Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-05


stars which are like the diadems of the
Right. nlumining assuring. Frightening.
beautifying. There is one star of the
first magnitude which shines on un-
dimmed while day and night succeed each
other, seasons come and go, and life :
race IS run.
What is this star? Hope; hope--the
undmmed star of the ages and the light
of God; hope, which is like the inbreath
ing of the peace of heaven in the midst
of the disturbances of earth; hope, which
IS the healing touch which drives away
the maladies of our bodies and minds;
hope, that is the brightest star that is set
in the armament of life.
The light of that star cheers the sailor
upon the storm-tossed sea. and the rum
bic of the thunder and the CLEAN OF the
lightning cannot SO terrify his soul that
he is unconscious of the light which
comes from his starlt armament, and no
curtain of darkness can be hung before
him which shall make him oblivious of
the fact that piercing the gloom there are
the rays of this star in the armament of
his life, set there by an infinite God, of
which no tempest can rob him, and which
no darkness of the night can prevent
shining into his soul,
The light of this star guides the OK
plorer when the days seem dark and
dreary and his toll of search seems fruit
less. This star it is that brightens the
desk of the student who is porting over
his books continually for a larger wis
dom and ability for life's great under
takings: and when he grows weary of his
task and begins to think that he has not
the ability to cope with the problems
which present themselves. then he is en-
couraged by the rays of this star which
| fall upon his desk. The professional man
| in every department of life is chcered on
| by the same light
This is the star that enables the man
whose arm is barred. and who is working
| at the anvil. to prosecute his laborious
tasks. 1t is the star which leads the huS-
bandman of the soil to scatter his seed
and wait for the coming of the harvest.
| 1t is the star-the bright star-which
| leads the mother in the routine duties Of
| the home when the tasks seem irksomc;
it is the star which cheers her on the
| light from this star-and she takes up
! her tasks, and says: / have done this
same round of duties FIVE hundred times
| can see the light from the star. She
| sings her lullaby to her babe. and per-
| forms the humblest duties under the light
! Of the star.
/ And the little child just coming to con
| seriousness has its sorrows and trials and
| difficulties, but they are driven away,
because even to the child there comes
the same glow Of gladness through the
twinklng star in the armament OF the
childiife. Childhood passes on to y"d'h
with its castle building. with its dIsap
pointments; youth also is stimulated by
the star. In the vgor of life. when the
heart beats strong and the temple throb
tells Of abundant life, then it is that ev-
cry man becomes Il hundred men. because
the light OF the star cheers him on his
way. Youth passes on to middle life and
TO eventide, and still it is the star.
1t is the star of light which pierces
even to the innermost parts Of the valley
of discOnsolation that cheers man on in
his great tasks. And when, by and by,
the heavens themselves seem 10 close in
upon us and the darkness OF night gath
ers about us. we feel the chill of some
strange bereavement. and our hearts are
burdened more than we can bear. ana
it seems TO us as though We would be
in abject despair and life were not worth
living; the voice which was sweetest To
us silenced-then we are not in despair,
for it is the star which God has set in
our armament which sends down its glad
dening rays to us and says: Gods in his
heaven alls right with the world.
Hope-what is il? The strange some
what which has made history and saved
the world. For we read in the epistle TO
the Romans: I'VE are saved by nope
What is hopci rational expectation
of good as yet unrealizcd; something bet
ter farther on. from the morning II lifc
10 the setting Of the sun, something bet
ter farther on.
Nations from their infancy until their
present degree Of development attest 10
the same great truth What is our own
nation but that What is the tremendous
industrial energy of our day hut thc OK
pectation that wc shall acquire greater
wealth. that il shall be distributed for
the blessing Of the WORLD There is no
statesmanship but that which builds
hopefully. with the expectation If some
thing better ana something greater Man
may fall hundred times in his plans.
yet hope does not die.
Blessed be God for this writing Of him
self into our hearts which causes uS 10
believe that in spite Of ten thousand ills
and disadvantages. there are better
things before us than the world has ever
dreamed Of. There is no labor Of life
lost. then because II merges into larger
good and wider blessing. There is M
discipline Of life which falls fiat and use.
less. There is no trial no hardship. lost
forever. God knows how to conserve The
energies Of life.
Homemahers. some Of you have not vet
realized what you had expected. lou
find il necessary 10 live humby. Ieark-
en- to the song Of hope. Expect hctter
things material. God is on our side lie
will help US. We arc being enriched hy
q discipline which could not be received
in any other way.
There are disappointed ones. Some Of
you have not known the joy you hoped 70
receive. DO not lose sight for moment
Of the star Of hope the hope of better
things. II will come. 1t will come God
will not divarT,oiut ne We are me chill