Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-26

that enter in thereby. For narrow is
the gate. and Strengthened the way
that leadeth unto life, and few there
be that find it,
This teaching of Christ brings to
US a realization of the value of time in
human life. Time. days. months. years.
is the direct gift of a good and loving
and patient oGd. Ii is extended to all
men for a divine purpose. that we
might have opportunity to accomplish
his will in our lives. The super-im-
portant thing in the mind of God, as
revealing his word. is that we should
work the will of God. that is. that
We shall save our souls through an
obedient faith of the gospel; that we
should build a Christian character and
life: that We should perfect our faith
and knowledge of God: that we should
be shining lights in the world to lead
other souls to God: that we should
bring in the Kingdom of God. This
is our first and highest use of time.
our sacred duty to our own souls. II
we have made a miserable failure in
everything else. yet succeed in this.
we have made IA marvellous success of
life. If we accomplish everything else
but this. we are miserable failures. If
we neglect this.
Time thus becomes the most valu-
able gift of God. Though We have the
genius of an Edison. or a Napoleon. or
the muse of Il Shakespeare. or n Mil
ton. or the craftsmanship of a Hughes
or a Webster. or the moral courage of
a Paul or a Lincoln. with youth and
strength. culture apd training. wealth
and accomplishment, and God dc =; not
give us time TO live, they are all worth
less and n hollow mockerv. The use
of time is the measure of the worth
of a man. The world puts the premium
on the man who can accomplish the
most in a given length Of time. life
means so much more today because we
crowd n century of achievement into
n decade. Time is the most vital.
valuable possession of human life. The
glory of man is that he can make time
so wonderfully serve his ends. In the
new book. The Manhood of Human
ity.' by Zornski. the author defines
man as a time binder The plant is
described as a chemical binder, and the
animal as a space binder.
Jesus crowded a world ministry. an
age ministry. into three and a half
years. The turning points in history
were great epoch making moments
when the power and Will of man and
the ~providences of an almighty Goo
were brought to the issue after long
preparation. The American army was
ready at the last vital moment. when
the Germans had broken down the al
lied resistance. and by their prompt
ness and courage in action turned an
unthinkable defeat into a glorious vic
tory.
THE sum of all the good or evil Of
the ages past, the destiny Of the
human soul. the veal or woe of life.
in time and in eternity. may all be
crowded into the issues of a single
moment of time. The ever present
now is Gods richest gift. To-day: it
is daytime; the night cometh. To-day.
if We will hear His voice, harden not
your heart
Ready To Meet God
Are you ready to meet God: The
night is Fastening down and 1t will he
too late. Soon, the evening shadows,
falling. close the day of mortal life;
soon the hand of death. appalling,
draws thee from his weary strife
"Are you ready? Death is all about
us. 1t is about the only unconditional
certainty of the future. A young
mother, in the prim> Of life, lay a few
days ago in the hospital, expecting to
return to her home soon. She was
doing finely, so far as anyone could
tell: happy in the fullness of her
hopes, her love and her strength.
Five or six days later she vas buried.
Last week a boy was blown to his
death in the act of a careless moment.
Do you know. brother, when the af-
fairs. the loves and the hopes of your
life will all he locked up in the etern-