The Hattiesburg news., 1916-07-26

la special way the ideals held UP IN the
EDS2alogue, the book Of PROVERBS, anu
IthE Sermon on the Mount proYlns
that the loftiest morals Of earth are
found there. proverbs IS the most
wonderful thesaurus OF divine wisdom
and human ethics the world can know,
except the teachings Of Jesus, ne coll-
Itinued. This is the key to Proverbs:
character is the supreme end OF llV-
ling: love of truth is the basis oil So
ciety; love Of goodness is the foun-
dation Of religion.
"If you would see the height q
the ideals of the Bible, study the char-
acters of the Bible, Enoch, Noah, Abra'
ham, Moses, Joseph, Daniel Peter
Paul, John-all these had the Ideals
before them of God, as we have them
before us. The worlds greatest men
Eave had the same before them.
"In the Sermon on the Mount such
words never dropped from lips as the
lofty ideals that Christ presented. Min
lister WI at dinner in Boston sald,
lsThe golden rule of Confuscius has
tl1ada the stagnant civilization OF Chi
TIA. tie golden rule OF Jesus has MADE
tie progressive civilization Of the An
/ ei3-Saxons. Ii the christian Ideals
wnne followed we would have in the
f3mc, kindness; in society, courtesy;
III business, honesty; in work, thor,
clglnass: in play, fairness; for the
fortunate, congratulations; for the I'M
fortunate, pity; for the weak, assist
ance: for the wrong justice.
Humanity is not satisfied except it
aspire to and struggle after an ideal.
Follow the Ten Commandments the
Book of Proverbs, and the Sermon on
the Mount, and you will find yourself
growing in the grace of God.
Dir. j. Benjamin Lawrence was the
next speaker. His text was: For we
are laboTers together with God. IN
brief outline, DR.. Lawrence said:
Man is a co;worler with God in work
ing out the destiny of the world and
the race. God does nothing for us that
we can do for ourselves, and does ey-
erything for us that we cannot do for
ourselves. God gave the plan; we work
the details. God left us to- discover
Yourselves, and the world in which we
live. In proportion as we do this and
fit ourselves into the world just in that
proportion do we live. In proportion
as man works together with God in
that proportion does he build ciyiliza-
tion that is Cody.
Whatever the bent Of the mind OF
a man the world offers a field. God
/ gave us the world and packed in us the
power to work. Therefore, there is
something for man to do. The world
| is not finished product, and neither
is man finished. The great workshop
Iof the world was empty, but man
entered it, You cannot take nature
anywhere and use it without obeying
God. You must work with God CT
God will not work you.
"To work with God means that mans
soul shall be used to his work. The
great denominational interests will not
fgo without God in them How many
churches in the south land are dark
and cold because there is no connec.
/ tion with God. We will never do the
task of missions apart from Him. Since
I'VE work today with God there will
be ultimate triumph and victory
The principal address of the evening
was delivered by DR.. Porter, who used
as text; Then came Jesus forth wear.
ing the crown of thorns." pHow will
you emphasize this? Usually on Tho
thorns, but the message has no mean.
ling unless the emphasis is placed on
the crown The crown is symbolic I,
honor, power, glory, dignity. spiendor
There was no glory and power when
Jesus wore the cfrSes Of thorns, be.
cause It was placed there in irony ! !, J,
ridicnle. But they knew NOT what X i,
did when they placed it there. Thai
erown now shines on while Others. .bava
gone back to gold dust. M. 81