The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-05-26

power which moved men unswerving-
ly toward the accomplishment Of a
great moral purpose. President Had
ley preached on the power Of an
ideal in calling forth the sustained
action and devotion Of the soul.
President Hibben preached on the
fundamental issues Of the moral law,
showing that a lasting civilization
must be based on the eternal moral
order.
The experience Of the ages be-
came crystallized into the proverb,
Where there is no vision the people
perish" Gods word came to Jeremiah,
saying. What seest thou?" The
men who have seen visions, who have
read in the unfolding Of Gods provi-
dence the need, peril, promise, and
opportunity Of life, have trod the
earth leaders of men. The supreme
test Of your life and mine is, whether
we will be able TO catch the vision
Of Gods advancing providence and
deliver its message to those around
us. An Italian laborer was carrying
a heavy burden up one of the streets
overlooking the matchless Bay Of
Naples. He stopped a few moments
and laid aside his load while he view
ed the vast panorama. Drinking in
to his beauty-loving soul the grand
eur of the scene, he burst out in en-
thusiastic emphasis, Bella VISTA
Beautiful View. We must pause long
enough 10 view the panorama Of
Gods providence IL our souls thrill
with the words Of the Master, Lift
up your eyes and look on the fields,
for they are white already TO har-
vest" For the one who looks, here
is the vision for the willing toiler
who looks beyond the sweat and
voariness - enc long hours Of the
harvest day to the cool Of the eve
ming when "he that reapeth re-
ceiveth wages and gathereth fruit un-
to eternal life" II is the vision
which sees beyond the hot and toll
ing days Of life TO the autumn Har-
vest Home, when both he that SOW
eth and he that reapeth shall rejoice
together"
We see, furthermore, in the great
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THAT THEY WERE DOING THEIR
APPOINTED TASK. Until this con-
viction comes man can never do
his best work. The blacksmith who
believes that God wants him % be
blacksmith Is bound to excel in his
trade That soul which quietly ac-
cepts the appointed situation in the
belief that he was brought 10 the
kingdom for such an hour is a soul
destined TO succeed. Isaiah felt the
responsibility Of his position because
he was convinced that il was his APP
pointed work. Moses, the shepherd,
had the courage TO face Pharaoh be-
cause he was convinced that this was
his appointed task. William, the
Silent, said. 81 cannot desert my
post" Oliver Cromwell expressed
the truth when he said. mo man
knows how high he will rise when
he climbs into the chariot wheels Of
God and surrenders himself to the
horseman. Believing that they were
doing what God wanted them to do,
the Pilgrim Fathers left their lands
for rough and untried shores. This
conviction Of an appointed work in
life has marked the career Of the
earth's greatest souls, and until man
gets this conviction, he can never I
have his largest success.
Great men also have an ALSO
Lutte FAITH IN THE ULTIMATE
SUCCESS OF THEIR CAUSE.
There is in their story no thought
of failure. This comes because they
have made sure that their cause Is
right, and right must win. When
Washington's army was at Valley
Forge most people had lost faith in