The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-05
THE HIGHER LIFE.
Our Opportunities are in the Present.

Our Opportunities are in the Present.
| From sermon delivered by Rev. ". Il Nc.
Go'nnrk, Pastor OF the NJ. + Church,
IT," christian church sunday evening.
Test. SAY lot thou what is the cause
that the former days were better than
these for thou dust not enquire wisely
concerning this. Fec 7:Io,
When Jesus told the Disciples
that the harvest was great and the
Iaborcrs were few, they could not
see It; and the work OF the enemy
OF souls is tc get us to live in the
past or future.
When Moses led the children Of
Israel out of Egypt and across the
Red Sea There va, great JOY; but
WHEN the, cauprd near Nj Suni
uG VI ,r> won't up into the mouu
nn ru rmmuur with God l,r
Uhnn. hey uuruur"d agGu>t hru
and said. o- ni ,... lLdu Mos,
We know not what has become Il
him. And 50 th"y asked for tie
twu"r times down IN Egypt. nnd
wanted Ia return TO Egypt. So it
was when Jesus Christ was on
earth; the people did not see their
day, and though they had the great
est privilege of any pcoplc-thnt ut
hcmiug aud seeing the Holy One
Of Gud- yet they said, Give us
Moses and away with this fellow
from the earth. 80 After many years
they had learned to appreciate
Moses and were doing just what
the lsrcalltcS had done living III
| the past and failing to see the glo-
rlc> OF their day.
Some live in Inc past aud others
live in the future but the happy
man Is the man who lives o-duy
| aud appreciates the present
Men talk to us about the good
Iold day, when they were boys.
| Yes, they were good old duyS, but
they are past, aud The bright light
ot the present has so blinded our
eyes that we look away back to the
times of long ago.
An old man was sitting on the
roof OF his house III Kansas after
the Hood there, when a man IN II
boat said to HIM: WaSchd away
all Your fowls Yes, but the
iucNs swan, smiled the old man.
Tore mp your peach trccSf
Don mind It much, they sald the
crop would br a failure. But
the flood, it Is up 10 your win.
dows !, Wal, them windows
needed washing, anyway, stran
ger. THIS man had tn" secret ct
II happy life. Say not that the
former days were better thnn
these.
We talI 10 recognize good men as
well rs good tunes, aud some sre
what they think Is n fault IN man,
and seeing that they 'alI to see III"
greatness oi the man. I'm old
preacher made long ride IN the
mud to reach llN appointment, and
went directly mt" the pulpit ana
prcarl ed as wei aS he could. After
the Sc mo INDY sud, When
you began ! enjoyed your sermon,
hut when ! noticed Your pride |
lost all interest. The aStonlshed
preacher asked, In what way W
When ! saw thal You, peacher,
was wearing Slud buttou ~ Your
shirt, | lost all interest. The
preacher took his finger and
scratched IRON hlS Nhlrt front the
NpIotrh ol mud mat had spoiled the
sermon Tor llilN woman.
1hr lnSaNtd are hflng IN the III
tur". They are looking for day
when the preaching Will hr better,
the church service VIII he better,
the surroundings viii be better and
II Will he easter Tor them |" yield
to the Lord. Oh! what II grcnt
mistake! There never Will b" II
better time than now.
lou talk about the miracles oi
IN" past; can show You Their dtl d.