Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-13
WHEN TRUTH DAWNS
BY THOMAS BENDIX.

citation to him--or the acquisition by him--of even
the smallest truth. The experience may be either
enrolling dwarfng. 1t all depends the If he
thinks of his possession something got by himself
and to be paaded and selshy enjoyed he is offensive
the 'self-made who gories in his riches his
social station
Many of our young and women fresh from col
lcge university belong in this class though to them
much to be forgiven because of their greenness and i'm
maturity But be fairly said that the college that
fails impress it's students the relatively of knowledge
fails in the performance of what is perhaps its most i'm
portant duty Many such institutions, if they to be
judged by their younger graduates would have to be ut
terly condemned. There much danger in knowl
edge as in wealth. and there good deal of vulgaty
in both
Truth has an enormous drawing powerful it can
have those who do desire it, Men cannot get
1t If they do not long for it, and seek it, But it's appeal
persistent There may be visible star drawing men
today but truth is still in the world claiming adherents
and champonsandn never than in these troubled
years Whether it speaks words of inspiration reproo
there can be no precious possession that
have.
Truth calls now 1000 years ago. and then it
is for people to whether they will respond to the call
That they cannot do unless they realize that they with
out it, and feel that the need is that must be filed
There must be perfect reciprocity between the revea
ton and the object thereof else the revelation
be received There must be- not only humble and listen
ing but seeking heart But truth does seek men, and
lead them to itseand to useful service to mankind.
But it sbeen said that the effect of truth the hui
man soul has twoold aspect Its attraction power
to draw men to tsefhas already been considered. But
1t also has driving power One readily believe that
the wise after they had worshped the truth and of
ered their gifts again quite the men
that they had been before Here the basis or inspiration
of the missionary effort which we may interpret as
broadly we please. The who has got something
that has helped and blessed him must if he be true
be consumed with desire to impart it to Others
And this for three In the first place, there
is change wrought in the mans characteristics must
always be the when truth into the SOUL In
the second place truth has expansive quality all
living things have-it must grow and spread In the
third place. the to whom it comes, if he really APP
propriaes it and makes it part OF himself cannot by any
possibility keep it to himself.
This is true not only of religious truth, but of all
other truth There must be growth and Development
spreading out-if what is received is really truth
There is no life that is worthily lived that is not mis-
sionary enterprise. The question is not whether be-
evcs in missions, but whether help believing in
them.
Universities, colleges and schoolS-as well as churches
arc if they worthy of the name missionary instit-
tons. Educators missionaries for their mission is to
mpart the truth that they have to those who without
it. Truth whatever it's nature, is not ''depos but
seed Those who have it, must it lest it die in their
possession One cannot ignore the driving than
the drawing power. Truth draws in order that it
may drive them There is Divine compuson that must
be yielded to- To fail to yield to it to fail in very i'm
portant duty.
1t was Carlyle who spoke of every mission
airy, and said that Napoleon was/a missionary,
whether he realized it not The thought s inspiring
1t is one that the American people in these days need
keep steadily and firmly in mind
Every transport carrying soldiers to Europe is
truly missionary vessel the ship that carried ST.
Paul This nation today charged with the moral and