Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-24

greatest music was inspired by |
Him.
| am not unmndful Of much |
that is excellent in tn" more re
cent religious music. Since the |
time Mr.. Sakcy gave lis Gospel |
Hymns, number one, thousands Of |
excellent songs have been given
MS: Fannie Crosby alone has writ f.
ten several thousand, and prob |
ably has covered every phase Of
Christian thought as thoroughly
as Tissot has covered the life Of
Christ with his pictures. There
are those who crticisc these mod
cm hymns, as being in many cases
light. irrelevant. and meaning
less, but | am certain that these
modern hymns have sung the Cos
pei into many hearts, which would
otherwise have remained unmoved.
As never before the world is being
filed with excellent music inspired
\ by Him.
\ The worlds greatest Love"
was born ON that first Christians
\ day. The worlds conception Of
love has been sensual and selfish.
The wife and the mother have not
\ been honOrcd anywhere as in
\ Christian lands. The wife of the
\ Indian was his slave and drudge,
/ and it is even so in almost all
\ non-Christian lands. The thought
! Of equality in love is found only
\ where Christ is more exalted.
4 There are religions which teach
D sons to hate and abuse mothers
\ and sisters, rather than shield, hon
\ or, and protect them. AS late as
\ three generations ago when the
\ King James version Of the Bible
4 was made when the translatorS
y came to that immortal love chapt-
\ err of First Corinthians, Thirteen,
\ they feared to use the word
\ Glove" because it might be mis-
| interpreted and misuscd. "Char-
4 ity" was used instead, but did
| not begin to express the large
conception of that short one syl-
| able word "lorc." We are thank
| full, however, that more recent
translators have felt free to use
4 the word as it should be used.
/ The old classic conception Of
l an ideal love is found in the story
| Of Damon and Pythias, who were
l such firm friends that they were
\ willing to die for each other. Jesus
I Himself said, "Greatcr love hath
\ no man than this, that a man lay
I down his life for his friend. -
4 While this was the highest pos
1 sible standard for men, Christ
! Himself went farther than this
\ Rom 5.S. But God commendeth
4 His own love towards us, in that
\ while we were yet sinners, Christ
Y died for us. Christ loved and even
1 died for His enemies. For a world
4 which could give the son of God
| only a stable in which to be born,
l and wooden cross upon which
4 to die. He loved the attractive
l and those who were repulsivc alike
1 And this great love, born with
1 the Babe of Bethlehem, is the only
. cure for the world S turmoil to-
- day. That love would settle the
1t disturbing labor problem, the Jap
e anese problem, and every other
great problem which cOnfrontS our
IS world. Love is life as DrummOnCI
l. defines it, for he says that life
IS is contact with our environment.
L This love would bind us with gold.
$. en- chains to every other struggling
o creature ON the face of the earth,
+ "The greatest love was born at
. Bethlehem
II The worlds greatest character
e was born in Bethlehem. Characreg
lie is defined as "Strength Of mind
: or individuality" it is spoken Of
); as determined by the will. AS Il
r man wills, so he is. 1t is said
d that strength Of character is seer
Sc in self control, but self control is
y largely negative. 1t might be cx,
y pressed thus, "Do not do TO others
m what you would not have Others
N do to YOU" 1t represents re,
d strant from wrong doing, but moi
N constraint to do well. A second
,e thought is self mastery. Which
means that we can compel our
Is selves to do what we might nat.
lr urally not be able to do, or care
e to do. Why cannot the musician
Il as soon as he has learned the let.
d tcrs on the staff, and the keyboard
y of the organ as well, sit down anC
N play the selection with accuracy
lie and skill? You know the muscles