The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-17

ances by their distance from uou
The shortest method of Calculation
is that. what is the condition ana
circumstances which surround INC
most ungodly man you know? Nneh
Won SEQ him in your imagination, de-
eide for yourself if it would not Dc
best for the community if he Wouiu
stick a nail in his head Now Whal
is the worth of the most God-fearing
man you know? Isn't it great oil
ference?
The greatest reason why men VINO
are close to God are great men IS
that they have the spirit of Coo
which is the spirit of love, and there
| fore do not spend their lives upon
their own lusts but spend their lives
for the greatest cause on earth;
which is the cause of humanity 10
this | will venture this assertion,
that the man who measures his dis
lance from God by miles will hnd
a separate misery in every inch OF
the distance.
You are, my young friends, to the
place in your lives where You will
be as never before confronted with
three great questions; the questions
of reputation, morals and social
standing In my opinion there is
but one way to solve these problems
and that is to solve them all at once,
and in the same way by making the
distance between you and God eX-
ceedingly short, then your morals
will ever be right, your social stand
ing will be the highest and your
reputation will take care of itself
When you, therefore are on the
great lap of our God YOU have nc
need of fear for you will have power
over men, for after all is said, it is
the person who loves men who can
control them. Everything that goes
into the pulpit is not preacher
and all those who put their feet un-
der a lawyers table, lawyer
everything that goes into the school
room is not a teacher; nor into th'
! medical profession, doctor; it i:
J only the men or women who are con
: scientiously filling their places al
Gods servants One of these profcs
| sions is as much Gods work as tn,
5 other when faithfully done by
citizen and servant. Then may
eXhort you to this end, stay close t,
God, swing out into life withou
fear because there is no power tina
can overcome you. Be honest, b
brave, work and love much, and
am sure that the dams which ap
pear before you will be like unto tn
dam placed in a stream which ha
for its source an ever-bubblin
fountain. Victory is yours. You ar
on the road to the goal 1t is as
sured, if you have a we'll of waite
springing UP into everlasting lif
watering the vitalities of your be
ing. Remember the exhortation @
that great man whose heart wa
filled with Gods love enabling hir
to say these words:
Shun evil companions, bad languag
disdain,
Gods name hold in reverence. nc
take it in vain.
Be thoughtful and earnest. kline
hearted and true,
Look ever to Jesus, He will carry 20
through.
Do not spend all of this har
. work and all of these happy hou,
! in wastefulness and foolishness bu,
ing things that will rust your liv,
h and handicap your powers for the
b are the things that are sold. Gil,
. it to God who gave it to you. Fo
: AT the devils booth are all thins
sold.
, Each ounce of dross costs its oun,
Of gold.
= For a cap and bells our lives v
pay,
Bubbles We earn with a whole soul
tasking.
= IT'S heaven alone that is give
:. away,
;, And only God that is had for Il
asking"
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