Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-05

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that this was an
error, but every
thing has shown most conclusively
that the statement a justified. A
man who lives with the glory of God
in view will not, cannot fail.
The ThoughtIess Multitudes.
Nothing is much more disheartening
than TO- watch the multitudes, especial
ly in our crowded cities, who seem to
have no goal in view. They seem to
exist for the moment-butterfiies that
fit before you for an instant and then
are gone. If other companies of peo-
pie are considered, the fact still on
fronts one. If bread and butter can
be secured, there is no more concern;
but the swine get to that point. Young
people in the schools may have a
somewhat larger appreciation of their
mission or goal, but must go forward
with nothing in view.
In a small volume recently issued
there is this quotation: "The world
stops to let the man pass who knows
whittier he is going" That man has
an objective. a goal, commands uni
versal respect, and the world gives
him passage. If this sermon falls into
the hands of some young pers-1,
whether ne is a Christian or not, let
him know that he must have a goal in
view or he will fail in life, and if the
goal is not one that relates him to
God the failure will be the greater and
more deplorable. And, if a person has
a goal and resolutely keeps his eye on
it, he will not be diverted by anything.
If the goal is that set before him in
Paufs "fullness of the stature of
Christ" he will not be diverted by n
of the many religions now seeking the
attention of people throughout the
world. To him. the religion of Paul,
Luther, Calvin and Wesley will be
accepted as reliable and worthy of fol-
lowing until the. goal is reached.
Having a goal of life in view is not
to jostle or injure others who may also
have a goal. There is no contest and
1t is altogether a question of individ-
ual effort and merit. If twenty should
start for the goal together they would
all reach it if they kept their ayes
upon it. In the Christian life there is
no competition between those who are
in it; each one can win, but only those
who keep the goal before them win it,
and if none do so, none win.
PauI's Objective.
IN the text, Paul, who was a man
doing only one thing at a time, said
that he pressed toward, the mark for
the prize of the high calling iii Christ
Jesus. Without considering the strict
ly theological bearing of these words.
let us note the source of the call. He
who calls is God. who knows man. his
capacities and possibilities, and sets
before him Ills best, and he calls to
him to make the attempt TO reach it.
Every person, old or young, should re-
member that it's God that is calling
not man, o the greatest of men
and when God calls who dare be indif-
|, ferent?
To what is the call and what is the
goal? 1t is to the realization of Jesus
Christ in all his fitness. Paul speaks
in a certain plac- of the measure of
the stature of the fullness of Christ
which is to say, Christ, in all that he
is and may be to us. Presuming that
that fullness applies to all that Christ
offers. let US know that to attain this
two things at least must be kept in
mind:
Jesus as Savior and Lord.
First, the recognition and accept
ance of Jesus Christ as a savior, per
sonal and sufficient. This involves the
surrender of the intellect, the heart
and the will; in fact, the surrender Of
the life. Second, it is a recognition o.
the kingship, or lordship, of Christ
Many seem to be willing to accepr
Christ as savior, but they do not rec
ognize him as Lord. The failure of the
latter utterly vitiates the former-nt
savior unless Christ be Lord. Thi.
carries us back to the realm of The
Puritans, who saw that the chief enc
of man was the glory of God, for mar
who accepts Jesus Christ as savior
and Lord makes every thought, wore
and action tend to his glory and his
homer.
This will naturally lead to the reali
cation of mans goal-companionshiI
and partnership with Jesus Christ
The realization of PauI's prayer car
only partially be secured on this earth
but the perfect realization will b.
when we are with him where he is
This should be the ultimate goal-tc
be with Christ.
The goals of life which seem attrac
tive and in some senses worthy soor
pass like the chaplet on the brow o.
the ancient athlete, but there is a goa
for everyone which, if reached. vii
secure a crown, a golden crown. tina
is precious and durable.
Have a goal; have a vision; secure
an objective; keep your eyes steadil.
on it and you will reach it, and, b.
all means, let the objective of all be-
the attainment of the stature of tn
fullness of Christ.
1t is characteristic of the bully tina
when you take him by the throat h
lies.-Dr. Mcnamara.