Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-06-02
"LIFE'S ASSETS"
A Bright Sunday Sermon By Rev. Dr.
Arthur Il. GoOdenOugh.
Talks lnstructlvely on the Infinite Possibilities
That Are 10 Man.

BRIsToL. CONN.-The Rev. DR.. Arthur
a. Goodenough preached Sunday morning
IN "Iife's Assets" The text was from l
Corinthians iii:2l. q, %: For all things
ire yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or
yephas, or the world, OF life, or death, or
;hings present, or things to come; all are
yours. and We are Christ's and Christ is
Gods" DR.. Goodenough said
Man aspires. His eye is on the SKY.
Nan was made to walk erect. His impulse
8 to climb. This fact indicates his des.
inv. The earth beneath us and the world
,bout us contribute to our flight, but they
,ffer us no home. The world, so near, to
Is and so essential to our present iife, mas
is limitations and letters. Man Is impa'
ient of limitations; he aspires to the IN
| The nobler mans nature the more rest
ess and determined is he to ascend. NO
| philosophy of life is true that fails to rec
| ,gnize this instinct of the soul. Man de.
| nres more room, more room is above, and
lbove is something that attracts and
lraws. That fact is man 8 salvation.
I. is generally believed that man had his
origin in God. God is the root from
which all men have sprung; 1t is equally
rue that God is the complement OF man
md his goal. How noble is man. What
minnie poSslbillties are IN NM Man Is NV
wal, amnesty wandering iniouen q
Tackless Wilderness nor an orphan minus ;nn
! parents gul ing hand ana tenuer >o'ce.
Mans origin and Destiny, are one: ~ s
God. If your five-year boy is IN need
,e instinctively cries, MY father. If he Is
n trouble he as naturally cries, MY
mother" Instantly the complement Of his
,eedy nature is at hand Father and
mother are to him all that he needs. We
Ire only larger chiiuTeh' WIN Iaisei aIu
more imperative heeus. Is .netG any H ;i;.ip,
or us! we nave outero"n .he nUlI.y
u our earthly parents 10 nelp us. w "ae
!hall we do! AS the thirsty OK turns 70 70
The babbling brook, we Turn our eyes "
;hee heavens ana say NY f aLh. ,h.,
peip me. ana qulcher .han 'n1ufn. 'h 40
nelp comes. mere we have we pmnoSopAs y
Oh happiness anu s'e se.'.. ~ ~ :.,n5
witnesses TO TINS laG' we t"' " .ne I Iaa
augustine, ternaro; !ohn INV rr, sod
watts ana Gnarles wesley, me up~Wa,I1
'ooK WINS. Inc iian why r,p'H' ~ H nno
ma hollhess, anu au. i"'n 49, lazy IAN tb;nas
20 wnom. 'n fnr 'v va are Ehr;sts and Christ
r CT
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ABOUT IS ne: Dredu aHu aCieS ar. ~ u onnas
IRE only lnciden'a,. you liauo 'ie 49,
uod sunshlne anu sh9weie si1" ~. Co.,
from wnich the preau Is MAUI oo ill.,, i
nshed Ihe materla, W u'ahe t I'LL, uo'. aro
therefore, act's anu vi eau o''u uo" 20 H.
good because Goo hao r., something 10 Io
with producing lhem. Ihese ato aa.'" ,;fo
sontriouIions 10 ne, eoiic VI o .h ali
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81 lhehl put .oec'nei. nn.n INV tho
.VateS T1ur IaI" Is Will n,ol. ' hno ~
arm; me man VIC L p p wv, W. n aun not
with iioi 'lan WY ~ MA - tb;s
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"orla heeu DC poor; inele az. o'te' a.aiJ
BESIDE d0llars. we are he,i' h to u umao.n
flcnes; our hea'ens f ,ai,, ;n' u' and
;;apltahsl, mas ihvcsteo iIise'{ IA US, , tha
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taiue whelc ~ naS 'up! ,La
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tcpfh' pu' III .nI az III, '',a;rs
PAX SO Is 'ie ouiu, ou' VI H., III" H.. e. ia
me tint ana perfume vi .n' my 90 "'o
Is we see ~ III thc oapl, !. .oh'a'" NJ q
nrepier' d Nc"'oh' "''u''o"e' ''
hihley'
Characte. Is a result, product. Charac'
Yer tells the story OF our conduct ana III
lustry. Character Is the fruitage OF our
thinking, our Wiling. our loving our uo'd ds
And character Is the man. Character De
:icty. This IL what makes biography inc
popular literature OF our day Ieop'e IN
crest peobie' ploSt'pns 10 ue",n W pea
,iIiisn' 'noueahuS Vi In W. ".u IA
nave suCceeueu III ne lhel n . lva'!
IN the universe anu enloscu tno in MI :,
ma the DOORS iell Us no" ivy l'' -.
MY young ilienus' ,nc VI" 't HoIIe, =" .bnir
world Tor you 10 90 Is 10 lolloN .n',a
Example. 1ou may, ona'"c.el Is ~ ieauy
MADE thihg; IL Is mace 10 orueI. ~ in,"n'
plan ana purpose anu p eislatt,n;ee. "
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the material, these are luLElshe9, ~. ~ ne se
Sction OF inc Wep' 'ne iseu.hs y. vi" ,rh ,o0 ~
we weaving vi 'he I'otii 10 ouis ny 80
;ult Is Character, ana CharaIter ~ ues.ns {,
ms Is the work OF ne. human chdnoes
IRE not equal; NircHihStahces ltNor SUN l.
more IMAM otherS' NO aouot Oh H. nu'
thel every man mas a cnance' aye, more
every man mas propaolily OF success.
There are p9ssioliities OF laliure' ana many
seem 10 Iail' puI tnere Is no tNc"so wi
failure. oh, horrloIe' heartpteaklhS wore
Is lallure' May none vi 20" c'et hno"
what II means. lhere Is way Oh ESCAPE
from 1t. Make right, not TO say pest,
use OF what n III you' wisely appropriate
what Is about you, gave reason the rem;
Enthrone conscience be reIlsious. ana
e,1i' '''P WI Nv " ' '' y" ~
advance OF me soul ana the enrichment
Of beng. All Things are yours 10 10 W'lh'
1t was never easier to be good than
now. Perhaps it is never easy to be good.
What makes it easier to be good to-day
than it was yesterday. The multiplicity Of
helps at hand TO read some newspapers
and to hear some speakers, one would
suppose that nobody was good. The fact Is,
the world is full OF good people. What is
goodness? Not the muttering of creed
nor the repeating of a prayer: not the
reading of the Bible nor going to church.
Good people do these things, but these
things are not essentially goodness. Bad
people may do them, too. Goodness is
consideration for the other fellow, sweet
ness of temper, gentleness of conduct, noble
ness of purpose, love to God and man. 1t
is to live kindly and truly and we'll 1t is
like the Christ doing good every day and