Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-30
REV. GEO. \. DOLE ON
NUMBERING OUR DAYS.
Christian Endeavor Topic for
New Years Lesson OF Well
known Preacher.

The topic 'nis week " oiN'hNh'd by /
Rev. George Henry Dole, general |
paator Church Of the New Jerusalem. |
REV. Dole takes for his subject, Num- |
herring our DAYS" found In Psalms |
xC:12. This is also the New Years
lesson for the Christian Endeavor So |
cietiea.
"A most serious thought IL involved
herein: a timely one always, but par
ticulariy so now as the possibilities In
the old year are gone forever and we
begin the new.
Life has two sides. the light and
the serious side. The mind cannot grow
I'm real strength nor the heart Increase
IN the true riches unless we consider
both sides IN their proper rehtlon
There are serious things IN life. The
violations ~ civil law and Of physical
law are serious. Much more strlous
IL tho failure 10 fulnll Gods law. We
give much time To- outward relations.
TO education and business. 10 clothes.
houses and their furnishings. and
desperate IL the. struggle ~ mmy 10
maintain themselves I'm the aociety
they covet; hut how much thought ls
given coucerning our inward rela
iions. our relation go the Lord Jesus
| DO we mediate upon the strive 10
maintain that promised relation TO-
! Him. wherein He comes In and aups
with us. manlfests Himself and ls
known and felt to be with ne In per
SOM"
Apply our hearta unto wiadom'
What doea n mean7 Wisdom. in the
senee Of merely knowing. ls Of ~
| worth I'm itself intellectually alone
givee no worthy value 10 character
\ savage is made no better Wy glyinr
him modern rife in exchange foi
his bow and culver. Nor is an nm
prircipled person any better bv olu.
eating eimply the intellect Education
alone mav make ono only more Gun.
ming and skihul criminal Though one
had the wisdom Of Solomon. q woult
DO him no enduring good unless h'
. | applied HE heart unto o.
but what does applying mo hear
d unto wisdom mean Briefly meant
az 20 purify the affections 10y wisdom
that wisdom is loved. VI ono love.
wisdom. he will do "a wisdom Teaches
| An. there is tho trouble. rvervonl
knows what 10 right bu' IL is not loved
Men love darkness rather than thl
light, beyause their decide sra OWL
TIE decide would not be evil n vie
dom were loved.
The central purpose ~ No in m
world n EXPRESSED in the text. to MAX
not the more intellect bu' tho hear
wise. 30 to train the affections Of th
. heart that fhov Pp ONE Nsrlr an,
snon'- oousiy iu harmony wen God
Wisdom " ono e'audors ne. gro v
inclined 'o say harl th'uge lp return
" evil is dome 20. Do $50 feel lilo 20
turning evilF or are we moved wit
compass for heir weakness Wrhe
no Lord was suffering the ertrem
agony % tho Cross Ha prayed Fath
p or forgive them. for they know no
what they do HIS heart was apple
unto Wisdom ITS love went ont ask
= toward tho OWL and tho good Doe
ours Herein il Ufe'a supreme pur
pose. 10 make tho heart ~ pure an
true that the affections alwsvs a.
n unity with Wisdom
The tune il. limited hut. with On
Lords help. wo can make Gods low
and wisdom a whit IN ne Now IL sne
time. Tomorrow comes ou' ~ toda
like fruit from its seed. We rea
only what wc sow Men 10 not Eathe
grapes ~ thorns. nor hge from this
lies either naturally or spiritually. CD
. lime hero Il for shaping characts
for lis worthy expansion here ana
the endless life. Reflect nov upo
| this serious eide of lie. during m
coming year. may we each. ~ nev'
before. 80 number our days. 80 cor
slider how title flee. as 90 apply on
hearts unto loving the good that vii
I dom teRchoe"