The Detroit times., 1916-06-08
in the Religious World
THE HARVEST OF A LIFE.

equal TO that saulest lu' u, aIi
on the other hand there are
some burdens that nobody can shltt
on 10 another. We may as Well aC-
ccpt them and shoulder them. All
the highest responsibilities are in
diyidual and inascapable. Here is
woman laid aside with nervous
prostration because. so runs the
explanation. she had 80 many
things 90 stand. AS h standing
things was not part OF tho program
of life Every spirit with stamina
must expect rebufis and dlsappoin,
ments and anXicties and herray,-
ments these are an 10 the day
cares. How they shall re accepted
is matter Of ones oWE attitude
They may De borne AS crHsh.n1
load, or they may be accepted a-
normal responsibility iu al hes"
ultimate things the SON. stands
alone
Sowing in Soul Soil
The high point ot this temper.
ance lesson is this principle o. SOW.
ing and reaping 'N.hs'soevor p
man soweth that shall hc also reap
That Is one ot The i..r lass mar
needs no learned commentary
Every body from his own experience
and observation can assent 20 n. In
school and college commandments
We are hearing frequently.
Sow thought and reap an act.
Sow an at and rear habit
Sow a nahit and reap destiny.
The idea that Paul writes down
so clearly sends rs TO contempla.
ton OF our own times in a spirit OF
gravest concern. The particular
fact that multitudes OF men and
boys seem 10 be supremely en-
crossed in baseball, or IN moving
pictures. is relatively unimportant.
so is any given fashion among WON
en-. however glaring its bad taste.
The craze for the dance which pos.
sesses the big cities, and the rapid
growth OF restaurant life might in
themselves count for little as iso-
lated phenomena. Where there are
many men OF many minds, many In
terests must be expected.
The mischief OF all this is how
ever. that these practices are both
a harvest and a sowing. They stand
for a state Of mind that now il, and
for worse state Of mind that Is 10
be. We cannot escape the convic-
tion that too large a proportion OF
the people are sowing 10 the flesh.
They are. as the old phrase has n.
worldly minded" They have r..
jected the supremacy OF spiritual
obligations. Deliberately. they eli
tertain -.fmaginations and ideas
which the saints OF all ages have re-
garded as sinful Their major goals
seem 10 be the qualification Of the
senses This is alarming II bode7
i'll for the nation; for down thar
road Rome went 70 ruin
In the Halls OF Imagery
Sometimes one gets unexpected
glimpses into a mans mind, or even
into ones own mind. and sees the
horrors that hang on the walls Of
the chambers OF imagery. No evils
that menace a life or nation from
without are half so dangerous as
these; for as the people think In !
their hearts. so their country must
become. He who sows evil thoughts /.
in his own brain is planning a har
vest that must be reaped by others !
as well as by himself.
There is another and more beau
tiful side to this. We sometimes get |
glimpses into the minds OF the |
saints and benefactors OF our time. |
II Is dangerous 10 forget the host |
of people OF all ages and conditions |
who earnestly think upon whatso |
ever things are pure and true. and |
lovely. and OF good report These