Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20
THE TIMES-DISPATCH
SUNDAY SERMON.
Hf REV. mEnuEur ynwro> ,Av.


image, --Genesis /. %.
Piato. the creates, of IN. Crcek nhi,os
op'ci"' hcid the curious theory that outside
s HiSioe world OF ours another in
"'e |" us which contained In pcrlcc, form
''"'s'"ihs 'ivins here in impcrfcCtion: that
Tor every Hover every tree every man ON the
,"''". 'herc WAS Il perfect copy IN this other
i"r or IDEAL world.
III" pe"ntE loving soul OF the Greek real
lied kcrnly the impcrrcc,ion of all things
N'hR' How hopclcssly nature had bunylcd
III making tn" average man. and even the
F"'h'd athlete. the pride IF the Olympic
games """ld nor satisfy at All points the
standards OF physical perfection held ny an
N'hei!an. h'SineS. he had seen at times the
lace "t the man Of fine physique married hy
an ugly temper. showing tho mpcrfcctiop Of
'n" soul ~" he"hly realized. too, the impcr-
lection OF the tree and nowcr EAamiuc a
ANA inat It's petals are not symctrical. there
- II defect here. ana insect has eaten
away Il part of the leaf there.
ThH picture is 50 thrilling to the imagina-
lion We lov" to hold il before our eyes
Eut is there not In lii. mind of IN, perrcc,
God just such Il picture as this Has no,
your creator iu Ills mind a perfect copy of
YOU the YOU that you may Ia here and now
MOI the YOU that YOU hop" To become In the
tar-ou heavenly hereafter. You. vita a!
your powers duNc.Cpcd: You. with Your he,
SELF realized: YOU. you fcchly wish ~ D,,
nat think that you have not the chance ur
the possibility Of becoming 40 trace of
fret or worry in your eyes no rcstlcssncss ~,
remorsc In their place contcnt mcnt. peace
la plat" OF w,aKn'sH. resolution. Will. stead
iaStn"Ss. In place OF criticism. twill. an
un:orsivtne spirit-compass sympathy. :,
G"dlikc love.
You with Gods likeness stamped upon your
lace. Isn't this picture too that thrills YOU?
Gods Ideal for you! IT is good for us to
LOOK long at this ideal self a am sure II
could Sc" the image OF myself that God holds
should Not recognize it at first. ! might eN
claim as looked ut 1T wish that were
Ike thatD
We are all helped by the good opinion OF
others \ boy hi, mothers faith in him
and rises "a his highest level no, 10 dis
appoint her. Sometimes when our own sense
OF honor j. dmmed hy passing cloud az sol
fish desire. and We start Ia choose the lower
way. "" 81" IN the face OF friend that an
other line OF conduct is expected Of us and
WITH guilty BLUSH We take the higher path.
TOO dark ye cannot paint the su TOO
small the merit show" En-; hay" you not dis
covered without being philosopher that you
hav" dual nature? that Their" i. war in the
"a:nr Il your sorl' sometimes good. victorious.
sometimes bad? You use the expressions my
letter nature" ana the worst that is in me"
Your cNcUS" is sometimes. Il am not nNsclf
today can it h.. then that your better ma
turc ~ your true self? Those WHO love you
would ;c'l you so. and God loves you with an
infinite love
40 not diSarpoin, Cod. Rise to His ideal.
Re W transformed, You whisper tn. prayer.
90 God aspire TO become like Thy ideal for
me. HOW can do it, Look Within l.
wi! IL. me old aGh, between the spirit and
tn" tcsiI Jesus said. 1t is the spirit that
quickcncth the flesh prottcth nothing" The
poet Henley sang:
Il am the master OF my fate. am tho cap.
tain OF my soul"
LOOK w!1nm If YOU the captain of your
soul marshal under your banner OF aspir. :
In. IN
;h,m Keep them in training without break.
Though your foes OF your own house
holn, they towards all. many OF them
never .t.nd upright. then Viii fall ~ the
first Ciganizcd attack. Many IF them that
only creep and craw! may he ,ramricd under
fuV> by your advancing army. And remember
these foes are not real. in the sense that they
do rot belong to your higher self, those lusts
OF the nesh these low aims these petty mean
nesses. these selfish desires. Gods love docs
not Sc" them in His image ri your real self
To down them Will he like routing a com
pary Of ghosts.
Necp Gods ideal for sou ever before Your
cy.s The image He Mas Of you is unlike
t!"t &C $50; othc- Of His children. Each ,rr-
s"naiity has Cor Him it" own peculiar charm.
lie 'wrs no picture gallery Of saints all
p"!rto'i after the same pattern.
i.cok long al Gods image Of you. After
YOU havs dared % recognize il. YOU Will con-
Toss. Yes once hoped could build :: little
on that '.do of 'uE character. i'.t rev lis.
cnuraEed ana then Indifferent. Md over there
is trait WAS sure could never develop. it
wasn't In me said. but it must have been.
for God it, And oh the character as :,
whole-how noble how we'll rounded how
good 1t is And God knows that can be-
coinc like thatf 'icw can dsappoint Him?
Sur"osc when come into the presence
OF Goa at tn" last day Ills way of pronouncing
picture al ourselves might have been
Shall tt"r" t." an awful contrast. Ghal, we