The Raymer enterprise., 1915-06-24

what you ought to
be. You also discover how this change
is to be wrought-through Christ's
death for you on the cross, and the re-
production OF his life in you by the
Holy Spirit This is no dream or fic-
tion, but blessed reality, and he who
commits the keeping of his life to the
Lord Jesus will soon find 1t So
g. Without Christ you can never
do your best work You have insati-
able cravings which no one can satisfy
but the Lord Jesus. You have fund
of energy which no one can dispel, and
powers of usefulness which no one
can develop SO well as the Savior.
Jesus Christ is as indispensable to a
thinking man as sunshine to flower.
Consider too the inconsistency Of
searching all creation for facts. and
yet ignoring the greatest fact in the
worlds history that Christ died and
rose again. This alone, the best at
tested fact in history, makes the ap-
peal to become Christian supremely
rational II you refuse the appeal. 1t
devolves on you to give the reason
why.
3. Ones capacity to know God
weakens by disuse, and may be utterly
lost Charles Darwin said in early
life, Il believe God will reveal him
self to every individual soul, and my
most passionate desire is deeper
and, clearer vision Of God. But one
can easily lose all belief in the spirit
uaI by giving up the continual thought
and care for spiritual things" Near
the end Of hts life he said, in my
younger days ! was deeply religious.
but made my mind kind of machine
for grinding out general laws in the
material world, and my spiritual na-
ture atrophied.' His last days were
clouded with sadness and spiritual
gloom.
Rev. J, Douglass Adam, D D., Of
New York, said at Northfield con-
ference few years ago, "A friend Of
mine was once on parliamentary
commission with Prof. T. H Huxley.
They happened to stay at little coun-
try inn over Sunday Huxley said to
my friend. Il suppose you are going to
church this morning.
81 am: always 60 to church.
81 know you do, said Huxley. but
suppose this morning you sit down
and talk with me about religion-sim-
pie experimental religion
81 WILL said my friend, il you
mean It,
"They sat down together, and my
friend out Of deep and rich expert
ence told him OF the cross of Christ
and pardoning love, and after three
hours tears stood in Huxley's eyes and
he put out his hand and said, II /
could only believe that. would be
willing to give my right hand What
do you call that but intellectual i'm
prisonment? Huxley was perhaps the
greatest scientific enemy of Christian
ity in our generation
THE same friend told me that again
and again Mr.. John Morley would
come to him in the lobby Of the house
of commons, and put his hand In his
and say, i want you to pray for me.
am going to Ireland on important
executive business, and | want your
prayers Morley is perhaps the lead
ing literary agnostic today"
What pitiful picture, Two master.
full minds SO imprisoned by reason
that they could not believe! Con.
scious of their need Of God, and yet
not knowing how to approach him! A
dying man once said to the writer. Il
knowsl ought to turn to God. but
have had my own way SO long that
now lack the power to turn. have
lost control Of my own will and must
die as have lived"
The conclusion is this, that every
student ought to accept Christ. and
ought to do 1t now. II he waits five
years. the chances are that he will
never do it. Every year that he puts
1t of he loses something OF his capa-
city to discern spiritual truth. and to
feel its force
Every man wishes to make the most
OF himself Tie only possible way to
do this is to decide now, for every mo-
ment some part Of his inheritance is
slipping away, never to be regained.
Strictly speaking. 1t Is NOW or NEv.
Err.
Behold, now is the accepted time;
behold, now is the day Of salvation
III Cor. 6:2)