The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-22

than mind. Ethics is cancelled;
system of determination reigns.
Opposed to this view is the pos
tive philosophy, which affirms thu
man was created in the image of Go,
God, a personal, ethical Bein,
brought all things into existence
Man has a spirit, which is the es
sence of his being, that continues t
live in another world. The negativ
philosophy makes man as beastlik
as possible; the positive philosoph
makes him as God-like as possible.
Instinct is on the side of the posi-
tive philosophy. The average ma
instinctively feels that he is bound TO
another world.
Reason has the best arguments TO
the affirmative. The why and where
fore OF main existence, endowed a
he is, can best be explained only b,
belief in Immortality. The inequali
ties of life here can be understood
only in the light of the hereafter.
The heart answers Eyes Feelln!
! is a fundamental element in con
seriousness, essential to knowledge AM
will. The heart cries out for cohtln
ued fellowship in another sphere Will
those that have been known here.
The Scriptures provide abundan
evidence on the side of the spilltua
view of life. In the resurrection o.
Jesus, and His subsequent ascension
we have demonstration OF the fac
OF Immortality.
Where will the soul dwell? Tn;
heavenly state will be the portion o.
those who trust in Christ as then
Savior from sin and its consequences
| shall stride across the open grave
burst through the veil that separate
this world from the next, and batht
in the glory of His presence u
will be your privilege to do likewise
if YOU obey the voice of God. Begin
to do so now.
THE GLORY OF WOMANHOOD"
The conference and permanence OF
the modern family are seriously
threatened. The glory Of womanhood
is home making We look to the
women of our land to save the home.
In saving the homes they Will save
the nation.
There is an issue between two the
cries, or conceptions of the family.
The theory that family is tempo!-
aly contract between two persons, 10
be broken by agreement, and the con-
ception of the family as a social IN
stitution binding the fabric OF the
social order. The latter theo.y
makes the family the Fundamental
unit in national life, and is the ono
most acceptable to all who hold the
Christian point Of view.
| believe that women should be
able to exert every influence to pro
tect the home, and one very potent
influence is the ballot. believe that
the women of America will not pc
slow, when the privilege is theirs, IN
making laws that will protect and
strengthen the family ties.
Woman's responsibility as a mother
is yerv great. In the form of her.
child she has an everlasting soul IN
her care, possessing infinite posi-
bilities. Emerson said that "men are
what their mothers make them Inc
mother determines the environment
of the child during the most plastic
and impressionable years of its lie.
You cannot do your duty as a mother
unless Christ reigns in your hfe.
EXCUSES THAT Do MOI
EXCUSE
You may ask why deal with eX-
cuses tonight for not becoming Il
Christian, instead of reasons. We'll,
because no person can give a reason
for not becoming a Christian. But
many make excuses.
One excuse is 81 do not need Goa.
| remind you that great Sen nave
felt their need of God, and have
acknowledged Him before men. Fish
need water, birds need air, trees need
soil, men need God.
Another common excuse Is the
presence of hyprocrites in the
church Church people as a class are
the best people on earth. There are
more hvpocrites outside the church
than there are within it A hypocrlte
is very small person, but the one
who hides behind him is still smaller
I would rather worship God in church
and sit beside hypoclite for 10
years, and then part company with
him on the Judgment Day, than to,
stav outside the church, and then on
the Judgment Day lock arms with
him and walk off to a lost world.
A more honest excuse Is 81 fear
that | will fail, if | begin to serve
Christ" Let me say for your en-
enlargement that "The eyes of the
Lord run to and fro over the whole
earth, to show himself strong in be-
half of them whose heart is perfect
toward Him." God is able to help
you to overcome all evil, if you will
give Him the chance.