Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-12
JOURNALS SATURDAY SERMON
Hid Tfeasofe and Latent Talent
BY REV. 10y WARWICK,
Pastor ST. James Methodist Church.

Collectors of old books and paintings
have found volumes and pictures of rare
value in novels and among the dusty
debris Of attic and plumber room. The
Sinaitic manuscript, one of the oldest and
most valued copies of the Bible, was
found in basket Of old papers.
You recall that beautiful quatrain from
Gray's elegy:
Full many a gem of purest ray resene
The dark unfathomed caves OF ocean
bear;
Full many a flower is born to blush I'M
And waste its sweetness on the desert
air"
When our Lord comes to make up his
Jewels he will gather full many gem"
from places that were dark, unfathom-
ed caves to the worldly WISE" and full
many a flower from spots that were
desert air. to the rich and proud.
Know we not that a great man and a
prince has fallen this day in Israeli is
often truer when spoken of some of Gods
poor than It was of the mighty Abner.
When a great man dies it is easy to
think Of fine things to say. "His life was
gentle and the elements so mixed in him
that nature might stand up and say TO
all the world, This was man" Or,
HE won the white flower of a blameless
again. Such sentiments are just as true
of many whom the world did not know
and of whom IL was not worthy.
All the kings and queens have not worn
crowns of gold. All of earth's heroes have
not been immortalized in song or story
Their good works were not down In the
gaze of men, nor their great worth sung
by admiring bards.
But their Father which seeth in secret
shall reward them openly.
God seeth not as man seeth. Man
looks at the outward appearance, but
God looks at the heart" ct have re-
jected him. may be said Of many whom
the world hath idolized.
And those whom the Pharisees have
despised and cast out may enter through
the gates into the city of God. Painted
piety will not deceive the judge of the
quick and the dead. No dark caves or
desert air can hide his jewels from him.
From the uttermost parts Of the earth,
from the places of suffering and lowly
labor he will gather them to their great
reward.
The savage, or the unskilled man sees
nothing of value in the dull rock, nothing
of interest in the moth-eaten volume. But
the mineralist sees a diamond in one; the
scholar sees a rare literary treasure in
the other. We see nothing notable in
the men and women we meet every cay.
They seem dull and commonplace to US.
But in heaven, If we get there, we may
see these commonplace people take rank
and place above some whom we now
stand in awe of as the great and ven
crate as the good of earth.
Another thought. Like these collec-
tors of valuable books. like the searcher
after goodly pearls we should be on the
lookout for beauty and good in out of
the way places. And can't we do some
thing to help uncover these hidden beau
ties and bring to active service these lat
ent forces? Many there are who would
like to work If some man would hire
them. They stand idle all the day for
lack of leaders, teachers and encOuragers.
Timid ones need encOura cement. In
taught ones need light and knowledge.
Phillip fndeth Nathaniel and sayeth
unto him: We have found him of whom
Moses and the prophets did write "
Have you found anyone? Are you seek