Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-04
PLAIN LIVING AND
HIGH THINKING NEEDED
Steady Minds Necessary to
Keep Lives on Level Of
Christianity.

week IN discussed by Rev. George ID,
Allison. ID. d.. pastor of Second Bap
list Church, who takes for hlg sub
ject, Better Thinking" Dr. Allison
says:
",As man thinseth In his heart,
so Is he This is not the latest I'm
New Thought Ia at least as old
as the Book of Proverbs. Thoughts.
not clothes, make the man. A fine
automobile has high grade engine,
but many n fair face has back of Il
an empty head. Plain living and high
thinking will produce better man
hood and womanhood than high Nv
ing and low thinking. that is clear
Which are we getting nowadaya2
paul's Philippinn friends were s,ir-
rounded by heathenism and needed
real food and stendy mind to keep
their lives on thoeplane Of Christianity.
We are I'm like case and must Choose
our mental and spiritual diet care
fully.
But what n mistake Il la TO think
that a disciple of Jesus should be
narrow in mind or outlook or In
forests Never from the days of the
earliest church hrs this been the
! Christian Idea. no not shut your
aclves from any worthy interests
tho apostle seems to say. "If there
l. any topic Of conversation worth
while. any development Of human ne
wholesome md good. any discoveries
! In the realm OF nature or art. any
events of history day by day that are
significant. be ready to take hold Of
these things for Christ and His King
dom" Art. music. philosophy are not
forbidden 10 YOU" said one Of the
enrly fathers, II am man and moth
ing human ia alien 10 mo-
but do not leave the highest theme
out ot account In all your think
Ing remember thy Crentor, To re
vert to tho fgure of tho automobile
a inind that leaves out all thought of
God IL like an engine with one
, ylindor. missing" II lowers the Of
nclency OF all the others. Truoe'
harmony. highest valuation Of pub.
liz affairs. Flucorest friendships gatr
by the reflected light az the glory OF
God I'm the face Of Jesus Christ.
Better limiting puts solid founda
tion material beneath tho structure o.
taith. but the thoughtloss are awep
away by the first gusts of doubt ol
storms uf testing You believe I'm tn,
Hlhle? Read It, then. and think Godj
thoughts after him. You will not b,
embarrassed by the first cheap skepti,
YOU encounter
Lack of thouRhtfulness results n
the empty repetition Of current peg
elmlsm or conservatism Tho PEG
pie who utter such nonsense abou
} there having always been war an,
therefore big armies and navies mus
be maintained. need TO do some clear
er thinking. slavery ls gone. alco
holiEm IS going. war must be- don
away with also. How easy 10 ia 10
the thouRhtloss 70 repeat the wet
propaganda Tho DEVILS latest Joke
that conditions arc worse under pro
hibitlor than when wa had open sa
+ looms pouring forth oceans OF in
toxicating drink. \ little observa
= ton and a few moments refiectio
D. dispose Of that sort OF thing.
Better thinking will apprcciat
4 more highly the Church and It's mis-
4 sion. ThOughtlessness repeats IN
4 sneers about "hypocrites in In
Church" but how invariably ever
good cause. every unselnsh' appea
every demand from human need seol;
= cut tho ministers and the member
. o: Christ's flock. What a worId-wid
. program the Church OF today OK
/
r Ing. Just like the Master In days lon
>. ago.
, What a table Paul spreads befor
n the Christian mind in his impasslone
q description OF the sustenanCe avail
i able for our souls. Truth. that
solid meat Justice, that's wholeson
Diet Whatsoever things are 10,
able there's dessert TO the feast ,
the spirit!
What a pity that 40 much ment;
n food IL highly spiced trash, with fol
i. filth only glazed over by a fal.
= glamor. SO much in the daily new
& violates the standard "whatsoev,
/ things are Of good report" Ho
! strange that with all the wonders
y science and invention. all the sti
II ring events In Europe and Americ
N all tho awakening idealism OF half Il
n human race in Asia. yet people but
conversation on sordid scandals. mu
der and divorce cases, or fall bal
n upon professionalism sport and u
n weather,
a. Young people, think on these thins
y In the words OF that eminent ed,
l., Gator, DR.. II. IL. Tralie, Use yo,
head"
Christian Endeayor Notes.
l. The topic next week will be al
t. cIssed by Rev. Joel y. Gllfllan
r. Olivet Presbyterian Church, Mr.. G.
r. hllan will take for his subje,
t, Church Membership"
The Christian Endeavor Society
tirst-Central Presbyterian Chur,
. are having splendid meetings. N
=. Roberts. the president. has work
- very hard all summer and fall. (
, the advancement and the betterme
= or the society. Results are now ey
q dent as shown by the average q
p tendance which Is about 40.
\ Westminster Society announces I
leader for tomorrow night as MI
Catherine Ayres. 1t is also expect
y that the convention delegates "
=. make their report.
"a On Friday evening Hallowei
social was given in the Sunday schc
. rooms. The decorations were in kea
ing with the season.
IN The delegates to the convention W
H. report to the Peninsula Method
Protestant society tomorrow. Mu
interest centres on the Alumni wo
OF as Peninsula now has an Alumni q
partment with membership OF is.