Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
: THE GREAT VALUE
Of DIFFICULTIES
Rev. P. A. Simpkin Preached on
This Theme at Congrega-
tlonaI Church.
OBSTACLES BRING SUCCESS.
,.,,,de of Paul In Ills Facing the
Athenian Life-There Is Only
one Old.New Truth.

,., p A. simpkln preached his trst
an since his return from a brief
.,,Jon. yesterday at Phillips Con-
Ctuuonal church his theme being the
line OF difficulties.
referring to the attitude OF Paul IN
n.ng the Athenian life, Mr. simp-
"+ "p,m found himself stirred to the
ny the vision Of an idolatrous city.
.totbe extinction Of his enthusiasm
NV ministry. tat to a sharpening OF
ai.' zen mind and tense soul for the
, mat was before him.
i,rtc demand OF our own souls for
-S.s the necessity for advance
nof dependent on new truth. IL is
~sitber new truth, new forms OF 'N-
tsrIence nor the unusual DO oppoI-
tnity-u is just the wrostling with
a. old world-old truths mat one
ends the secret Of advance.
"Tbat which the laboratory of
,hemis, or biologist has to say the
things voiced ia The very river of
prlrfcd wisdom are alike only my
ms of hroodlngs upon Old things.
atU things remain as they Were--
bssicauy. from the foundation N the
'Therc is only one oid-uew truth.
Il Is that which On Christ rivals The
love and purpose Of God for life II
is only new IN the sense that 10 touches
tbe core Of all souls born into elrths
activities
THE revealing Of purpose for as
.-0ne OF high life lofty thinking and
being as wothy children of the Father
rs hailed By as gladly but The warm
enthusiasm dies out iu face Of the
things that deprCss and arrest the up
ward movement The grave failures
OF lie are not based iu o. neglect OF
Gods call but rather iu "a forslkihg
Of the high purpose The secret 90
strength for continuance and mastery
Is the lack. Ii Is limited here Tn Paul s
Athenian experience. The root OF
This stirring is that contention which
means Sharpening. II suggests the
milestone. and that IS Just what Paul
found the obstacles 20 be, But Of that
stirring there was born the eloquent
advice delivered ON Mars HI
wHETTED BY OPPOSITION
"Onc Of the evidences OF life-weak-
ness is expressed in the modern Quts-
ti0n: What's the usc| II Paul had
hroodcd over rather than measured
Hfcs obstacles he woul dperhaps have
failed. he succeeded because his
spirit was only whettcd By opposition.
The difference between failure ana
lnccCss lies iu just this. whether mes
obstacles be made stumbling stones or
,vhetstones The dominant figures OF
history demonstrate this.
The truth applies as surely IN The
lfe Of scientist or saint on things
temporal or spiritual 70 is not 10 he
forgotten how some of the greatest
productions II literature have been
written not en- the luxurious library or
fhe cosy den. but behind the iron bars
II Bedford JAN. in the shabby
rooms where chill penury left marks
of repression. and sighuoss eyes
dreamed the visions that flame In
abiding glory with the l0ye-passlon OF
great but hurdened souls.
"rhe reforms that have changed
the face OF society economically and
cthicany had not their birth in the
places Of ease. nor dii they ride IN
The highway OF history iu carriages OF
comfort ANA with the emblems Of
luxury. They are an blood-snot and
tear mildewcd and on their faces Is
prlrkcd meradicably the score Of me
saddest "mlsereres' the soul has ever
sung
struggle. spirit-stIIring, vhetung,
the cho0slnr OF that which grinds and
wears and rtraius-this has Aung IN
aU their rerfectness- figures for the
age. here q Lincoln. yondcr q Luthcr
here High Miller. there a VIM AIN
crton, here q Milton, there a Bnnyan'