The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
By
REV.
FRANK L.
PHALEN.


be clearly visible EVEN in the FK In an ,- L.
mind but they mould and ener- PHALEN'
gize and direct thought and con- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
duct They are the ideals of life
Many like the young man of the parable, begin their
by saying give the portion Of goods that aleth me-
They by putting forth demand They desire
celve at the start rather than at the finish of es
OF this class of persons we have great number They pre-
dominate in every age and society The of civilization
and the power of religion do not eliminate this type of man
the world He is Omnpresent He born with the idea that
the business OF his life collect the worlds debt to his
fish and egoistic personality He social parasite He sucks
the blood of social organism and gives nothing but the
spectacle Of his greed He apples OF Hesperdes
but they turn when secured into the ashes OF Dead Sea fruit
The highest and noblest rewards of lie do the
result OF direct pursuit They are added the faithful and the
loving soul Cardinal Newman put into his famous ethical
Law the thought Virtue reward and brings with
and highest pleasures but they who cultivate for
the peasuresake are selfish not religious and will gain
the pleasure, because they never can have the virtue
Another higher form of life is that embodied in the
effort uttered uneXpressed to render equivalent
received Men and do desire be under OBJ
legation They want to pay the full price for what they
cept Sometimes too they insist Shyock endeavored do
his discontinue that everyone shall pay them he pound
OF flesh" for whatever service is rendered
To desire to pay for what receive is surely honor
able and manly motive But While ought render the best
service possible society and be glad contribute wealth
labor and love the betterment world which has
possible all joys and hopes forget
cannot pay the full price
You may buy diamonds and pictures in the market You
may build mansion and isolate yourself from by bar
rers of conventional customs. You in the worlds
physical and wealth and pay the price in gold But
You cannot buy peace of mind in Italy in Egypt You
cannot buy contentment i'll London or Paris or Pekn
The best things not for sale There is bargain
auction block where job lots of affection and slightly
damaged mporaton of love be purchased YOU can
not buy way into the kingdom heaven You must not
expect per discount for cash when you
tuary of the Holy Spirit.
St. Paul says that the Master declared 81" is more blessed
to give than to receive The world never took kindly to this
ethical paradox. Nevertheless it be the highest
truth
He who demands that the shall pay him his legacy dis
ultimately what Nemesis pursues the soul which will
have but will not give And he who with nober aim strives to
render service for value received finds that only in the inter
change of money in the barter of wampum and tobacco this
policy workable.
the debt to the world "The unspeakable gift of Cod
be bought by the noblest of eas children
the gift of the free grace Of the Almighty.
1t is the distinguishing mark of genius that gives freely,
birds sing o. flowers bloom the winds blow the
shine There reckoning profit among poets
the the prophets Confuciu and Homer Buddba and
Plato Moses and Socrates ST. Paul Aureius do
ask "Wha will it profit me do right and seek to live the
truth
The measures loyalty to religion or to
any great by profit loss social standing or business
prosperity political advancement may be hrewd wording
But they poor miserable hpocres at heart who would have
played the role of Judas carot had they lived
tuy The unwingness render service high with
pay characteristic of many in every community
though skluly hidden by many plausible is bottom
only symptom of the of the of moral decay
No doubt the time is far distant when men and women will
demand gifts from the world and seek instead
upon their gifts fheart and mind of affection and service
The lower life seeks get all The strongest dog
Joys the bone The higher life gives all it can-everyhing 1t
is Christ on the Cross.
John Richard Green. the English historian, said:
'TO WORK FEARLESSLY. TO FOLLOW EARN
EST'IY AFTER TRUTH, TO REST WITH A CHILD
LIKE CONFIDENCE IN GODS GUIDANCE. TO LEAVE
ONES LOT WILLINGLY AND HEARTILY TO HIM
THIS IS MY SERMON TO MYSELF
IF WE COULD LIVE MORE WITHIN SIGHT OF
HEAVEN, WE SHOULD CARE LESS FOR THE TUR-
MOII OF EARTH"