Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-07-17

NJ ceptiOnal. Mental /
~ vision must al |
ways precede the |
creation Of material form. In hours
Of vision upon mountain peaks Of |
thought we see life as ii should be. and /
then 90 down into the valley Of prac-
teal everyday life TO patiently arrange
the gathered materials of duty accord |
Ing 10 the pattern seen In the mount. |
All True Patterns From God.
Moses got his pattern for the tab
ernacle from God. II was planned to
splrtualize the thought and worship
OF an enslaved race. But all true pat
terms for life come from God. and only
as we have vision Of Christ in the soil
tude Of holy meditation shall we know
how to shape our lives.
If character is 10 be built cathedral
like IN proportions and beauty. It can
not be done eXtemporaneously. The
boy must have vision Of his future
manhood and be ready to make any
sacrifice Of boyish frivoliues to attain
that manhood OF sobrlety, sincerity and
efficiency The forward look gives
steadlncss 10 life. The man who digs
"A foundation with no thought but Of
his shovel and the clay, may become
shlftless and lazy. hut he who has in
his heart vision Of the completed
home. with its atmosphere Of love and
friendship. works with inspiration.
Hence the difference between the men
tai attitude Of Michael Angelo to-
ward a block Of marble and the attl-
iude ~ common lapidory toward the
same stone. To the one the days Ia
Dor means but piece Of silver, or
the food and drink Il will buy. To
the other there Is an angel within the
stone, awaiting liberation. and its place
of honor In a cathedral niche.
The Temple Of Service.
The social, commercial and civil life
Of man Is Of such Importance, and has
such lofty ends In the economy Of God
as to need the divine plan for It's pat
tern. The human soul is made 10
know God and TO share all his moral
beauty. All the present material ex-
istence. with It's struggle for bread
and pleasure. is as the transient mod
ern scaffolding beneath the rising
arch that constitutes character. HUI
man society IS to be a brotherhood, H.
I Iustrnting the Joy and biessedness OF
the divine family The worlds trade
and commerce are to be Gods method
OF distributing his bounties to all his
children. Civn institutions are 10 re-
7 - -. t..f.s and IN hiring
the harmony Of his truth into public
affairs. The church Is a spiritual tenn
ple I'm which every redeemed soul Is
n living stone in perfect line Of adj
iustment with the corner stone, Jesus
Christ. glowing with the light OF holi-
moss and with others constituting
splritunl sanctuary in which the sacri-
fee Of praise and service Is offered TO
God. For such life man cannot fur-
nlsh his own plan. The history of
weary centuries in pagan lands reveals
mans incapacity for producing Ideals.
Only rs human life approaches the
Riblo ideal can there be the righteous
ness of peace and the peace OF right
eousncss for which the world waits.
The Essentials Of Life Building.
Vision. memory and fidelity are the
essentials Of the true life.
Moses could not have received the
nottcrn without waiting in the solitude
with God. Only on the heights ana IN
tho ouletness could the vision of his
holy task come 10 his soul We, too
mist heed Gods invitation for holy TEL
lowship. and provide for hours OF mea'-
totion when he can speak TO us. Inc
fallure of most lives is the failure TO
: receive vision. LIES cares ana pleas
ures hold back from the mount OF rev
elation.
ylsion must he followed by memory
Th, patteYn seen in the mount must oe
carried in the heart, and its lines
trot,slnted into the structure OF the
nloln. Every day life TO glorify Goa
must be effort in the light OF holy
memory. The vows made Wheh we
vero In trouble, and the betler me
slammed amid Affections, must be pau
a,h lived IL we follow the methou oi
1 Moncs in dealing with the pattern III
the mount. /. odd.
~ vision and memory must be add-
Cd adelity. The difficulty OF ou''u'r,
todsy Is to find contractors VINO wiz
IN all points follow spec'ncauoons'
christ the divine architect, mas lur'
,,s,r,1 the blue prints for our chara''
,er building. our highest thought
sbo,ld be that no shadow OF ulsa .l',
ooIo,ment shall sadden his face rs our i
temnle of character and services 10
viewed.
Il Ahout the most that any good man