The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-29
STRONG SERMON BY
REV. c. {. PERKINS
Episcopal Rector breaches Able
Discourse on Text in Epistle
TO Hebrews.
EMPHASIZES NECESSITY
OF OBEDIENCE TO GOD
Helpful Thoughts Are Brought
Out by the Speaker; Large
Congregation.

To Il large congregation 3t st. Paul ;
Episcopal church Sunday morning. the
Rev Charles Il. Perkins delivered ap
able sermon Oh the text Heb. IL, 10,
"'For it became him for whom are all
things, and by whom are all things,
III bringing many sons unto glory, TO
make the captain of their salvation per
feet through suffering In part the
Rev. Mr. Perkins said;
This is the first Sunday OF the Chris
tian year What ideals arc VIC setting
before ourselves? Arc we looking for
the easy things OF life? Has the age
Of anacs,hctics affected our mental and
moral condition. Would VIC rather shirk
our duties or leave them to others 10
90? Or shall we set The ideal of the
true Christian before us" To do and
dare. to bear the burdens. must appeal
to the best manhood In us.
Our physical life begins with cry.
We shuttle off this mortal coil with
groan. Al through HE we arc con
rronted with struggle This struggle
is made Ill the more dllncult because ol
the monopulizinc OF tho natural resources
the savage. Diamond cuts diamond. Get
the better OF the other fellow before nc
gets the better of YOU, seems TO ne ,lle
motto OF the present economical system.
This Subduing OF nature has its adNah-
tascs and its disadvantages, 1t makes
or breaks character Strong; indecn: Us Is
the man who can develop his cnaIach'
under such u systcu,
Struggle Necessary.
That there should he some struggle is
necessary. Too smooth sailing III OUT
bark upon lifcs might not be best
| for us. constituted as we are. we rise
upon our dead selves to higher thlnss
| In The dawn OF the day OF unboundcd
prosperity can we say With the poet
| ''Swect arc the uses OF 1dycrsity VIC
have j task that Will help every one
| It is the casting of one $ life and powers
| into the struggle for the whole human
| kind. That struggle will afford all tue
| opportunities man needs 10 suitcr tol
! Others IT'S The only struggle worth the
while.
How shall VIC bear it? Two theories
are presented one is 10 deny IT, and
! say things src ideal. Al is well. JH'
other is TO face the facts and where rem
hood into the strife. Make these, op'
portunties the Valley Of Baca and e
| through It as through pools or rcfresn
| ing water, Translate the stuopornnesS
| OF fortune into the making Of character
| The Masters suffering was Tor others
| IT is through this we can learn ooedtenc'
10 the principles OF the higher HE. ha
| noon anr man can leave to his children
and TO the community. when II Is learug,
| IA thcr than take advantage OF deal ~
| which he knows son1c one loses ana w
widow and the orphan suffer, Nc duii' y,
i himself like Il man. and refuses Suoh NJ
! gotten gains. TO leave such a. characte
| 10 his kin were worth millions or coin
II is these things in life that mak@ 10
! tho now wear begins, let ms NOT Seel
tho easy things Of life. but learn to d'
our duty and that VIII help us 10 pea
the burdens and learn the valns i,i; nte : yes ,S
| son Of life obedience to tho Will oi COD
and with our captain, hrin5 many SON
! To glory.