Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-24

est sentences that has ever fallen from
the lips Of man. 1t lifts this creature
out of the realm of beast and brute
far and away higher than the concep-
ton of the ascent of man out of the
mud and slime, to that of the direct
creation of the hand of God. In our
pessimism we think we are but little
better than a dog. But this song lifts
man to the very throne of the uni
verse. Kings have been crowned with
iron crowns and with gold and silver
sparkling with the rarest jewels. But
how much greater than that, when
God created man in his own match
less image and said: Let him have
dominion over the fishes Of the sea
and over the birds of the heavens and
of the cattle and over all the earth.
even over the creeping things that
creepeth on the earth
Grand Conceptions
Thus the psalmist in his worship in
dulges in grand conceptions and songs
of delight. He is entranced with the
thought of Gods works and govern
ment The british man, the fool and
the thoughtless have no such inspira-
ton. They are wholly taken up with
the mean and petty things of life;
and materialistic age for such large
and inspiring thoughts. The brutal
influence OF the war fingers in the air.
The turbid streams Of passion are
pouring their slime into the channels
Of life. Delicate children and tende r
women look upon scenes of horror and
bloodshed as if they were the common
affairs of life. Read the daily papers.
which are pen pictures of the world.
Turn to the ads There you will see
the wants and desires, the projects and
aims. the anxieties and amusements,
the indulgences and schemes that occu-
by the mind Of man. He plays every
part, he has goods to sell and wants
to borrow and buy. He has houses,
from the tenement to the town castle.
He has food for the hungry, clothes
for the naked. medicine and healing
for the credulous. He has books for
the thoughtful and passion plays for
the fiery hosts of Herods and Herod-
las. Turn % the news of the day
there the thoughts Of the mighty and
the murderer mingle or front page and
in picture column.
Gamut of Emotions
You will read of wars and rumors
of wars: debates in legislative halls
and the quaint comments of the great
and near great You will read of po-
litical contests and scrambes for of
flee. of young men rising and old men
going to the wall You will see the
titanic contests of world powers and
the cunning of the scheming in under
taking vast and imperialistic dreams.
You will hear the calls in the pit as
to the rise and fall of stocks and
markets. You will learn of the dis
coveries of the arts and sciences. the
doings of religion, and the glory Of
heroic service on the fields of dis.
aster. In the same paper will
be recorded the gifts of millions for
the starving in China and Russia and
the swindles that have robbed the
poor of millions Oh. this curious.
restless. clamorous. painting being that
we call human. He is sad mieenre
of God and devil. tiger and lamb, good
ness and meanness.
What is the need of this wild and
restless race? 1t is the regeneration
of the Christ. 1t is the great
thoughts of love, service and worship
that His life and religion gives to us.