Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-26

length, breadth, height and depth
each OF which he portrayed by drawing
vivid pictures of the manner in which
these dimensions are evidenced in our
daily life
Mr.. Johnson said in part:
God is Love- The words imply
that what love ought to be here, it is
in heaven. In his promise of eternal
life found in John 3; IS. For God so
loved the world that he gave his only
begotten Son. that whatsoever belieyeth
in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life not only is it implied
that God is love. but that God is also
life, therefore love is life. To prove
this statement. we have only to con-
slider the expression that love takes in
our life every day. Our loves com
prise our life-our homes. our families,
our worldly and spiritual possessions.
These we love, for they are what we
treasure. hide away, and build up. We
associate with those whom we love, and
are found with them often. We imi-
tate their actions, idealize and study
after them in thought. word. and deed
Christ said that where ones treasure
is, there is ones heart also. giving as
| surance that those of us who have our
loves wrapped up in hope of heaven
have treasure there awaiting them.
Not Measured in Years.
I'm life we find there is length. a
breadth. height and depth. The
length of life cannot be measured. de-
termined in years of materialism, nor
in the period between birth and death.
but in the space of time one devotes to
his creator in exchange for eternal
life.
In determining the breadth of life
Of fullness. He who is always busy
performing acts of kindness lives a
life of breadth almost unreasonable
He who tries to crowd happiness into
his own life to the exclusion of happi-
ness into the life Of his neighbor, will
find his life growing narrower and
offering less capacity for happiness
every day The life of the greatest
breadth is made up of love, mercy sun
shine. and good deeds.
1.-THE height of life can only be
measured by our ideals and tancies. A
man can never rise above his aspira-
tons. 1t must be remembered that
there can never be cause for inactivity
because one seems to have attained the
heights of his ambition. Never can one
attain the highest ideal human being
is capable of conceiving.
Mere TO Strive For.
"Always there is more to strive for.
more to attain, The height of one s
life is therefore variable dimension
and can never stand still during life
time. But as it goes up or down its
evidences the limit of the ideals and
,cr:-.x;o-c oe tho individuals.
"Iife's depths are measured by
learning, occupation. and sources or m
struction. No man should so nve tnat
he is ashamed Of his associations, his
occupation. nor his amount of learn
ing. For the opportunities TOT ootam-
in9 desirable associates, occupation
and education are great. and he who
would attain 4 depth of life of which he
NAV he nroud can easily do SO by prop
er application ..u,h,,.. =, rf. :. that
of consistent optimism. For love is
ever ontimistic, hence life should be
the same. In optimism we find endless
onnortunities awaiting us-markets for
onr originality and our stability OF
charoctor. as we'll as our capacity for
Sefv ave His Greatest Gift. =.
Glove i, Gods greatest spiritual gift.
Life is his greatest Of all gifts. and
therefore it has infinite value. It is
quality given from God. made neither
With hands nor nodded upon mortal
Inns. Love is heartfelt, unselfish,
warm. sacrificial, and flows only from
the hearts Of those who ardently fol-
low after Jesus. Life, however, to be
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