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Show . EZZZJSZZZSZZZSSI Alan is an immortal being, separate ' from tho body in which on earth he lives, i Let nUl cs'm01 a futuro in which that real, inner, hidden, or spiritual nature will have jjpintllfll opportunity for activity and experience be-fj be-fj -i . yond anything this world can give. VJUlCltJ Experiences force recognition of tho 1 PllVSiCfll frailty and brief tenure of tho physical j man. The spiritual is tho enduring and is J , meant to bo the controlling part of our 1 ' By BEV. THOMAS E. BARB, nature. Through the physical the spirit- - M!iwiukt. m manifests itself. But tho motives of I E!mZ!ZZZZZZZZ.i life arc to bo drawn from tho spiritual. The I outflow of energy through the body is right- fully directed to the conquest of tho earth life. Yet in all tho acquire ment of learning, tho pursuit of wealth, the endeavor for tho manifold gifts of earth in comfort and home and knowledge and influence, if ' these are the sole object of desire wo but enjoy them for a timo and , then go empty, naked, and ashamed into tho spiritual which wo must 9j -enter, even though unprepared or unfit. j Man's body is animal, with the propensities of the animal but with- 1 out its guarding instincts. Uncontrolled by spiritualized intelligence the ' great powers of human nature nro perverted to cruelty and all debase- j mcnt. For the purpose of this life tho spiritual is tho supremo interest. Any success purchased by the sacrifice of the spiritual nature is a losing bargain. This in no sense limits life or makes smaller its achievement. The method of soul building is revealed in tho motive "while wo look not at the things which aro seen, but at tho things which aro not seen, for the things which arc seen nro temporal; but tho things wliich aro not seen are eternal." It is a question of viewpoint. Over earthly experience ex-perience is written: "then coineth tho end." The spiritual viewpoint docs not ignore or depreciate this life. It puts it in its true relation. The earth is ours to use, to enjoy, richly, grnndly, but to profit by, that in tho ' use of this lifo wo may be fitted for the future, that wo may growjnto j tho experience of those ageless principles which will mako us at home 1 whenever coming time may bear us. x |