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12 THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. 61.
REPORT OF THE CO.MMITTEE OF
THE CENTRAL BOARD OF THE
DEATH OP H. H. GEORGE.
(Continued from page 6.)
born, and Dr. George was present at
its birth and was identified with it
till the day of his death. He was
chosen Field Secretary of the National
Reform Association in 1893 and
only ceased to labor in this capacity
when advancing years compelled him
to desist. He was no less earnest and
devoted as an advocate of Sabbath reform
and the abolition of the traffic
in strong drink.
For a number of years past. Dr.
George has been a member of the
Central Board of Missions. As long
as his strength allowed., he attended
upon the meetings with great regularity.
His long experience in the va­
fibers grow firm and hardy and
become acclimated to the rough
rious spheres in which he had served weather of the world
our Lord and his cause gave him the I have not been able to be adamant.
I refuse to be the sensi­
equipment necessary to be a wise and
eflacient member of a Board entrusted tive plant. What then is left
with such important mteresis as are To be love. Impossible I say to
committed to us. It is a great loss myself. The picture of Hoffman's
to be deprived of his wise counsel Christ looks at me from over the
in the adjustment of matters pertaining
to our work. May the Lord raise my duster. Again the
door of the cupboard as I put away
question
up others to filltbe places of those
who have finished their course.
To Mrs. George and the other members
of. the family circle, we extend
our sympathy and commend them to
the grace of the God of all comfort,
who comforteth us in all our affliction,
R. C, WYLIE,
T. H. ACHESON,
Committee,
PRAYER MEETING TOPIC.
(Continued from page 8.)
things which crowd out this i:iiilling
of the Spirit. Let us gel
rid of that and see how fully and
how freely we are filledwith the
Holy Ghost.
Youngstown, Ohio.
STONE, PLANT OR SPIRIT.
(Continued from page 2.)
be the sensitive plant." Meanwhile
I have continued to dust
and have reached the center-table,
which is generously supplied
with magazines and papers. A little
shivers runs through me, as I
think of the sensitive plant. Am
I really—in order to be honest,
must I confess to it—that I have
descended to that form of life
which implies not only lack of reason,
but also of animal instinct
From a magazine cover the face
of a dog stares up at me. Even
the dog knows who are his
friends. Something within him
recognizes this and once recognized,
he continues to have the
knowledge until he dies. Nor can
any unkindness on the part of the
friend ever shake his instinct. Am
I less than that I turn on myself
sharply. Have I ever believed
that one who hurt me was my
friend Of course, else there
would have been no hurt. Faith
is higher than belief. Have I
known ir deep down in my soul
Ah, yes, and awful hours recur to
my mind,—those hours when the is perfect."
Care and discrimination are exercised
in managing the advertising de­
friend stood by unflinchingly. I Yes, I am a human being, and
have known it from the bottom of there is something within me
partment of the Christian Nation, and
my heart. That being so, is thy which pulls the other way from
servant less than a dog Merely
we must be first convinced that an
the sensitive plant, the symbol of
a plant that shrinks from every emotion; the other way from adamant,
advertiser is worthy of confidence
touch and shrivels back into itself
the symbol of gold and and patronage before his order is ac­
Although the touch may hard reason. I must at least aspire
cepted. We cannot agree to become
to be love, even be innocent of roughness, would
though I gi'.arantor, nor to adjust petty misuncepted.
probably have hurt the giver had never attain. And the one way derstandings, but for a subscriber
the hurt been realized For how is to forget self, to love so completely
whose account is kept paid up we will
and so divinely that if a gladly render any reasonable service
true is it that the sensitive can
themselves sometimes ride roughshod,
hurt comes from one from whom in his dealings with advertisers in
unconsciously, over others. I expected perfection of under­
this paper. Since 1911, investment
Perhaps one may be sensitive, one standing and perfection of treat­
can not prevent temperament, but
instead of being a sensitive plant,
can one not make the quivering
advertisements of
been debarred.
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