Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
LAUDS CONFINEMENT
AS CARDINAL VIRTUE
DR.. Locke breaches Second In Series
of Sermons on fountain of Eter-
nal Youth and Beauty Dis
covered"

At the First Methodist Episcopal
church Dr. Charles Edward Locke de-
Iivered the second of his sermons on
1.-THE Fountain of Eternal Youth and
Beauty Discovered" The text was, 81
have learned in whatsoever state 1 am
Herewith to be content" Philippians,
Ali. A large audience filled the church.
DIR. Locke said in part:
'As the fountain of perpetual youth
and beauty bursts forth from beneath
a ledge of rock in the uplands of truth
it seems to say, 4 have learned in
whatsoever state I am Herewith to
be content
Contentment fosters health. Much ill
health is due to depressed spirit. The
jolly physician has the most cures, the
happy minister the most converts.
Worry undermines the health and
crowds graveyards. Complaining and
pessimistic people are in the grewsome
business of digging their own graves.
"Contentment fosters temporal pros
perity. 1t discourages grasping, greed
and avarice, because it puts a higher
value on the thoughts and deeds than
upon things. Things are in the saddle
and ride mankind When contentment
Is in the saddle humanity goes on to
success. Contentment fosters piety and
encourages trustfulness, thankfulness
and truthfulness.
"Contentment rebukes what has been
called the tyranny of trifes.' We are
not to despise the day of small things.
but we are not to allow ourselves to
be enslaved by them. Angelo once
said: 'Trifes make perfection, and per-
fecti0h is no trife.' But Carlyle also
said: "A trifle shall not be my tyrant,
but my tool
Poised for Victory
"Contentment fosters happiness be-
cause it helps us to arrive at the proper
law of value; helps us to discover Gods
masterpieces of men and mercies. 1t
helps us to solve life's vexatious prob
lens, and keeps us well poised for VIC
tory. Contentment fosters courage, be-
cause a contented heart Is great rem
devious for reserve forces. The Apos-
tie Paul, who phrased this text to de-
scribe his own condition in g. Roman
prison, was brave as lion because his
heart was filed with peace. He who
is defeated in the arena of his own
inner nature is not prepared for victory
when he meets his opponent in the
public contest.
"Contentment points the way to
heaven. It brings heaven to earth,
and helps the heart to anticipate rap
turously the glad day when l awake
with thy likeness.
During the Civil war the cholera
broke out at Rock Island. 1t was
found that the use of intoxicating IL
uuors made the soldiers more liable to
contract the disease. and that drinking
men rarely recovered. Thereupon the
general ordered that all men found in
an intoxicated condition should be
compelled to dig their own graves. This
order was intended not only as a pun
ishment for drunkenness, but to spare
temperate men the labor of digging
graves for their worthless companions
1.-THE discomfort of the race brings
dismay and tragedy, and by some ex-
pedient should be put an end to sum-
marily. Great peace have they that
love thy law and nothing shall offend
Them The secret of contentment Is
love and loyalty to Jesus Christ"