Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-21
breaches ON WORTH
OF INDIVIDUAL LIFE
EXPLAINS STORY OF DAVID
AND GOLIATH
DR.. Charles Edward Locke Addresses
Large Audience at Services of
First Methodist Episcopal
Church

Great congregations crowded the
First Methodist Episcopal church al
both services yesterday. DR.. Charles
Edward Locke preached in the morn
ing on what Think Ye OF Jesus?" ano
his subject last evening was "Give
Yourself a Chance" DR.. Locke's voice
has such excellent carrying quantities
that he is distinctly heard in all parts
of the large auditorium, and even IN
the remote alcoves of the Sunday
school room.
The text last evening was 1 sam. IL
80; 81 cannot go with these, for
have not proved them" His sermon
was suggested by the incident OF King
Saul advising the young David TO pul
on the kings armour when he Went oul
to meet the giant Goliath; but Davio
put off the armour, saying: = canno.
them: and he went forth with his
sling and a smooth stone, and witt
faith in himself and in his COD, de-
stroyed the boasting giant.
DIR. Locke said in part:
1.-THE Bible greatly emphasizes the
Importance Of the Individual; Every
man should be a unit; he should be
able to lift his own weight. Jesus
came to get each man out or the
crowd: and delivered several of his
greatest sermons to congregations OF
only one person. Jesus came to give
each man a chance. Give yourself
chance.
Get in Order to Give
Before we can do much for others
we must do much for ourselves. What
we can do for others will depend upon
what we are ourselves. We cannot
make others feel and see and hear
what we have not ourselves heard and
seen and felt; but we must avoid ego
tism and self conceit. A man is fooi
who considers himself very great
man. Ignorance and vanity are the
foundations of self conceit. A man can
feel sure of himself without concelt.
He can safely know his strength as
we'll as his weakness.
"Boasting is weakness. Let not him
that girdeth on his armour boast HIM
self as he that taketh it off. On the
contrary, we must not underestimate
our abilities. Humility is often indo-
lence. oh! to be nothing, nothing;
only to lie at his feet is not Christian
ity 1t is paganism. The heather de-
voices allow their finger nails to grow
longer than claws and their hands are
useless, but Christianity teaches
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do
it with thy. might | may be nothing
but 1 can be somebody, and do some
thing If I will. Many people need to
rate themselves higher.
Fight, Don't Fret
s'No man is lost so long as he fights.
Every man will be taken for about
what he is worth. In the long run each
man will get justice. Therefore, don't
whine, don't fret, but fight; don't
worry, but work The universe rests
upon every man to hold him in his
place; let us carry our burden without
grumbling. In our loads lie our pos
sibilities.
I'VE are victims Of heredity and en-
Vironment, but environment Is strong
err than heredity, and our environment
may be transformed and improved.
Bunyan did not become part of his
dungeon. He made even his dungeon
serve him. Life is not to enslave us,
but to set us free.
1--WE are to find our best chance in
giving others a chance; in living a life
of continued service.
"If you would give yourself chance
you must give God chance. Himself
from God he cannot Free Men ac-
complish great miracles of wonder and
power when they do not seek to free
themselves from God. The place on
which thou standest Is holy ground,
because it is place of opportunity,
and every bush is ablaze with the
presence of God. The artist is con-
ditioned by the man. What a man
is will determine what he does. Our
chance lies in fighting Gods battles
and in carrying humanity's burdens"