. For the best things. ot on the on the pure, not on the soiled. Thinkon the hopeful things in men, their possibil-ities of nobleness, not on their faults. In sor-row, find the Face of Christ, and gaze on thattill you forget your grief. In all life, if therebe any virtue, any praise, any beauty, anyjoy, think on these things, and it will lift upyour life into strength, nobleness, divineness. [27] apellejs, ti^e approtjeD [29] **0 Sentinel at the loose-swung door of my impetuous lips,Guard close to-day! Make sure no word unjust or cruel slipsIn anger forth, by folly spurred
. For the best things. ot on the on the pure, not on the soiled. Thinkon the hopeful things in men, their possibil-ities of nobleness, not on their faults. In sor-row, find the Face of Christ, and gaze on thattill you forget your grief. In all life, if therebe any virtue, any praise, any beauty, anyjoy, think on these things, and it will lift upyour life into strength, nobleness, divineness. [27] apellejs, ti^e approtjeD [29] **0 Sentinel at the loose-swung door of my impetuous lips,Guard close to-day! Make sure no word unjust or cruel slipsIn anger forth, by folly spurred or armed with envyswhips; Keep clear the way to-day, ^^ And Warden of my souVs stained house, where loveand hate are horn,O make it clean, if swept must he with pains rough broom of thorn!And quiet impose, so straining ears with world-dinracked and torn. May catch what God doth say* ^ You must live each day at your very best:The work of the world is done by few;God asks that a part be done by you, . [30] CHAPTER THREE. T. Paul speaks of one ofhis friends as Apelles,the approved. We do notknow who Apelles was. HeIs not named elsewhere Inthe New Testament nordoes he have any place In secular the distinction which St. Paul gives himis suggestive. He had been put to the testin some way and had not failed. So he hadwon the title, Apelles, the Christian should want to have the ap-proval of men. There are Instances, no doubt,In which good men have to brave the opposi-tion of others and go against their a Christian should seek to make his lifeso beautiful, so consistent, so worthy, so likehis Masters, that everywhere he shall be wellspoken of. The religion of Christ is beauti-ful. One of the few things said about the[31] youth and early manhood of Jesus is, that he advanced in wisdom and stature, and in fa-vor with God and men. It is not said onlythat he advanced in favor with God—thatwould not seem strange to us, since he wasthe Son of God—
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