The Detroit times., 1917-11-08
az WILLIAM r ELLIS

lt takes courage and resolution 10
/ live frr first things only rare souls
succeed i'm doing so. For 10 Is easy
l 90 slip down 20 the level of sec
ond,rata life There is great signiti-
/ canoe in The fact that The larger
part OF tho world IS pursuing second
f AIRY Things u-G-rSs welt. 70 live
( well. 90 win mems praises. 10 im-
7 press ones neghbor io CRAFTY
1 ones pride, 20 pile up money, 10
/ how ones self superior 10 the next
man-such s. these are The anbl-
/ tons ~ most of MS True, We may
| not care 90 see them catalogue .
thus. for they do not impress ms as
! being very nuhie. vet the plain truth
Be- that for ends like these we are
/ giving the best OF our days and the
| reddes' OF our hearts blood All
! thc objects that have been enumer-
| ated may be condensed as life's sec
ondary things. because they do not
| endure. they are of time, perishng
and not OF eternity everlasting. BE
/ cause man IS eternal all OF his goeis
should be eternal also.
Lives are like buildings Thoy
cannot endure without good found
tions fhe silent. unseen powers of
Tho spiritual nature on whose depths
1 depend an achievement n we would
build high and permanently He must
prepare deep ard broad founda-
tons.
a bright writer has said that we
mn our houses with poor pictures,
our librariel with worthless books,
our heads Wi-h secondrate thoughts.
our lives with unworthy friendships.
our days with unsatisfactory work
and our nights with unsatisfactory
! pleasures an because We don't know
q good thing when We see it, lie
! is right Poor choices make half
ne tragedies of time and eternity.
| Every one % Us is every day pass
ing by the best and accepting the
second best OF the worst We some
how seem unable 10 realize the SUI
/ rreme Importance OF choosing endur-
ing AMI essential things Yet our
choices make or mar our lives
The great Indictment that Christ
brought against the things for
which mon were giving their lives
WAS that they were not worth while.
Thev were not in themselves bad,
bur they were Of minor importance {,
they did not last His summons 10
men was summons 10 rise tC a
lOftier conception OF life He bade
them lift their aims and quit 'he
mere existence which took no count
Of higher things Jesus implanted
in mems breasts a divine and eter-
nal ambition Seek first the king
dom" cried he. these lesser and
Incidental things viii fall into their
proper place and be added unto YOU.
| They of Themselves as LIES aims
| ara not worth a thought
where there is no vision the reo-
ME perish" SAYS tho word OF Cod.
The truth Is one OF wide meant
II applies 40 nation so a chu eli
~ an individual The power and
neace OF Christians life WIZ be
I exactiy in proportion go his vision
~ spiritual things n he heavens
are clio sod 20 him n he can sec only
he eremies in front Of him and nor
heavenly helpers above and about
him: If his eyes are opcn 70 mote-
| rial things. bat shut 10 Tho beauties
OF esad's word and of Gods worshIp
then hi, religious life Will inevitably
be a weak declining and ioyless
thing Power To live below depends
on ability 10 look above
MANY or the deeds and profcs sions
! Of q Christians life must seem as
folly 10 tho wording the simple
reason is, of course. his own spirit