The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
DUR Weekly SERMONS,
ESPECIALLY FOR
THE FAMILY FIRESIDE.

OH Trying Life's Journey Over Again.
MORE: Tho onc-thousand-dollar prizo
Tor the best sermon IN tho New York Her
aids competition was won by Rev. Richard
G.. Woodbridge, pastor OF the Central Con-
Eregationnl Church, Mlddleboro, Mass.
''The Power Of ie%ntIcncss' was tho titlo OF
MIR. Woodbridge's sermon. Fifteen sermons
In NIL appeared i'll tho licrald's competitive
serics.1 -
Tent: "Sunlcicnt unto tho day is tho evil
Observation-Disclosures VI, 81.
-. Here is II bit OF philosophy too profound
70 DC appreciated without careful and con-
tinuous study. 1t also contains. u stern in
junction not to worry over what cannot DO
helped, but, OH Tho ether hand, to nuke the
pest OF your circumstances. You are COM
mnndcd to let thu. rnst go its way into tho
lana OF lorSctlulness, and not to borrow
from tho future the troubles which you fcnr
1T may contain, but to 1.-Two in tho present ny
Tar az possible. 1t is q command very diff
ilcn!t to obey, and yet obedience is nbso-
iu:ciy necessary III you would get out Of life
all that God has put into It,.
Tho man who has Il vivid remembrance of
his past troubles and who cicris.cs that
memory deliberately throws IL gloom over
his present. If he will conilno himself to
the duty Of tho moment he will generally
md that he is quite equal to it, but If he
colicctS nll tho miScrirs OF yesterday md Of
tho day before ard nlds them to the bur-
dens OF to-dn:. M becomes disl,cartcnctl,
and his dlscon %.ment sups his moral
strength and Produces moral weakness.
You hive enough to do to face what is i'm
nedlutely before you, and If you cOnjurr uD
tho ghosts Of mistIecds and OF trials which
nave been OIL. lived you do yourself Il scri-
GUS mi ury ind interfere with your spiritual
Or business success.
IN like MANNER, if You think YOU can
master to-day work, but dnmrcn your
tlrdor by wondering how you nrc going to
get through Tomorrow, you produce Il
nervous tension which dclilitntrs and
brings about tho very failure that YOU
91ehd. NO man can carry more than ono
dh. IT n time. WhcIfJ Jesus usks YOU not
to n.tcmpt to do so He gives you wise
counsel, and you had better follow tho nd-
vice. Lilo Is not so smooth TINT You can
kallord to make it rougher by recalling the
Rad roads over which You have already
PISSED or anticipating tho bad roads over
Which you will have to pass before tho end
or tho Journey Is reached. You NAV be
cheerful, and therefore strong, If You will
|torget the things TINT arc behind and let
inc future take cnre Of itself; but if you
Ppropose to add yesterday and tomorrow
to to-day you will add what God warns yo,,
against doing, and will certainly make Il
great mistake.
II the SUI shines now. be grateful and
Scontcntcd. Suppose it did ruin y~cstrT,lay,
or suppose VIC arc to have Il blizzard to-
morrow. You nave got beyond the rain on
fho ono hand, aud, on t.. >otllrr, the
1t1no has not como tomect the1. Eard. It
rs foolish to mako yourself missls now
f ,eeaeso 6 yon wers j,7i ia5oE o q few f;n lays
70 bc had, :al.H Tin nm engcr e raDT:'f fol
II you sit in tho Warm SUNSHINE for only
i've minutes 1t helps you bear the cold Or
the next live minutes. It is poor policy to
SPOIL those first five. minutes by Worrying
ahout, tho either five minutes.
Let rTG 1!iYstfnte. There is notfinC IL
connection, with death more wearing than
the regret thut you did not do moro for the
one who has gone. This is Il universal ex-
pcrlcnce with those who have any heart.
The fact Of separation seems to have II
magic in it, for it Is suddenly revealed to
you that there wero AMY littlo attentions
which you failed to render, and the rcmem-
brancc pierces like Il knife. No one ever
OF that kind.
: but ASH general thing 1t Is all an Illusion
conJurcd up by ovcrwrought nerves. In
very truth you did Whatever tho circum-
stances suggested, you did rs mnchas hu-
maj nature is capable Of doing, but in the
presence Of death you accuse yourself OF
Things OF which you nre quite innocent, AMI
IN DONG so you mako the parting harder to
bear. II n'ny b. well for tho dear one that
nc ms gone. He has sweet sleep for the
1rst ti'n'in many months. lie is glad that
the bonds OF mortality are broken, ihnt Ii,
IS III last rclrnscd. and in tho lower dupihH
or your W heart YOU are also glad for his
sake. l'ut there comes this tlorny thought.
that You may have been rem.ss, and your
Soul is Wrun;, iv il.
You do yourself Il wrong. NOu did whot
you could. You were loving, tender. gentle
and more thar kind. Nuu have real burdens
enough without adding imaginary ones.
Your tears must not DC r:nbittcy.i ly an
accusation which has no basis in fact. Life
IS TOO precious ana too short to lu wasted
III regrets oil that kind TI1n tnfj.c ~ fI,n
luturc demand your close attention. and
you lave no right to think of tho dead ry-
CcPt 10 recall II sweet relationship and to
drtnm Of Il r%cuuiUn.
1.-Two Eour life as quietly and rs pcacc-
Qully rs possible. Live In each div rs II
PONIES. Other days, whether PAST or iuiur,
Gust not be allowed to press ON your heart.
HIS Is the nohlrst policy YOU can uLopt.
8&e policy which cores to YOU ~ Il divine
Junction. Let neither regret nor an
W l,at'oh lntrudc upon you to make YOU
is evident that there is n plan accord
to Which your iifn il arranging itself.
equally evident that if you are repos,-
ln.l tr"stful, doing the duty Of the
mt il"nr and not frc:ting over the
33ol the next hour, you are in II mental
6tcst.
tie Grandrs: privilege to feel that
q God, II guardian of human DIES
Il that You nrs IN His hands. If
FrIctlon is one Of your posscssious,
Iirl OF great price, YOU can b. quiet
hn midst Of tumult and cheerful in
II or sorrow, for your very tears
as II background for the rainbow
nd promise.
GEORGE II. 1IErwonru.
TALMAoE>s SERMON.
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