The Washington times., 1922-10-21
DR.. HALL GIVES
NOTABLE TALK
At UNIVERSITY
Speech on THE Great Com.
panion" Has Strong Effect
on Audience.

Dr. JOnn ftal, Oh RescdrCh
University, 20 jackson Place. In a
speech recently on the subject,
''The Great Companion" made
remarkable impression upon his au-
dience. The following is an extract
from his speech:
whether our words are simply
IN easy expression of unimportant
passing moods, or II they are
revelation Of our hidden purpose,
or an explosive expression or pent-
up passion, our Great Companion
will be there, to hear and under.
stand.
I'm His presence we would not
like to give utterance to deliberate
and cruel intentions, or to methods
Of conscienceless ambition. But
we would weigh our words and se-
lect those that are fragrant with
gentle feeling, beautiful with tender
devotion, and lofty with the souls
highest aspirations. II that Is the
purpose of our speech, the Great
Companion will be there, and give
noble thoughts, and wise gentle
words.
Experiences Have Effect
"A good deal of what we say is
really dictated by the people we
meet and the experiences through
which We pass.
Let us walk with this Great
Companion, and our thoughts will
be spiritual and noble, and Dur
words will be set to Heavenly
,at4 g. ~
Let the words Of our mouths 1nd
acceptable in Thy sight, o Lord,
Our Strength and Our Redeemer."
THE Master Is the companion Of
our deeds.
Our thoughts deepen into feel
ing, and II the feeling Is strong
enough the thoughts will be express.
ed in spoken or written words, and
then crystaliZed into deeds. But our
deeds, especially our premeditated
actions. are only an expression Of
what we are. Therefore, II our deeds
shall be pure, noble and good, our
hearts must be pure, noble and good.
But our hearts, l. e., our thoughts,
our emotions, and our will power, are
controlled by that which we love
most. That which we love supreme
ly I'VE cannot help but think about.
and we like to talk about 1t. And
IL the object Of our love Is a per-
son, we like to show our love by
our deeds.
Love COlors Thoughts.
Again, the object of our love gives
color to our thoughts, words, and
actions. If the object Is low and
criminal. our thoughts. words, and
l. n..ittn nj
Consider now, IL you please. IL L
would be possible for us to find an
object for our love greater and
better than Our Great Companion.
\ person is obviously more import
ant as an object of love than any
inanimate thing. And again, can
you find a more perfect person to
love than Jesus, who Is perfect as
a man, perfect in His understanding.
Ills conscience, His love, and His VIII
power.
It He dwells in our hearts. we
will be drawn nearer to all human
beings. His great love will per
meate us, and this Divine love Is
the greatest thing in the world. 1t
puts us in tune with the Infinite
and with all the great natural
powers. 1t inspires us with high
ideals and a lofty aim, which in
turn will produce Christ-like
thoughts. Christ-like words and
Christ-like deeds. There is no lone
liness in our hearts. for the Savior
fills it with His presence, and our
great and glad mission in life will
lie to love and serve God by
loving and serving our fellow men.
In this noble mission He says He
will be with us, "even unto the
end of the world"
Let us take Him as our Great
Companion, a Companion who can
lead US even through the valley
OF the shadow Of death, and into
the Land Of Eternal Light, Etsrnal
Love and Eternal Life"