The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-06
BY Rev.
Frank l..
Pbalen


orab place In the thought of those who have pondered the
deep problems of life and mind and who have witnessed the
greatness and the enes the majesty and the tupude OF hu
nature, another doctrine ap peals for recognition
The Perseverance of Slime this far remarkable
than the perseverance of the ats and bears CONVICTION TO
every serious mind of the power and beauty of goodness virtue
righteousness holiness and attract those who are ell
saved by evil habits bound in the bondage of sin.
By the perseverance of do not the conn
of in sin, their choice of evil and wrong we
the repeated and nevero rsaken effort of the slaves OF
passion and degrading habit off their letters and to be
from the tyranny of VIII lowers and soils and Po
maniness and Womanlness
1t is sometimes forgotten by those who thoughesy pro-
judgment and forget mercy and charity that and wo
men of many evil ways wholly bad thief lber-
tine liar murderer, may not be wholly lacking III
higher impulses virtuous and religious senSDleS
safe rule of ethics to believe that wholly vile ana
corrupt and that morally symmetrical in charac
that he beyond the need of effort to attain the flying goal
OF perfection.
The wholesale and ndiscm mate condemnation Of as
hopeless because their lives and experiences do not con-
form certain stsreoyped for and customs sanctioned by
popular usage and custom IS an ottense against human
many life enslav ed by evil there sentiments
and apratonshours OF reno rse and pangs OF conscience ST.
lent struggles to overcome and prayers to God tor hePo
genuine and erven than the and ponderous paudes OF
and sancmonous Phi who has neither heart nor
appreciate invite the temptations of the Devil
Like swimmers caught in the treacherous tide and swept
away out to weary ready sink but with their
ewes turned toward the shore and their power of and limb
put forth reach again. but their strength almost eX
austed these mpuve and often ovabe, generous and
vacatng souls easily caught in the meshes of sin aStonls
thoughtful watch their painful ana ZSZdS
because though they stumble and stumble and fall and tall they
their eyes heavenward and their faces to-
ward the right Here the persistence of the unrghteous the
perseverance of wrong but toward good
The highest testimony thu reality worth OF righteous
the awess life of the saint who lives aoof from tempt
alton and scorns world and its aurements but the SCARED
and wounded life the who has gained power and sell
praise and tranquility OF soul by overcoming himself and the
world.
inmos meaning of faith neither the soul that has
wandered through the Inferno of the moral life know the
significance and glory of Paradise
Upon the wall Of my study hangs face OF Jesus Christ
brought from Paris by friend The head bent in
Sadness the brow crowned with thorns and the whole
atmosphere OF the picture breath the pahos OF divine eSg
that marveousy sorrowful symbolic
of the and gef of humanity written these words
my soul is sorrowfu unto death"
The Master of Life passed down into the shadows before he
assembled unto throne light So life be
except through toll temptation and times slow school
of experience We not born with perfect character We
struggle and achieve amid the worlds fortunes and haz
Blessed they who lay hold of the things that cannot
a and make shpWreCk their faith founder and sink
times tempestuous
We hail the ships that port after their voyage with
sails and coors flying and decks and huls unframed They
fortunate But some OF us keep highest praise Tor the
ships have baved the gales that have crept fearless
through the fogs, that have been driven from their
and partially disabled and have into the haven safe at
The good and the do notneed Our praise and help
But those who down, those who oacised those who
desped and neglected ofme these need only
prayers and ympahes but also words of cheer and
strong of uplifting. 4
The marvel OF the moral lie the witness to It's
lies the fact that concen dies the human soul
but the abandoned heart keeps whispering and urging
Arise and go back to your Faith cr's house"
The world offers nober opportunity for endeavors
than second this often inarc uae cry OF and all
about rise stepping stones of their dead selves to higher
things"
Straight the point til words of Carlyle-"Oh it is
and there other ness make work OF
Gods creation fruitful better worthy of God; to
make human heart little wiser, happier blessed
less accursed!"