The sun., 1900-01-08
SUFFERING IS PRICE
Paid FOR ENJOYMENT
Rev. Alexander I. BOvser Tells
"How to Make Life Worth
Living"
DISASTER PRICE OF SAFETY
Progress Is Paid for By Difiiculties
and Dansers..-The Rich Man
and the Pauper Often
Dlscontented With
Life.

suffering IS the price We pay lor en-
iovment; disaster, the price OF safety;
and difficulty and danger the price OF
progress, said Rev. Alexander /. Bow
ser during the course Of most eloquent
sermon on "iow to Make Lille Worth
( Living in Tire First Unitarian Church
Yesterday morning.
at needed all the calamities that have
ever bcialen," be continued, to bring
mankind thus far in the onward way OF
their destiny. 1t needs all the woes aud
sorrows OF life TO flavor its happiness.
All the dark side Of it is indispensable to
constitute its bright side.
Rev. Bowser took for his text. "We
| know that all things work together for
good to them that love God" Rom. 8:
I2S. II have sometimes heard this state
ment OF st. Paulis objected to, :" said Rev.
Boweer, "bacause it seems 10 imply that
God is not the impartial Father OF ell
his children, blessing all alike, regard
ing all ar the objects OF his bounty,
providentai care and love. | think,
However, that this criticism is super
ficial, in-as.mrch as II does not discern
that the apostle is not making an arb!-
tary affirmation Of dogmatic theology,
but announcing a law Of life, attested by
: experience: We know that al things
. work together for good to them that loye
: God
/ ''is We all know, there are more c'ear
, days than stormy ores IN every Ntar
Even ii the most disagfeeable weather
! we know that the sun Is still n tlt
/ heavens and vii come forth again by
} and-by, dispensing clouds and darkness
l bringing light and beauty to all the land
: So, amid the cares d!sappointments and
sorrows oi our lot, Gods coed angel
< Faith is ever showing Us, though 1t b'
r thfouph our tears, the bright sun o
n divine love shining through all our lie
n causing all things to work together 10
{ our good. :,
: "f have often been struck with tn
fact that people generally are contente'
!, and happy. How often the laporer pe
d guiles the hours OF honest toll with
r ioyous song! The lively joke and nerr
e laugh are frequently heard amid the aus
,and roar OF the factory. Aged people az
q usually bright and cheerful, and littl
d children are always happy. Inc yer
necessity of work, which thoughtles
u people imagine to be the worst oi
n trouble. s often the means oi tfuest iiaI
n uine.s ana greatest progress. Can ther
ttE .lEliEI JOt lAAdA bA4Ne N4iAStA tf+Nr
heart when we are working for those "
love? Who would not willingly eniuI
any difficulty, priy2tions or pain tor I'll
sake N the iear associations Of the ian
D. ilv and hoiae? And vet the very C 30
tons NJ family lie and home comiol
necpss!tate care and toll and sniienn.
, tn0nrl an III these are bit the drop IN
4, bucket coming mp ont Of the well as con
~ uared with the happiness that the tendi
Il Ties Of love and companionahip bring
: . the heart.
n "Onlv two classes Of people find lite
7 bnrden and the world uninterestlng-
!, 6rst. those who on account OF wealth
= nosition, have no work to do, or thin
y themselves ABOVE it; and second, thos
~ at the other end Of the social scale
,Is3 suca as tramps and paupers, who WI
- not work. Both OF these classes are q
&c n he Disconnected and weary OF life; al
for them il is not worth living. FOR lu
~ al all things WORK together In he'p u
~ dijirent aud earnest and faithful, go IN
" seem to work against the lazy aud ~
~ ana il they do not enjoy lie 10 VI
= beautiful world il is because:
an we receive but what we give
ar And in our life alone does matt
Il. live.
at "What jov there is living in bel
alive, when the soul is IN harmony vi
nature Every new morning brings
the waking senses the feeling OF new
and every evening closes round US W
fresh restiulness and repose. Let US
"' member that the highest enjoyment,
truest happiness, comes into our life o.
nor as we take Gods free gifts and use tn
iav ior the hep and happiness OF, MS
M. fortunate children. To stand IN
On place OF the Heavenly Father, reach
even cup Of cold water TO thu
P child, speaking a word of hope and ct
the Tort 10 the dsheartened and sorrow
tee easing the burden Of the sick-this 4
era do the Christ work of the world
Sew Joins us with Him in establishing
kingdom Of heaven Ii earth. J"
1rlv Rev. BoHser closed his sermon
be Lucy Ilrcom's familiar lines;
A s.How IL make life worth living?
Hefs The question haunts Us every DAY ,
ton Il cnloi- die fash Of sunrise,
hem Ii deepens the twilights last ray
There IS nothing that brings US drei
local Than he thought, We have liged.
mud AH'" . ..,;, it