Arizona republican., 1899-11-06
BAPTIST CHURCH
:xfrscfS From Sermon OF Rev. Lewis
HaIsev Yesterday.

Text, Second Corinthians, rs, God
oveth a cheerful giver''
There is ever war III the world be-
ween the powers IF light AMI the
powers of darkness. The one side is
or selfishness, the other for sacrifice;
he one says 1T is more blessed 70
gain" the other lit is more blessed to
give"
On the one side or the other we are
.rrayed today. Whether we realize it
II not we fight under the flag of the
prince of this world or the Prince CT
Peace.
A few days ago a Cuban Who had
oeen a general in the insurgent army
was offered a lucrative political posi-
ion in his native country. He declined
[ because he could not conscientiously
axe the oath of allegiance to the
United States. He believed that Cuba
should be free. Whether we believe
such a man to be right or wrong, we
lonor him. We honor any man who
will put principle before political pre-
ferment, whether he be a Cuban gen.
eral or a city councilman. Such men
sometimes seem to suffer loss, but even
IN the low plane of policy, honesty
pays best. The people are not anxious
% have rogues rule over them, though
hey may bear with them for a sea-
son.
We may learn from our scripture les
son how to win the love of God. 1t
IS by sacrifice, by cross bearing, by
walking in the steps of the Master.
More and more in these later days
does the brightness of this truth dawn
upon the world. The most popular
book of the days is In His Steps"
Lord Nelson gave to the world at
Trafalgar a sentence that will never
die: England expects every man u
do his duty" Robert E. Lee, in a let
ter to his son, said: THE greatest
word in our language is duty" Duty
let Farragut to defy death in the bay
of Mobile. Duty led Dewey on over
the mined harbor of Manila to face
the Spanish forts and fleets. Duty led
the brave sons of America to enlist
in the army and the navy which are
today the wonder and admiration of
the world.
But there is one thing more powerful
than duty-it is love-the greatest
thing in the world. Whether in human
life or lower life. it rules supreme. A
writer says: las l went out in my
garden l saw in the path a little help
less bird just learning to fly and too
tired to rise from the ground. NV
hound ran toward it but as he drew
near the little mother bird flew down
right in front of the great. red, open
jaws. with futter and twitterings, Of
EaY- he fn
her child.
Love is ever ready to make sacri-
fees. The Pilgrim Fathers loved God.
and left their native land. Our revolu-
tionary ancestors loved freedom, and
waged a seven years war that they
might bequeath liberty to their child
rem.
The Apostle Paul counted it all joy
when he was permitted to suffer with
the Master he loved so well. But there
was a certain rich young man who
came to Christ who was called upon
to decide between self-indulgence and
self-sacrifice. He was u beautiful, 4
virtuous. noble young man and the
Savior looked upon him and loved
him. This young man came to Christ
to get-Christ had come to the world
to give-and to found a church which
should live to give-even to give the
gospel to a perishing world. This
young man thought more of his money
than he did of the Master-showed that
money was his master. His choice is
that of many men in the world today.
Love is a giver-love lives to serve,
Love is often stronger than life, and
fears neither death nor the grave.
He who loves the Master best counts
all things but loss for his saEe-is