The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-13

one Element OF Weakness tn the Work
We Try 60 DO.
An element of weakness In much or
our resolving for better living Is that
we try 10 grasp too much OF life at one
time. We think of il as a whole instead
of taking the days one,by one. Life is
mosaic. and ench tiny piece must be-
cut and set with skill. IL we concen-
trate our powers In the effort Of doing
all we can and the very best we can in
the discharge of the duty. that lies near
est, we need not fear that our lives as n
wholewill not be pleasing TO the Master
When the web of our early life is COM
pleted, all the pattern finished, IL we
labor according 10 Gods wise ordering
We shall see that II is the care we take
I'm putting in each thread, the weaving
in with faith and patience OF each mo-
ment's small design, that makes the
whole fabric fair and good to loolS
upon.
The building up of q true and noble
life is like the construction of great
and magnificent temple. If we take
our plans for the temple, and sit down
before them, and try to think out for
ourselves az the beginning just how
each smallest detail Is to be worked out.
how each stone i'm all the towering
walls is to be laid, how each ponderous
cross-beam and gigantic pillar is TO be
lifted up to its place; IL we stop and
allow ourselves 10 grow perplexed and
worried over all these things ut the out
set, we shall be overwhelmed with our
- haf nd Tan nj H..
will nexer rise from the ground. The
wise builder does not do so. He is
satisfied at the beginning with the con-
viction that his plans have been skill
fully drawn, that ample provision has
been made for all emergencies SO far
as he can see them, that his general
dcsignis symmetrical and entirely prac-
ticable for execution. For the rest, for
the working out of details, for the lay
ing up of stone upon stone, he trusts
for that 10 the labor of each day as il
comes, TO the skill and fidelity of those
employed TO do his will He will be
satisfied II each day sees its appointed
work we'll done, It's course in the rising
structure laid according TO settled
plan.
So in the building up of life that Is
to be an honor TO God and n source OF
/ righteous power in the world, IL is
enough at the beginning 10 have a
noble plan To follow, and high and
holy purpose TO guide and govern all.
BEYOND that, all that one can do, and
all that it is wise and right TO try to
do, is to see that each step onward is
n step upward, that each opportunity
for service is improved according TO our
best light and highest knowledge, and
That each duty as il comes is performed
in the same way, in the love and fear OF
God. II we build up our lives in this
way, If we lay each course in the
structure prayerfully and carefully i'm
the best way that our conditions and
circumstances will permit. we need not
fear that our building will be in vain,
or without beauty and nobility in tho
sight Of the Almighty. whatever men
may think Of IL. IL may not be such as
TO excite the wonder nor compel the
admiration of the world, but il will
have n sure and everlasting foundation.
and it will have the approval OF an ALL
wise and ALLOWING Heavenly Father,
and that will be enough. Neither wilt
IL matter. il we build in the right spirit
and according 60 Gods design; whether
our years here be few or many, whether
we are cut off in the midst of our use-
fulness. as il seems to men, or live to a
ripe old age. our work here will be COM
pletc as God counts completeness.
1.-THE work unfinished DO not fear,
Though at his coming may be found
The stone unset.
Yet. for thy faith beyond the skies
Thine own shall be the longcd-for prize.
He knoweth best who calls from labor now
To rest, TO build no more"
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