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Show HID HAPPINESS ONLY l. ii mimm mm Christians Alone Prove Real Experience Ex-perience of Contentment. . Says' Minister. "The Bright, Side of Life," was the subject of a forcible sermon delivered Sunday morniug by the Rov. Chas. E. Parker, at tho Liberty Park Methodist church. t, was based on Psalms, J.4-1: IS "Happy is that people that is in such a case: yea. happy is that people w hose God is the Lord " In part Dr. Parker said; ! Theiv can b no class of poople in the world thai should move the real oxporl-onco oxporl-onco of liapplnees with ns much effect as tlu Christian. The principles of the Christian rolljjr'on are the foundation upon which true happiness is basod. What can be more conducive to a happy stale In life than the congenial spirit that exists between Christians who are conncientious in followhiR tho teachings of Christ? Can there be any power for rood so strong as Ihe sllont Influence of Christ that works in the human heart, making it sweet and lovable, as the life grows old? There Is nothing the world Is socking after with so much vigor as a happv contentment, con-tentment, hut It Books in vain, for It Is on tho wrong truck; only In Christ can it oo found. The non-Chrtstiun can Pay what' ho will about Christ's teachings nnd ridicule thorn as ho likes, vet tho wor'd owes all of its present atate of prosperity. prosper-ity. Us development of human Ingenuity and non-aavngo conditions to those teachings. teach-ings. The friendship that uinkos men con-Kfltila), con-Kfltila), the honest transactions in busl-neiss. busl-neiss. and the Justice that honors peo-nIjr.r,.ffhts' peo-nIjr.r,.ffhts' are a" bnnert on the teachings of Christ. The world would have degenerated degen-erated Into savagery In a few centuries inoro under the law of "An evo for an eve. but Christ cnnio teaching tho law of o, which tends to put self apart and love thy neighbor ns thv solf ir we would be bright In our worlrilv associations, always cu.stlng sujiHhlno nlcujg Hits pathway of life, wo must learn of him who is the light of tho world. If we would care to do klndlv deeds, tliul out how- Christ won so many by hl.i docds. If we wish our conversation to be pure and pleasing and helpful, loarn to utter only those thlng3 that would r'hfV, SU.Cr.'.' as vns fllnys tl,e Purpono of Christ. . rher- ls mi way wo can b kind fhUl r ?m 1)0t?sc,HS a sTet spirit, Ilka ? Mi-? . e tl,t. Krows 1,Uo t,,c "f( of U rial If wo wish to be happy, both in his llfo and the next, what other process J" there than that of the Christian, whose hop-.- and trust and all la i tho Lord, his |