Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-04


St Peters Church both morning and
evening yesterday to greet the Rt.
Rev. Henry D. Robinson, y. D., Bish
op Of Nevada 1t was the Bishops
initial visit to Carson City. he having
been recently cOnsecrate,i for this
diocese. At the morning service con-
frmation was administered and the
holy communion was celebrated. and
the Bishop preached Oh "Unrealized
Ambitions. from the text, Great
that these my two sons may sit. the
one on t by right hand and the other
on thy left in thy kingdom - ST.
Matt 2o:21. The sermon in part was
as follows:
The poor mother who made this
request had not yet caugh- The true
spirit Of Our Lords work Neither
she nor her sons realized the great
sacrifice of His relationship to man.
They present a reuqest which was
wholly at variance with Christ's spirit
and purpose The sons show worldly
acuteness in it too. They bring their
mother to plead for them. just as if
her influence would gain the request
while theirs might fail.
Their request was denied t hem.
Doubtless they received a regard
greater than they asked or dreamed
and very different from what they
conceived: but is was GOO who gave
it not because of earthly influence
or asperation but because there was
in them a deeper thought and higher
insniration than their request indi-
Gated
The world is full Of unrealized am
bitions. Have you ever thought
how true this is? Turn the pages Of
history and scan its great lives one
bv one and tell the names Of those
who have realized all their desires.
We do not know all that statesmen
and heroes have hoped for. Our in
sight is not keen enough for that;
but take the ambitious we do know
| those that are writ plain on the
scroll of empire and republic: follow
them out to their reliaziation if yon
can and they will be few indeed.
/ Follow Bonepart from his splen-
| dor in Paris to his pitiful life on the
1 rocky isle washed by the salt waves.
! from his ambition for a royal life TO
/ his childless death. from Jena 10
/ Moscow: follow Caesar from ms
rroud seat at the head of his GaEc
leeions to his sasps at the foot OF
pomnev's pillar: follow Alexander
Hamilton from his political promise
to his early grave: follow O'Conneil
from, his nure and rnSelfsh aspera-
tions for the liberty OF MS fa'her-
land to his despair at the coldness
and selfshness of his own country
mon. follow Alexander he Great
Cicero Socrates the Prince OF of-
anue John Of Barnevelott. Emmett
I ;nco,r Garfield. Blaine-with all
these there was something 'heH Se'
wished to do which was still undone'
We trv to think sometimes that
+,oso lires of ours may be finished
nroducts Of fine art, polished shai'S
niercins the azure height sheer ana
true But they are broken pillars
tho hest of them They never reach
the pointed top.
Look back upon your own ilNes
won who have accomplished hall the
allotted time. and what do you hho
,s # desire fulfilled. hope gratified
, ambition attained? Has the cup O
your Joy been so full nat 1t cou''
not contain a single drop OF bltter
sso Arc there no blighted limbs
,nd withered blossoms on th'
; ground? Has the golden meiioS
, frrit never been just beyond So"
f roach or has il never crumbled ln''
| dust on your lips? Have the STAR
/. never paled and the moon lost ne
,ustre and the sun his light when !o'
Looked at them through tears: wa
e lit one or two. or to all the Wori'
S that Jesus said "Come unto me all y
: that are weary and heavy laden am
I will give you rest.
All. yes. you know how true IL Is
: We have felt these things-all OF US
e distant hope. growing desire, an
then bv the quiet sweeps of an an