The Newtown bee., 1907-04-26
LITTLE SERMONS.
FAITHFULNEss AND PROMoTIoN.-BY
 O. O. WRIGHT.

FAITHFULNEss AND PRoMoTIoN.-BY
 O. o. WRIGHT.
 He that is faithful in & very little is faith ful also in much; and he that Is unrighteous in very little is unrighteous also .n much Luke Is: To-
 humble life of usefulness is the most honorable and the happiest state Of being on the earth; and such A life lived here in all faithfulness and with cheerful trust in God will most sure ly be rewarded with the greatest abundance of blessing, promotion, and abiding satisfaction in the future state.
 It does not matter so much what we are doing if only we are serving God. It is not so much what we do as the spirit in which we do it which shall prepare us for some higher service in better world. If we are faithful in the least we are faithful in much. If we are not faithful in that which we have to do here we are not faithful at all in spirit and-are only proving our selves unworthy of any trust. Bishop Thorld says: But to say that man is useful-in other words, that he has served God and his generation with such gifts as were at his disposal: and earned when he died the two great re- wards, of being missed and being re- 0retteG-is, after all, the greatest commendation that human soul can receive"
 One of the most pitiable conditions of this present wt rid, as it seems to me. is the unhappy. dissatisfied, com serve their day and generation in their various callings. How little cheerful service there seems to bel How few are willing to do their duty in that state of life in which it has pleased t God God s'sooaldn do call them; end trouble there is in the world of labor. The man of capital, making haste to be ricb, is too often indifferent to the welfare and happi- ness of the laborers, whose service IS
 The chief factor in u e. production of the wealth be seeks; the working man, without intelligent comprehension of the risks and responsibilities Of his employer is envious and greedy, per haps, and foolishly expects and exacts more than is his due, and both the ca pitaliSt and the laborer may be wickedly unmindful as to whether or not they are serving the interests of the Kingdom of Heaven.
 If I mistake not there are many who live in chronic state of grumbling be- life. They are ungrateful for what l they have, and complain of their lot be- cause they are very sure that they de- serve something better. They serve only under the whip and spur of neceS- sfty, or at best because of a sense of | duty; but the work they have to do is drudgery to them: there is no divine nor poetic sense of reward in 1t; and | they feel that they are degraded by it. And yet in most cases, perhaps, these same people do not. know what they want; they are unprepared to do any I higher or better service; they could not appreciate the finer conditions of | life for which they eign; anu nave no
 real need of the things for which they clamor. And the saddest part of it all is the fact, that ins.ead of doing anything towards
 bettering themselves they serve only | to increase their own discontent and
 misery while they dishearten and dis courage others.
 | From the Christian standpoint, 1t is
 amazing that any sane person should ever wish to live in idlNnesS and lux ury; or expect promotion, honor, oI
 the praise of God and men withou laudable service, sacrifice, and actual | attainmentsl There is no promise oi | God which does not require strenuous l life of the most faithful endeayor. !,
 is only those who seek, strive, prevail, | and overcome who have any right te | the crown of success, and the palms ol victory. It is only by the persistent | right use of the talents we have tha
 we can be entrusted with other. g reat CT talents. If we make no use of tha
 which we have, what Is the use of oul having more? If we donot prove tha we are able and willing to do more anc better service than that which is ex pected of us, on what ground can wt hope for promotion? If we neglect, O
 refuse to do Gods service here, in spir it and in truth, how then shall we b' fit to serve Him, in the Eternal Cit, on hiph,