St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-21
MUCH HASTE LESS SPEED
Applied to Things Spiritual by a
Local Divine.

Applied to Things SplrlCuaI ny
Local Divine.
Rev. D. j. Burrell repeated his SER
mon upon the public school question,
by request, yesterday evening. In the
morning his talk was upon the text HE
that believeth shall not make haste"
Isaiah, xviii, 16,
Said he, We live in an age of fret
and fume. We are all in hurry: We
need to cultivate the grace of patience,
which has its origin in the prior grace
of faith. Hurry is a sign OF bondage TO
things mundane and sOrdid, OF splrltuai
near-sightedness, of unbellef IN Goa.
Festina lente is a good OLD maxim.
Make haste slowly"
First, word as to preparation TOT
life. Our boys and girls are impatient
of their schooling. 1t is mistake to
hurry here. Go slow. The brightest
lad that ever lived went through an APP
premiership in carpenter, SHOP.
mended plows and harroWs for the Gall
lean farmers, and, though he knew the
world was diving for want of his mercl-
full ministrations, he kept at his trade
for thirty years. Then he entered on
his great work, for three years only;
But those were wonderful, wonderful
years. 1t pays to get ready for life.
Second, as to secular work. Our
young men are all impatient to achieve
success. Poets, preachers, merchants,
all sorts of working people are spolllng
their work by Overmuch haste. our
money sharks were once as tender Oh
heart and conscience as other people,
but legal interest was too tedious; per
cent month has made their hearts
harder than stone. Our lotteries ana
other gambling institutions are the I'm :
mediate Outgrowth OF TINS feYeflSn
haste to amass money. Why IS 1T that 70
per cent of our merchants fail They
are too eager, load themselves too
heavily. take too great risks. They are
unwilling to trust the slow but sure
methods in which God promises to bless
his people. They can't wait.
Third, as to beginning the Christian
life. Here, too, there should be due de-
liberation. "Count the cost. "sald Jesus.
Think! think! Face the great problems,
decide what is right and do it. But de-
liberation is not synonymous with de-
lay. The blacksmith lays the hot iron
on the anvil and strikes both instantly
and deliberately; otherwise be does not
strike well. So,in this matter of the re-
ligious life, delay is dangerous. and pre-
cpition is scarcely less so. Act Thought
fully, but act at once; make haste SLOW
ly, but make haste.
Fourth, as to Christian growth. The
believer is not perfect at conversion;
far from it. He must grow in grace and
in the knowledge of our Lord and saw
ior Jesus Christ. First the blade, then
the ear, then the full corn in the ear. .
The path. of the just is as the shining
s-.L4 ;,h oh and more
unto the perfect day. We grow by the
putting down of our sins, by the bear
ing of our salutary chastisements and
by the cultivation of proper and close
communion with God. There is no
short route to perfection. Steam ana
electricity cannot expedite Our Journey
heavenward; nothing can help us but
the alpenStOck OF faith.
Toll on; in hope o'ercome
The sleeps God set for thee;
For past the Alpine SUBMITS Of great toll
Lieth thine Italy.
Fifth-In Christian service we are
much like children who SOW seels
in the graden to-day to dig them up to-
morrow to see if they have sprOuted.
We ought to content ourselves with the
service, letting alone the result. 1t is
enough that God has promised. Let US
net be impatient. He that goeth forth
with weeping, bearing precious seed
shall, doubtless-doubtleS
come again with rejoicing. bringing his
sheaves with him.
And, finally. as to the great Apoca-
lypse. We look for the appearing of
our Lord. The earth groaneth and
travaileth for it. But let us not be
over-eager. He that shall come will
come and will make no tarrying. He
will come in the fuliness of time. as the
wheat ripens, as the crysalis opens, as
the flower blooms, as the glory OF the
morning breaks. Meanwhile, let us be
patient and believe. He that believeth
shall not make haste.