Evening journal., 1916-01-27
The Perfect Tribute
Sermon preached the yesterday afternoon by Dr. Lyon

It. may have represented years OF
saving from hard toll. or the legacy
left by parents or friends.
The thought presents itself to her.
Would it not be beautiful act of de-
votion il while Jesus reclines tonight
at the feast, ! should take a portion
of this precious fragrance and anoint
His head? How much ought l to
give TO Jesus? According to the
Jewish law I ought to dedicate a
tenth. And then, imagine, the
thought occurs to her, that would be
unworthy Of me and unworthy Of my
Lord. II I gave but a tenth OF my
treasure to Jesus, and kept nine
tenths for myself OF course,
couldn't think for a moment OF Civ
ing Him the whole. but If l do not
give Him all / will not give Him any.
Did Mary come to this decision? II
she did It was a noble. wOmanly
purpose. We have had too much Of
! this half and half religion.
There are many church members
who wish to have one hand in the
hand OF the Lord and the other for
the world. the flesh and the devil
Their condition is the most misera-
! Bile, the most pitiable. If you are
going 10 live merely a worldly life
take This and be content. Do like
/ Goethe's Faust who sold himself TO
satan He had indulgence and pleas
ure for the moment, but at last the
devil foreclosed the mortgage on his
soul. If you are going to live simply
a selfish. indulgent, worldly life. make
no claim to be a Christian nor count
yourself among the children of God
Else you will do more harm than
good.
Struggles Against Self.
| can see Mary replace the alabas
ter box back on the shelf. It seem:
too much for her to give her bes
treasure to Jesus. Then there comes
a struggle swelling up in her soul
her heart seems to have changed init
stone. Which shall have the mas
terry in her life. self or Christ? 1t Il
the same struggle that many OF yol
have been having during the pas
days and nights The greatest bat
ties OF this world have not beel
fought on the bloody battlefields. bu
in the arena of the human soul. wher
right and wrong. desire and duty, tn
: flesh and the spirit struggle for tn
! mastery. I can hear Mary pray:
( "Oh, God of Abraham, Isaac an
e Jacob, give me the victory over my
] self"
l "As long as the perfume was in II
t alabaster box It emitted no swes
, fragrance The box had to be broker
s II may be your pride, your egotisn
n your selfish ambition II may be ma
10 ice. jealousy or evil desires, tha
70 have been blghting your spiritual il
n fiuence and keeping the fragrance {
s dehnate blessing from radiating fro
n your life. Don't wait for i'll healt
u financial reverses or the death
5. friends or loved ones to soften yoI
e heart and make you realize your tn
L. condition Let the box be broke
- now.
- Need Greatest Today.
Never was there greater need Il
honest consecrated Christian womal
hood than now. Il is not possible
n live a negative, colorless life tn
means retrOgressiOn and despair. III
alluremcnts and temptations Of mo
ern society are so strong and hume
be GUS that there is but one way you mi
Al hope to successfully meet and mast
:. the difficulties and dangers on eve
re hand and that way is by positive a
,h gressive Christian life.
re You young women have an oppo
H. tunity not only to influence yo
Of own sex. but also to shape large
an the characters OF the young men v
meet. A single word or act now
ee your younger years will have I
-, greater effect upon your associates
m their formative period than volum
he later in life.
9l In a brilliant social gathering o
y. evening in a southern city you
n. man from the north was handed
I'm glass Of wine by the daughter of
is hostess.
&c, "No. thank you" said he, q do I
Is, drink"
ms ms only one glass; she said
he NO do not wish to take it,
in said.
nd nd A young society dude came up il
ae then.
IN ance cranks, are your" he said. W
) sneer.
y. 1t stung the young man to
ion on quick
es 5s "You will surely take ono glass
please me-" said the young lady, v