The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17

MsI0& WssIlgsiIn and its penalty.
death. brought seri-
OTIS imrairments, mental. moral and
physical. to our race. II IL no lonser
natural to us 10 do right. but contrari-
wise as st. Paul declared. W cannot
do the things that we would" In other
words. we are constitutionally defective,
because OF mental dlsloyalty to God.
Yet the mind can rise to loftier heights
than II can lift the body and Its func-
tons. will Is present with me. but
how to perform I know not."-Romans
7:1I-25.
Many are grasping after this great
truth and attempting human uplift
through eugenics. etc. but neverthe-
less failing to see the matter from the
Bible standpoint. The mind. the will.
the body. should he entirely submitted
to the will OF God. Thus only can the
highes. good he possible. This was
Gods requirement OF our first parents.
In this they failed. and in consequence
mental. moral and physical impair
mcnt have come TO us as n race. "All
have sinned and come short" OF the
glorious standard which God estab-
lished.
Hest Ideals for sinners.
The Rihle divides the world into two
classes the mass of sinners condemned
by God and on, OF relationship with
Him and the few who have come back
into relationship with God through the
merit OF Christ. We shall first ad-
dress the world OF sinners. with the
suggestion hat. while they cannot lift
themselves up to perfection and ever
lasting life. they can bless themselves
and their children by conform,ng TO
certain Scriptural ideals. The world
already recognizes this in considerable
measure. but not sufficiently.
All should appreciate the value Of
good example. good home training. The
child who continually hears coarse.
rude expressions will surely grow M
no, much better than those surround
ings. II not worse, Rut while encour-
aging high ideals in the home-clean-
illness. Gentlencss. kirdness-we call
special attention TO the duty OF parents
toward their unborn children. Few
realize that the general attitude OF a
mothers mind bi-thmarks her child for
either good or III. II parents real
lied that coarse. brutal. selfish words,
acts and thoughts would he impressed
upon their unhorn child. surely they
would strive to avoid these and II
they realized that noble words, con-
duct and thoughts. during the period
Of CESSATION. would he imprinted upon
their child. how greatly would they
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tiful in appearance. but noble In char
acter!
Horsemen recognize this principle
n when a racing mare Is in foal, her
intelligent owner will give the mother
every attention, Her conditions will
he h%appifying and comfortable She
Will be led to the race track. there to
see other horses running. trotting, etc.
that thus her colt may be hirthmarked
for speed. etc. How often people for
get to do for their own families what
they do for their horses. But the world
Is awakening. \ New Dispensation 10
about n DO usherei in. and It's light
has been streaming over the world
during the past forty years, giving US
increasing knowledge and higher ideals
% the good, the true. the noble. the
beautiful.
Our h~orticulturists already are pre-
scnting to US fruits AID flowers that are
marvellous, our newspapers are giving
us beautiful photogravures. Art IL be-
coming cheap. Every home should be
we'll supplied. when the cost need be no
more than the time TO clip from the
paper and To arrange tastefully upon
the wall. Ideal homes are everywhere
being ARRANGED, and even the poorest
today have much in life to cheer and
refresh them. Let us lift our ideals
and make tho most OF life. however
cramped our financial condition.
Christian Ideals the Best.
Before the Christian our Lord sets
the very highest Ideals: BE like unto
you Father In Heaven" The Heavenly
Fathers character Is to be their ideal.
or ain in life. Only God can know
when they are doirg their best and He
assures them that He will judge them.
not according to their success. but ac-
cording to their endeayor and to the
sacrifices they make in order closely to
attain their ideals,
True Christians. begotten OF the
Holy Spirit and adopted into the family
OF God, have much advantage over
others In respect TO ideal relationships.
Have they not bee me followers OF the
Lord Jesus? Have they not been
taught In the School OF Christ? (Ro-
mans SGD Have they not knowledge
to understand that Christ's Spirit man
TESTS itself In meekness. gentleness. pa
thence, long-sufferlng, brotherly kindness,
love? Have they not learned that any
other s~pir!t-such as anger, malice. ha-
tired, envy and strife, works OF the flesh
and OF 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 Holy Spirit? They
have adopted these ideals and are work.
ing along this line.
True, some by nature may be very
spector of persons, He accepts AL who
come TO Hin through Christ. Those
naturally deficient, naturally much
fallen. may have more difficulty in APP
~proximating the!r ideals, hut they will
surely be making progress. Those who
have known them before will take note
tina they nave been with Jesus and have
learned Of Him and they will have
Gods blessing In proportion a. they are
striving to be Godlike.