Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-06
THE PULPIT.
BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
TIE Rev. ALFRED 4. A. MORSE.
subject; secret Of Happiness.

trcllCd Oy the same intelligence. which
are constantly working upon the hu-
man heart. And these are pSin and
pleasure Man was made TO Dee happy.
II sometimes De must eat the bread OF
sorrow IL is because. a Mr. BccChcr
said. Sorrow is medicine" JOY is
scrc divine than sorrow. and does not
belong only To these passing days. bur
shall remain with us when all tears
are dried and sorrow Is swept forever
from the universe
Now. JOY may DO divided into three
classes. There il the JOY OF appetite a 1
merely animal condition. IL comes /
from the hitting OF goodly organism /
into circum> tanccS which are suited 10 /
supply its need This iS the JOY that j
makes the child skip and play ana All /
The home with laughter. II is the Joy 1
81 the singing bird IL is simply pleas |
urc
But we are not always children. We !
grow and come into the place OF work |
and responsibility. And here also is |
JOY. and this we may call happiness.
Az earnest man finds JOY in his en-
ployment The lawyer and doctor and
teacher enjoy their professions. The
minister enjoys 20 preach. The mer
chant enjoys his business. and the mo
chanic his shop in spite Of all its toll.
This is JOY. but it is the JOY OF the bee
that gathers the honey and stores IL
away against the needs OF a hungry
winter.
There IS the JOY OF living and there
- the Joy % working These are ali
that many q man attains. But il takes
higher JOY than these 20 AL the sou,
OF man. rs the sunlight fills the sky. or
the ocean fills the deep. There is a JOY
that Is known as "blessedncSs.' which
arches these as the heavens span the
sea. IL is the JOY OF love. the JOY of
faith. the JOY OF a good conscience. the
10Y OF DOING right FOR the sake OF right.
the JOY of sacrifice and OF service.
These are SO far above the others that
they belong 90 another Kingdom whose
law is obedience whose JOY il right
eousncss. whose fellowship is with
God. and whose entrance is by means
OF n birth from above. And into this
kingdom there are certain well defined
steps.
Happy" said Jesus. ARE the poor in
spirit FOR theirs is the kingdom Of
heaven And poverty of spirit is ma
kcducSS OF soul before Cod He is
happy who throws aside his own rags
81 Righteousness and going Co Cod SAYS.
"Cl0the me. for I ann naked: feed me.
Tor I ann hungry. guide me-. for l ann
Ignorant. put Thine arms under me.
for / am weak" As ia the mountain
passes of the West the traveller holds
up his hands before the bandit. So Don
the presence % God rirhteousneSs The
soul must throw mp its hands and sur
render 90 God. Blessed are the poor In
spirit the consciously bankrupt !n the
. presence Of God. 50 long as che young
er son remained in the Tar of land. sd
long as De was satisfied with the husks
from the trou-hs OF the swine. So long
as he wanted nothing. the father might
mourn. but there was nothing for him
20 Go. But when that son threw him
SELF upon his fathers love and said. Il
have sinned. and YOU see my want
then the father could clothe and feed
and kiss: place sandals upon his fee
. and give him the place OF the son
: Does a prodical soul wish FOR happl
nesst ! know 80 uo chance FOR him OH
p be fling away his sin and standing 81
his naked need Acknowledges his pov
erty OF soul The hapQiest moment %
the prodigals experience was when h
buried his face in his fathers Shoulde
and said. Il have s.nned.' The hap
< picst man az the temple gate was h
who sm0te his breast and without 81
much as lifting his eyes. said. God 70
, merciful 10 me- the sinner
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