Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-16

CRITICISM. Every sermon has a SEN
tritc which uad as welt been left out.
Even Helen Of Troy. 50 beautiful anc
fair. had one blemish on her brow.
There are spots upon the sun, which
n we were near them. would prob
ably seem large. Dr. Hillis tells OF
an old horse which he saw Ia a beau
tful pasture, In some corner Of which.
however, there must have been weeds.
for the horse had IN foretOp, mane
and tail "A solid mass Of cookie burrs.
And there are people just like thar.
FTheir business In life Is 20 gather
cookie buTTs. Instead Of thanking
God for putting roses on thOfns they
are always complaining because they
ind q few thOrns among the roses. M
man can be happy who Is always
looking for thorns.
Another way 10 keep sweet. even
though our work may seem uncon.
genial Ia for as 90 imagine as mucI
as possible that work Is play. You Tc.
member Mark Twain's tom Saw
YER" Tom was set 20. Whitewash the
| fence ana got rid Of his job By maxi
ing the boys who came along believe
that u was a great privilege 10 white
wash They actually paid him for the
privilege of doing the work. The stOr.
VIII live because Of is philosophy.
When work is play n h easily done.
4 distinguished Chinaman was being
entertained bX a wealthy American.
who had many In his em~
ploy. In the evening a bali was given
IN which al took eager part except
the guest As-he watched the peopls
dance and peHpire. he could not un-
derstand II. so when an opportunity
presented itself he said to his Am ri
At friend, say, why don't you maxi.
your servants de- that also?" Whcf,
WORK becomes play II viii be congcn-
ial. though hard and Improbable. we.
cas- sta" with II late into the night.
But perhaps the best thing Of all
10 help IN Keeping us sweet and TO
help remove drudgory from toll Is an
occasional vision Of the real glory OF
the service we are rendering. The
vision Of home ana wife. and chill
dren at school, has been the rift in
many a cloud which would otherwise
ave been dark. Especially Is this
true In .oug Christian work. Oh. N-wr
could but get a vision OF It's glory, I
am sure there would be more JOY IN
our work and there would be more
active workers in the field. II we
could get Just now a vision, as some.
time we shall. Of the glory of win.
ming one sou for Christ, we would
be more Jealous. for Is II not written. (
that winneth souls Is wise. ano
they that turn many 10 righteousness
shall shine as the stars forever and
As regards q VISION Of the
glory of our work, Christ was no cN.
ception. That He might have such al
vision He WIS taken To- the Mount ot
TRANSPORTATION. where the mountain
top was illumined, and God spoke
from the cloud and said. "This IS my
beloYed Son" Is Il any wonder hat
with such q vision Christ died 80
grandly on the cross. IL was Tor the
Nhnf aH4U aAf IgNAHH. IIl.. HI. IL.
endured the cross and despised tho
shame.
No n can be happy in this worlc
part from work. The more WORK
md more %unselhsh It Is. the happier
he VIII be. No selfish ufnn can ever
be- happy. In one Of last weeks
periodicals q society woman gives a
.eaf from her experience. She. so Il
seems. had been a social faVOritc, but
living for solhsh pleasure, and NOTING
he rivalry and jealousy among her
.lstcrs aid not seem - satisfy hen
hungry soul Let her shcak for herr
ELI. \ ! occasionally attended the
Of the church I thought NJ
on the faces of the women there
deeper Joy han was mine. rA-
that would AXE M the work
II the church went 20 their meet
ngs and soon both ear aud hands
full of laborS Rut with the work
the Joy for which I had longod
would pot surrender my present Joy
on all the social honors of the world"
Tn world Is full Of illustrations
uch as tnls. The root of the world +,
misery Is mlscriiness II is sclnshnes-
which seeks IT, own good regardless
# anuthcr'S good. GSrge Eliot tells
he story 1T Silas Mariner. Silas Inn
that h. had been sighted by
iis ~neighburs and neglected by Proyi- ,
lie Withdrew from society ana 4,
iuill a cabin FAR from the abodrs ~
men. whore ne lived FOR the money
which he could earn and hoard. a.,
been a Christian. but had lose 2
attn both Ia God and man Al night.
Ia tried Ia warm ais cold heart by
over his gold. Hut, alas. one
.ay his gold VAS stolen and he was ih
Ia the midst Of his gloom
here came ia sight Of his cabin "A lost
hild-u sweet habv girl some four
airs old. u was not long I'LL thu
cart of the child began 10 melt the ]
of stone. The miser became e f.
once mor His faith was re- ,
tored n an because hc had come Z
D love and care for n of Gods NJ
L. ones for whom there was none 10 4
are. Would o be happy Would I,
uu swccten YOU life and drive ouJ J,
he gloom. have something for which .
live. lave some one to love YOU e.
someone 10 love.