Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-04
NOBLE Discomfort. :
An Instructive Sermon Preached by
Rev. Hardness

Rev. Hardness
AT THE CHAPLINE STREET NJ. E.
CHURCH LAST EVENING AN
EXPLANATION OF THE TRUE
ART OF READING AND THE ART
OF LISTENING - SOMETHING
ABOUT CHRISTIAN EXPERT
ENCE.
Rev. W. ]. Hardness, A. NJ, Phi. D.,
delivered very thoughtful sermon TO a
large and attentive congregation at the
Chapline Street NJ. E. Church last even
| ing. The sermon was taken from JOSH
XIV. 10, the subject being: Noble Dis
| content" and the text: Give me a
| blessing, for thou hast given me a
south land; give me also springs Of
water" His remarks were as follows:
'Of all that faithless generation that
| left Egypt only Joshua and Caleb were
permitted to set foot within that land
of promise. Caleb had his inheritance
| assigned him in a different way than
| the other Israelites; near his portion
was Kisgath-Sephen, walled fortress
of the Anakeni, set upon a hill, and
| Caleb promised any warrior who would
capture it, his daughter, Ascha, for a
wife. A young nephew Of Calebs,
| soon captured the place and de-
manded his prize. AS Caleb had given
| her portion of land much exposed to
| the sun and not well supplied with wa
ter, and only partially fertile, she petit
toned her father to give her another
| field about six miles and a half to the
north, in which were springs of water.
This she called a blessing. both as a
token of his paternal affection and as
conducting to the comfort of her stu
alton.
Discomfort is an uneasiness at our
present state. Man never appears in
a worse light than when he gives way
to this disposition. For it is at once
the strongest proof of his pride, igno-
rance, unbelief and rebellion against
| God. 1t is a reflection on Gods gov
eminent 1t cannot alter the state of
things or make them better and God
| has often punished those who exhibit it
with the most signal judgment. Yet
there is a feeling in every one to adj
vance, to better themselves, a desire for
better field, which should be encour-
aged. BLESSED are those that hunger
and thirst after righteousness" Caleb
longed for the promised land. His
daughter for the well-watered fields. So
as we study this story, surely it is sug-
gestive of a noble discomfort, and such
noble discomfort we, every one OF US,
steadily need
IN REALM OF DUTY.
1--WE should never be satisfied with
simply the south land of measurable
and merely respectable discharge of the
daily duty of life. There are higher
motives to be attained than simply the
drudges of a slave. The drudge is one
who does because he must. The artist
| is one who does because he loves to.
Man does not live for himself alone.
There are others that need our co-ope-
ration. 1t is not the man who gives his
money that is the true benefactor OF his
kind, but the man who gives himself
Character is made up of small duties
faithfully performed. Idleness of mind
and body resemble rust. The school Of
difficulty is the best school of moral
disciple We bequeath to those who
come after us a noble desire, worthy Of
! imitation. Well done, we'll doing and
we'll to do are inseparable conditions
that reach through all the ages Of
eternity. Few realize the idea that they
are of great use in this world. The
fact of their existence implies the neces-
sity of being power. Many make life
a drudgery when it should be an in
spiration The whole world is before
them. Will they be a power or a
nonentity?
| INTELLECTUAL ADVANCE.
eve should be stirred with this noble
discomfort Turn from merely gen.
eral and surface and newspaper infor-
nation towards the springs of water Of
a thorough and accurate knowledge.
Few realize that we can never rise
above our capacity. The gloss and SUI
perficial idea of knowledge is many a
mans highest conception. Some never
seek to obtain more than to know the
| title page of the book of nature, when
we might scan its pages, There is
something more in life to know our
| letters and the formation of words we
must strive to read in between the lines,
become a part of the author himself
Wisdom does not come to US at once,
but it must be acquired; we must re-
member.
ATTENTION TO DETAILS.
"Many business men content them
selves with planning and leave the ex-
ecution of their schemes to subordinates
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