Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-04-07
SATURDAY SERMON.
Published For Sunday Perusal and Every
Day Guidance.

OF the LOrd-St, Matthew AAT,. q
There is, perhaps, no part OF
.Saribture which gives more
good cheer than this. Il contains
the kindest and most encourag-
ing statement Of fact that ever
| fell from the lips Of Christ. We
often ines wonder what ciTcum
stance suggested this subject
what impelled Him to put gen
tie haad on our shoulder, as
| though to say. BE not trou5-
| led. To do small things we'll is
| 10 DO Gods work 10 Gods way
Notoiug is trivial that is worth
doing all.
It is true that not all can be
great in the sight of nen. but
every man may belong to heav-
ems mobility. There are men in
| the hun bIest walks Of life who
will wear coveted crowns il the
hereafter because they did their
slinple duty in % simple fashion.
When we step across the bor-
| der We shall ind that many Of
Iour earthly IDEAS Of value are
| either mistakes or pref judices, and
| that lives are acceptable and
profitable only in proportion to
their spiritual symmetry and
beauty. The more man does for
Others, therefore, the more he
does for himself, aud if he cares
ONLY for himself, TO the neglect
Of others, be viii have to go into
the primary class IN heaven and
7I1earn what true religion means,
A person said recently in de-
spairing tones, "My life amounts
: to SO little. [ live the humdrun
days in q humdrpm way, and If
u should drop ont Of existence i
would make nc difference to any
lone." II that were true it woQ'e
, be very sad. But the man was tt
our mind one Of the worlds he
. roes. We knew his environment
= and knew what he had done wit.
= II. how much he had made Ou5 Q
> it. Yes. ne was q manual laborer
= aud his hands we're grimy wit
:, toll, lie was q saint II oVerSils
He vas the guar dian angel OF 8
aged mother who thought her
!" self in heaven long before So
70 went-there because the son wa
= SO like Providence. He straine
p every nerve to give his boys a
r education that they might b
Is fitted TO do better work than b
fe had done.
Z You say ssAll this is matter {
ID course. Then we add, and God
~ blessing is matter Of course
ly That was a narrow life? NJ
Is it was as vide as Gods love cou1
nd nd make it, and as noble as an arcl
nd angels.
He who does the little duties (
life with a large heart makes hin
self great in soul.
You can better afford to star
m before God in honest rags than
er the purple and fue linen OF d
ne honesty.
ID The important question to
a answered is not, Who are yo
but What are you!
ng It is rank heresy to say tt
e your life is worthless if you 8
~ AZ doing your work well.
br Heaven is full of princes "
srs found it hard to pay the rent
ay their earthly houses.
Never allow yourself to ss
and especially to feel, that
m work you are doing is lnsignifc'
lth or the place you fill is of no
INV portance. 70 Go that is to m'
one an uncalled for criticism on
/ of Lord, for you thereby declare t
,as- the duty He has set you to de
ldi- not worth doing. If there
,re- mistake anywhere it is in y
It opinion of the value of things
ork not in His judgment as to W
test He needs to have DONE
we have no right to hold any S
opinion, and if you do it is
cause your ideas are based on f
Ting sl . principles.
but No matter how humble y
,a5ad .aze5 sphere, fill it full by pour
nent @ your best and noblest qualitie
piles character into it. a pool of W
as ao nc .io is thing of beauty when the n
shines on it, and the smallest
o,as ttat ever -breathed is nil
io" when the spirit of God is re1e
rid II raa,,;ros monv hands tn n
has watch, if one of the b
er II which fashions one of the COS
one Of the wheels doesits work
lie of ly the watch will never keep
s you time. IF the whole Is to be
Earl Eariy feet every part must be peri
these So 1t is in the universe.
/, sick do not know. but God knows
apd9ss ,das unless you take pains to I
your cog of the wheel with
ity you may do a damage "
L cannot easily be repaired
MEDIA Little things done we'll M
mber great soul, and small duties Al
mill. ways great duties in the ey
. let the angels.
The farmer, the mechanie an
or. oae lbfc vcle-rider are liable TO unexI
3 One cuts ard bruises. DeWitt's
!. cures ii aze1 SaIye is the best thing g
aouIa. on hand. It heals quickly, an
t and well-known cure for piles; J. =