The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-23
LAW FOR EVERY LIFE
Each Mans Destiny Held in
His Own Hands.
SERMON BY BISHOP SATTERLEE
Nothing so Original as Human
Soul, and Each Must Labor and
TO His characteristics of Mem
beTs of brotherhood of st. Andrew.

Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee.
D. D. at yesterday mornings services at
the Pro-Cathedral. the Church OF Ascen-
sion, delivered Il powerful sermon on the
duties Of the members Of the Brother
hood Of St Andrew. The bishop said, in
part:
a man must be true TO the law of his
own life Whatever force Of character.
whatever qualities of worth whatever
powers for action God has given him must
work in their own channel and follow
their own methods. The end for which
he is striving or the place which he is TO.
mi may be the same, the very counter
part, perhaps. of that which lies before
other men, but each must labor and act
and decide in the ways that 1T them
selves most naturally to his own char
acter
Every Life n New Life.
Nothing is more true Of human nature
than that every life is a new life in this
world IT has a new combination OF
qualities. It is surrounded by new trains
Of associations and a new combination
OF outward cirCum stances. II lives in
new era Of the world There Is. nothing
SO original as a human soul We know
in the past there has been no counter
part Of ourselves. and therefore no eS-
ample 20 which we may look for refuge
and guidance save the example OF Him
who lived our myriad lives in one. To
tread our life path not knowing whittier
70 leads in complete ignorance Of the eff
feet OF our actions or what results the
forces of our life are accomplishing is a
task that tries the stoutCst hearts. on
the one hand one Is appalled, by the risk
he Is taking and the impeuetrable dark
ness which shrouds the future. on the
other hand, he is impelled onward by the
conviction that if he be true and not only
the coward IN the battle OF life. this is
the road. the only road. his feet must
tread.
No sphere Less Than Great.
mo sphere of life in fact, when we
measure it by its capacities and oppoT-
tunities is less than great; the possibili-
ties Of what can be done in that sphere.
what influences can radiate therefrom,
what larger, wider spheres IL may eX-
pand into as time goes .on, are simply in
finite. The appalling thought is not the
contemplation of WHAT our spheres are
now. but what If we strain every effort
and are faithful 10 God they may eventU-
ally become Il is the consciousness that
uhat are impossibuities to-day may be-
come possibilities tomorrow. and more
than thar the next day. and more than
that the next
There is an untold depth Of meaning
underlying the Bible words The just
shall walk by faith. Every step out into
the unknown is venture Of faith. q
throwing Of ones self upon God with an
instructive feeling that we cannot reason
accurately or think correctly or behold
the true relations Of right and wrong and
good and evil unless we keep moving on
ward and developing our powers by cease
/ less exercise. The wisdom comes not by
waiting Hstlessiy for IL. but by pushing
forward In fun assurance Of faith that az
every onward step God will reveal it 20
us iu greater degree. And that prayer Of
faith IS always answered. The prayer for
wisdom is the one kind Of prayer regard
ing which there can be no uncertainty"