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Show FATAL AMBITION, NOBLE AMBITION Ambition a Prime Necessity to a Successful Life. Two Notable Examples In tho Bible, of Right and Wrong Ambitions A Mis-trandated Mis-trandated Text Its True Import A Glorious Life and Prospect Ruined by-Wrong by-Wrong Ambitions In Contrast, An-othsr An-othsr Glorious Lifo Enhanced In Eternal Eter-nal Glory by Following Right Ambitions Ambi-tions Tho Lesion to the Church of Christ Incidental Lossons to All and to Angola. Wfi f PnSt0F RuB jflST courses here to- corrected the 1 J - y- lr:i n - !n 1 kmi. l-.-:.i . i fv Igjal ing that he had ,jjlitllQ&t 8aw the support of fPASTQR. RUSSELL) scholarship in rendering ren-dering it thus: "Who. being In the form of God, did not meditate a usurpation to be on an equality with God. but contrariwise made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Illm tho form of a servant" I The Pastor declared that v hoever has no ambition has not properly begun be-gun to live. Ambition Implies nppre elation of life's alue a fixed determination determi-nation to reach thp fronl decided upon Fie urged patents and teachers to assist young people In forming noble ideals and In determining which goal they will bend life's energies to reach. He also remloded them that many of those successful In life often declare how much they owe to- noble Instructors. Many Woo-Begone Facea. Then the Pastor commented on the fact that in a crowd of a thousand peo i pie less than a hundred show by their faces and energy that they are pursu- j Ing an Ideal, an ambition In other I words, nine-tenths of poor, fallen bu manity lack the very mainspring of ; life. This lack. of proper ambition, said ho. makes life a drudgery and also Is menace to our social fabric. According to the Bible, it is this nine-tenths of humanity that will pull down our civil-; civil-; lzation in a kind of blind fury the , awakening of an ambition which, not knowing how to exercise Itself, will I bring trouble upon all. The Pastor then showed thnt the am I bltious tenth of humanity turn the ; wheels of progress by not only keep-: keep-: Ing their own minds occupied, but by giving employment to others Men of I ambition leading on to gouius have ' helped mankind to larger conceptions j of life and rider possibilities. Grant Ing the necessity for legislation In r-sti. r-sti. lining combinations of brains and money, lot us never forget how much we owe to the ambitious men nrhom we seek to restrain from crushing those of less ambition and capacity. The Lesson of the Text. The Pastor said that while the Apostle Apos-tle does not s eclfy Satan in contrast with Jesus, yet between the Hues of our text we may read that he had this thought In mind Then the speaker traced Satan's career as set forth in the Scriptures. Lucifer, one of the most glorious spirit beings, became posses-sod of a sinful ambition. Instead In-stead of the righteous ambition to serve and honor his Creator, bethought to have an empire of his own and lm-pro lm-pro e upon the Divine order of things Lucifer's ambition led him to attempt to carry out his program in connection With mankind. Thenceforth be was known as Satan. God's adversary. has bt't ii permitted to show the evil results of his cbosen course. But soon he Is to be restrained a thousand years, while Messiah's Kingdom gives all an opportunity to return to harmouy with God and to attain everlasting life. Ultimately Ulti-mately Satan will be destroyed, together to-gether with all having his spirit. The Logos Humbled Himself. Then the Pastor contrasted the course of tho l ogos, the Only Begot-i Begot-i ten Son of God. He was tho very personification per-sonification of obedience and self-abnegation. Instead of meditating u usurpation of Divine authority He declared, de-clared, "My l ather is greater than I." Man's fall brought opportunity to manifest loving obedience. As a per- ; feet mau was condemned to death, so i man's redemption must be accomplish-ed accomplish-ed by the death of a perfect man. Hence the Divine proposal that the Logos become a man, tukiug the sin- i er's nature, but not the sinuers weaknesses and Bin, that He might be-Bpme be-Bpme the IJedcemer Attached to this proposal was the j promise of a great reward exaltation to the Divine nature, glory, honor and Immortality. Jesns declared that by His faithfulness He had been rewarded reward-ed with a place In the Father s Throne. The Lesson of Humility. Pastor Russell showed that the Apostle Apos-tle was seeking to Impress tho lesson of humility, our Lord Jesus exemplified exempli-fied this In His C0Ur8e. not meditating I for an Instant to grasp Divine honor ind association in ills Father's Tbroue And behold God's wonderful grace In exalting Illm to Ella own right hand The Father bas made a similar proposition to the Church. If we be L-ome dead to the world, laying down our lhes in obedieuce to the Father's-will, Father's-will, we shall share our Redeemer' Throne. The Pastor Russell's letters for six weeks past have gone estray, and I have Just arrived. They will now be i published daily until all the missing letters havo appeared |