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i .. "" _ , ' , not care .how nulch we .l_ay claim to loee and preaching) reminded him of Bottom's answer in
" _ • " " fort by activity i_l bcbalf of F[i_ kiu_dom. "Faith part was yet wrltlen--'No it can he done exte_-
like inscct_&c_..pcertain othcr insects in their home
._._, , " ...... as "guests." "Some of these "euests' thus enter- Voung men in learnin_ a _rade are coml]efledto "
i --_ ?--i_7]' '_ without rained among works.bOth is dead." t q..pnt_ The andtermites, the termites an ant" are pore, serve for as tt anis apprentice only roaring.' for"
several years, They ?o_
WINDOWS TO LE'r IN LIGHT and jealousy, faith in good works ffs onh's say or, harmless or eveff friemlly; white others are dis- _r_ not t_id much at first anti not _o very mush
"" _ compiled by S._ WittXV. _;hii:h produce a spirit of optimism. People do -tinctly harmful, and feed uimn the'Jr unsuspecting is expecterl of them We who have heeh iu the
hosts when the latter are'ea_ght off guaed." If a
- _ Tuberculosis .'7"r_"is _ not transq_itted, _ by" heredity, not take these seriously: They feel the( somehow, Christian amociates with-thoseof the world and has way _bforserve 3_ears.often as an apprentice. forget that He every has Christian to learn
:_ • a_cordmg . to the best medical , authorRles. . How- sucll fatal. sins "There will isnot a way damn which them. seemeth will not rightpi'ove unto
makes of them his guests, he will sooneror later the tr:/de. We must not be too quick to criticise
" i ever, indivlduals may receive from their forbears a man. hut theYnd thereof a_e the ways of death." be the loser. The evil companions or guests will tho_e who ar_ jest enlering the way of life 'if
'_ a constitution which is espe.cially susceptible to cause tlieir h6sts to.die sid_'ituafly. The Christian their conduct dot,s not measure pp to tho_ who
tubercular germs. The only tidng for such ,a who continues to cultivate the friendship of sinful have served long on 1heir appeenticeship. "And
person to an
do, to
I, brethren. not sl_ak unto you IlS
• ment which _s as seek free as forpossible and livefrom in the environ- terms ural It light has been over found artificial that light theissuper due.largely or ty ofto the men these will ycicked either individuals quickly be[o the Christ means or el_ of bringing he will spiritual hut as unfo carnal, even as unto babes u_lto in
of'this di_ase. Those who are not by birth pre- fact that she former is more uniform in its dlstri- 1 in .a _hort time permit them to b_cksllde' him. "Christ."
dispused to this malady may throw off many button. We have often thought that natural light, This illustration may beapplied in anoth'er way.
of its in- The _vetl man who harflors the carnal mind' as a
germs= but not _ with those who have'the weak- was better for the eyes because greater
• , "Choose you this d_ay whom ye will serve "_,a_
ness which we have indicated above. Their only tensity, but this is not the case? As the light of j guest within his heart will soon fall'.a prey,to the Man is an absolute ki;_g: He is supreme in the
safety is found in living in a climate and under the worl6. Christians. will accomplish much more wiles of this treacherous enemy. - '
conditions which will reduce to a minimum the if they will shine uniformly. Constancy is much : . _/_/1/t2*.4A moral empire el his_ soul. The _Bourbons of.-x,,--4r'ht_
germs that they must come into contact with. All better than occasional spurts of brilliancy. " "Let The following is takefi from . the ,_,_ a-" l:rance lightenedanddespots. the Stuarts' They ofwere England absolute werein unen- theiz ,
of this has a spiritual application, After conver- your light so shine before men that riley may see
• . .-_ hereon: "Lightning which struck an Oklahomfi rule and they did. not administer this power for
sion and even .after entire _nctification human your good works, and glorify your Father which Gasnnd Electric Company pole at Park Place and" the goml of their subjects. Peter the Great of
beings have in a sen?e a peculiar susceptibili[y to is in heaven." Oklahoma Avenue Thursday night startled many Russia was. an enlightened despot. He was susin.
The effects of sin still remain •upon their -
. " _,_ citizens and ligl_ted up _.he streets and huffilings, peeme in his power [_ut ire sought for'tbe.h.'st for
minds and bodies They _ontldue to be liable to One of the native trees of Oklahoma is a scrub momentarily for several blocks around. A half- his people. Far .too many men are using their
temptation. They arestill on probation" What oak. Its dead Icarus are very tenacious. They _ dozen insulators _,er_/ knocked off, but electric _:qoral authority to damn their souls, to wreck
then should we do? We should always preserve remainon the trees until spring. Then.they are_ service was not interrupted." I was stmlying in their moral empires. They are surely _nenlightaboiR
our lives by means of prayer, Bible read- rather suddenly pushed off by the rising sap and a room with the curtab/_ down and of course the ened despots. Tl_ey should be enlightened despots
ing, faith, church attendance, and Christiafl gel- immediately the new greep leaves begin to appear, electric light was _'n. Suddenly the light flickered arid.wleld the sceptre with understat_ding.
Iowship an atmosphere which is spiritual andholy. The only sure method of'transforming man's out_ and then went out for.a. ;_ery brief time. Just
Also, we should seek to dwell in the best possible ward life is by means i3f getting the fife of God after the light failed me, and darkness began, a
material and geographical environment. A Chris- within. We:cannot expect evil deeds and prac- heavy clap of thunder was Kcard. Thh Is about. Evil has often truly been likened to a tree So_ t,.,_._( i
tian is Ioolisl_ who rashes into a situation in whid_ tices to disappcac until the new life or sap from all that the thunderstorm amounted to. But up- cial reform movements like the liquor traffic arff "
evil abounds. Qnly the direct call of God should above flows into and throughout man's spiritual lield by the pol_'s (one of whid_ was struck) were " destroying the tre_ by cutting off end branch at a
cause anyone to frequent regions where the germs constitution. This brings to mind Thomas Chal- copper wires which were quietly conveying power time. Eyangelism getting nleu saved, is bringing
of sin and hell are fn abundance. "V_q_erefore let mers' famous sermon on the following subject: to" street cars, interurbans, hiilla, faetortes, and destruction to the tree by cutting at Its.very roots.
Idm tliat thinketh he standeth.take heed lest he ".The Expuisive Power of a New Aff¢ctlon." Its homes. There was nothing.spectacular about Moral reform movements are good and worthfall.
central thought is in line with the illustration what they'were doing, no sudden flash or roar, while and Christians should stand back of them.
gwen above. The love of God.will drive the love no excited and frightened peqp_e, and. yet much EviJ is of sush'a terrible nature that it must be
combatted in every possible way. But the surest
It is a well known fact that some diseasesmake - of the world, out of the'human l[eart and all of work was being done. Very pitch a man comes
and quickest, method by which we may cause the
a person pessimistic, while others have the pp. the evil practices that Would flow therefrom, forth' with great show and, much noise, but it ts tree _f evil to die is to get men saved and sanctipestle
effect_ Diabetes tends toward the former t "much ado ah'out nothing." When the excitement
and the whiteplague toward the latter. Tbesame A certain kind 0I wasp stings the caterpillar tn has nassed it is discovered that very little if any- fled. To use another illustrarion moral reform
is true of sin. Some types of sin, such as adul- its. motor centers.' Thus.the. caterpillar is pre* t thing has been brought to pass. God did not movemems might be likened to the chores o[ the
tery anti murdeh are readily recognized as dan- _'ented from.getting away and yet it is still alive, come to Elijah in the earthquake or the fire or Chelation movement, while tbe complete sa.lvarion
gerous to the one wire indulges in them. It is not The young wasps have plenty of fresh meat to the cyelobe. After these had passed Ite came in of sinners is the real task.
so diffl_:ult to convince people that these sins are 'feedupon when they arrive. One of the tricl_s of the still small voice. I cannot refrain at this " "-w ff-_'
sinful, But there are sins such as lack of/:hurcl3 the Devil Is to sting us in our motor centers_.that .jundum from quoting the following: "Arehhis- TI_e chief business of the packing houses"_s to
attendance, failure to.tithe, manifestations ofpride '. is, obstruct us in our.service for Christ• He does hop .Whatley. used to say It (some extemp0re kill and cure meats; But this industry has certain
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