Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

And yet there is room. Room in the
heart of n pardoning God. Room in
heaven.
| also apply the word OF my text to
those who would like practical comfort.
IL any ever escape the struggle or HE,
haN not found them. They are not Ger
tainly among tho prosperous classes IN
most cases it was n struggle all inc way
up till they reached the prosperity, and
since they have reached these heights
there have been perplcxities, anAleties
and crises whict, were almost enough TO
shatter the nerves and turn the BRAN. 1t
would bo hard TO tell which have the
biggest fight in this world, the prosperi-
ties or the universities, the conspicuitles
or the obscurities Dust as soon as you
have enough success TO ATTRACT tie AT
tontion of others the enyics and jcalousics
are let loose from their Kennel Inc
rrcatcst crime that you can commit III
the estimation of others is to get on pet-
fer than they do. They think your ad-
ditiou Is their subtraction. FIVE hundred
pcrsons start for a goal of success one
rcnches il, and the other four hundred
and nincty-ninc are mad. 1t Woulu take
volumes tn hold thc story of the wrongs,
outrares and dcfamations that nave come
unon YOU as a result of your success
The warm sun of prosperity brings INTO
life a swamp full of annoying insects
On the other hand, the unfortunate
classes have their struggles Tor maui
tcnance. TO achieve livelihood ny one
who had nothing to start with, ana after
awhile for n family as well, ana carr!
this on until children are reared anu euu-
Gated and fairly started in the world, ana
to do this amid all the rivalrics OF buSl-
moss and the uncertainty of crops ana
tho Gchlcncss Of tariff legislaloh' WIN
mn occasional labor strike ana mere ana
thnrc a financial panic thrown in, Is a
mighty thing to do, and there are nun.
dreds and thousands of such heroes ana
bnroinrs who live unsung and die I'M
honored.
Solace of Christian Faith.
What we an need, whether up or dowr
| in life or half way between. is the infinite
solacc Of the Christian religion. And sc
we employ the word Come 1t vii
/ take all eternity to find ont the number
| of business men who have been strength
lo,, foJ hv thu rovou.
r'r WY II" .,,,naos ,a,n ont and IN,
. "i'' .,,,,ho ,r,ir,, i,,tn +his bot
( tie armed only with needle or saw o.
AK or yardstick on pen or type or shove
or shoe last, have gained IL victory tina
made the heavens resound. With all tn,
Nuo y. i,c, j., tbo l,,rob
H. tha r,;i, ,l;.,l,voI vnors 400 !,
Drurv lane. London. in a humble HON,
where every paiticlc Of food had givci
out. and Il kindly soul entered with tci
and other table supplies and found
kettle on the fire ready for tea. The be
ncvolout lady said. How is it that yo,
have the kettle ready for the tea whei
Won had no tea in the house," And tn
daughter in the home said: "Mothe
would have me nut the kettle on the fire
and when | said. What is the use of 90
ing so when we have nothing in til
house" she said: My child, God vii
urovidc. thirty wears he has already pre-
yidcd for me through all my pain an
bclplcssncss. and he VIII not leave me I
starvo Mt last. He will send us hcl
thourh we do not vet see how We hay
hoon waiting all day for something t
como. but until we saw you we knc,
not how it was to come" Such thing
1hc world may call condolences, but
c,ll thnm Almirhtv delivoranccs, an
1hourh Won do not hear of them they ar
occurring every hour of every day an
in all narts of Christcndom.
Rut tho word Come" applied to thos
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