The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-12
DIR. MACK CLOSES
SECOND YEAR AS
A LOCAL PASTOR
SUNDAY WAS THE RsARY
OF HIS COMING TO
COLUMBIA.
CHURCH HAS PROSPERED
Fifty-four Members Have Been Added,
And 81, 500 Given to Missions-Ser-
mon on Frustrated Purposes Of
Life"

Life"
Sunday was the second anniversary
of DR.. George H. Macks pastorate at
the First Cumberland church. AS a
prelude to his morning sermon DR..
Mack referred to the work that has
been done within that period, stating
that 81 new members had been added,
that the church had met its financial
obligations. and had contributed about
$1,000 to the cause of missions.
"The Frustrated Purposes of Life
was the subject of DR.. Mack's morn
ing discourse.
His text was LIST Kings S:1S-19: And
the Lord said unto David, whereas it
was in thine heart to build an house
unto my name, thou didst well that it
was in thine heart. Nevertheless
thou shalt not build the house
The speaker said in part:
The story is familiar to all. David
had told the prophet Nathan of his
purpose to build house for Jehovah.
Nathan at first encouraged it, but after
learning the mind of God, he returned
to the king and as faithful prophet,
told David that being man of blood
he should not build the temple; it
should be left for his son yet it was
we'll that it was in his heart His
cherished purpose was thwarted.
There is hardly a life that has
come to maturity but has met sore
disappointment Achievement does
not keep pace with aspiration. None
of us build the temple we plan. Ev-
ening sees not the plans of morning
fulfilled.
And because we must lay aside our
cherished purposes and ideals there is
danger of deterioration in the life.
Because we cannot always do what We
would, we do not do even what we
can. Therefore, | speak for the help
of the thwarted life, the soul buffeted
by disappointment, whether it came
by ones own failure, by Divine Provi-
dence or by the rough hand of the
world. Disappointment are often like
chestnut burrs-of a harsh exterior,
but with meat within.
Here is a young man whose heart
responds to the call for workers and
plans his life for the ministry. But !
a fathers death makes him RESPONSE
BILE for mother and sisters and his pur-
pose is broken. Here is a beautiful
Christian wife, useful in the church
and happy in her home. But the
Tread disease attacks her husband and
hey must give up all and spend their
ives on a small farm in the hills.
Let us say first Thou didst well
hat it was in thine heart" Desire
loes not equal achievement, but with
Iod If the willingness is there the
leeds we can do are accepted as ex-
PRESSING the loyal loving heart as well
is the greater things we cannot do.
All could never be, all men ignored
in me,
This was | worth to God"
Then there is the truth that every
loble purpose cherished exalts the
oul itself. Remember the law of con-
ervation of energy, which is true in
he spiritual world as in the physical.
our aspiration, though failing OF
has not lost its force but $
lrning inward has entered as new
trength into your soul.
| hold it true whate'er befall;
/ feel it when sorrow most;
Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all. O
DO you doubt it? Once a visitor N
anne to my home, man I held as a I
reat and noble soul. He did not re-
lain long, but / was different man i
hen he had gone. He touched the
arrowness of my though and made it
lrivel; he showed me his great SYM
athletic heart and 1t rebuked my
,lflshness.
$50 is every noble love that fills
our soul, every high purpose that
lies your breast. 1t may not abide, "