The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
OUR CHAPEL SERVICE.
The Race of Life.

The chaplain, Rev. j. H. Albert. preached an
eloquent sermon on the race of life. in the prison
chapel. Sunday morning. Services opened with
an anthem by the choir. After prayer and read
ing of the lesson for the day, Ill Genesis, the
choir sang in excellent style the song, In
Silence" Taking for his text | Corinthians, TX,
&C. 1st paragraph, Il therefore so run" the chap-
lain in substance said Man. in the race OF n1e'
too often failed because he started wrong; or was
diverted from the right path by MS surround
ings, by his weakness for the baser things OF hfe
Referring to the Greek mythology for par
allel, he drew a vivid picture OF now juno
in order to make her favOrite win In All athleIlc
feat dropped the golden apple in the pathway OF
his competitor; he stopped to pick ltup. out
again distanced the favOrite. Again and again
was an ample dropped, and again picked up, I'M
til the fayorite reached the goal and won the
race. So it was today A young man started
out with every hope in life. Reared III nome
where he had been surrounded with every COM
fort, he was launched upon the world with every
prospect in lifes journey of winning the race,
and the reward of the just at its end. But the
golden apple was cast in his pathway; the Temp
tation to sin, the lust of the world encompassed
! him. and, being weak, he fell. Weak because ne
relied upon self; the safeguards OF religion, the
saving grace of Christ he cast from him. ana WITH
nothing to lean on but his own weak Will ana the
advice of evil companions, he became crushed 10
the race and lost. On the other hand. many d
young man who had been picked up in the streets
a wait and placed in some family VINO Taught
him Gods law, had been launched upon the
world. and. keeping the divine teachings of
Christ constantly before him, had passed through
life's Journey triulnphantly, and was saved here
] and hereafter.
1.-THE circumstance of birth or blood will some
times tell in life. as demonstrated in the develop
ment of the lower animals. But, unless man
looks to God, he will lose in the end, no matter
how exalted the ancestors from which he sprang
But no man, no matter what his pedigree, since
the day that Jesus Christ hung upon Calvary's
Cross who has kept his face turned toward God
has made a failure of life''. Human nature is
the same today that it was twenty-three hundred
wears ago. He here described the Jew who
first gave his life up to pleasure, but was not sat
isfed He amassed wealth and was still I'M
happy. He gathered knowledge, the longing was
still there. And he cried out: VANITY OF van
ities all is vanity and vexatiOn of spirit" Nothing
can satisfy man until he accepts the sweet pam
of religion: till he is clothed in the mantle OF
Christ crucified.
Remember the days of thy YOUTH Man:
life is choked up by the sin and lust sowed II
early life he must weed out the chaff and, llkt
child, take up life's race again. With the same
loving trust and confidence that he locked III
into mothers face in childhood, he must loOi
to God Avoid the errors of the past, begll
= right if you would win the race of life. And N
man ever began right without God or religion
o The sermon was very impressive and received
marked attention.