Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-12-03
OPT IIGTIC ION.
The Preaching Of Bishop Gambler Is
U5liftinr, and Eaargizing. It
Is t Kind TIA ellis In
This Word AMI In
the Next.

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Bishop Canl'er un Thanksgiving !
Day in st. PAIL NJ. :, courch, and, !
barring cerl-in let7aonceo 10 GAe
Roman Catholic church, which so
broa,l-minI led a MAJ, ~ he might
we'll forego, he is a preacher after
our own heart, ASA a veritable
's ord Of the >pirt,' ii ,lealang
with the isms Of this void and the
Pharisaic lives th4t cucumber the
earth.
Bishop Gambler pratcles an opti-
mistic, practical, progressive relig-
ion, which, to our thinking, is the
o ly KIND that count "a the plans j
and m the eternitie5 of Sod.
Ene moment yod persuade a man !
that his life is gooi fpr 'ot1ing out
81 lie a prescribed LIME Of blood or
caste you perform a disastrous mir
acle and as nert4iniF rOo him of
energy as thu shorn LOCKS of Samson
changed him from a giant to a pig,
my. a theory of religion which be-
Rins with depressing yo1r ambition
and your consciousness of power is
sure to end by deprIving you Of the
ability to live nobiy,
To brood over evils and obstacles
Is to magnify them. TO magnify
them ~ Tar diminish your ability to
resist or overcome. II you convince
yourself hat you can do whatever
stint God may e lit to appOrtIon,
the conviction makes the heart bold,
and SO reacts on the physical system
that you literally possess additional
strength.
Indeed, the simple and fascinating
ard uplifting religion of Christ,
which constantly whispers, "I viii
be with you unto the end Of the
world, aye are of more value than
many sparrows," and yet "Not
even a sparrow can fall to the ground
without your Fathers notice." and
"Come unto Me all ye who labor
and are heavy laden and I will give
you rest"-that religion is the I'M
clouded sunshine of every day and
the glory Of every starllt night. There
is not only hope in it, but continual
joy, and not only joy, but a mys.
teriods something which paints 8
rainbow on your griefs and sings {
song of triumph over the grave.
Christ is the most encouraging
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ord. What more sublime or stir
ring picture can be found than tina
which tells Of a God who will leav'
the ninety and nine who are vel
housed and roam over the bleak hill
in search of the poor homeless crea
ture who has rendered himsel
homeless by some fault of his own
No, we know nothing about Chris
tianlty as yet. 1t is still an unex
planned miracle of revelation. W
have a theological belief In God, bu
it is confusing and perplexing. Whs
we need is that kind of a glimpse {
Him which the babe has of il
mother when she bends over
with the glow of love in her face an
arms about her neck, not for pr,
lection, but in response to the heart
deepest emotions.
Life's journey will lead you ov,
the mountain tops of ecstacy ar
happiness and through the valley
defeat and misery. Our years bril-
US strange experiences, many
which e to involve unfairne
and injustice on the part of Prov
dence. There is hard work to
done, there are burdens to be born
there are Affections to be endure
No one is wholly content or can e.
pect to be on this side of eternit
Indeed, it would that t
Lord understands why in our ignt
ance we should on occasions fe
even bitterly toward Him, and
know that a great deal of patience
required on His part to bear wi
our wrongdoing and u complain
If He were not patient the wor
would nave come to an end long as
This is a fact not to be forgotten.
Let us search for the truth of t
matter, for truth is the concert pit
of the music of the spheres; a
that truth is that the n great des
of God is that We shall SO use c
lives that We shall feel at hosae VIII
we get 20 heaven. La the acco
Dlishlnent of that purnose-we say
with reverence-He has made gr'
sacrifices. 1t is His wish that yC