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HE Destiny OF To-day «TVDIBS IN CONSCIENCK AND CHARACTKR ^ ^ ^ BY JOHN ncLEAN, Ph D , Author of "The Making of a Christan," •• Bet- ter Lives for Commoo People." ClOTH, 60 CENTS, POSTPAID. Am-inar the chapton In thin helpfal little volume are: The InvisibieThird-The Kvory g»y of Juddnient— Remonw-Hrtribution- The Demand for ConfesMloo— The (.'oercion of Deeds- 1 he MaMterin the Sonl-The luflniio uutcome. iiliYA J*u*-*^?__'''*'"^*** *° excellen t \ titled "Ihe Destiny of To-day." (To ---^ •*"". *«»""y oi lo-aay." (To- ronto , Briggs, I0(fe.) These etudies in conscience and character deal with hu- man life and conduct in the light of the divine judgment now and. hereafter, and ^PMUdjpake an admi fable courti>,ftf | y>. t ^y "' ■ ^L.^ttt -J"dCTent/dlatinf^ a ppie the level of alg^^;;^^ ggjS ' fS^f IN Y OFTO-DAYTstudS, m couhu»eu«« una Onaracter. ny uev. jouu McLeuu. Ph.D. ( loronto : vviJilum iiriggH.> 60 tenta. 'ine lUUe uook deals wuu large and solemn quetnous-yuubtiona m waicu wfc are au ptuBoaaily auu deeply m- ttreated. U m wrmeu witli a atrioua purpohe-to make men tuink, and lo IhmK intensely, upon the tremeuuous liuiues wliicn the autuor raitjea. i>r. iVici.ean has the happy art oi putting tiie great tacts that pertain to hte anu destiny m a striking llgnt, and drivea home the lessons ue gathers witn unerring preciaion and commanding appeal. The authors style, wliUo graceiul, and sometimes brilliant is always clear, earnest, and practical. Such liooka have a mission, not to a lew, but to the multitudes thronging the highways of life, crying, •• Who will show us any good ?" in these days of unrest and doubt, when so many on the ocean of life are like sailors bewildered in a fog, it is well that men should be made to hear the clear, positive notes that ring thiougk this volume from beginning to end Jf he Destiny of To-day "k^ ^^^^u^^^^ yw that the Hiirh?,v h«f .ir^i^m/g ^stUiy an accurate one. Sin is the subieri- nf ViVt V ?.^ ^^"^ description is tragic consequences We know T £1? r * ' ^'''"'^-it'' a^-fnl reality and ^nr^us; but thev areimm-esSrJiv^h generation tlnf t^.l knvai-d "^^30 n.lS *^"'^: ^'"^ ""•^'-^^ t^ a , trans^ressoi-s He woulTl i«^n k , ^ "^'^ '^" ^^^J^-ration of transgression and kind !ff pr^ching can bl d SeastdlSr w" """''* T>' "^^t^lns'™ thismtlebc^k.^^^ ^S ^.ff""^ ^' ' ^r' ' ' Canada amnTa worUvTs iepunf^n nf d\.l7l "">mp n r . It has been issued in publishers, are capable ofS^l^^i^i^ttt'^^""' bookbinders anS \ "The Destiny of To-Dav •• a* ^. In Conscience and rhlroTT^* Studies Maclean. Ph.D. AiUhSr nS^'Vpu ^^ •'°'"» of a Christian," "The TnH.^'*^ ^V^'^-OK •ada." "Detter Lives for r*'*'' "' ^«"- Ple." etc. Toronto- w.m"""°" P^'^" PP. 127. PrlcrsTcen^"""'" «'''««»• serV;;tfehu?ch7o':[;rh ""^ ^^^"* by his admirable bciks ^n ?^''''^^' themes. Thev nnf n^ ° Christian marrow and fa"SLs L^f ^tT^^^ ^^^ ^'^H' present it in a mera^-l *Jf °?P«'' btit •lluslon that make th ° *^""!^""" ^nd well as a proflT to read V'^'''"''^ ^^ this work, as well «« k* .^Yf ^"mmend Of a Chrl^tfan^ an5 .'iVr^^f/'^^^'^'ns Common People "^n nF ^^7 ^^^^« for tets as ainongihe vprv"f '^" ^^^t^°• ^^v" Dr"john aiBcjeaa. of Carman, who«« beat known, and porhap. moat valuSfl '•^v* w*'* *''*>■• In whl«h he dealZ w<^^ th. lad an tribe, of No^h ^ Juat What th!a "Deatlny" <■ i. «#.♦ clear after a reading of Dr w'aCean'i ^ ''q/jlm.!?,-!' ■""""«« somethln. Of Strenuoua.ty." But the chantM o« the book, wMle they ma» or *SS not have any direct relation to "hJ title, are anything but Indefinite Dr. Maclean is evidently a 'in«a whoae ent re conTlctlon. are baaedm a ke=n .belle* in perwnal reapontlblJlty not only for Individual character bat to a rrf«t extent for the charLjiJ"* Of aaaoclatea. "The Invisible TW" The Every Day of Judgment,". Work has°won "^hiewi!?.*'^ V^' ^^aclean's Wlume comes "„. r^S^^^^F^'^' ' iv>v D '"«'"» iron our Oaaadlan I V morse,' "Retn^utlon." "The. DenuMi4 for Confeeslon," 'The Coerclon^f Deeds," '-The Master 4n the Sou:"aiS The Infln te Outcome." are tb« iieada under Which the writer deala wii S! p.oblem. ot character evolution, and Is iv^Hed to'Vsar cut, pithy ezoree. ?^^ *""**■' •*^lgrami,atiS " hSK Convlct:on is worthlc«« onUl con- Verted Into conduct." ' "The difference between your con- mi*t?f* "P^ "*'"• *" "«t eo much a Tuindlng/' *^°"»«*««^« •• oe unlsr- -.'If'*"' *." '^*" ' '• ^nto harmony 5?*?. your le«'tlmate poslUon, to bSvi aMHtr* *° **%• •""« over^'ST! w^th 1 «.«, ; ^7* *'^« to be a mim wiVi? Jt "*°'"*e a'm. not a mollusc with aimless reverie; yoxi are to be a k^-«*"^ ''"^'^y- "»t dead matter! Known only as avoirdupois " M.,"^* **'!"' *^ ^''* *°«* *■• however, not i^^.'fml'^iS.l^* *' attracuve readtng. «^ /LJ^P*"^**'* *o «®«8« continuity 25 «^«^*° paragraph, after paragraph • «t abort, six word ssn ences. which ! almost leave an impression of in- c^erence. The Ideas are very good.- howev..r. and frequenUy the exlra^lj ■Ion ie quits ori^ai. «P'?f- 1 THE DESTINY OF TO-DAY studies in Conscience an^ Cbaracter BY JOHN MACLEAN, Ph.D. Author of " The M.king of a Christian," " The Indian, of Canada," " Better Live* for Common People," etc. TORONTO >VILLIAM BRIGGS Montk«al: C. W. COATES Halifax: S. F. HUESTIS 1902 Eiit««d •ecoidin, to Act of the Pwlkmenl of 0«ii«U, in the TMf OB* tbouMDd nine hundred and two, by William Briccs, ■4 the Dtpwtmeat of Agricultun. 1 CONTENTS. The Invisible Third -^ The Every Day of Judgment j,^ Remorse . 33^ Retribution o The Demand for Confession g,^ The Coercion of Deeds .^^ The Master in the Soul oo^ The Infinite Outcome ,j^^ THE DESTINY OF TO-DAY. THE INVISIBLE THIRD. " Heaven is above all yet ; there sits a Judge That no king can corrupt." „, , — Shakespeare. " God enters by a private door into eveiy individual." — Emerson. " Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small ; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exact- ness grinds He all." ^ • ^ . . „ —Frudnch Von Logan. " Whither shall I flee from thy presence ?"—Psa. 139 : 7. THEjwofold.,BroWernjvh^^ QfalLreHgions is. What is man ? and What j g godi. Man is a revelation of God, a specimen of the handicraft of the Almighty, the thinker of the world, a son of God. Scientists have explored the secrets of his nature and written treatises upon his hand, foot, eye, circulation of the blood, and unanimous has been the verdict that he is fearfully and wonderfully made. Galen, the famous anatomist, by his dissections 5 6 THE DESTINY OF TO-DAY. The elements of fi^I'd 1L t":Z^Z I'fc, and they ™ay be the means of deaT ^° «« fhi. ■„d.hywh.chhfho,ds*: P^t. looks mto the future, visits countries he tZhe i "*" "f "" ^^'' "^^ ■•" "-"""nion the* v': ;r„r '^ °' '•^«°- -""-ri-. touches he^ of .M ! .^ generations, and becomes an creatfon Vr : """'"^ ■"■■" the noblest of iZT V, ' 'P'"' "'"■•='' «>«■''« in man, bear "ng the likeness of the Infinite, by which he is a "'e., Strength and beauty, through all fh^ «« or cabbie of descending tot fowe' Ml T^ rcrutii^'t" ~"" ''-"•^ -"^ ht S-a^ *e anget" ''°""""""' " '■"'' '-" If man is so great, wJgtjsGgd? When n,»n usefh.T • ?f """ portrait? Shall we H,m? Th?' ^''' °f ™=«--"«ion and descrite a 2Lh t™"'' "' ""'P'"'' <"™« language- a speech unknown to man tr. u^ • . the nature an^ u man—to harmonize with nature and character of Hfm who rules over THE INVISIBLE THIRD. all. We cannot create Him as an artist creates a landscape he has never seen. We cannot de- pend upon chance, as a chemist may discover the properties of a chemical combination ; so we must listen to Himself as He reveals Himself in the Scriptures, in Nature and in man. What is God ? He is a spirit, infinite, eternal, unchan^ge- able, evf ^here present, seeing all things at the same noment, more powerful than the combined armies of the living and dead of all ages, in heaven, earth and hell ; so wise that He has never made a mistake; so good that hell acknowledges His justice and faithfulness ; so free that He can never be limited in liberty ; so true that an impure thought cannot enter His mmd ; so holy that if sinful man were to gaze upon Him he could not live ; and so full of love that even hell is the expression of His emotions toward the worst of sinners. 413ljGvisibleJi;hir^^ world. There is the presence of God's glory in heaven, of His power on earth, of His justice in hell, and of His grace in His people. God is not an absentee ruler, who has not visited the bounds of His empire, but a present friend, fether and judge, who knows the meanest of His subjects and the vilest of rebels. Over the door of his library Linnaeus placed the inscrip- tion, " Live innocently : God is present." Festus 8 TJ/E DEST/NY OF TO-DAY. M^ Chrm ,s Head. Paul says He is alive, and the difference between these statements means the fi t r""..'*"" ''^*™" ""'I hell- Every sin- fi^I thought word and deed ; eveo^ sinful Tra or movenient m social or political life ; every im- moral book error and superstition comes from it .""''l*" Christ is dead ; and every nob^ hfe true thought, word and deed, and advance- Tnd ,°^ 'if f*^ '""'■"^^ '" *^ "»«°"- Church and individual, n science, art and literature flows from the btlief that Christ is alive. God" m ,, u- '^ '^""f '■" *« o-nipresence of i^^l ^" *' "•"'"spring of civilization. haunted by the presence of God. We are in touch with the Invisible He is more real than our dearest companion. The visible things are shadowy-time things which must pass Lay but the unseen is permanent and eternal. The invisible forces in the world and in man are pers|ste„t and will be dominant. We cannot see the invisible forces of thought, passion, memory and imagination in the person nearest to uT God can touch human hearts so faintly that we that a birds nest will not fall to the ground God IS here. God is real. God is per^nal to every man. THE INVISIBLE THIRD. 9 the special ^fjvjj^e^ Hispe opla The soli- tudeortKesouHstomshe^^ inti- mate presence, a society and communion which imparts life and joy, and may continue in perpe- tuity. Intimate communion with God drives away the solitude of the soul and invests us, like Moses, with a celestial radiance. It is-the special privilege of those who live in com- munion with God to enjoy His presence. The consciousness of the nearness of the Eternal imparts strength for the greatest trials. We cry out for visions and discover, when our eyes are opened, that •• Earth's crammed with heaven. And every common bush afire with God." ^^^j^J^a^iJi^^^^^^J^^^ii^' The Unseen walKSwidTmanli^^ holding us by the hand lest we fall, and with the tenderness of a mother He soothes our fears and gives us comfort. There is strength in knowing that God sees every sin. We are afraid to open our hearts to men lest we might lose their love by what they would see of impurity therein ; but God sees every sin, and yet He loves us. Amazing love! blessed condescension! He does not forget us though He has many chil- dren. His large family is not neglected, and His love is not showered upon a few. Jgejs 10 li THE DESTINY OF TO-DAY. of tho eternal b/SV^ceJ^?'^ ""'^ our hearts are di^n^L • "»»'" "hen apDlause an^ "'MPPOinted in expectation of «es the fafthfoTL. f '"'*'* " P"^"' ^"d n,- '"1.™"""' performance of duty unseen h„ men. The kind word-the real J^ft ■'^ -vorldly estimation, but c<»tlvTn ,f. ', ^' '" • of the heart-the xmLTIa '^"PWBe tears .h. ,. ■ '^ * endurance, the silent Yoriimfte? Tnh "'""^ '■= "■' =P«'»""- scope oT tir Sr, T^ ^^ '° S'™ "'«« the pla^o^ fij v'- *"" ^°'"' ""^ «" into chiseC / ^ ; ^°" *" '■■''« » Stone-mason, cnisellmg a smgle stone for a line edifice X oi ^oa , but this confusion may arise Tr^J. ■ narrow vision ^r^A -n ^ ^'^"^ O"** sipht of r!!.' "^''^ '^^"^ ^'fferent in the J "' ^« "Sfc to their comprehension. It V THE INVISIBLE THIRD. 11 is like the glacier broken up by its passage over a ledge. At first the ice presents an appearance of utter confusion, but when you reach a posi- tion where the mechanical conditions of the glacier reveal themselves, you will learn that the confusion is due to the unknown intermix- ture of laws, and order and beauty are seen when we fully comprehend them. So is it in God's service. He sees all because he is present, and He rewards all because He is just TheJnvisiWe^T^hW^ present Jn_ the world as a "js ever heard arit falls^lroiTTmeS lips when they are seeking to get away from God. Daily the cry is heard, " Whither shall I flee?"' and the hills and dales send the echo through the world until it reaches the hearts of men, and then it goes on echoing from one heart to another until it has travelled round the world, reverberated throughout the deepest re- cesses of hell, and touched the very throne of God. There is a secret place in every man where Divinity alone is allowed to enter. This secret apartment has its occupants. Conscience sits enthroned watching the battle of man's appetites and passions, the struggle between right and wrong, the holy war of sin and holi- ness, and the adversary of man is an interested spectator, and God is there. This is one of the -IT I, 11 THE DESTINY OF TO-DAY. greatest battles that has ever been fought and TLTT'. '■" ,"■"■' '■'"" *• '"-"ts of- that dreadfu^ struggle. The tragedies of sin ha" neve, been written. There have been pard. The Invisible is always present and though you may descend into the lowerdVth, of earth, or seek the lonely retreats in the foTt T^e Z"^ 1"; ^--'f f«"» His watchful. The criminal flees across the ocean to esca^ Z^ Z footpnnts are left on the air and tne sea. and ith unerring sicill divine iustice wiU drag you from your lonely haunt •" - DaS^TE^^^2^^r:?«SaQ-3fl3to. The com- ^0 eS^ftfeejaaonoffipd is immeasuraWTT-o somethmg we do not see. We leave one part unexplored to think upon another par gS fees every action on all its sides. WhilsTwe^^ judging partially with our limited y^Z ^ Unseen is judging fully. Things do nottp'pear Z^'^T ""•' *""' '° "=• Could we bJ^r!« them as they appear to Him. our lives would te THE INVISIBLE THIRD. 15 diflferent A third person does not repeat the story told by you as you related it. His im- pressions are diflerent, and the story changes by frequent repetitions until truth becomes false- hood. God does not see and judge things as you see them. T]^ntJs^asi^x^',u^^eJ^^J;^ f^j IIfil20fLfig!S"t at the m4kigg.^tg