THE GAME OF LIFE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 232, 18 September 1911, Page 3

THE GAME OF LIFE.

. d'i .'.n )N T-) ■ t .‘ /iT Ai.i.’ii: '. i . : ■ : .: 1 .o.:: t 1 e ■ i : ! i : a. < ■ ? :, j; i! . :e rui«,a pr< ai hi <: I .. t ::e R' V. if. I. Li s i.- a: ! v. I’.y'i.n <del .'.linos' ■ 2.. o 1,,..1 ■> st - ::. .■:., r -y s in l. ::c ; Taranaki. The geni-’i inan Lt k 1 b,.- ■ = g- ; v: ret 1.11 •. ]:<• s is noi (To.vrcd (‘XfT-e 1 <■ II Tim ~i y. 5. i rt!i iiatisg i; ;.o he r-<;t '■’_e;ty. Ail gm:<: cte.t. A!:d :i'e t: < v .-re. I'm >■: ,1-e ll: v • ’ :. Titul : X : ; :1 ’ Im-.'-im • 1... G.'.r v.-.-’d. I.;.- .”.,'1 tr.-.dt t. ! mid :". en by ail oar 1.-i s. : If y ai ’..a:;:. ;t as.aid ; ;> a iiicst. .a ody hard : yoti ’.vrii t jo l.u i!d i.y : e; .ml Ls-tf i.’i as yi.a i J.-r grln at tie l:f>‘.:oin. anti va.fk y<r.:r v.ay ; Itt’e.idmdy ;;r.d patiintiy to tl.c If )<;:i vci.nt io gad a d i ckaracted van rut-sx crt:-. i' , y the lie.- h j with'its affect ions I a Sts. if yan :'.icnt to even a g,,.;! g’.iii,’ y<u miist study carefttily and <.'.•< y loy ]- ' !v ali the I’iv.s of tiie g. 1.:.". Paiii's favourite illustration f.-.r cnforci.'g : the lesson is the fool race. IJ.-> c ;. ( :e ■that illustration bccr.iir.e the D.-ut. race vens the great e'.a :d of :lie y: - fc r at Corinth. If he had lit cd t > day he would have i l:c<on the <y; .< i race round Mount. Eg:n<.; t <,f tie s f«,oikd! tournament. The Duke of ! Wellirgt c.ti once said: "it is o.i the ! I'lid.ot and for.tball fleas; of Eton . and iieg’-y that tint l.*;it:li;< of Kr.g- • iami are rinJly foagiit arid v/em” j What he meant by ti;;.’. v..-’s iliai tite Ljiii’dii.'i s .ground into Hie eharact; r | by tb.e ntgi’cs of addeti- spoils I ,he ;.a'!i, the pluck, the piUi.'nci*. the ley d.y to muhoi-i: v. the suhi :is i a jo di.-cipiine. are ike id’d’i' i : v.iii a heiors ap' made a's! ti.c :-e; a ; which vie;cries are won. The pn sence m cir.trch tl i, n:<r ai of the R-dRiIl !<;.. ■ v.lu> have taken yai't in the uiaiebea i.f fiie last I k is :-.n i.tvitaf ion to <• cisidt r i f.-rH-ali as a p.-’riL'.c < f ’ii l . Ibai'-’.ii ; : i:’.’ is a g’niie < i. " | t !:e :d. the* law s < f raiii.v l : i. I le..:"<i;’.:.. Christ i i;>.:i:.i s. -i ■ -od ti:e re:’- re”. If y- ar mean to I win the prize of .‘Wr 'id yesi I mi.st play >;i c.’.:’: <.i I dream yam self into ci.a-nr! cr ."i'iy i ini re lb’ll yuo < ii'.-i • ire".::i lilt’ ! i !mil < tiie I>;•.!•. Ami 1 lie ‘•••■•.s • f I grr.ni.’ < f I” ■ .'-JI :::e a r'ir;dd" ~f the laws of the yr. :ti .'"'-i ie ; i | V.' ! ’ : .• e t h< y ! I. Implicit Obedience tc the Orders i of the Cyn.'i.t. i IL’.ttV liH liihi F I-; t Jit* t'.'isH lull. i. i x , uh.'le t!.. . I "“is him ;u:d I ,p, v.ha! ii.- captain o ils hi’ii. .No ' is 1. Il t.i choo--:;- for hi.ma If j w!.< tiivr l.e will be a li.r.'i- ipl.irn r I hack i.-r a cenln-fot wao I. J-.vety man j must take tile piner in the laid a<1 li t’j i.ii.t L. th; ea’drin. Ai.d j l.s.s rimi’.'H'Ss i» no ti-'ij i.ir.cis .‘:unie- • leoi’c than m i iiie si:bni:ssi'.>!i ’ i-. arbi' rrtry aai lierity. h nnan.s his i c.>::iid< .ice in l.n* cton.ii.i. I. menus ' ).is I oilV ietion t liai tiie eaplain ! knows till place fol- ’..iiii 11 bo is in iitti d, tin is :'.”ii iii'Ui he ls I most liki iy to do Lis m .2 to help to [v:>i tiie game. And fl.at ci.n .'lei ion i it the ssai i gig-point ot all t rtie-sit<--i (*;■-.> i.i ii.e garni’ <.f i:t.“. Ciirml wains I we tv vol t mat gauif. lie ki.uws the i p!,i<--.• i;t tiie livid win re 1 i-an serve ! ilini last, (.in-si make.; >.<» m is l nki l in tile position in I’fe He assigns to , :u 11 ot It'. i’o 0.1-:! io J •> :.s. .du r.’ i . ise t!..m win re < !;r:■: has put ns . i.iiidit im an io.-:ng i he gnni' ■ .diivii hire it is -”■■■ ! siuiiild lie <»ur lit but:' just I 1.0 Ulk? tic ')'>>!':< ’• t.ij i il-.1-S L. A ‘ -I i US to uo, I l * I US to k-1 V.'HimlL U Ii 1 U'll i U I 1 1 uuiil or a ii.billions ihot. gin. Ai.d I v.e ni:iv know v. l: ii. 11• t voik <u.d ■place are if we jii'i study tiie pain i of duty ini!ici'-tt d by the eiieumi .-.‘.aiiits of tiie in wlrcli '-ur lot is cast ! ;, y Pi,,vid. nee. t’.aii listen ii.y’iily io j!.-. principles la d d'j.'.n f a’ gic'i- : - t . boil; L. Clni.-l ' pr<' . . y -y’ l 1 ’*>»• ii;.< exanipi. • If yoar 10l in life is mi.-J in tiie ranks <:•' tne working ! nan -He wants you io be a working i man. If it * s M: ' i ;i ‘■' :e j trtide. lie v..uils you to i e a triu’.i »- in *ii. W inti-ver He 1 as piae< d yon. He wants you not to covert some j ,/Jii r mail's place, bnt io fdl y--ur I I V.I pk.ee wiiiii.gly and < io your own ' v.cik v. 11. I'-’ In v:".g t! -:.- listing i sii re <:!' that, hl every mt.i m the ‘ i :-'iii!g wheri in lie is called tin rem ■ witli < >'.’d. i !=. Steady Slogging Icwardo the Gcal. I: is ilia liti.- iiii of iv; rv in lii in the t>am to kelp Ins <ye umi'iuy <m ' :u -cal .aid to k.-t n -ai alljhrongh ! Jm* —BiR GtCl'ig I.K -t to fcFt - tllf J jc.i. <kali hiah hy liicli yard ”y yard, ■a V-it nearer to i:. io try best to ■ ,; 'f t the ball cad ot t v< ry scruirriiiagc Li; forwaid. and m ver. it he e in ; ktdp it. to lit it bi' driven La'-k. Ard ! it i., oar m-siaess in ii.e gaiiu.' of hfe i p; keep uir ry’ 1 ii-N‘ 'I on the genl i f ' ; eiiai’illler pi i i'e. mm m i'i...: ..Iti'ii -. lln ga -d ot 'de is ii'-l pn.i'iiie. i pi i fiction: md i'> g’t m A- I: .mu. bat t> u-i Heai.ii I- '-a Air.! tdi't.. ein only be done 1 hx L\ bit. I.lie 11l l-ie up ot liilie ji.ing--. ‘ h iraet' r : s ■ -.i i iol ■ and i rai ried up by d.> l gg'. d dele: niina, ion get a n'itk.’ rumrir < ’hitst every ‘ dav of oiir lives, by re solute resist- : anee t - ev.'ryii.Ag tlmt drugs the , - : .;d mu or eiiv, ' it ’ ack. Vi e .-.re - -,[i eii’isr uainiiig or losing groinie. i.v i’ie'l.. . Witi.-il : i ’ I ' I’ ’ : nk irmimdiy ii.me.und v. e n.i’ Caving the game ilai.t. .'.n-! io . y C’. til. r we are doing that ve ■ i -ji’.. .. de a>k • i’i'e’vi s such ip.u sr.' lia'v: .'ml i <•.)• idually y.t t - ■ inir ’ iahi - >- duai’v i/t. t’. ing ra-a'D <a . .. ( o ' arri I -racioillv io. Utag a pure p"i' am I gr.id.mky g, .ting a ip.: ” u vireuw for mmed thrnp ! ■’XI I gradua'.iy gettmg a kmuher :i t in my f alow cre-turi s ' am | iuai’.v getting a keener plogsin C>'rif-i:m C<o.i “lei serving mm. ! E' “wOy Cat v.i.u. I. s , dw-axru ikrd u-as ike c : ;d i’O’ had i«r ikt > e -ul ua.ix i)t sier the genl < f a pi if< o < I. ire ; . i . just tii<‘ or ay I’l meornm. .’l' o. ; 1 • I. .-..1- ’a ’ i O •'■ ’• 111.—Vi :il Ag' '.‘-I ! '.-- /*, ’■.’ tach cf ii'g Ent. i’ ■ ! T!' 1 " 1 i.'.Ul i'.!: l - hire"'' to '*■ th'

moibail ii:::',i'li ii.::.'i !,(<;» 1,.s ri";:,:d ea.'s < pi.n tor tiie -upl'oa.i'L o. any mem 1 :; r of ti e i- .p;.' <■ tram. Ti'e i.'om.’U:- mat t.y is. Li-ep ti And: fr- .n tLr- •.■.iigrig posi ‘ i' t ' t; am ii.e irsts tii’.i.i pa :;..:i ilia war against flm > o.:i, j|■ <■ ;eiupia iimm tiiat sti :•.! «.h<• n.ui s stzi ngtli sbiii mar I*; 1 , sivi'i in; s , .tiiai. kill He cea-aag:’. t’-;A its lire. SAdi >c If- in < l l d g race. eir. y. dorp 0.1 d c-n ey th;? ki .C’ of y. the li.vc of phots uro. priiio. p.'ts.-.:«.>:i, !i-wdl- -ihesi are tiie things t'mit are c.:.mini:i:!h tiyimr I.- i rip us up .•■ml throw u: du.vn. I;very i.'iie <>::e ct taoii: siioi’ceds i::. t : i!’p" tii.’v’.’. i::g ti; he will g •’> Lo'de. 1 :d cmiif Lt.ei urn! do it >r.(; agi'.in : i very time w< t.i in oi’ il.’o’.v him lie v lil get a huh afr.-id of . a? kr.ls hull more shy of ear heeh:. Th ere i’o re wiiu.-ii ag-inst tl’e ti- ■ i'-mptniicn: Am.. c;?uif‘ r.pu.l yo.l v. iLli a 'si’deie: I'ttsh. r,nd watch even nicie .he sneaking temydations ti-at co n< upon yi'ii with a stealtby suing am: a silf-ii: step. Every e.il though; tl-A.: iivtps into our minds, cv.ri evil desire that ;m Am into on. l-eart, will drive us Lmk urdess w< drive it Lack, tb.i refere h t its watcl against cvcy < >::' of t!ic;n. lel.u: Rive thrui I’i'.ck so hard t:i’.t ike.', v.ill 1 Lij-.k tv. ice I rfwc tb- v < m< ,-g-Jm A! ..-a ail. let ur. d ,i’y pm? A God. for the gA'Lmce of ti is spwi and the heip < f Bi-f g: ace. iliac w< may never be erugi.i urawares, th a; the witked one to.tea ua not. I'/.-PcA:; C3-.-.mand c.’ Tamper Ev< ry f< m'i.A.l playi r > eve: loses his t i inner helps to lone tin gani- or to ’.’. .I it if he dims lot lose i., Ticir is why uviry. <>iitb;:rs. of b-.d temper is imitantiy eiii.idm by ilia <mp!:ii;i if be nees it. anil m ta .co ’d.mmf’d by the spertnti.r: even if ii escapes il’e r.A".;' o t n tl’e vnpAiii. i <»nee saw a I '- • 1 f< 11 play at a fm>:'pali mat ch wluca rajs icl <i m.'-Li’ Oi c-x<■ I*ru *ll ii o.ii ihi uov.d v. LiAi the im-m i.l o u.inmir ted it v.oald reiiiciii'a r :d! liis i! f: c s it ir. r/.-t. vrry long a iAnbrl olaver wm: suspended ior hie fo» ghing way A m ..nit.iireak o. ciiy on the field. Tc.-mk Gc.d I lint soi't ol t i.ing vesy r.nrvi.v hap ■j-ns here, and that laws of the gmiie m-e'w’nme.-c? r dmm Imppm it is i’lsfar.liy put diw ri. ’! h<“ w<ws. 11■ j1lit1it ill'i; cun h"ppi'Ji to xGJ.'ij. fellow is to Le allowed to lese Lia v. i.h immtnity. Alary a mai u-red. ;J I; ch ”.o ■■■■'• ami rC’ts 1reputaAm in middle age ocemise hi 1.0'., taught to g, vol ll LIS t< Ul'l-’C; when In* was a boy. -'m oiiibio.-’. of tc!:i”er on ihe p.'ir! King IbAo lis,-!- him for c.i? the loss c AicpAme of the ten i/iAm. 1 is ‘c'id tiial :m : “f c ~a iht pa it of X.'.pah on I LI. was tin p ( .,.-iof l :! b 1 arivo-Pi i;:-.si.i: W r'd:Ai dißrnd I'.:a wi:l A man who raniit,; k. cp Im jeiimir is ro ,',••><<d 1 i‘h: r to VK Ch-erb or ihe S'.ilc. I ’■ th? i,limit in id.’, dm.reb. Ic.nk of a e mgregn ii.m in'the O’d C-mniry i.i'ir.v year: ;pi was i mtr.v i" t• i ■ Air-t ’ •p. ;i- t . !’.’■■: A i! ■■ liiieasU.d ;I lit quest ion erne o, tne cJuers sp./ki • i:1 'g v; rv bad tmepir. It is io_ b-. rcqritt rd that the mmi'-ter repin’i in 'a Aimin'.’ str.-i'm.” The. time t< imi’ii I-’ keep the tempi r io .. Pel, us be UiaiAfC tb.it I'm; pliili’ of the si’lmo'. ot t.:c too: oat iidd, ami of (■omm l:mry ii.iii.ni". ,> ’i. i’,” ?’ dm’;-: S'., mtn h to In I p thi v i.:up, to keep Hu ir ti ci]'- \ s it.u m icciil f'A.iu the It Jirjb'.i !U !-> lore iL.m w’m-’i tiny am’ o.d Th tim- i. ii! <ome '•'•ken i-vi ry mm ill 1 ink I.A.A t> i’:c or the ci,,’tai i C o in.mM him kc-t,’ l ;:s 15 inper when young ;m 'ho best fi tend lie ever bad. Tin. man who m:s I■> be a < hrist in nil ..! h :.rn to trample the last sjiarl ~f Lad D out a! any co.!. On< . r (A l-ms < f the gm.m 'J' CL’ ” .'-fe that. I’lik'-th Lis spi: if is b< tie’ limn lie that InkAh a city. Tin fruit of the spirit of ir. t empc: an<-e. i. self-eontrrd. S’icnt Submission to bits Decisions of the RAet’-e. I- is a Aie sight to watch tl.e in- ■ m:..m.m-.:ms v.ith v.:.'.-!; ti. decisions. of rhe referee on the football fie!<! are accepted Lv imt’i sides in the game. A dry rarely indeed are tiie igeis’o.is of tiie referee ever called in <pn>iio:i. Now,'the last, •’highest, hardest 1< sson in the* game of life is silent, absolute, unquesiiomng submission to the v< rdiel winth tne Griat Eiferie, God, proaoimcfs on Tl:e judgment G.-d prommm-cs <>n our eor.diiet and eharuclrr m. >v is a lurcsiiadowmg of v. hat Ju? wi.i pror.ouricc on us when we conic to stand, bi fore ills bar by-and-Ly. fn met. we are standing before it already. Eveiy day of our lives God is proclaim ir.g what lie iliinks of the way we me living. He does flits }>l incipaliy Ly the voice of c,;iisc:i nee.. Conscience is the waung oi th? reft flag to warn i-s when we are getting oat of bounds. Conscience i> not in Alii'A?, but is ala ays reliable unless wi’ i-mrupt it by sCiiiiig it . mans ...i. cmii, inns him witli mag.stcri'ii mjtin>’--ity when tic gm sv. rung and appmi.ds :.i:n with, kingly honour 'vditn be ;(o,’s rigid, unless lie tries to bribe it. .'nd that is the lowest depth any man can v, ay to play the game of Hie right L- io make tiie motto oi life : What conscience orders to Le done or warns me not io do, Tills leach me more more titan hell to sham That mere than in aven pm. sue. Tl.e timal of it Al i' lids: Play the game. Yon may play tlm game of fm>t’;.ili rigid a:ni vet km beafetl. 'kit if you play tL-.’ game of life rigid y«.u are sme to win. Then plaj’ Av gair.'’ bv implieit obedicnee to the Captain. Chrl.-t : play tiie gm.m by st.aiiy. iloggtd det t rmina’.ioti t.j go on irmn i.t’igiit to height, and from Aringtli to strength. I’lny the game i-v an rt vi'. r Al nee tig’::: -t. tiie fa mtc't ireath i’f teinp'.ation : p’.-ay the game by vr act' -in g pi. f, ct . m':.im’A . r temp--i r : p’ay ii. a'love A’, by am-it snoliiissiun to ti’-'.t Great R> <-ree trum wl-V'C in !’<’ , fir:, is rn appi'tii. ami th •ml if l'w if.-.n.e will be x ir.rv ail .’dmig th- Am. Im* wearing th:..mm A! .fm Age ■•!’ tin- imAmi 11 : a:i p< 11 v. it ’i it-;- r.iya 1 aw:’.’’.l: "He ti.m . mneth shall :• II: lit all thim- : I ill A- his God. and he ARI lie my 5..-ti.