The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-27
OUR SUNDAY SERMON


OUR SUNDAY SERMON.
There il n,thing which distinguishes
greatness in Any direction more than thu
shility 70 rise from the consideration o
petty details Of fActs 10 the wider truths OF
deeper principles on which they rest. Thi.
il entirely different from the habi, Of miuc
which passes by details with something o
contempt for their insignifcaDce. Nothing
Is realiy Insignificant; every event, however
trifiinR. every fact, however small, hes il.
own imporiance; but soIne people dwell
their whole lives among them, discuss theu
vuiubiy, aud allow them to ABSORB all theiI
thoughts and their interest without ever
discovering their real meaning, because
never referring them TO general laws, OF
tracing their relation 10 universal truths.
Ia The matter of health, for example
nuihing - more common than 70 dwell ON
the details al fsncied symptoms, possible
c.usen, and to q. main forever . mere ex-
t-rInenier for the lack Of that power
which would classIfy, arrange and refer
these particulars ID the genera! laws Of the
physical system. Leigh Hunt IL said TO
have INDUCED freely night after night in
a thoroughly indigestibIe supper OF any
thing which accident or circumssanc
might have suggested aud recommended
il eargerly az the most who.esome of eata-
bIe things. Then, after . week or 10 OF
indulgence, he would have brought on a
Ii! of indigestion upon which he would
abus- ihe cause of his ILLNESS
up mill and dOwa vale. When
i-lier he would adopt something el-e with
similar pr aise, blai0e aud result" Many
OF us may recognise ourselves in THE por.
trait, not only with regard to diet, but med.
icines end physical habits generally. A
whole lite spent in such futile experience
would he worth far less tiisn single hour
oi study or even intelligent Thought upon
the general laws OF the body aud the best
way OF adopting means TO supply the needs.
The same hab:t IL often fatal 10 succe-s
in the various occupations ia life. The
mechanic. whose thonghts never rise above
:''e routine work lie has learned, Who sees in
his tools no higher possibilities than he ex-
tracts from ,he0, who cares nothing tor
the Causes End principles which underlie
hrs labor, will never rice to eminence, or
even make any marked improvement in
hi. work. The tradesman who lives only
IA the details of hi. own little round OF
buy ing and selling, ~ho does not see them
to he p,rt- Of a e eat commercial scheme.
ar govern them nv the Laws which uphold
all mercantile Interests, will Rpver become
An honored and successful merchant. The
Politician Who cannot raise his ewes above
the temporary triumph of his party 10 the
--,lid prosperity 81 his country, can never
he a great stsIe-msn. The stu.ien, who &C
cumu!s..s much knowledge, but has no
force of thought 10 digest il aud make il
available, viii never become All eminent
scholar. To become truly great, or even
thoroughly successful in any calling, n is
A. needfni To acquire the power OF viewing
il in its wholene.s, ard OF tracing its rela
fion 10 the great interests Of humanity. IA
To perform we'll that part of IL which falls
10 our share.
To dwell perPetnallv in petty details is
- injurious 10 the moral lite As to the In
ueileciual or industrial. Ii takes broad
outlook and a deep insight TO distinguish
clearly between right and wrong. If we
are constantly occupied with discussing
special actions, We shall fail 10 discern
their true character. We must trace them
hack Ia the inward principle from which
they spring, ard forward TO the resuIts
they will promote If we would Judge them
Justly. How much of the harsh censure
we bestow upon the acts of other. would
melt away under the broader view? Nee
~--sriiS the petty detsiis Of our lives are
those which cinsser most intimately around
ourselves and ii We constantly dwell in
them. we cannot avoid growing narrow and
selfish. But when We riae to that higher
realm Of thought and vision, in which We
view ourselves and our little interests a.
only . small fraction of that humsnity
which claims our respect, our regard, our
and our efforts, then alone can
We gain the true idess of our relative du.
ties 20 self and other. II We are ever
10 he improved il muat he bv being
lihersiized in thought, enlarged in
sympathy, dsepened in purpose. Growth
ar expansion ~ the end of 81! culture ard
the condition of ali power Whstever has
in il the principle of life, he il plant, ami
NAL or man, can acquire firmness aud force
only through growth, and the moral char
acier il no exception. II. then. We w0uld
Improve morally and spiritually. We must
ascend from the petty and selfish details of
events and circumstances and stand on that
higher eminence from which We can zee
them in their true relations TO everything
plse. We must cherish the principle Of
from which alone the
golden rule had its birth, and which
alone can MAZE il the principle of cur 90
rial intercourse. Let us then, while not
details, refuse to dwell in them;
let us give them their trne value a. parts
of grand whole; single notes in chord.
The harmony and unity Of which 1t is our
highest duty and privilege to discove-.
The Railroad North.
Yesterday Judge O'Rear and sew |
eral other gentlemen residing near
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