The Detroit times., 1916-02-10

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each Of you to his own things. bu'
each OF you also to the things. Of
Others. Have this MIND IN you
which was also In Christ Jesus
who. existing h The form OF God
counted not the being on an eoual
ity with God thing, TO be Srsyped
but .emptisd Himself. taking the
fern OF . servant. being made In
the likehess OF men; and being
found In fashion ~ man, he hum
bled Himsek. becoming obsdienl
even unit death. yet the death Of
the cros& wherefore also Gou high
ly exalted Him. and gave unto Him
the nayne which ~ above every
name: that in the name OF Jesns
every knee should bow, Of things IN
heaven and things On earth and
things under the earth. and that
every tongue should ecufsss that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Story
Of God the Father"
The Real prspsredne ee0s.
Nobody can doubt that the world
war is bringing new order OF CIV
ilixation. How shall We make ready
for TINS. BY q new state OF mind.
and only %. Thus these old words
OF Paul become more pertinent and
timely than any newspaper edito-
rails or legislative debates. Things
can be held together In the omtnous
tomorrow only by . new and nooler
way of thinking. Military prepared.
ness 10. from all standpoints. less
important than spiritual prepared
ness. The most practical counsel
for the people alive In this year OF
1915 is Paul's exhortation. Let this
mind be in you which was also In
Christ Jesus"
A rare program for . Christian
life is compacted by Paul into the
few sentences Of the lesson. FIRST,
ne wants church unity. OF the kind
which comes from bkemindedness.
Any other kind IL vain. A church
with one mind-and that the mind
OF Christ--is free from all danger
OF schisms and strife. The proposed
world conference on faith and order
cannot surpass Paurs program for
real Christian unity.
In two pregnant phrases the Apos-
tie strikes TO the root Of the new
world order that the gospel n bring
ing to pass: "Not looking each OF
you to HIS own things. but each Of
you also to the things Of others.
Have this mind In you. which was
also in Christ Jesus" In this Chris
ton unselfshness lies the only hope
of human brotherhood. Not BY laws
i'm posed from without. but by IN In
spired spirit within II the made-over
social order to come. Once people
are fred by the mind OF Christ. all
the ills Of society will disappear. for
selnshness will have gone TO Its own
place.
In a time when arrogance, assert
iveness and force were even more
rampant than today. Paul held up
the picture OF Christ whose gior,
was that he had made himself OF no
reputation. literally. had emptied
himself. and had assumed slaves
task. all for the glory OF God. Az
did the Master. so should the disci
pie do. II is the eternal mystery OF
sacrifice, the triumph OF which has
been demonstrated. As Thomas a
Kempis cried. when Thou. o my
God, wouidst show Thy love for the
world Thou gavest It Thy Son
When Thou wouldst show Thy love
for Thy Son Thou savest Him 9
cross" whereupon T. II. Darlow
comments. in his wonderful little
book. "The Print of the Nails I'VE
can only say, Herein In love'-ws
have no other words to use-'Hereir
IL love. and awful consolation anc
almighty healing and hope"