1 SERMONS REMARKABLE REMARKS GATHERED FOR BUSY READERS
¿J*'Let the Christian know th a t the ridi cule of some is more to be desired than the praise of others. “Keep yourselves in the love of God” does not mean—keep yourselves loving God—but keep believing and rejoicing that God loves you. The chronic kicker never complains that his foot is asleep. If you can’t make yourself such a one as you would, how can you expect to have another in all things to your lik ing? God honors no drafts where there are no deposits. in The ojxly way to conquer the world is $ to ¿cfrs&ke it. To succeed in the world you must know how to assert yourself. To suc ceed in the kingdom, you need only to know how to deny yourself. What if the world know thee not? Enough if He knoweth thee who made the world. To outgrow one’s clothes is a sign indeed of healthy physical growth, but of unhealthy spiritual growth. The surest way to leave happiness be hind is to run after it. Men are made as unhappy by the ills they fear as by those they suffer. He who has happiness without peace is farthest from Christ. ^iiiNiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiniiiiHiHiHiiiHiiiiinHniiinHiiiiiiiHiHimiilHRniimimiRHiiiiiniiHHiHnii^ | THE WORKER’S PRAYER | | -v rO t for the eyes of men | l \ May this day’s work be done, g g f . But unto Thee, O God, | That, with the setting sun, | My heart may know the matchless prize I | Of sure approval in Thine eyes. RinminiinimiiniiiimniuiiiiimniiumiHiiiiiiiniimniiimnniiiiimiiminiiuimiiiiiiniiiffl
Some men seem to think the Lord made woman so th a t men might have an excuse. Don’t use a gallon of words to express a spoonful of thought.' Heaven, earth and nature combine to take away the talent you hide under a bushel. ' , If you do not want the fruits of sin, better stay out of the orchard. The man who puts everything off un til tomorrow is too lazy to be employed by God. It isn’t honking your horn th a t keeps you out of trouble, as much as wise steering. Perhaps it’s not so much the great ness of your trouble as the littleness of your spirit th a t makes you complain. There is nothing some people are so slow to learn as th a t they have been humbugged spiritually. When quick . temper says, “Let me out,” Just reply, “No— life sentence for you.” If you can’t see the bright side, pol ish the dull side. There are a lot of people who are pious only when things are going well with them. Some church members curse the devil openly, but bless him secretly. Envy is like the ru st of iron—it wears away the envious. We have daily, hourly proofs of the weakness of our own nature; for when does my heart come up to what my half- enlightened understanding approves? Blessed is the man who, having noth ing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.
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