Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-06

lower development. Why Ia u I have a
soul and he has notg''
/ II you haven't an answer for him he
\ viii floor you right there. Sect
But, hold on. infidel. VIII power. judy
ment, reason. memory. are faculties Of
the mint sir. Seeing. hearing. smelling
tasting. touching. arc tho five form fac
ultics OF the body. But the soul has
three faculties that neither mind nor body
possesses--the faith faculty. moral fac
ulty. conscience.
Moral Faculty.
Now as to the moral faculty;
dog has no morals--nor a horse. nor
cat. They have no conception OF right
OF wrong. because they have no soul
Man alone has a soul Man alone knows
right from wrong Man alone possesses
the power OF faith.
Conscience: Conscience will develop
as you educate II. You may educate
your conscience to believe a thing IL
right when 1t Is positively wrong, and
yet you are following YOUR conscience
/ and you are heading straight for hell.
| The only infallib,e rule OF faith In
practice today is the word of God. Your
conscience Is guide. provided II has
been regenerated.
At last. when we stand on this narrow
neck OF land, and memory and consc ence
do their work, conscience VIII be the
eternal scourge as God brings down the
lash upon your back and says: "Remem-
berv You reply: why. l forget"
say you never will forget II you have
ever known. you will always remember.
over in Assyria they dug up a cunei-
form, an inscription baked upon n cylin-
der OF clay, and when they deciphered
these wedge-shaped hieroglyphcs they
read there the ancient history OF Bal y
lon and of Assyrla- So every word and
thought and act is being baked in the
soft, pliable, plastic clay of our memory,
and when God touches the secret spring
your memory will revive, and you will
recall all the chances you had and that
you have missed.
Eggs All In One Basket.
read the other day of man who
had vast estates He sold them, and
with the proceeds he purchased a pearl
OF wondrous beauty and of fabulous
price. He took passage on a ship, and
was going to sunny southern Italy. near
where the sirens dwelt in the mystical
days, there to buy an old vineclad castle
dAiu chAEVhuu uiiAhtil WIN u TtIinut OF
servants. and spend his last years in
ease and comfort. To guard for the Sc
curity of his pearl l read that he had
rosewood Jeweled casKet made, and
locked the box with a golden lock and a
golden key. still dissatisfied with that
provision for it's security, he had larger
box made, inside OF which he placed the
former. He locked the second with a
a na q
he had a strong oaken box made, with
steel bands, and inside of this he placed
the other two. and locked the third with
an iron lock and an iron key.
"One day walking on deck Of the
ship, in order to beguile the weary
tedium OF the journey. seeing a boy
selling apples from a basket he bor-
rowed one-three-five-up TO nine,
and these he stossed into the air, and
because OF his legerdemain and skill
he had them dancing like go.uen
globules and rudy moons the pas
sengers. charmed by his skill. ap-
p .auded him He, flattered bv their
words and applause, returned the
apples to the boy. Bowling low. he
said: Thank you. ladies. But IL you
will wait a few minutes will show
you what confidence 1 truly have in
my skill. This Is no test!
Risks His All.
He hurried TO the cabin. put the
iron key in the iron lock-the silver
key in the silver lock-the god key
in the golden lock and reaching In the
rosewood casket. he took the pearl
from its velvety nest. It's scintilla-
tons charmed him He pressed Il
to his lipsl He started for the deck
when he met the captain. He said:
Captain. this pearl represents the toll.
the sweat the hardships and the saw
ings of a lifetime, and l am going to
exchange this for a castle and life
of ease, and for the turquoise skies of
Italyi The captain said: Don't lose
it,! Ha! ha! replied he. You don't
need to have any fear. Returning
to the deck. he passed It TO the la
dies. They were charmed by its beau
ty. They handed 1t back to him, and
he stepped to the gunwale of the ship !
Leaning far over. he tossed IL in the
sir. Watching 1t, he caught II as It
descended, saying, There 1t isr Lean !
ing farther over he tossed II higher ,
than ever, and catching it he said. Here |
II isI A lady screamed. and seiEing an |
apple from the little boy. said, Here! |
Take this, and IL there Is any further |