THE VALUE OF CONTROL

fine-mettled steeds whidi bear the chariot of tfae life up to the heights.

Contrariwise, a generous instinct — snrely one of the best things in the world — ^if it passes eut of control, grows upon a man so that he is incapable of saying ** no/' or of maldng a soiind judgment, and his whole character slops over. Hère, an apparently good thing becomes evil, harmful, négative in respect of life, because it is not in subjection.

The importance of this principle cannot be exaggerated. If a man bas control, ail things are good ; if he has not control, nothing is good. If he has control, the world is full of allies ; if he has not control, it is crammed with foes. There is no thing or being, however high or authoritative, to which a man may surrender the throne of his will. Because the phrase

Our vdlls are our's to make them Thine

has been so frequently interpreted by the mind of Piety as if it meant, " Our wills are our 's to make them over to Thee," a type of character has arisen in association with religion which is the standing justification for the world' s criticism of religions practice.

There is a universe of différence between conativè self-identification with, and acquiescence in, the will of another. To the man who has mastery, ail things are given *^richly to enjoy " ; every natural energy and passion is his