The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-19

ferent lost even that which he had
The command was to take the talent
from the Improbable one and give It
10 another. Do you say it was a hard
commando The answer IL that Il is
true TO life. Disusc eyon ends in loss
OF possession The musician soon
loses all the acquired skill when the
instrument is left untouched. The skill
long sought and purchased at the cost
OF hours of effort must be maintained
at the cost OF using IL oh, how much
Of life we lose In this same way by
not using that which once was ours.
DTubly Is this true of moral and re-
llgIous life. The moral principle un-
used Is lost, the conscience unheeded
is stllled, the closed bible soon has
no further charm and unuttcred prayer
is soon neglected once your spirit
ual life was vital factor In your
daily existence. Now you hear
coarsest blasphemy or sec lowest ro-
suits of sin, nay even excuse 1t, and
no longer shudder II Is the spiritual
loss of talent by It's dlsuse Your de-
sires and enJoymen,s are linked to
physical ends. How Will you find any
qualification for them when physical
things have passed away Moreover.
the more OF spiritual life gone the
more OF sin enters and thus lower
and lower the life sinks and heavier
and heavier the penalty at last
The subject Of Heaven and He'll Is
one which Is so vast and presupposeS
so much that no one sermon can treat
more than a small part OF It, Tonight
we have spoken only of the phase of
the graded penalties and rewards as
suggested In these parallels and II
we have given you but part OF the
great theme you will have ample food
for contemplation. One conviction we
would gladly give You and that Is that
theology is the largest and most in
teresting of all the great sciences.
We have brought you this thought
tonight that you might realize anew.
and with a deepened sense of con-
viction, how wondrous in opportunity
and great in value Is your life and
time here on earth. For many life Is
only sphere of sheer sclfishness, for
others 1t Is period of time wheroin
10 seek such enjoyments as worldly
things and powers can give. for some
1t Is an opportunity wherein to In
dulge IN sin, but to the thoughtful it
is the commencement OF glorious
trend of opportunities which reach on
ward In time and eternity and grow
with such great promises OF attain
ment that We are lost in wonder at
the largeness Of our life. This Is
why Christ so denounces every sin and
portrays every virtue to be worthy of
great Scll-denial. Life. because IL la
so valuable, is worth any denial to
develop it to the full. Sin is worthy
of hell because it ruins SO rich an
heritage as eternal life. We are CON-
mencinG a life which must grow and
unfold into grander achievements and
blessing or more dismal and deaden-
ing dullness and defeat Therefore
because OF the worth of life. because
of the Importance of these few years,
because of the right OF the soul TO the
best trends, thoughts and achieve
ments the world can ofrer we plead
with you TO choose that path of life
which will grow richer, falror, more
joyous and glorious through all the
ages to come,
The sermon contained many Illus
tradons from the field of life to eX'
emplify the various points brought
out.