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Gems from Gypsy Smith
Jesus nobly bore all he did bear
for you as though there were no
other persons in Gods world but
you and me, and | verify believe If
there had been nobody else in the
world but just me and ! had need
/ ed Jesus to die for me / think he
would have done H.. Ana the
thought makes me love him.
Nobody is truly happy that doesn't
love God. There may be a tempo
rary illusion of happiness. an excite
ment, but that doesn't las, am
talking about the peace of God that
flows Ike a river; the peace that
abides when money and friends and
health are gone, the peace of Col
that passeth all understanding: the
JOY Of the Lord which abides as
our strength and constant com0an-
ion. That viii be determined.
When you saw that big legiathan
Of the deep. the Aquitania, in the
ocean, u was q beautiful sight,
glorious sight; but when you saw
..s ocean IN the IiAuie. that waFn't
glorious sight Ard when the
ocean got into the Titanic, the III
tan.c went To the bottom When
The Church Of God is IN She world
bearing witness for Christ. she Is
glorious sight; bet when the world
gets into the Church, look out. look
out, LOOK out
For as many as are led hy iuc
Spirit OF God. they are the sons Of
God" And you know when a man
is that, OF a woman either, the Spir-
II reveals itself in every detail OF
life. IL viii come out IN the home,
whether it is y0uc own home or
the home OF some body else, whether
you are master or mistress or wheth-
er you are servant OF are paid for
your services, whether YOU are high
up or low down L does not natter
what color you are or whether y0I
hive in a palace, the White House,
a log hut, or a gypsy tent
! ask again. Does il concern sou
that you have got q soul Does 10
concern you that some DAY that soul
is to face God and give an account
Of every word and OF every thought
and Of every deed? Does il concern
you? What b. your relationship 10
Jesus Christ? ask, and 20 God
the Father, and God the Holy Ghost
What is your relationship 20 eternal
things, since you are a spark Of
divinity that will live when planets
and the moons and stars 90 out
like sparks from a blacksmith's an
vii, since you have 10 20 on an
eternal tramp with Almighty God
somewhere? Does il concern you?
Does Il concern you? Do you care?
The carelessness Of parents is
held responsible for much Of the
lowering Of moral standards among
young people today One Of our
exchanges quotes a Chicago dance
hall manager as telling a group OF
clergymen Of the Episcopal Church
that the lowering Of musical stand
ards resulted directly in letting
down moral standards He places
the blame on modern "jazz" music
for much Of the immortality that is
found in large cities among young
people today. Very significantly he
laid the responsibility heavily upon
parents when he said: There Is
nothing wrong with the morals Of
the boys and girls Of today. They
are the same as the boys and girls /
of yesterday. The difference lies in
the poison we feed them and the ex-
ample we set them-in the things
they are being taught today and in I
the carelessness Of parents.'-Chris- |
tian Observer
We have no faith in the old say
ing that "a good beginning makes /
bad ending" nor in the converse |
that "a bad beginning makes a good 1
ending" The way TO end right Is \
to begin right; and the way to be- |
gin the day Is by establishing COM
munion with God through reading |
his Word and through prayer. As |
recent writer has said. "A little |
contact with the Scriptures at the |
beginning Of the day is like the !
touch Of fresh water upon the face. !
II clears our mental vision; Il fresh /
ems our better instincts; Il steadies /
our spiritual pulse. Not seldom /
some verse will come home 90 our /
spirits. with a new meaning and a
new power and viii thus sing an I
day In the background of our I
thoughts like some strain from some I
lovely and remembered music. n /
we begin the day right ourselves.
" "a more than likely that we shall
helm somebody else to finish u
right New Orleans Christian Al
vocate.
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