The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-19

subject of Mr.. Hudson's sermon at
hall yesterday morning vas "The
Path" He took for a text the
Of David, uttered in his old age:
me in a plain path, oh Lord, be-
mine enemies
teacher gave q brief sketch of
rs checkered life. In his youth he
ed unewervingiy the plain path of
And his fidelity to straight for
curse brought him to the throne of
But with the gift OF power came
mptetions of power. He forgot the
direcness by which he had won
n.y. He began TO resort to intrigue
deceit Then evil days came upon
and he wished to die. Foes sprang
his own household-the offspring OF
9achery. Then he began TO realize
= He looked back upon the happy
Icessfui days when his life had
3aightforward, open, strong and
I'D his mature conclusion Is ex-
in the language of the text:
:, in a plain path oh Lordi'' The
20 of David may serve as a use
for US all. 1t is exemplified in
OF men and nations. Everywhere
&, sure way of life lies along the
ae Romans were great road builders.
every direction from the eternal city
~-diated those broad. firm. open high
1ent forth to victory. They fought IN
lie open and II gave them courage. 1t
IS The consciousness of strength that
ade item strong. The very necessity
- frowess, involved In their open high
Ways. gave them power to rule the world
- was only when they forgot these
SOURCES Of their strength. and undertook
to gain their ends by indirecuon, false
hood and deceit. that the vigor of the
empire failed.
In individual life the value of the plain
path is still more marked. 1t is the only
sure and safe road to success. one great
advantage of the plain path is that he
who follows II avoids the danger of need
Iet,S complications. In almost every lie
the greatest difficulties are seif-created
We make our own conditions and TOO
often We make them complex. when they
SHOULD be simple. The network Of deceit
men weave is almost sure to involve the
weaver in it's meshes. Even in diplomacy
the plain path is the surest way to vic
tory. The simple truth and fairness OF a
Franklin are in the end more useful to
his nation than the devious lying OF a
Palleyrand.
A Again the man who walks in plain
bath will thereby gain the confidence of
those around him. He may incur oppo-
sition, but he VIII command respect. HIS
position is strong because he has nothing
TO fear and nothing to conceal. Misrepre-
sentatson cannot reach him, to weaken
his influence or disturb his life. In the
open field he stands secure from lurking
seeks TO shield his life from difficulties by
pursuing devious courses, by resorting TO
concealment and deceit lcses the vantage
ground Of public confidence He may
void unpleasant duties for little time
But storm and stress must come to all
and when they come. he only is strong 10
l1neer them who follows unftinchingly the
RuS even more important than conf
.da1ce in others is faith in ones self
This is possible only to the man who
ssciks in plain path. Courage and
Strength go hand in hand with simple
tr:i.h Deceit is born of cowardice and
) isakness The man of courage will not
lie nor turn aside from duty. No matter
fvhat dangers threaten him, he moves
M xhtforgard in his course. DIET
tulties and obstacles may arise before
him. but his very faith will give him
strength and courage TO meet and over
|see such opposition fall away before the
Isteadv progress of those men who follow
!the plain path of life.
Put. said the preacher in conclusion,
there is an element of strength more
potent than any of these, which results
rom following the plain pith. 1t is this.
sat he who walks in the plain path of
tegrity and duty, thereby sets in op-
elton a subtle law of life. 1t is the
" Of the unity of righteous forces. One
atement Of this law is found in that
eat saying of st. Paul, that all things
ark together for good 10 them that love
the good are to be rewarded by a
le It does not imply any sort of
renee CT miraculous power III hui
IRIS. It has no reference to spec
Wilderness. But it means that
- - the sphere of natural law, there
lis an infinite and eternal purpose under
lying all the accidents of life. This pur-
pose extends like an electric current
along the plain pathway of LIES COM
nor duties. And he who follows in that
way finds himself aided by an un-
n power. A new strength has been
d 4ded to his own. Unconsciously he has
7ade connection between his own weak,
isolated life and that power above our
'seIves which makes for righteousness
ike one rowing with the current, he
- his own power multiplied by the
zof the elements around him. The
5ns of his own weakness disap-
- The forces CT the universe are
.rlzinE with him. His life takes hold
son God"
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