The Detroit times., 1917-05-11

true vine. '-Jonn 10 LILO.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
Her face had been ruined by cos
metics and her disposition by Gym.
icism. Her cigarette and her sophis-
tication, and her blase spirit, which
showed more wrinkles even than
her face. aroused no sentiment more
keen than pity for she was a so
ciety woman who had lived To taste
the ashes in all the cups Of pleasure
that she had put 20 her lips. World.
WEAKNESS bad embittered her AS
listened 20 this poor woman q be
ieve she was wealthy tutoring her
unbelief in the reality OF romantic
love and OF the happy married lives
and Of the simplicity OF domestic
Joys. which she called the hgments
of literary imagination, ] confess
that ! was more interested in her.
state OF mind than in her conten-
tons. For the poor creature, in a
long life spent In search OF pleasure
lad succeeded only in envenomins
her own soul and In atrophying her
capacity 20 perceive the true and
the beautiful and the good Now. in
the eventide OF life. when she should
have been enjoying tho souls sunset
serenity. her acrid spirit was deny
ing the reality OF those things which
alone make life liysble
That woman was an uncommonly
clear example OF the truth that there
Is plane OF experience fal beyond
the knowledge OF many Spiritual
truth and spiritual qualities are on.
~ empty words TO them. Material
things clothes. cabarets. theatres
food and frolic-are the limit Of
their UNDERSTANDING Such are the
multltudes who hope 10 extract
sweetness from the dry orange OF
Broadway. Nothing that cannot be
felt and handled means much TO
them For their happiness they are
dependent upon things, and not upon
inner experiences Poor. deluded
creatures, they miss the prizes OF
life
The Unheard Song.
NV friend the naturalist told
story tho other evening which. all
unmeant by him. illustrated the
plight OF the carnslly minded people
of the world He had one morning
come upon water thrush. at It's
hour OF song ''rho music Was like
stream OF gold, ripping in the sun
light cannot tell YOU how hesutl.
ful n was. words arc notJedual 10
the occasion. As listened tho notes
seemed 10 break up into the most
wonderful golden spray nd then
the song passed beyond me- The
notes were too high for human car
10 catch / could see the bird 5 little
throat swelling but ! could not hear
sound As YOU know. there are
some notes OF sound that sto beyond
the range Of mortal hearing I could
6Tly ook and marvel and muse
that II such was tho heard music.
what must that have been which
was beyond my comprehension
Thus II is with things spiritual.
which must be spiritually flscerned
To The mind of the flesh IA IS maje-.
tic passage Of mysticism which has
been assigned as tho Sunday hool
lesson for today. is entirely mean
inEless. tumble OF strange figures.
Yet 10 millions upon millions OF per
sons now alive. as 10 thousands o.
millions who throughout the cen.
turtles have entered into understand
Ing OF stu greater mysteries. these
words Of Jesus are of the very mar.
row ~ life They represent that
which is moro real than this solid
ball OF earth more personal and
precious than father or mother. hus-
land or Wife son or brother
Closer Is He than breathing, nearer
than hands or feet
Life From the Root Up
Well-thumbcd IN tho Bible OF
every Christian. these word which
were spoken by Jesus 20 Ills LITTLE
company OF intimates on The night
before he died. arc 10 b. read raih.
or than discussed They make their
own appeal 70 an who have eyes in
their spirits So quote tn" Lesson
entire
II am the time vine. and my
| Father is the husbsndmau Every
branch In me that bearcth rot fruit,
he taketh Il away and every branch
that beareth fruit. he cleanseth II.
that II may bear more fruit Already
are ye clean because Of the word
which have spoken unto YOU.
Abide in me. and ! in YOU As the
branch cannot bear fruit OF 'teelf.
crcept IL abide IN The inc SO
neither con yc. except abide in
me. ] am thc y.Ge SO arc The
branches. nc fha. abideih IN me.
and I in him. The same teareih
much fruit Tor apart from me -
can do nothing II man abide not
i'm me. he is cast forth rs branch.
and is withcrod and 'he} gather
ihcm. and cast them into The fire
and they are burned n So abide IN
me. and my words abide r you, ash
whatsoever We will. and % shall be
done unto you Herein is my
Father Elorihed that We hear much
fruit: SO shall W DO my disciple
y On "a INC Father hath loved ne
also havo loved YOU abide IN my
love. II SO keep my commandments