The Kentucky register. (Richmond, Ky.) 190?-1917, 1916-10-27
WITH HIM, BEAUTY
Things Of Abundance, Spiritu'
ally and Bodily, Always in
the SavioT'S Path.


thy aud pictorial effect, Catholic
prelate depicted "the feet that trod
auSng the lilies and the hand that
plucked the corn" in their mutilated
state upon the beams Of the Cross.
What u vivid picture, indeed, Of the
Christ Of social serylce-the Christ
Of the beautiful walk and the Christ
of bOuntiful way. Lilies for beauty
pnd corn for sustenunCe. What is
there more in life than these things
that are the symbols OF social serv-
ice? The mission Of the church TO
this age of social need is to provide
things OF beauty for those whose en-
virOnment contributes little OF such
and the things of provision for those
who lack.
Nor can the church delegate these
services. If any is enulous 10 be in
society as he that seryeth, he must
be there in the spirit vi the Master
of service to the common life. The
conservation OF the things Of COM
monplncc to the higher utilities Of
the souls of men Is the very main
spring of true social service. Jesus
was the employer Of social service in
his feeding of the multitude and in
his ministry as the Great Physician.
lie was the eXemplar OF social service
in the magnificent and magnetic
manner that caused the common peo-
pie to hear him gladly. Where lie
walked the lilies upsprung and the
| corn tasseled into maturity. Not, IN
deed, in actual fact, but in the sense
more than literal, that where he went
| there was beauty, the beauty of holi-
| ness that gilds the life with the gold
of eternal worth. Where he walked
there were the things Of abundance,
even though he himself might be with
out where TO lay his head. In him
was illustrated the tribute to wisdom.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness
and all her paths are peace. And no
tears ever fall from mortal eyes So
scalding as those from the eyes OF
the divine Son of God us he wept
! over JtIuhultlut NbboN lNNl'N W.
us sheep without a shepherd.
Hence the church needs to hold fast
to its mission of social service in the
name, by the attributes and in the
spirit of the one without whom
there would be no such things as
eleemosynary institutions, and none
of the fabric of charity and benevo
lence that exalt the age. In the HELD
of such service Is the least of contrO
yersy and pure dogmutism becomes
religious scandal. The legend FOL
that service - given by ST. Paul
For me to live is Christ The
method of the service is set forth by
St. James: pure religion and un
deiiled before God the Father IL
this, to visit the widow and the or
, phan in their affection and to keel
yourself unspotted from the world.
To Walk In Holiness.
The ladder Of grace, more wonder
full than that let down from heayel
for the angel ministers to Jacob, j.
that which is glorified by such rung
of ascent as that of the prophet
] what doth God require Of thee bu
to do justly love mercy and wall
J humbly with thy GOd;' and tina
other wonderful word, the word U
Jesus, the golden rule that links SO
cial service to divine sanction in al
eternal wedlOck. Those who give
only Of bread do not give that whicI
nourishes. Said the Master to tn
tempter: Man shall not live b.
bread alone, but by every word tina
proceedeth out from the mouth o
God" For those who walk in hi
ways the bread is assured. Says tn
psalmist: "Once was l young an
now am / old, yet have l not see
the righteous forsaken or his see
begging bread" And again from tn
prophet: "The young lions do lac
and suffer hunger, but they that trus
in the Lord shall not want any goo
thing"
Christian Love.
And the secret of this provision
not the ravens that fed Elijah, NJ
the mamma that fed the lSraelites.
is the spirit of charity that is sprea
abroad in the hearts Of men by Il
Gospel, and the amounting of the hea
by the spirit of Jesus. In the earl
days, when men cared more for Il
bounty of God upon the spirits
men than for the mint and cummin
religious differences, it was remarked
Behold how these Christians love oil
another" The lesson of Christia
love was taught the pagans throug
the spirit of benevolence, the spirit
solicitude, the spirit of charity and u
seliishness, which were the marks