The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-13
on BEARING FERTILIZATION.
what Is Lacking In the 7Ien Who Are Beatea
by Their Environment.

Prof. John T. Genung of Amherst College
preached to the congregation at the broadway
Tabernacle yesterday morning on Faiths Uso
OF Hardships." Prof. Genung holds the chair OF
rhetoric at Amherst. He will preach at next
Sunday mornings service. In his sermon yes
tcrday he took this text from Romans:
Aud not only SO, but VIC glory In fluctuations also,
knowing that trihulatiou workcth patience: and
patience, experience; and experience. hope, AMI hope
naEetA not ashamed because the love OF God Is shed
abroad N our hearts by the tioly Ghost which is
given unto US.
1t is easy" said the preacher. for faith TO
overcome when the current OF things is with Us,
when our plans flow on u]niinpeded to fulhlmrnt.
and all we achieve is what we set out 10 achieve.
But when all our cherished ideals are beaten
back and baftied. when the path we take is not
the path we would have chosen, when from
every enterprise OF ours some III health or III
speed or il! fortune subtracts an ugly discount
OF hurt and loss, what can faith do theni How
will IL take a crippled life and make it whole I
The apostle seems confdont tina, he has
the answer: so confident. indeed. that he will
not own tina. lie is crippled by 'r.bulation.
Rather. out OF tribulation. when faith is the
vtta.iycr, n deeper and sounlcr life energies: 4
life So much more imbued with the IIo,y spirit
that we may glory in the hardship by which we
gain It. II tG!s Is 80, then ~ UI.us!u. Us this
sou .iI! the ,st'H-ltt mas atIIF Is , EEGAt SrTi ice.
-" loo familiar TO US all / the spectacle % the
hosts OF men Who are uumunaf. and paralyZrt
by the hart>hIps they cnr"untcr. II seems. in
truth. a II their numbers were 81 ..y increasing
In this age Of little faith; As II there we're less
stamina ant hari headed resolution to meet
adversely Than there uSd TO Ne. j. not this what
We must read IN the social wreck Ee and futility
Of our day. ~ the iicrcn>InG prevalence OF di-
vurCe and iuaGellty. in the lrrqLruuyO OF suicide !
Does ii not mean that men are not setting the
wisdom OF fAIthoSer against the hard Slctiuns,
iho unoonge4la!ity. the pain or penury OF their
Int md a.. Lei IN air bold mt r.. tastN.r .
] do not say they have no reasons Tor II; reasons
there are in plenty, Nor would brand them all
as weaA. TAuiT failure does. however. argue
Limitation and lack OF resource, because they DO
not get the satisfaction or the domestic mating
or the health OF the prosperity that Vas IN :Aeir
idea! they VII! not accept anything. They see
no wise Providence over them. taking away one
object % lie in order to substitute u bother: no
Christening hand giving lhcm tho aArt l'lng
they ought TO have instead of the easy thing they
want. Nothing for them hut a blind night with
they give up and the environment Wins.
LISA great ste~pforw&ri from this when man
discovers Providence. For tn N there Is sup.
piled a motive 20 endure htrlness: one can
have courage 10 live when behind the iron wall
Is seen u Love which regulates and apportipus
the Ills OF life, and directs u course that we are
too blind and weak 10 stecrfor ourselves.
Have you ever scanned the face Of u friend
who has returned to YOU after a To- x parting !
he LETT you, perhaps 4, ciiI!Iow young man.
quickly responsive 10 all the glamour OF tho
world, pure-heartcd. and with the engaging en-
thusiasm. OF youth upon him. lie returns after
a score OF years, with the old voice and laugh,
yet the mood gay. or intense, Is not SO lightly
swayed. there Is u scditencss hat was not there
before; he has been face 10 face with serious
things. You see line, furrowrd in his face, YOU
are aware OF a stenaIness ana Iurpose in hts eve:
the sculptor has been n work upon him, carving
not tIme-turruN, alone, but an inner core of
character. And here Is something more that
you cannot drY.uc. You feel that fire has been
there. AMI fprg.ug. and grim encounter with
trials. All thl- has invaded his rouniod beauty.
perhaps; but how much moro Your friend is.
after II; VI h what greater rcpusu of confidence
you can lie 70 ann! There Is fibre and sinew in
his friendship now