The Sabbath

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19893, 23 May 1936, Page 24 (Supplement)

The Sabbath

THREE LESSONS. There are three lessons I would write, Three words as with a burning pen, in tracings of eternal light Upon the hearts of men. Have faith, where‘er thy barque he driven, The calm‘s disport, the tempest's mirth. ’ Know this—God rules the Hosts of Heaven, ‘ The inhabitants of earth. Have hope, though clouds environ now. And sladness hides her face in scorn. Put thou the shadow from thy brow— No night but hath its morn. Have love—not love alone for one. But man, as man, thy brother call, And scatter like the circling sun Thy charities on all. 'l‘hus grave these lessons on thy soul: Faith, Hope, and Love—and thou shalt flnd Strength, when Life's surges rudcst roll, Light when thou else were blind. . ——Sehillcr. l . ‘ DAILY TEXT. 1 Sunday. i The Ministry of Jesus.——The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto lint to minister, and to give his life a ransom for mama—Mark x, 45. Mondaynght.——l am the light of the world; he that followeth mu shall not wall; in durknrss. but shall have the light of lilo—John \iii, 12. Tuesday. Salvation—The Sun of Man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save than—Luke ix. 50. Wednesday. A Haunting Conscience—slllo wicked lice \\'hrn no main purSueth; but, the righteous are hold us a lion—Pru— Vcrhs xxviil, 1. 1 Thursday. ‘ Bcwnre ot‘ BunstingtAllonst. not ‘tl‘n‘sclt’ of lo—nmrruw; for ltmu know—vst not what :1 (lily may bring forth.— ‘l’rovurhs xxvii, l. Frlday. \\'tzat Kv'rps t's fining—l had t‘nintml unless 1 hurt believed to M3ll the goodness of tho. Lord in the land of tlm il\'ill§'.v~ps\|llllS x.\‘\ii, 11:. Saturday. l’ntir‘nrr‘ Suns l's ’l‘hruujzh.—lm.t patience have her twrfrrt mark, that .\u may he prrt‘m't and entire. \\Alllinfil Itnl]lll|§.—~J.llnt‘s i. -i.

PERSONALITY. A MYSTERY AND A GRO\VTH. In a universe which is throughout mysterious perhaps the greatest. mys—tery belongs to human pcrsonality. Though its origin and growth are obscure. this much about it is clear—— it develops only in relationship. It is hy contact with the world of persons and things outside him that the individual enlarges his personality. If we “keep oursolws to ourselves,“ not only are \\‘e sclti’sh. but \\'o are ompty~ ing of its treasures the personality \\'o St‘t’li so .ii‘alously to guard. The man who avoids Contact with his fellows pauperisrs his aunt nature. lie who suck: to share to the fullest the Joys and sorrows. of thosr around him onrii'hes his personality. Luvr is Ihr innst i-I‘t‘mrtivo power in (li‘Vt‘ltwillS prrsonaiity. \\‘hvrc Im—twiwn two individuals real love n!)— lalus oat-h :.“in's to the other 01' his host, and llotli gain ihvruliy. In our ignoranro nt‘ pc‘rsoualily it is impos— Sllllt‘ tn t‘ori‘rnsl the ranjze 01’ its ulti—mate developumnt. it may he that in the life beyond, in the Eternal Klngdom of Perfect Love, the. harrirm~ \\hii-h hi‘rn stilt di\iztc us. lltl\\'C\'C‘t‘ much we. try to ovcrpuw them, will molt away, and thorc \\'llt ho complete iutvrprL-talimi nt‘ pot'bnllality, yet without 1055 nt‘ individuality. \\'o .\hall ilii-n roalisv ninru t'll‘:ll‘l_\‘ what it “10.1115 that "\\i‘ ari‘ invinlwrs nun ot' annthr‘rf‘ , The Mini! important or all thr‘ ro— into \\hirh tho suit has to

cnlcr if it would expand to lts true mensure is ils relulinnsllin \\'ilh liml. from whom the self orlglndled, uml 141 whom it rolurns \\lmn ilsvnrlhl)‘ conrm is run. This l‘t'lllllmlihll) has In he delihcrnlcly cullimlml- .lusl us casual ronlnrls “ill! :1 l'<'l!-J\\'»mnn 1"! not afford [hut inns-11l inlo rlmruclcr mnl Inn-Imm: “‘ller in HIL' v>svnro nt' ll'llx' llrvmlslnp, so knmvlmlg'c of find is illl];L’v.~'~il!l(! unless more is [ho rlcsiru I 4) know Him. Now ("In Liml, lllL‘ mystery of myslcries, he known by us without earnest search and Pfi‘nrl? ' 11ml is in one sense unlmmvnlflt‘. hut "in Him \\'o live. and mow. and have our being"; and It is Impossible to mark off clearly where man ends and (iO4l lmgins. There is not lalcntily lu‘lwecn the two; we remain our solves, and He is lln: great Other. But there can be uniun between man and God, and \\'u can m‘ogrmssivnly know Him because He has revealed Himself to us. But to enter inlo fel—lowship \\'“ll Gml demands of us sympathy \\ilh Ills rlmrarlvr and PUP-j posK‘s. Obedience l Opens the Road to Knowledge, ' nnrl nruyr‘r brings ms inlo livingr rommuniun \\illl Him. 1 .\s \\'n). ~lnlly thv‘ mind nl‘ .IPFIIS I.lLri.<l. rovr‘alull lo m,- in 1113 Hosprls \\o are impressed by the cunuvlclc;

uniiy of spirit which exisied between I llim nml llis Valhcr, Ii unliy of which lie sot-ins- to have been at all UlllCSl runscluus. llis fellmvship wiih the l-‘ulhvr “its line sustaining prinriplc nr llis life. \\‘hniever may have been ‘ His way of original endowment. iliis fellowship was. nut nrhievcd \\illioul i-l‘i‘nrr and self—(lisririllno. For Him Inn Ihr! road or OlN'lllL'llCC was the road in lgunwlwlgv; and it was in“ muse the obedience was perfect ihal lho fellowship was complete. \Vc 'hm‘o n more (limmill road to travel immusu our siniulness has marred oul‘ roiuiinmhip in God. Yet hy Divine nid our sinfulnoss can he gradually OVCKTUHAK‘. and our knowledge of God; rain grow clearer. i ‘ Man is the crown of croniionh human personality is the highest thing which we know. If the world eman— ! ales from a purposive mind and will, we runnol hut believe (hat a special \aluo in (imi's Pym :liluvhos in a per- l ‘non, the only IJGIHL“ in the. universe. ,so far as we are able. to Judge. who [ran know (:ml and nnlcr inln relaiionship wih Him. For such a heing io iwgliwi God‘s claim upon him can Innly nmnn that his personnlily runs 1:) Pearl] lhnl stature of wholeness and ripnnms which is God's lnlcnlion fur 1 him. ‘