The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-10-20
A SERMON FOR SUNDAY
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ENTITLED.
THE VALUE OF OBEDIENCE"

Preached by the Rev. Joseph Dunn Bur
r.lI. OF Brook yn, n. Y.-The Way to
Power Shown by Convincing Arsu-
ments-Christ Our Great Pattern.
BROOKLYN, n. Yin the C..asson Ave
hue Presbyterian Church the pastor, The
Rev. Joseph Dunn Burrell, preached Sun,
day morning on THE Value OF Obedience"
The text was from Philippians, ii:8, 9:
He humbled Himself and became obe-
dent unto death. even the death OF the
cross. Wherefore God also hath high y
exalted Him and given Him name which
is above every name" Mr. Burrel said:
From this passage We learn that, through
obedience, our Lord Jesus Christ attained
His SURPRISING CORY. He won His exalta-
ton not by exploiting His own will, but by
submitting to the viii of God.
On this point He is representative OF hu-
manity. For all men everywhere to ooey
is the way to RUE. ''Whosoever viii be
chief among you, let him be your servant:
Obedience thus becomes most. essential
part of education, whether in the home or
the school There is something disreputa-
be about the household where the children
do not mind, or the lecture hall, where the
instructor has no control. It is healthy;
discipline for us to have to submit our will
to another's. Such is the Biblical concep'
ton of home training. Such was the
method of Christ's bringing up.
Professor Huxley had great influence
upon current ideas OF education and. per-
haps, the most eloquent words he ever
wrote were those in which he get forth
tRs-idea. that the gist of edncatnn is to
aeaensAow to obey. That man, he says,
"has had liberal education, who has been
SO trained in youth that his body Is the
ready SseexaRt OF his will. and does with
case and pleasure all the work that. as
mechanism, it is capable OF, whose intellect
is a Gear, cod, logic engine, with all its
parts of equal strength, and in smooth
working order; ready. like steam engine,
to be turned to any kind OF work, and spin
the gossamers, as well as forge the anchors
of the mind; whose mind is stored with
knowledge of the great and fundamental
truths of nature and OF the laws OF her or.
erations; one who, no stunted ascetic, IS
full of life and fire, but whose passions are
trained to come to heel by vigorous will.
the servant OF a tender conscience; who
has learned TO love all beauty, whether OF
nature or OF art. to hate al vi:eness. and
to respect others as himself. Such an one
and no other. conceive, has had liberal
education. for he is, as completely as
man can be. in harmony with nature. He
will make the best Of her, and she OF HIM
They viii get on together rarey; she, as
his cver.beneficent mother: hc as her
mouthpcce, her conscious sell, her minis
ter and interpreter
But it is not enough to earn obedience
theoretically in one period OF edu"atloa:
we must perpctuate it rs il habit al through
Our wears. for it is the on.y way to success
in life. Obedience is not for its own sake.
but in order that through it We ray come
to be orr best sc'ves. We accept .aw as
the undetermined condition Of lie. sur.
render ourselves TO it. and by yielding WIN
true liberty.
Agesi, aus of Sparta knew how to govern
because ne had first learned how to obey,
according to the o.d saying. The present
Emperor OF Germany and King Of HAY,
brilliant eXamp eS OF successful monarchs,
were trained with severity that some or
our boys would think cruel. There was
ONCE a hard worked emp oye OF the New
York street car system; he is now its head.
There was once private so der who had
to submit to al the narrow restrictions OF
the mot subordinate rank in the army; he
is -ow or commander in the Philippines.
We take away harmful. things from our
chi dran that later on they may know
are made to take care of their bodies that
taev NAV keep the avs OF health when
they need it for iifes work. They are
given good books to read that they may
prefer such when they are free to read
what thew will. They arc shielded from
bad associations and thrown into the com.
pany OF c'ean, true, honorable boys and
gir.s so that when they arc out in the
word l;~htirg their own natt'es they may
cnoosc tie friendship OF the good and shun
that OF the base.
Some Parents are afraid 70 have their
chi'Gren arrive at the acc of se.f control.
Net what is the cood o; education Tn"
aim OF your discip ine." said lIeraart
Spencer. '.shoa'd he to produce se.f-go9.
ernins being; not TO prodrcc being to be
governed by others" 1t is a Joy to have
obcd;cnt children, hut it o:ght to be
greater joy wien they are become true
hearted rlcn and women. End are ont in
the word CARRYING on the business OF life:
Then the object OF educ ltioa is secured
a?d tho condition OF success is satisfied.
On the other hand. mora, failure is due
to not having learned how to obey, and so
not knowing how TO rue.
When q Girl saws to herself. when |
have home OF ny own you will see how
shaii do things" When a boy
th;"Es, "Iust wat until ! am twenty'one
and 7 viii see life for mySef:" YOU may
know that the seed OF the Dead Sea fruit
is ready sown.
A woman whose family were in want was
given 81 bv friend. Instead OF Durchas-
IT,: necessit:rs with this provideatial pres
ent she used it in having the photographs
of the entire household taken. There was
an example OF one who did not deserve to
be grown up. She did not know how to
control her own life She had never
learned that the only way to i've worthy
is to Obey the great prircin'es Of duty. She
merry followed her whims.
heard this summer of young man who
a year aqo was flying around Long Island
in his automobile. dazzling the natives with
his reckless expenditure OF newly ac.
GU red fortune. TODAY he is said to he
c.erkinz in q store. fIe did not know how
to be rich; he had not learned self-control.
Quite rightly he has been set back again in
his proper pace.
Oscar Wide was young scholar Of ex.
Ia