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Young People's Topic
FOR SEPT. 13.
By Rev. A. A. Johnston.
What is a Good Education Prov.
1:1-9, 20-33. (School and College
Meeting.)
Psalms.—34:6-9, No. 87; 78:1-5, No.
205; 119: Part 2, 1-4, No. 319; 143:5-6,
No. 386; 25:1-4, No. 60; 119; Part 5,
1-4, No. 322.
Parallels.—Job 28:28; Prov. 1:7; 1
John 2:21; Eccles. 7:12; 1 Cor. 12:1;
Eph. 1:8; James 3:17; James 1:5;
I-aiah 48:17; Prov. 4:5-7; 2 John 1:4.
"The wise man does not desire so
much to make a living as to make a
life—as the Bible puts it, 'To have
life and to have it more abundantly.' "
This life does not come as a gift. It
is not found in any listless search.
Mere existence is the block of marble
from which the wonderful statue
steps forth, chiseled and polished into
exquisite beauty. Existence is the
raw material, life is the finishedproduct.
Existence might be compared
to the stone and wood, the gold and the one factor that explains nature and
silver, in their nati-ve state, but life history is God, our Creator and
Is the completed temple, the embodiment
of the 'master-builder's vision,
beautiful in its symmetry and color.
Saviour.
(Let us center our prayers for this
evening's prayer-meeting around the
Education is the agent which de'finite petition that God would bless
shapes the human being. It develops
in the soul and body all the perfec­
the teachers and *3holars of our public
and high schools, that he would
tion of which they are capable. It is
the chisel in the sculptor's hand. It
is the force which builds the temple.
There are certain elements which
are essential in a good education.
I, Vigorous Health.
The only way to influence the brain
is through the nerves and a healthy
nervous system depends on the blood.
Without a vigorous body in which all
the parts are working harmoniously,
the supply of blood will be not only
limited, but of poor quality. Such a
blood supply will not furnish the material
upon which to build a good education.
The men that have influenced
the world because they were men of
force and attainment, have been men
of abundant vitality. They have done
the world's work because they could
stick to their post where more brilliant
but weaker men were compelled
to relax their efforts for the sake of
recuperation.
II. An Abundant Knowledge.
13. Acts 8:18-20. I Cor. 6:19-20.
Education presupposes a general
knowledge such as reading and writing,
some familiarity with history, 1-7. 43:3-6. 63:1-6. 139:1-6.
Psalms—51:7-12. 104:22-26. 143:
science, literature, and art. This
comes through a course of study in
1. To resist temptation. One of
school and college. The young man the purposes of the Holy Spirit is
or woman is fortunate indeed, whose to give strength. Man can not by
mind is stored with the wonderful
facts of nature and history. The his own power withstand the temptations
of the evil one. It matters
starry sky means a great deal to a
person after he has studied astronomy.
Botany reveals the wonders of
flowers and plants. Stratford-on-Avon
would be a bore to. anyone who had
never read Shakespeare. What would
the Roman Forum be, but a pile of
rubbish, to the man who never heard
oif Caesar Such an education is
open to all, for the greatest university
is books, and they are accessible
everywhere.
Even more important than knowledge
is the well trained ability to
think carefully and deeply. True education
does not consist in storing
away thousands of facts but in so
moulding the mind by severe discipline
and hard study, that it can collect
the essential facts, form proper conclusions,
and build systems of truth.
The truly educated man is he who
thinks clearly and masterfully.
III. Christian Character.
How pitiaole is the chemist who
has profound learning but who denies
the Great Chemist, who in the great
laboratory of "Out-of-Doors" mingles
THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. 61.
go back to it again." You fell upon
your knees and prayed for Divine
strength and then you got the victory.
Such was the case with the
Indian elder. The temptation to
return to his tobacco had almost
overcome him. He cried for help,
his prayer was answered, the appe­
the gases of the atmosphere for our tite was taken away. We need the Prov. 29:18, we read, "A¥here there
breathing, mingles them again a indwelling of the Holy Spirit to re­isist temptation.
need to have the vision. This we
no vision, the people perish." We
little differently and the spring bubbles
from the hillside, adds a little perfume
and we pick the scented fiowers. How
2. To lead men to Christ. can not have without the Holy
pitiable the astronomer who knows The Lord said to His disciples in Spirit.
the paths of the stars, but knows not the great commission, "go into all Youngstown, Ohio.
the Master who swung them in their
the world and preach the gospel to
courses and upholds them in his
power.
eyery creature." Notice, he did not
LESS MEAT
No man is truly educated who say "go and convert every creature."
Advice of Family Physician.
leaves God out of his thinking, for That would have been a difflcult
not how strong he may feel, how
well fortified against all evil, the
Holy Spirit is absolutely necessary
for his protection. We have seen
this truth demonstrated again and
again. We do not need to illustrate
it. Just recall your past experience.
Do you remember when you were
trying to break off a certain evil
habit How the temptation came
to you in one way, then in another,
until you were almost distracted and
you said, "there is no use, I must
task. It would have been an impossibility.
The Lord has given to
us the easy part, that is to preach.
He has retained the hard part for
himself, to convert. Very often because
we do not see men converted
as the result of our preaching we
enrich Geneva College with spiritual
blessings so that from it may go influences
to bless our church and must convert them. We forget that
get discouraged. We think that we
nation.)
it is the work of the Spirit. It is family physician to order less meat,
our part to preach the gospel and as in the following letter from a F.
then pray (and have faith) that Y. man:
Prayer Meeting Topic
the Lord by and through His Spirit
"I had sufllered for years with
FOR SEPTEMBER1(5. •svill bring men to himself. We are
dyspepsia and nervousness. My
By the Rev. J. M. Johnson. the means used by God to bring men
to Christ. The saving is done by
physician advised me to eat less
"Our Need of the Spirit."—Zach.
the Spirit. A certain minister, expresses
himself as being very much tried several things to take the
meat and greasy foods generally. I
4:6.
1. To resist Temptation.
surprised because a sermon which place of my usual breakfast of chops,
2. To lead men to Christ. he preached was blessed by God to fried potaties, etc., but got no relief
until I tried Grape-Nuts food.
3. To declare God's Word. the saving of a soul.
Passages—Acts 8 :15, 16. Eph. 3 : Why should a minister be surprised
Should he not rather ex­
"After using Grape-Nuts for the
16. John 20:22. Acts 10:19, 20.
cereal part of my meals for two
pect it Does the Lord not say "I
Rom. 5:5. I Cor. 12:3, 4. I Cor.
will make you fishersof men" Let years, I am now a well man. Grape-
12:7-10. GaL 5:22, 23. Heb. 2:4.
us pray that we might have the Nuts benefited my health far more
Eph. 4:30. I John 3 :24. I John 4:
than the medicine I had taken be­
spirit in order to reach men.
3. To declare God's Word.
When the Lord was about to take
His departure He said to the disciples:
"The Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in My name, he
shall teach you all things and bring
all things to your remembrance."
The words axe very important.
"Teach you all things and bring all
things to your remembrance." The
successful teacher or preacher must
be taught by the Spirit of God. The
things he will teach are comprehended
in the "Word." We can not
"Woo is unto m« if I preach not the
gospel." Sometimes it requires a
great deal of courage to preach the
whole gospel. Very frequently we
hear of those who profess to be followers
of • Christ as messengers of
His truth for various reasons witliholding
from the people certain doctrines.
They lack the spirit to give*
them courage and therefore they
cry: "Peace, peace, when there is no
peace." The result is the people
perish for the lack of truth. In
Formerly people thought
meat
necessary for strength and muscular
vigor.
The man who worked hard was
supposed to require meat two or
three times a day. Science has found
out differently.
It is now a common thiag for the
fore.
"My -ft'ife and children are healthier
than they had been for years,
and we are a very happy family,
largely due to Grape-Nuts.
"We have been so much benefited
by Grape-Nuts that it would be ungrateful
not to acknowledge it." «
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Read "The Boad
to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a
Reason."
imagine the Holy Spirit teaching Ever read the above letter A new
anything else but the Word. It is one appears from time to time. They
God's message of light and life to are genuine, true and full Of human
men. The Apostle Paul sxclaimed Interest.