Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
EPWORTH LEAGUE DISCUSSION

life in the physical sense-and they are
SO numerous, IA class that to enumerate
them it would be easier to count those
who live their physical lives to the full.
You can almost tell them at a glance,
too. the ones whose physical lives are
abundant-for they are so full of the
joy of life. They rejoice in their work.
and it is as play to them: they love
nature-and as Bryant says:
ITO him who in the love of nature
Holds communion with her visible forms. she
A various language"
Such persons get SO much out of
life" they are in sharp contrast to the
anemic or phlegma tic people who
spend their lives indoors, and do not
exercise their bodies enough to keep
their dispositions sweet, and find no
pleasure in their tasks-one cannot
wonder that life is dull and uninter-
esting and even burdensome to them
There are those who live but half
life mentally. also. and the contrast
between them and those whose mental
lives are crowded full of activity and
vigor and vim in abundance is inst a..
You know people whose minds are so
inactive they resent any new. idea as
an intrusion. and cannot bring their
intellectual pleasures above the height
OF picture shows, for eXample. and
what billiards they are beside those
whose minds are alert, aggressive. IN
to-the -minute, and constantly engaged
IN seeking or distributing knowledge.
ana VINO hnd such joy in their intel
lectual pursuits.
What is true of the physical and
the mental life is equally true of the
spiritual life. as the scriptural quota
tons clearly show. We have the power
in US to live our lives to the fulI-and
10 90 less is to fail to measure up to
the standard Christ set for u.s. Kipline
describes the tests of the fullness of
manhood in these lines:
II you can talk with crowds and keen rour virtp.
of walk with kinss-nor lose the common touch
III neither foes nor loving friends can hurt Won
II all men count with you. but none too much
If , you can fill erch unforgivinS minute.
with sixty seconds worth of distance ru,
Yours is the earth and everything that's in II
And-what is more-youn be a man NV son
Our churches and our leagues are
Iuii OIL people who are living only half
thing very bad in their lives; they
never drink, or gamble, or steal. they
go to church and Sunday school and
EpWorth League. and perhaps take some
part. now and then, when il doesn't in
terfere with their business or tbair
pleasure; but>-they never work m .
drop OF sweat in Christ's service. never
pray and work to win a soul to Christ
never take part in the real work of
campaign. never render mora H.
eye-service," as. "men-pIeasers Rmt
tnere are also many. thank God, who
are really servants of the Lord. doing
HIS viii from the heart" whose lives
are Iuii. since their service to Christ
Is not confined to the interior of a
church building, for they are conscious
mat each thought. word and deed of
their lives is part of that service
ana a with clear minds and joyous hearts
they can sing: %
Trne- hearted. whole hearted -f,it,f,, 49,, -,
hlhg OF our lives. by Thy grace We viii ny IL ~
oH Ti the standard exalted and royal V
strong In ThF strength we will battle for Thee