Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-10-26

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wait the farther off you are and the deep
er you are down. Strike out for heaven.
You remember that few years ago
steamer called the Princess Alice, with n
crowd of eXcursionists aboard, sank in
| the Thames, and there was an awful
sacrifice of life, \ boatman from the
shore put out for the rescue. and he had
! q big boat. and he got it so full il would
not hold another person. and as he laid
| hold of the oars to pull for the shore,
| leaving hundreds helpless and drowning,
| he cried out, "0h, that | had a bigger
/ boat" Thank God that l am not thus
| limited and that l can promise room for
all in this gospel boat. Get in; get in!
And vet there is room. Room in the
heart of Il pardoning God. Room in
heaven.
| l also apply the word of my text 10
those who would like practical comfort.
If any ever escape the struggle of life,
have not found them. They are not GER
tainly among the prosperous classes. In
most eases II was q struggle all the way
up till they reached the prosperity. and
since they have reached these heights
there have been perplexities, anxieties
and crises which were almost enough 10
shatter the nerves and turn the brain. 1t
would be hard to tell which have the
biggest fight in this world. the prospect
ties or the adversities, the conspicuites
or the obscurties. Just as soon as you
have enough success to attract the at
| tention OF others the enyies and jealouses
| are let loose from their kennel. The
! greatest crime that you can commit IN
| the estimation of others is TO get on bet
ter than they do. They think your adj
dition is their subtraction. Five hundred
persons start for a goal of success; one
| reaches it. and the other four hundred
| and ninety-nine are mad. Ii would take
volumes to hold the story of the wrongs.
| outragcs and defamations that have come
upon You as result of your success.
The warm sun of prosperity brings into
life swamp full of annoying insects.
On the other hand. the unfortunate
classes have their struggles for main
tenance. re achieve livelihood by one
who had nothing to start with and after
! awhile for a family as well, and carry
this on until children are reared and edu-
Gated and fairly started in the world, and
to do this amid all the riyaIrcs of bust
ness and the uncertainty OF crops and
an occasional labor strike and here and
there a financial panic thrown in, is
mighty thing to do, and there are hun
dreds and thousands OF such heroes and
heroines who live unsung aud die I'M
honored.
Solace of Christian Faith.
What we all need, whether up or down
in life or half way between, is the infinite
solace of the Christian religion. And so
we employ the word Gomez 1t will
take all eternity to find out the number
of business men who have been strength
ened by the promises of God, and the peo-
pie who have been fed by the ravens
when other resources gave out, and the
men and women who, going into this bat
tie armed only with needle or saw or
ak or yardstick or pen or type or shovel
or shoe last, have gained a victory that
made the heavens resound. With all the
resources of God promised for every ext
gency, no one need be left in the lurch.
l like the faith displayed years ago IN
/ Drury lane, London, in humble home
where every particle Of food had given
out. and n kindly soul entered with tea
and other table supplies and found
kettle on the fire ready for tea. The be-
nevolent lady said, How is it that you
have the kettle ready for the tea when
you had no tea in the houseT And the
daughter in the home said: Mother
would have me put the kettle on the fire,
and when / said, What is the use of do
ing so when we have nothing in the
houseT she said: My child, God will
| provide: thirty years he has already pro
vided for me through all my pain and
| helplcssness, and he will not leave .ne
to starve at last. lie will send MS help
though we do not yet see how We have
been waiting ali day for something to
come. but until we saw you we knew
not how 1t was to come" Such things
the world may call condolences. but |
| call them Almighty dcliverances, and
! though you do not hear OF them they are
occurring every hour Of every day and
| in ali parts OF ChristendGm.
| But the word Come applied to those
who need solace will amount TO nothing
unless it be uttered by some one who has
experienced that solace. That spreads
the responsibility Of giving this gospel
| call among a great many. Those who
have lost property and have been consolcd
| by religion in that trial are the ones TO
/ Those who have lost their health and
| been consoled by religion are the ones
| to invite those who are in poor health
Those who have had bereayements and
been consoled in those bereayements are
| the ones to sympathize with those who
| have lost father or mother or companion
or child or friend. What multitudes Of
| us are alive to-day and in good health
| and buoyant 10 this journey Of life who
would have been broken down or dead
| long ago but for the sustaining and cheer
| ing help Of our holy religion! SO we say,
Gomez The well is not dry. The buck
cts are not empty. The supply is not ex-
hausted There Is just as much mercy
aud coincidence and soothing power In
| God as before the first grace was dug.
or the first tear started, or the first heart
broken, or the first accident happened,
or the first fortune vanished Those of
us who have felt the consolatory power
Of religion have a right to speak out of