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Show !i True religion lma povv-t povv-t 4 . ! er to transfigure the jluuinuui ii jJiumu iio .f u... ,Hr i.... m. limn life of oum, and to in untttiiinxut "e ftin nmi"- tioiiH coimli naiice into By REV. J. F. MEYEIl, " I)tc' of 'K1'1 nn'' uniurlin, Miiwauko. lteiiuly, liecaufe it can ' uut n new content, n M more Klorioim menning 1 i,i3(ffl!cfKrynlm into cacli of tho three great oxpcrlencc words of life, Wk iianuly . duh, joy ami forrow, m The nligious fnith can trauiflgure joy ; thnt it not only incronwi H tho nnturnl gluiliuiw of our life, hut exulti, purifiw, nml InkiHifleti it, it H nlmost n commonplace of devotional literature. H Itcligion (tindiH the inenuiiig of the dutira of life jut nit it trans- H flgurea iln joyii To the rtligiou iiinii, comt'ience nt tho voice of flod, U duties nre divine comninndK, the mod of a brother i our divnuly given H opportunitv, mi open door whiih (Iml linn Mt Ik fore tin, our ideals nml H nspiraliiiiin nre the iupirntionn of ln spirit, nml muce they nre of (lod H tluv tire not viuii iuinginntinmi, hut nwured prniniwn; they nre nngelic H xoiu'K (nllmg mi to higher plain, the npprovnl of coiucicnce in the H einile of a heuvtnlv father, the ripronch of (oiik-iciico is the nhtiko of n ffi bupretne righteourneii, and the inng of contrition and reinori.e nre tho H cnntigutiotiD of nil iiilimle love. H I'roin tho nligiou point of view ivcry duty faithfully performed, jH every sacrifice innde for consueiue raku in nn net of obetlicncc to one to H whom nlictllincc is due. It I a died of piriwnnl loyalty to one whom H tho Houl both known nml loveii. It is nn olTiriiiK of loving gratitude to H him who is the source of nil tho soul's hhssings. It is a lesion well B Icnnud, a prohlem Kit for us lo solve hy the great eliriml tmclier. It ii D n holy nml bleiwetl sncrnmuit hy which wu hnvc rail loiuiminion with B Ooil. This is tho trnnsllgurntion of duty. H Sorrow is the Inst of the three grent words of life. It is tho com- jH jinnion word to joy. 'I ho glint word of religion which correspomh to it jH is resignntiou B To the iiingic of religion even sorrow becomes translucent, ns it H wire, nml we see the love of Ciod slung through it all As tin mnlerinl H sun shines through tin rifted clouds, mi (lod, who is tho sun of our souls, IH wiiiU the light nml warmth of his love through the clouds of xorrow. |