The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-05
TO I
sermon TO the Madison Fire Depart
Mcnt by Rev. j. ", Ewart, Of the
Presbyterian church.

McAs ny new. -. n, EWArt, or the
Presbyterian church.
Running to win.'' The above was
the theme Of last evenings sermon at
the Presbyterian church upon the text:
$50 run that We may obtain" Il Cor. 9:24)
which was addressed especially to the
fire company who were present in a
body. Following is q part Of the con
clusion: Likewise-the discipline to
which we are subjected IN this earth
hfe-the discipline Of duty, Of labor, of
pain, of sorrow all that is but means to
an important, practical end. 1t is all
designed to give such exercise and train
ing to the moral and spiritual part of us
a. shall make us strong and athletic in
our conflicts with sin. The duties re-
quired OF the christian are designed to
make q man OF him, to enable him to
put sin in every shape beneath his feet
and to put surplus strength into his
moral sinews that he may help his weak,
stumbling, following brother over
bitches and along the crooked paths that
satan often puts in his way. And while
I most heartily wish you success,
gentlemen, in next weeks contest OF
strength, and agility, I most earnestly
desire that you all shall be successful in
the greater moral and spiritual contests
which every n OF us is called upon to
wage with the evil in our own hearts and
with the evils that are in the world
The prizes that we have taken in life,
the books or medals that as school boys
we received when we have beaten our
competitors in defamation or essay writ
ing. The silver-cups, the banners and
all the other works of recognition and OF
victory which are given to us by admir-
ing friends. These have an important
place to fill in our lives. These
memorials ofour success we treasure and
as we look at them in, the passing years,
they arean inspiration to us TO EN- ulate
and surpass our earlier efforts.
Opening the pages OF a magazine q
few days ago my eye fell upon an en-
craving which deeply impressed me.
It was the picture OF Ferdinand De
Lesseps in his home, sitting alone in an
arm chair, his head bowed, his hair dis
heveled, his shoulders stopped while up
on his knees lay the two volumes Of his
souvenirs Of 40 years." written I be-
iieve by himself, in which he has do
scribed the great work OF his ffe-the
making Of the Suez canal-and with his
right hand he is slowly and listlessly
turning rel the leaves. But also, the
glory Of these earlier successes Of his life
is Swallowed by the crimes Of his old age
and we cannot help thinking that a he
remembers the triumphs Of his youngez
years AZ set forth in these volumes in hi
lap, he 10 lead TO mourn his recent folly
and repent OF his recent Gins. May II be
go! And may VI all, after lives OF use.
tulnsss. whether spent in high OF
humble station be able to say with
Wordsworth:
"The thought OF our past years doth
breed 10 me perpetual ,benedictio,s. ,
and whether or not we win the prizes
which this world holds out 20 tsmptingly
to US may we in that last and great
award by the Divine Judge, before
whom We must ali stand to be able to
win, by Gods grace, q immortal crown
and an immortal inheritance.
A hacking cough is a WEAKNESS to the
flesh: but Ayers P0ctOral liz q cure that