Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-07-02

the deadbeats, who. as dcrelicts on the
great highway seas of life. are a
menace 10 all with whom they come
In touch. But il comes To the young
man who gets up promptly III d O'Clock
and goes To the store punctually on
time. Ii comes To the conscientious
lawyer and doctor and mechanic who
are striving with all their power TO do
right. Ii comes tn men and women
who in every sense are noble, who
making II great success and yet never
seem Ia be- quite able 10 reach the goal.
Many Are True. but Unfortunate.
These men are true and good men.
but unfortunate men. They are what
worldly people call .'unlucky." We
know there is no such thing as luck.
Men are not lucky or unlucky. but there
are some who seem TO have more mis-
fortunes than others: who. through no
fault of their own. miss the good things
OF life. The strong man triuinphs over
them. but rs the world witnesses his
struggles under successive strokes of
adverse fortune il calls him "unlucky."
When old Mayer Anselm Rothschild.
the founder of the famous banking
house of Frankfurt ON the Rhine. was
dying he called his children about him
and gave TO them this parting advice:
First. my SONS. never plan any great
movement without first consulting your
mother: SECOND. never have anything
to do with an unlucky man." Mark
this. Ansclm Mayer Rothschild did
not say. do not have any business
dealings with dishonest man" He
took that for granted. But he did say
ian unlucky man." You know who is
that unlucky man. He is yourself.
You are unlucky In the fact that Just
as you were about to go To college your
father died and you were taken out OF
school and had Ia go to work. You are
unlucky in the fact that just after you
had saved mp little money and put it
I'm the bank the cashier became a de-
faultcr and you lost all. You are un-
lucky In the fact that just after you
had learned to he good craftsman
and had II fine position about To be Of
fcred you fell and broke your arm or
had your fingers cut of by having
them caught In the cogs Of factory
wheel and you had To- start life all
over again. You are unlucky because
just as you were about To be- appointed
Ia II certain position an enemy lied
about your character as an enemy lied
about a young friend Of mine who was
about TO become pastor Of n prominent
church In the east Though your char
acter in one sense YVES indicated. yet
the damage was done. Another step
ped In and got the place. even rs the
poor invalid at the pool of Bethesda
was pushed aside by others again and
again when the angel of health went
down ut II certain season into the pool
and troubled the waters" After hav-
ing been repeatedly struck down by
misfortune after misfortune you are
today on the verge of complete despair
You are saying to yourself: "Oh. l am
always unlurky. What is the use OF
my trying any longer?"
he Patient. Not Encouraged.
Discouraged are you: Yes" you
muttcr. "fearfully discouraged" You
have conscientiously done your level
best: Yes. have done my level best.
can do nothing more" oh yes. you
can. my brother You can let God now
come and do the rest. You are simply
"encamped before Pihahiroth. between
Migtlol and the sea-. over against Baal-
Zcph"n." Cod Is going TO open way
for you through the Red sea TO escape
the pursuing i'hilistines. How: | do
not know. This, however. I do know.
God will rescue you If you are patient.
only patient He will. II like job amid
the tragedy Of n wrecked home and
amid ruined fortune and In the
agonics of physical as we'll as mental
pain. you can say. and still continue TO
say. Though he Stay me. yet Will
trust him" God will show TO you a
direct means of escape II you will only
stand still just where You are and con-
tinue 10 look for the salvation of the
Lord You may not now think II. but
all things. even amid the greatest dis
couragements. all things are working
together for good To them that love the
Lord After the darkest of nights there
always comes the brightness of Il light
giving dawn. Amid the blacklist of
troubles there will always come pill
lar of fire TO lead Gods children To a
promised land Trust him. brother.
Continue TO trust God. BE patient.
Just 20 on and continue 10 do your
level best. All things will ultimately
come out right If you do. That is the
teaching of this grand old text. Stand
still and see the salvation Of the Lord"
but there Is another class Of hearers
find today encamped among the Is
raelitish hosts near Pi-hahiroth. They
are the men and the women who are
not necessarily struggling for finan-
cial existence. but who are unhappy
AMI dissatisfied with the fields In which
God has compelled them to labor. They
know they could do better work amid
other surroundings. Or they are say
ing to themselves: Il do not know why
IL is that all my labors should he mis-
construed and unappreciated. II God