Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-22

" uo relieved nun OF MS money IIk
never mind; the deacon has his black coat
on now. He looks solemn and goes home.
talking about the blessed sermon" If
the wheat in the churches should be put
into hopper, the first turn of the crank
would make the chaff fly, l tell you.
Some OF these men are great sticklers for
gospel preaching. They say: You stand
there in bands and surplice and gown and
preach-preach like an angel-and we
will stand out here and attend to bust
ness. Don't mix things, Don't get bust
ness and religion in the same bucket You
attend to your matters. and we will at
tend to Ours" They do not know that
God sees every cheat they have prac-
tced in the last six years; that he can
look through the iron wall of their fire.
proof safe; that he has counted every
dishonest dollar they have in their peck
ct, and that day OF judgment will come.
These inconsistent Christian men will sit
on the Sabbath night in the house of God
singing at the close of the service Rock
of ages cleft for me-" and then when
the benediction is pronounced shut the
pew door aud say as they so out; Good
by, religion. Ill be back next sunday"
The Sabbath day is worthless il it last
only twentyfour hours.
The Work Nearest at Hand.
There are many Christians who say:
I'VE are willing to serve God. but we
do not want to do it in these spheres about
which we are talking, and it seems so
inSipid and monotonous. If we had some
great occasion, if we had lived in the
time Of Luther, If we had been paul's
travelling companion, If we could serve
God on great scale, we would do it. but
we can't in this everyday life" | adj
NIT that great deal of the romance and
knight errantry of life have disappeared
before the advance OF this practical age,
The ancient temples of Roucn have been
changed into storchouses ana smithies,
The residences Of poets and princes have
been turned into brokers' shops. The
classic mansion of Ashland has been cut
mp into walking sticks. The groves where
the poets said the gods dwelt have been
carted out for frewood. The muses. that
we used to read about have disappeared
before the immigrants AK and the trap
per's gun, and the man who is waiting
for a life bewitched with wonders will
never find it. There is. however, a field
OF endurance and great achievement. but
it is in everyday life. There are Alps
TO scale there are Tablespoons to swim,
there are fires to brave, but they are all
around us now. This is the hardest kind
OF martyrdom to bear.
Do not think that any work God gives
YOU to do in the world is on too small a
scale for you TO do The whole universe
is not ashamed to take care OF one little
flower. Plato had a fable which | have
now nearly forgotten, but it ran some
thing like this: He said spirits of the
other world came back to this world to
find body and find sphere OF work.
One spirit came and took the body OF
King and did his work; another spirit
came and took the body OF poet and
did his work; after awhile Ulysses came.
and he said: why, all the fine bodies are
taken. and all the grand work is taken
There is nothing left for me-" Aud some
one replied, 'Ah. the best one has been
left for YOU Ulysses said. Whats
that And the reply was, The body Of
common man. doing n common work
and for common reward 4 good IA
bile for the world and just as good n IA
bic for the church. Whether we eat or
drink or whatsoever we do, let us do it
to the glory Of God
Religion Of Everyday Life.
Again, We need to bring the religion
OF Christ ialu oGr commoncst trials For
severe losses. for bereavement. for trou-
bic that shocks like an carthquake and
that blasts like a storm. ne prescribe re-
lgious consolation; but, business man.
for the small annoyances of last week
how much OF he grace OF God did yoi
apply OH YOU say, these trials are
TOO small for such application" Nv
brother they are shaping your character.
they are sourin@ your temper. they are
wearing ont yonr paticnre and they are
making Won less and less Of man You
know that a large fortune may BIZ spent
in small change, AMI 81 vast anouuf Of
moral character may 20 away ia small
depIctiDHs. 1t is the little troubles IF
life that are having more effect upon Won
than the great Uucs. 4 swarm Of locusts
will XIII graiuicd sooner thau the in.
rursiou of three or four ca,t.c. iau say. !
Since los, my child. since | lost my
property, | have been different man"
Bot You DO not recognize the architecture |
of little annoy that arc howing. |
digging, cutting shaping. splitting and |
lntcriOining your moral qualities. Rats !
may sinl ship ouc iuc.frr match may I
send destruction through b,Oct OF store /
houses.
And therc is an intimate connection he |
tween trines and mmcn~it..s, between /
nothings aud cycytbiu@-. Now, be
careful to lat noae Of those auuoyauces /
20 through YOUR soal lnauairDcd. Com
pol them to administer 70 yoar spiritual /
wealth.
Revenue of Spiritual Strength.
Our national government did NOT think ,
il bciittlng To- pnt tax OH pins and a /
tax on buckles and tan Oh shoes The |
individual taxes do not amount 10 much |
hut in the aggregate 70 million, ana mill
ions or dollars. And ! would have you.
y Christian man, put high tariff on cy-
cry annoyance and vexation that comes
through your soul This might not amount
to much in single eases, bur in the aggrc-
gate it would be a great revenue Of spr-
.tual strength and satisfaction. A bee
can suck honey even out OF a netile. and
II you have the grace Of God in your