Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-29

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INFO the school rooms to aid in unfold
ing the younger minds in their effort n
intellectual ascent. and still others ma.
ELECT to 80 out into Gods great garden
in the agricultural life upon the farm
4 But in all this what shall be YOU
purpose? Into whatsoever field of &C
ltivity you may 90. what will be YOU
|aim. what will be your purpose? vii
1T be to get gain: To equip yourself t,
lset greater gain? Just gain and moth
ling more? If this is all, then there il
an element of merit in it. but it is
iabout the least of all meritorious acts
Ii has been estimated that about one
ont of every ten people are self sup
porting. Others. like parasites. cling tC
, the community for sustenance. II
would be Il shame for even one of this
splendid class not to be self supporting
: 50 il you go out to get gain only for
self. it will still have an element of
merit in it. but it must stand in its
selfishness as the minimum reason for
your existence.
Just here | want to bring YOU back
Ito my text. want you to get it, ".>ll
things are yours The possession is
ltoO great to admit Of >clfisllness.
whether Paul. or Apollos. or Cephas,
or the world" He might have said.
whether art. or literature. or science.
or commerce, or religion all are
yours. help yourself. take your choice.
but remember in the end 'ye are
Christ's: and Christ is Gods There
lis not field of knowledge. or a place
of intellectual attainment barred to the
youth of today. The knowledge of the
world is not in box with the lid
nailed down. The box is open. Knowl-
edge is free, help your self. Paul was
right when he said, ".All things are
yours
But feel that l shall do Paul very
grave injustice if l confne his state
ments alone TO the intellectual realm.
He must have meant in matters spirit
Gal as well as material for he said in
the end I'VE are ChriSt's: and Christ
Is Gods" Besides, he said there is
Paul and Apollos and Cephas. These
men were intellectual giants. Paul was
q recognized logician second to none.
ApOllOs was an orator of the first
but these men were more
than that: they We're teachers, and
Christian men. If they are ours. they
must be ours in entirety, at least for
They were the leading
lights Of their day in building up the
highest type Of morality. integrity. and
Christian character. To know them.
therefore. must he to know their teach
ing and life. When Paul was talking
to Timothy upon the subject of educa
ton he said. STUDY to show myself
of God" / should like to
ask you what you think of such teach
ing. Is it good advice? Could it be
safely followed in an educational
career today! Would such a course be
Formulating the answer
in my own mind. I shall venture to
make this statement: that which is
approved of God. is most likely to he
approved Of men. God does not want
n man in his employ who is not of clean
life. and neither does the man of the
business world. TO he clean of thought
md clean in life. clean in speech and
clean in person. is a qualification APP
I,reciated by any man of the CONNER
cial world who is worthy Of maintain
ing an employee. God does not want
any one in his field of service who is
not honest. Neither does the business
man Of today. Honesty is an asset.
demanded Of every young man or
young lady who would qualify for
places of responsibility.
Upon another occasion Paul said,
Owe no man anything but to love one
another" He knew that the debt Of
cve one man owed could not be paid
and discharged as Il past obligation.
but other than that he said ''Owe no
man anything Debts are not good
assets. He who goes a borrowing.
soon goes a Borrowing" Bad debts and
unpaid bills have caused much anguish.
and many business failures. The young
people of today who are getting an edu-
ca ton. and who expect to accomplish
anything in the world that is worth
while. ought to- learn very early. that
it will be essential to meet obligations
Christia Character.
panrs teaching was not above his
character. His was Christian char
acter. The great outstanding need i'll
the troubled world today. is Christian
character. 1t is far reaching and most
effective. Paul's influence in the world
after two thousand years is worth