
ppreciatiye Of His high ideals! Hap '
Y the child who has father similarly |
evoted to God and nobler ideals. who /
ill help his wife at this, the most c
ritical time OF her experience as a
lother, not only by providing for her Il
omfort of body and rest Of mind, but c
Y assisting her to noble sentiments OF '
lstice, mercy, love, kindness, and by .
awning her attention to things beau c
full. lovely. happifying. Oh, what a
nautiful character might not such a '
hid have! What blessing to be born c
18th such heritage. and then to be 8
to God and His service. 0
"Forbiddins to Marry" :
st. Paul calls attention to the fact ),
lat some, getting out OF harmony r
18th the Divine arrangement will for 4
d marriage. Such should remember n
lat God originally said. BE fruitful =
I'd multiply; but we may well urge n
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