Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-04-21
CIRCULATION"
A Brilliant Sunday Sermon By Rev. L.
u. CaSwell.
A Pathetic Figure In the Shilly.Shally Youth
CuddIed In Luxury and Shrinking From
Lies Comfort

glory in trbulations." Mr.. Caswell said
Unto each the ever recurring questions
come. Whence the mission OF adversely:
Why the existence of trouble? Do pair
and pleasure proceed from kindred laws:
How is it that while our earth in its orbit
keeps symphony with the host of heaven,
it yet bears the undertone of anguish in
its bosom?
Snail we answer by impeaching Infinite
justice by declaring the Tyranny of pain
by asserting the bondage of suffering!
Not so. But rather ian1.re for the mission
of trouble and learn the utility of adverse
ty. 1t is clear to the student of ethics
that there is an unknown quantity in the
formula of suffering, In this question y
equals life-life of service or of ldienesS:
of force or of weakness; or grand or OF
mean proportions. Adversely either makes
or ruins man, his individual character
alone determining whether he shall be
crushed or exalted. Opposing forces stim'
ulate to heroic action. \ man may choose
to dwell in luxury, but he must do so at
the expense of the stronger forces or char'
acter. 1t is hard to endure pain, it Is
far harder to resist ease, but by resisting
and by enduring are wrought out those
princely qualities which are attributes OF
the ideal man. And so we are paced amid
forces. rude and contrary. that we may
gain the glory of breaking and brldlmg
them, Ii nature and environment should
befriend and never oppose, crafty and
never gricve, satisfy and never smlte, lite
would become immeasurably less noble.
1t is not uncommon TO think that sui.
fering. as we'll as sin, comes fleet footed
from Tartarus, whereas. suffering Is not
dependent upon sin. There is a ministry
OF suffering. but there can never be NM
istly of evil l. hatred the cause OF love;
revenge of forgiveness sclishneSs OF gen
erosity; vice OF virtue: Humility is not
the daughter OF pride, nor is error the
propagator of truth. 1t is not true for a
man to hold that because he has snned
he is capable of reaching higher holiness.
Give not evil the credit of befriendng hu,
mainly. Sin alienntcs, debases, ruins. bc.
hold how suffering rise above evil. ENil
is Infamous: suffering may be glorious.
Evil merits antpathy; suffering often de
serves praise. Evil swears ieaIty to the
internal; suffering never. but repeatedly
VOWS allegiance 10 the Infinite, 10 punish
evil is suifering's smallest province. ii
exists for a higher purpose than rctUhu'
tion-for a stimulating, educating. atoning
purpose so that "aii'ictjOns are but the
shadows OF Gods wings
Upon material things a literature IS
written. Read it. 1t tells of strife. strug-
Gle. contention. The law Of dissolution CO.
operates with the law OF growth. he
rock dies that the vegetable may live: the
plant withcr- that the animal may grow:
the body decays that the spirit may cN-
pand cternally. Counter forces make the
lie OF the universe. Inc meteor G''am'
because OF resistance; the shlmmcrlns con.
stclationS that glow upon the brow OF
night are but ire haiiS from lne furnace OF
the sun; light llSeii. rc>p'"nH'nt ana VI
taIHing, comes IRON 'oninuHN'i,' '.n'"S
onlHm ana ch'm''"I 'ohli.I', IN',Nr;;Sn'
enters INTO me very nature Vt 'i''uT>.
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WHAT mean the 'Npr'N>i"HS' 9' .'i.
sc'ertlon' HirngSe 'or 'Nl"ie9'', . IIu'
'yai or the iItirst lhGH 'huir"'e 'n''
all HE Is an cN'end'a cohliI',' "leI" c''"
order rreys upon the next below ana crap
pes WIN inc mex! above Tor mastery,
me HE OF natoh' Is no '|''i''1' ~
TINS Law. ',NIn%tioH may ho'Sl ~ nrl
a!'"'hiuch'S' o", f'N''' avn i'NT'", Nv" ",N
the aiDlters Tor her progress '>'t ''"f 'N
Wit IN the rNoMl!Hn 90 SoNc'hn'h' .W w
turmoil. Nloiehcr, h.ooush'n cry o"'' we
are factors IN thy prosperity
What people "er" more oppressed ln'',
the ancIcnt hebrews; haihcNcS 'nNaN'"
them IN Egypt, haId'hIn h2ra>S'n 'h'H
IN the WILDERNESS; the Land OF PROMISE
Pledged bui iI'lr more 'han shotN u"
shock OF halt!r. lh'' was IN" nation
huhetcd, defeated. 'r'ra-'ha' notah'r we
safe depository OF tfulh' ana gave 10 vac
world as It's conSUmhatc hover De'y III
Ca'n2te.
What has hcca the discipline by which
our own nation has attained itE present
strength 1t had indeed a wonderful r'
rhum tive Council Of Blood. the lnQujs
tou and In" lIoiv See could not down.
the clorInu, Hugucnot fresh from hCArlna
the blood cries OF st. Bartholomew; the
sturdy. psalm.>ing.ng Puritan who wrUng
Nauna tharta from John who served
Iampdcn ,o resist the KING, who animated
Cromwell and his honedes at Nar,ton
Moor and \asrhy. who taught Nanr how
TO die, who struggled amid overwhelming
forces for religions liberty; these. whom
the American is proul TO own as worthy
pnre.inrs are all sons of hardship and en-
Gurancr r3nuurrors in the nobler fields OF
b,t,,r rim, out Of millennium, Of struggle
Win the myriaI.hralIcd hvdra of rrrsacu
t,nn arises The Amcr,r, al to-day. The IA.
t;nm's h;r,h was marked iy nam. SpclI,
GO "nb'n .,,fn n; thinker nm Sc pa,rl1,,
cl,.h,ng arms ,lth m alien foe, Shout.
&C. rnjiid nns Of the I'ood stained snow al
E,Iiny E,rnn, And trl ns thai freedom j.
,,ined Lv devotion to death; that liberty
trI nl,.s tr;nn,nh,n, over = road mnradami2cd
"VT hnnc. nf IT,, t dnyn,rrs t"l ~ that
~ tio 'n nJ'nn;n .,nons NJ r,tional lie are
G "T ~, G7onH;rl and FASTENED hy the
,,ra"on,n ~ ~; nnrt,r hn.i'
P'TS'n;, - " |Ho ro,h of ino ;,tcIoc.
,r,, i = f,n1 ,hat thn rn,ror Of inris,ye
"", ~ - a'"n ,''u XIX ,ho h,rI rn;,
li'''rr, - p"i Tn" a NV" 'nt aanius
Ic,rI ~, J,hSn,ht Wo niomecr Of r6i,nsnphy
ar science or religion ever bazed his way
81 i ,'l fer,', ,,.hn ,,os nnt cor.